Posts Tagged ‘bilingual’
Early bilinguals pick up two ‘sound systems’
U. ARIZONA (US) — People who learn two languages early in life can switch back and forth between separate sound codes for each language. Continue…
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:48 - 1 Comment
Society & Culture - Apr 25, 2012 16:21 - 8 Comments
Foreign language thoughts boost risk-taking
U. CHICAGO (US) — When people consider a problem in a foreign language, they are more likely to take favorable risks and make more rational decisions—a finding that could have implications for business in a global economy. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 16, 2012 16:36 - 1 Comment
Healthier immigrants keep native tongue
RICE (US) — Immigrants who are proficient in both English and their native language are physically and mentally healthier than unilingual immigrants, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 20, 2011 9:21 - 2 Comments
Bilingualism delays onset of Alzheimer’s
U. TORONTO (CAN) — People who speak more than one language do not exhibit symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease until they have twice as much brain damage as unilingual people, a new study shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 7, 2011 11:25 - 4 Comments
Bilingual brain may start to fade by age 1
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Learning a second language is second nature to babies, but new research finds the ability may begin to fade as early as the first birthday. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 18, 2011 14:41 - 0 Comments
Bilingual kids tune into right stuff
CORNELL (US) — Young children who learn a second language have a heightened ability to pay attention to what’s important and to ignore what’s not. (more…)
Top Stories - Jul 1, 2011 10:08 - 1 Comment
Bilingual brain translates in an instant
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) —The bilingual brain is able to process two languages automatically without forethought, even when they are very different. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 31, 2011 12:35 - 9 Comments
Is being bilingual a no-brainer?
U. KANSAS (US) — There may be a simple explanation for how the brain processes two or more languages, according to psycholinguist Mike Vitevitch. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 23, 2011 11:44 - 0 Comments
More proof signers think like bilinguals
PENN STATE (US) — A person fluent in sign language processes both words and signs while reading, juggling both like a bilingual. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 24, 2011 15:33 - 5 Comments
Being bilingual gives brains a boost
PENN STATE (US) — Speaking more than one language works like a mental gymnasium by strengthening the ability to distinguish between irrelevant and important information. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 20, 2009 14:33 - 0 Comments
Bilingual kids have tuned-in brains
CORNELL (US)—Teaching young children how to speak a second language is good for their minds and may even help them stay focused, report two Cornell University linguistic researchers. (more…)
