language
Automatic accents: When people expect to hear an accent, they start talking that wayMarch 9, 2022
Here’s why legal documents are so hard to read — and how to easily fix itMarch 8, 2022
Higher education, language skills linked to lower dementia riskMarch 7, 2022
Across languages, ‘rough’ words feature an ‘r’ sound that rolls off the tongueJanuary 21, 2022
19th century African script offers clues to the evolution of the written wordJanuary 11, 2022
Dogs are bilingual? Our ‘best friends’ can actually distinguish between languagesJanuary 6, 2022
Homophobic slurs often used by straight men against other straight men, study saysDecember 16, 2021
The average dog understands 89 words and phrases — but some know over 200!December 10, 2021
Being bilingual comes naturally to the human brain, study findsNovember 5, 2021
Bilingual benefits: Learning a second language boosts brain healthOctober 28, 2021
Parents unconsciously develop a precise method for speaking to their toddlersAugust 3, 2021
Exercise helps kids expand their vocabularyJuly 29, 2021
The more languages you speak, the easier it is for the brain to learn moreApril 5, 2021
Long before their first word, babies understand what you’re saying earlier than you thinkMarch 31, 2021
Babies love listening to ‘baby talk’ — especially if it’s in English, study revealsMarch 30, 2021
Goodnight, buenas noches: Foreign language lullabies help babies relax tooNovember 13, 2020
Say what? Scientific jargon turns readers off, diminishes one’s interest in scienceJune 24, 2020
Chimpanzees help shed light on origins of human speech, study revealsJune 20, 2020
Study: Children with an older brother slower to develop language skillsSeptember 11, 2019
