Pantaloon-a character in the commedia dell'arte; portrayed as a foolish old man. 3. pantaloon-trousers worn in former times. trouser, pant - (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; he had a sharp crease in his trousers.he clown and pantaloon made themselves white with flour from the cook, and red with rouge from some other domestic, who remained (like all true Christian benefactors) anonymous. The Innocence Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context.
Infants up to 10â12 months can distinguish not only native sounds but also nonnative contrasts. Older children and adults lose the ability to discriminate some nonnative contrasts. Thus, it seems that exposure to oneâs native language causes the perceptual system to be restructured.
All the worldâs languages put together comprise about 800 or so sounds. Each language uses only about 40 language sounds, or âphonemes,â which distinguish one language from another. At birth, the baby brain has an unusual gift: it can tell the difference between all 800 sounds. This means that at this stage infants can learn any language that theyâre exposed to. Gradually babies figure out which sounds they are hearing the most.