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Complex questions asked by defense lawyers linked to convictions in child abuse trials
Defendants in child abuse cases are more likely to be convicted if their defense lawyer uses complicated language when interrogating young victims according to new research out of the University of Toronto and the University of Southern California. view more (2008-07-21)
What's the semantic organization of human language?
Language networks are small-world and scale-free, although they are built based on different principles. Similar global statistical properties shown by language networks are independent of linguistic structure and typology. view more (2009-08-11)
New Book: Dictionary of national and regional variants of standard German
Dictionary of national and regional variants of standard German Innsbruck/Vienna (Austrian Science Fund) - There is not one single German language - Austrians use different linguistic expressions to those used by Swiss or German people. This is not only true of dialect, but also applies to High German. There are many linguistic variants, even... view more... (2001-05-18)
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)
Harvard scientists predict the future of the past tense
Verbs evolve and homogenize at a rate inversely proportional to their prevalence in the English language, according to a formula developed by Harvard University mathematicians who've invoked evolutionary principles to study our language over the past 1,200 years, from "Beowulf" to "Canterbury Tales" to "Harry Potter." view more (2007-10-11)
Running Words Together: The science behind cross-linguistic psychology
While communication may be recognized as a universal phenomenon, differences between languages -- ranging from word-order to semantics -- undoubtedly remain as they help to define culture and develop language. Yet, little is understood about similarities and differences in languages around the world and how they affect communication. view more (2008-03-26)
OCR for Basque
OCR (Optical Character Recognition) is the computer-recognition of printed or written characters. This means that when we scan a book, each character is interpreted as an image. Subsequently, this scanned image is analysed and the character converted into an ordinary code, such as, for example, into ASCII code. Most OCRs used today use a Spanish... view more... (2003-04-11)
StudyTakes Serious Look At How Jokes Work
An academic at the University of Edinburgh is attempting to solve the riddle of how jokes work - and to set up a way of analyzing the language used in jokes - as part of wider research into humour. Dr Graeme Ritchie is not investigating how funny particular jokes are, as opinions about that vary widely. Instead, he is looking at whether something... view more... (2002-05-16)
When texting, eligible women express themselves better
The book Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus and its gender stereotypes on how the sexes communicate remains fodder for debate, but two Indiana University researchers have confirmed one thing: When men and women talk through technology, it's the women who are more expressive. view more (2009-02-11)
Do bilingual persons have distinct language areas in the brain?
A new study carried out at the University of Haifa sheds light on how first and second languages are represented in the brain of a bilingual person. view more (2009-07-08)
The European Cancer Patient Coalition - challenges for the future
The emergence of cross-Europe policies on health and related issues mean that cancer patients need a voice at European level, said a leading patient advocate at ECCO 12 - The European Cancer Conference in Copenhagen today (Tuesday 23 September). But, according to Kathy Redmond, Editor, Cancer Futures, from Milan, Italy, there are many challenges... view more... (2003-09-21)
Great Ape Trust graduate student's paper sheds light on bonobo language
What happens when linguistic tools used to analyze human language are applied to a conversation between a language-competent bonobo and a human? view more (2008-08-29)
Multilingualism brings communities closer together
Learning their community language outside the home enhances minority ethnic children's development, according to research led from the University of Birmingham. view more (2009-02-10)
Brain Section Multitasks, Handling Phonetics and Decision-Making
A front portion of the brain that handles tasks like decision-making also helps decipher different phonetic sounds, according to new Brown University research. view more (2009-07-01)
Looking at language
The study of the neural basis of language has largely focused on regions in the cortex - the outer brain layers thought by many researchers to have expanded during human evolution. view more (2009-08-05)
Not every stutterer is a problem case
If a child often stops in the middle of a sentence and repeats individual sounds or syllables, this does not inevitably mean that the child is a stutterer. view more (2006-02-16)
The Effect of Gamma Waves on Cognitive and Language Skills in Children
New studies conducted by April Benasich, professor of neuroscience at Rutgers University in Newark, and her colleagues reveal that gamma wave activity in the brains of children provide a window into their cognitive development, and could open the way for more effective intervention for those likely to experience language problems. view more (2008-10-22)
Pre-school age exercises can prevent dyslexia
A typical characteristics of children's linguistic development are early signs of the risk of developing reading and writing disabilities, or dyslexia. view more (2008-08-28)
Psychology has a key role to play in world peace
Psychology has an increasingly important role to play in preventing war and conflict and ending cycles of revenge. This is Professor Ed Cairns' key message in his speech Diversity and Division: Psychology and Society, given on Thursday 8 April, to The British Psychological Society's Annual Conference, held in Belfast. view more (1999-03-26)
Learning a second language -- Is it all in your head?
Think you haven't got the aptitude to learn a foreign language? New research led by Northwestern University neuroscientists suggests that the problem, quite literally, could be in your head. view more (2007-07-26)
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