Regardless of the language they are learning to speak, young children learn vocabulary in fundamentally the same way, according to a study by researchers at the National Institute of Child Health and ...

Bilingual children from immigrant families are not two monolinguals in one. They develop each language at a slower pace because their learning is spread across two languages. A researcher shows strong ...

The songbird is among the classical species studied as a model for understanding the neurobiology of language. It uses song and vocalization to communicate information for its survival. The songbird’s ...

A new study reveals an often-overlooked process in language learning: children frequently begin by grasping whole phrases and only later identify the individual components within them. This ...

Child language acquisition epitomises a uniquely rapid and sophisticated learning process underpinned by a complex interplay between innate cognitive mechanisms and environmental influences. Infants ...

Bilingual children's language learning environments play a crucial role in thier language development. Language learning environments involve dynamic communicative interactions between communicative ...

For many multicultural families, or even in bilingual communities, parents feel the weight on their shoulders to ensure that their children speak “perfect” English and will encourage them to speak ...

Co-authored with Sirada Rochanavibhata, M.A. In a world that is becoming increasingly globalized and diverse, the ability to speak more than one language may be a desirable trait, especially because ...

Chronic ear infections could delay a child’s language development, new research suggests. University of Florida researchers launched a study about how the common childhood infection could impact ...

For deaf people, language deprivation during early childhood represents the most significant threat to the exercise of their civil rights and liberties. Nearly all of our clients in these cases were ...

Parents coercing children to speak only English, despite good intentions, can harm their language development, emotional health and family ties. Studies indicate this pressure causes anxiety, ...