Language/Linguistics/Speech

These are the conclusions of a study carried out by a researcher from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) that analyses the political dimension of this kind of expression used massively in TV series and fiction films. "By using…

First-of-its-kind study explores phenomenon of visual cues and live video interactionsCredit: Florida Atlantic University From health care to education to media, social distancing across the globe due to coronavirus (COVID-19)…

Young children go on to achieve more academic success when their verbal skills are enhanced, a new study suggests. The study, by researchers at the University of York, looked at why children from wealthier and well-educated family…

What The Study Did: Researchers combined the results of 42 studies in this analysis to examine associations between the quantity, quality and onset of screen use by children and language skills. Author: Sheri Madigan, Ph.D., of the…

German psychologists investigate advice given on the internetCredit: Lars König/Regina Jucks More and more, people are using internet forums as first place to look for information on health issues. However, the scientific medical…

Rhythmic neural the signals determine sounds that bats makeCredit: Julio C. Hechavarria, Goethe University Frankfurt Bats are famous for their sonar-based navigation. They use their extremely sensitive hearing for orientation, emitting…

Credit: © Caterina Marino / CNRS / INCC Even before uttering their first words, babies master the grammar basics of their mother tongue. Thus eight-month-old French infants can distinguish function words, or functors--e.g. articles (the),…

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), part of UK Research and Innovation, has awarded £426,000 to the University of Surrey to undertake a ground-breaking investigation into interlingual live subtitling via respeaking. Today's…

In study, persuasive message appealing to moral foundations helped change minds COLUMBUS, Ohio - A relatively new theory that identifies universal concerns underlying human judgment could be key to helping people with opposing views on an…

Children in low-income homes at risk, study finds COLUMBUS, Ohio - Young children from low-income homes whose mothers reported frequent use of toxic chemicals such as household cleaners were more likely to show delays in language…

The paper by Gemma Boleda, ICREA research professor with the Department of Translation and Language Sciences has been published in the journal Annual Review of LinguisticsCredit: upf Distributional semantics obtains representations of the…

Study finds untrustworthy websites only account for a small portion of news diets Since the 2016 U.S. presidential election, debates have raged about the reach of so-called "fake news" websites and the role they played during the campaign.…

Credit: Justin Abernethy/U. of Washington Want to learn to code? Put down the math book. Practice those communication skills instead. New research from the University of Washington finds that a natural aptitude for learning languages is…

A new study exposes the fallacy of relying on pronunciation as a measure of linguistic proficiency. The study, 'Revisiting phonetic integration in bilingual borrowing', by Shana Poplack, Suzanne Robillard, Nathalie Dion (all from the…

Credit: Lancaster University A computational analysis of language used by the writer Edgar Allan Poe has revealed that his mysterious death was unlikely to have been suicide. The author, poet, editor, and literary critic died in…

MU researchers determine a scientist's 'perceived authenticity' can inform trust and credibility with audienceCredit: University of Missouri As social beliefs and values change over time, scientists have struggled with…

People often resort to using hate speech when searching about terrorism on a community social media platform, a study has found. Community question answering sites (CQAs) are social media platforms where users ask questions, answer those…

A study shows that the first symptoms of the disease are revealed through linguistic changes in spontaneous speechCredit: UPF Huntington's disease is a hereditary neurodegenerative disorder caused by a gene of chromosome 4 that…

New study shed light on some of the earliest examples of human symbolic behavior: Ancient engravings were likely produced with aesthetic intent and marked group identity. Symbolic behaviour - such as language, account keeping, music, art,…

A team of researchers piloted a Spanish version of an evidence-based English-language cognitive intervention developed at Kessler Foundation, signaling an important step toward culturally appropriate care for Spanish speakers with multiple…