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Speaking Eyes
If you speak only one language, do not feel upset. Simultaneously with your native language or perhaps even earlier, you have learned one more language - a visual one. A person perceives everything around through the eyes. The eyes "speak" their own special language. This language has letters, words and even grammar rules. Psychologists... view more... (2005-03-25)
What makes an accent in a foreign language lighter
The more empathy one has for another, the lighter the accent will be when speaking in a second language. This is the conclusion of a new study carried out at the University of Haifa by Dr. Raphiq Ibrahim and Dr. Mark Leikin of the Department of Learning Disabilities and Prof. Zohar Eviatar of the Department of Psychology at the University of Haifa. view more (2009-08-10)
Delft University of Technology designs language development toy for autistic children
Helma van Rijn has developed a toy that uses a new method for teaching words to autistic children. She developed this toy as part of her graduation project at Delft University of Technology's Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering. view more (2007-02-28)
Grappling with grammar
Researchers at UCL (University College London) have discovered that a system in the brain for processing grammar is impaired in some children with specific language impairment (SLI), but that these children compensate with a different brain area. view more (2008-03-12)
Neandertals, humans share key changes to 'language gene'
A new study published online on October 18th in Current Biology reveals that adaptive changes in a human gene involved in speech and language were shared by our closest extinct relatives, the Neandertals. view more (2007-10-19)
Baby talk is universal
A major function of speech is the communication of intentions. In everyday conversation between adults, intentions are conveyed through multiple channels, including the syntax and semantics of the language, but also through nonverbal vocal cues such as pitch, loudness, and rate of speech. view more (2007-08-22)
Speaking Welsh may help with Maths
If you want your children to do well in Maths, it might help if they can speak Welsh. In Welsh, like Japanese, Korean and Chinese languages, numbers are named in a way which directly reflects their numerical properties, this helps children who speak Welsh understand numbers better than their English counterparts. 'These... view more... (2001-08-31)
Slang evolves, says new research
New research suggests that slang evolves to give its users the edge over their competitors. And, as slang is understood and adopted by the establishment, groups develop new codes to keep them ahead of the game. Possible examples include cockney rhyming slang and verlan. Common Language or Tower of Babel: The Evolutionary Dynamics of Signals and... view more... (2002-11-08)
UQ research finds speech disorders can be assessed from a distance
There should be no barriers to providing high-quality speech pathology services, according to University of Queensland PhD graduate Dr Anne Hill. view more (2009-01-12)
Mouse Model Provides Clues to Human Language Development
Scientists of the German Mouse Clinic at Helmholtz Zentrum München have made a major contribution to understanding human language development. view more (2009-06-24)
Language centers revealed, brain surgery refined with new mapping
Neurosurgeons from the University of California, San Francisco are reporting significant results of a new brain mapping technique that allows for the safe removal of tumors near language pathways in the brain. view more (2008-01-03)
Tone language is key to perfect pitch
Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Sinatra and Hendrix - these and many other of the world's most famous musicians have had "perfect" or "absolute" pitch. view more (2009-05-20)
Tunes and Talk: Researchers Find Music and Language are Processed by the Same Brain Systems
Researchers have long debated whether or not language and music depend on common processes in the mind. Now, researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have found evidence that the processing of music and language do indeed depend on some of the same brain systems. view more (2007-09-28)
Oregon study meets highest standards in US for research on reading programs
At least one in three children in this country has difficulty learning to read. Research shows that children's aggressive behavior and reading difficulties during early elementary school years are risk factors for adolescent problem behaviors such as delinquency, academic failure, and substance use. Oregon Research Institute (ORI) scientists... view more... (2006-11-09)
Antenatal fish oil supplements boost kids' hand-eye coordination
Fish oil supplements given to pregnant mums boost the hand-eye coordination of their babies as toddlers, reveals a small study published ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood (Fetal and Neonatal Edition). view more (2006-12-21)
Iron deficiency in womb may delay brain maturation in preemies
Iron plays a large role in brain development in the womb, and new University of Rochester Medical Center research shows an iron deficiency may delay the development of auditory nervous system in preemies. view more (2009-05-05)
Train times? Yes, ask the machine
Robots, machines that speak, answering machines that understand what we say ... will be soon a regular part of our daily life. Concretely the University of the Basque Country (EHU/UPV), together with the universities of Zaragoza and Valencia, is developing a system capable of recognising speech. The aim of the project is to develop a machine which... view more... (2003-10-10)
Language use decreases in young children and caregivers when television is on, study finds
In a new study, young children and their adult caregivers uttered fewer vocalizations, used fewer words and engaged in fewer conversations when in the presence of audible television. view more (2009-06-02)
Gender differences in language appear biological
Although researchers have long agreed that girls have superior language abilities than boys, until now no one has clearly provided a biological basis that may account for their differences. view more (2008-03-04)
Controlling the language of security
Korean computer scientists have developed a security policy specification for home networks that could make us more secure from cyber attack in our homes. They report details in the International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing. view more (2009-09-21)
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