Recognizing the "music" of foreign languages: I have a short wave radio. I can hear voices from many languages. I turn the dial and hear Russian. I don't understand Russian, but I know it is Russian.
As I go through the stations I hear Japanese and Spanish, Vietnamese and German. I can't speak these languages, but I know what they are when I hear them.
HOW DO I KNOW? Well, my mind has learned a little of the MUSIC of those languages. Each one sings a different "song".
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