Tag: Language Acquisition
Linguists explore the evolution of color in new study
The researchers used a sample of 700 trees to create one tree that summarized the relationships among the Pama-Nyungan languages.Credit: Image courtesy of Yale...
Baby talk words with repeated sounds help infants learn language
Babies find it easier to learn words with repetitive syllables rather than mixed sounds, a study suggests.
Assessments of language learning in 18-month-olds suggest that...
Language of women versus men: ‘Wonderful’ and ‘thankful’ versus ‘battle’ and...
This visual shows the relationship between gender-linked language topics and characteristics of warmth and assertiveness. Blue-shaded points are topics most linked with men. Orange-shaded...
Bilingual babies learn languages faster than monolingual babies
Some parents may worry whether teaching their babies two languages concurrently will overburden their babies' minds, while some may wonder if babies get confused...
Neuroscientists discover new learning rule for pattern completion
Neuroscientists have discovered a new learning rule for pattern completion.Credit: Copyright IST Austria
Recently, scientists at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria)...
Brain pattern predicts how fast an adult learns a new language
This is the first to use patterns of resting-state brain rhythms to predict subsequent language learning rate. Credit: © jurek d. / Flickr
Some adults learn...
Transcranial direct current stimulation can boost language comprehension
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can alter our language processing, allowing for faster comprehension of meaningful word combinations, according to new research.
How the human...
