Are languages just reproduction of sound?

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When I worked in Middle East Asia, I learned and spoke in Arabic and Filipino languages. Philippines dialect was relatively easier compared to Arabic, because the origin for most of Arabic words differ. While some words are to be initiated from the tip of the tongue, the rest varies between middle tongue, throat, chest and even from belly button where those words get delivered with such an unbelievable throw and force. Born with a flair for languages, I speak in 6 Indian languages on top of English. While Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi and Marathi languages were easy to learn, I had to first go for "music class" before learning Malayalam language. Because most of the sentences in Malayalam are "sung" instead of being "spoken". Cutting short eastern stories, I would like to share my experience and technique of quickly learning languages. While watching television serials or cinema of the language of interest is the best idea, watching keenly the native speakers and reproducing the same sound has worked wonders in the past. The advantage of such 'reproduction' (similar rhythm and pronunciation) makes you look as if you are a native speaker though. It all started when I had to learn British and American accents of English on my first job outside of India a couple of decades ago. Are languages just reproduction of sound?