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Late talking toddler: New research debunks the myth
New research findings from the world's largest study predicting children's late language emergence has revealed that parents are not to blame for late talking toddlers. view more (2006-07-13)
Media invitation: Launch of UCL's Centre for Human Communication
A new centre opening on the 4th June will bring together language, communication, psychology and neuroscience experts to foster new areas of research on human communication. Researchers at University College London's new centre will be studying a host of areas including grammar, perception, hearing and the genetics and patterns of language... view more... (2004-05-12)
Fathers influence child language development more than mothers
In families with two working parents, fathers had greater impact than mothers on their children's language development between ages 2 and 3, according to a study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Frank Porter Graham (FPG) Child Development Institute and UNC's School of Education. view more (2006-10-31)
Preschoolers' language development is partly tied to their classmates' language skills
Young children learn how to speak and understand language from the words parents speak at home and teachers speak in preschool. A new longitudinal study has found that their preschool classmates also play a part. view more (2009-05-15)
Screening children for speech problems is ineffective
Both parental concerns and screening for speech and language problems fail to identify many preschool children needing therapy, finds a study in this week's BMJ. Researchers set out to compare the performance of two methods for identifying speech and language problems in preschool children in a deprived inner city area of London. They randomly... view more... (2002-11-13)
Conversing helps language development more than reading alone
Adult-child conversations have a more significant impact on language development than exposing children to language through one-on-one reading alone. view more (2009-06-30)
A new language barrier — Why learning a new language may make you forget your old one
Traveling abroad presents an ideal opportunity to master a foreign language. While the immersion process facilitates communication in a diverse world, people are often surprised to find they have difficulty returning to their native language. view more (2007-01-19)
Ignorance is bliss: the need for language and intercultural training at corporate level
British based businesses lose clients, opportunities and money due to lack of cultural, ethnic and linguistic understanding. In the 21st century global marketplace, the need for language and intercultural training at corporate level in the UK is not being met. These are the findings of Rosa-Maria Cives-Enriquez, Consultant Linguist and Managing... view more... (2001-06-25)
Study Shows Bilinguals Are Unable to 'Turn Off' a Language Completely
With a vast majority of the world speaking more than one language, it is no wonder that psychologists are interested in its effect on cognitive functioning. For instance, how does the human brain switch between languages? view more (2009-08-19)
Salt supplements vital for brain development of premature babies
Salt is critical to the brain development of premature babies, suggests research in the Fetal and Neonatal Edition. Language, memory, intelligence and coordination were all better in children, who had been born premature but whose diets had been supplemented with salt shortly after birth. view more (2002-03-04)
Use It or Lose It? Study Suggests the Brain Can Remember a "Forgotten" Language
Many of us learn a foreign language when we are young, but in some cases, exposure to that language is brief and we never get to hear or practice it subsequently. view more (2009-09-25)
Children use gesture before they can speak
Children start trying to communicate with gestures even before they can speak words. This is the finding reported by Professor Virginia Volterra, of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Riherche, Italy, in an invited lecture today, Thursday 5 July, at the European Congress of Psychology, held at the Barbican Centre, London. Professor Volterra summarised... view more... (2001-06-22)
The Speed Of Learning The New Language Protects Against Psychological Symptoms In Refugees
The aim of this research is to study the effects of symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and dissociation as well as cumulative symptom load on language learning during the introduction phase in resettled refugees. Participants were resettled refugees of Iraqi origin. They were assessed by means of a structured interview... view more... (2004-08-31)
Insight into the struggles of children with language impairments
For the first time, a new study has looked into how language impairments affect a child's ability to understand and retell a script-based story. view more (2007-09-24)
Size matters in language research
How do you measure your knowledge of a language? Understanding grammar was seen in the past as the vital factor. Now, whether it is your mother tongue or a second language, the words you use are seen as the most important aspect in making a language come alive. But how easy is it to measure the vocabulary an aspiring linguist knows? To answer... view more... (2004-01-27)
Children better prepared for school if their parents read aloud to them
Young children whose parents read aloud to them have better language and literacy skills when they go to school, according to a review published online ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. view more (2008-05-13)
Selection of the fittest
A new study shows that schools and many education programmes are failing to provide students with a basic understanding of evolution. It is famously difficult to explain evolutionary principles without resorting to anthropomorphic or figurative language. Evolution 'selects' the fittest individuals; species 'adapt' to change. Both of these phrases... view more... (2002-03-18)
Pregnancy diabetes doubles the risk of language delay in children
Children born to mothers with pregnancy-related diabetes run twice the risk of language development problems, according to a research team directed by Professor Ginette Dionne of Université Laval's School of Psychology. Details of this discovery are published in the most recent issue of the scientific journal Pediatrics. view more (2008-11-07)
Studies of Amazonian languages challenge linguistic theories
New research by Dan Everett (University of Manchester) into the language of the Pirah√£ people of Amazonas, Brazil disputes two prominent linguistic ideas regarding grammar and translation. view more (2005-08-03)
Language problems can be predicted from newborn babies' brain responses
Difficulties in reading, also called dyslexia, are major specific learning disabilities that affect children school achievement and their career choices. The Jyv'¤skyl'¤ Longitudinal Study of Dyslexia, the only one of its kind in the world, now shows that babies' brain responses, obtained shortly after birth, do predict poorer language skills in... view more... (2003-11-06)
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