(Medical Xpress)—New research has provided the first evidence to prove that active and engaged television viewing does help to accelerate language change.
Sep 10, 2013
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Shakespeare's plays and cancer: two seemingly unrelated topics with an underlying common thread.
Jul 24, 2013
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To harness rather than drown in the ocean of knowledge that swamps us daily via the media and the Internet, we've got to become more cognitively productive, says Luc Beaudoin. The Simon Fraser University adjunct education ...
Jul 11, 2013
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Infants are more likely to recognise words spoken in the dialect of their local communities than those used by their parents, psychologists have revealed.
Oct 25, 2012
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With immigration on the rise, the use of English as a second language is sweeping the world. People who have grown up speaking French, Italian, Mandarin or any other language are now expected to be able to communicate effectively ...
Oct 3, 2012
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Because dyslexia affects so many people around the world, countless studies have attempted to pinpoint the source of the learning disorder.
Sep 19, 2012
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On the classic TV show "I Love Lucy," Ricky Ricardo was known for switching into rapid-fire Spanish whenever he was upset, despite the fact Lucy had no idea what her Cuban husband was saying. These scenes were comedy gold, ...
Aug 2, 2012
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Readers whose mother tongue is Arabic have more challenges reading in Arabic than native Hebrew or English speakers have reading their native languages, because the two halves of the brain divide the labor differently when ...
Mar 21, 2012
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Visual cues can change listeners' perception of others' accents, and people's past exposure to varied speech can also impact their perception of accents.
Dec 9, 2020
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Belgium retailers closed by the coronavirus epidemic will reopen to shoppers from Monday under strict social distancing rules, Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes said.
May 6, 2020
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