Posts Tagged ‘language’
Don’t ditch the ‘ums’. Listeners need them
U. ILLINOIS (US) — Speakers should think twice before eliminating the “ums,” “uhs,” and other speech fillers from their message if they want listeners to recall what was said. Continue…
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 13:05 - 6 Comments
Society & Culture - Dec 6, 2011 10:17 - 2 Comments
Language may trump race for young kids
U. CHICAGO (US) — Researchers have found that for younger white children, language can loom larger than race in defining a person’s identity. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 2, 2011 15:06 - 0 Comments
Consumers will pay for ‘authentic’ chips
STANFORD (US) — Like politicians who adopt regional accents to appeal to local audiences, potato chip producers vary the wording on their bags to convey their products’ authenticity in different ways to different buyers. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 16, 2011 13:15 - 0 Comments
‘Small’ talk improves kids’ spatial skills
U. CHICAGO (US) — Preschool children who hear their parents describe the size and shape of objects and then use those words themselves perform on average 23 percent better on spatial skill tests later on. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 20, 2011 9:21 - 1 Comment
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…)
Society & Culture - Aug 19, 2011 16:00 - 0 Comments
Word-rich preschools pay off in 4th grade
VANDERBILT U. (US) — Preschool children who hear sophisticated language in preschool and at home reap rewards years later—performing well on fourth-grade reading comprehension and word recognition exams. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 3, 2011 15:05 - 5 Comments
Mental abacus math: No words required
STANFORD (US) — A 400-year-old style of abacus known as a soroban is the genesis for a method of learning math mentally without the use of language. (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 - 8 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…)
Science & Technology - May 26, 2011 17:09 - 2 Comments
How babies (really) learn first words
U. PENN (US) — The leading theory on how children learn their first words may need revision, according to new research. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 17, 2011 10:47 - 3 Comments
Mild, um, speech pauses are persuasive
U. MICHIGAN (US) — To be successful in speaking situations, it’s best to remember an old adage: Everything in moderation. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 2, 2011 11:12 - 0 Comments
Monkey recall mirrors humans
EMORY (US) — Monkeys are able to remember and reproduce simple shapes from memory, a discovery that could lead to better diagnosis and treatment of memory impairments in humans. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 15, 2011 11:06 - 0 Comments
Ums and uhs help toddlers learn words
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Parents don’t need to worry about speaking perfect English to their toddlers. Hesitations in speech actually make it easier for children to learn language. (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…)
Society & Culture - Mar 7, 2011 11:46 - 0 Comments
Software opens Urdu to data mining
U. BUFFALO (US) — A new software system will allow for computational processing of documents in Urdu, Pakistan’s national language, providing a foundation for more accurate transliteration for English social media sites. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 1, 2011 16:33 - 0 Comments
Language processing more than A-B-C
NYU (US) — Neural processing that goes into deciphering simple two-word phrases is different from what happens when decoding complete sentences and other more complex linguistic expressions. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 28, 2011 10:36 - 0 Comments
In other words: Metaphors matter
STANFORD (US) — The public is more supportive of increased law enforcement if its intention is to tame a crime “beast” rather than cure a crime “virus.” (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…)
