Reduplication and baby talk in Cantonese and English

<p>What do the recently named panda cubs "Huan Lili" and "Yuan Dudu", choo-choo trains, and baa baa black sheep have in common? They’re all cases of reduplication, which is the repetition of a syllable or a word. In this episode, let’s take a look at reduplication in Cantonese and English and why babies love it.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA0KoMk3ulQ">Experiment by Prof. Usha Goswami at Cambridge University from BBC Earth Lab</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.routledge.com/Cantonese-A-Comprehensive-Grammar/Matthews-Yip/p/book/9780415471312">Cantonese: A Comprehensive Grammar</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/lin/cbrc/CantoneseGrammar/">Book Website</a></li> </ul>