From the MIT press release: Why did language evolve? While the answer might seem obvious — as a way for individuals to exchange information — linguists and other students of… Read more »
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Want to think outside the box? Try actually thinking outside of a box. In a study to be published in an upcoming… Read more »
From the Cardiff University press release via MedicalXPress: Infants can understand the difference between intentional and accidental actions from tone of voice alone, new research by the Cardiff University School… Read more »
From the Queen’s University press release: Researchers have discovered that children under the age of two control speech using a different strategy than previously thought. During the study at Queen’s… Read more »
From the Max Planck Institute via Medical Xpress: Learning a new language usually requires written and spoken instructions but a new study shows that the use of word-specific gestures may… Read more »
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Two vital parts of mentally organizing the world are classification, or the understanding that similar things belong in the same category; and… Read more »
From the Ohio State University press release by Jeff Grabmeier: New research challenges the conventional thinking that young children use language just as adults do to help classify and understand… Read more »
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: When grown-ups and kids speak, they listen to the sound of their voice and make corrections based on that auditory feedback. But… Read more »
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release via EurekAlert!: Young children whose mothers talk with them more frequently and in more detail about people’s thoughts and feelings… Read more »
From Kansas State University via Newswise: A Kansas State University speech-language pathologist is finding that even though children at the age of 6 may recognize a comment as sarcastic, realizing… Read more »
