I know what you’re thinking- of course not! Babies can’t even talk- how could they possibly have accents? However, this post by the Dictionary.com blog may surprise you. Babies begin learning the sounds that make up their parents’ language long before they start learning individual words. Language acquisition occurs extremely quickly, and is still trying to be understood by researchers. Check out the results from the experiment from the article:
In her experiments, Kuhl observed that the infants were more responsive to the sounds of their own language than to the sounds of other foreign languages—even before they were able to speak themselves. She discovered that babies as young as one year acquire the specific accented sounds of their parents and that the first year of listening makes a lasting impact on the way we speak for our entire lives