Six-year-old Antoni, born in the UK to Polish parents, speaks only a few English words in class and often looks confused when ...

Researchers find a link between early vocabulary composition and later language development in children with cochlear implants. A University of Miami study offers new insights into language ...

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 ...

An AI model using deep transfer learning—the most advanced form of machine learning—has predicted spoken language outcomes ...

Language acquisition in early childhood represents a fundamental aspect of human cognitive development, where children rapidly transform acoustic signals into a rich, structured linguistic system.

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, ...

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 ...

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

Examining factors such as how much children gesture at an early age may make it possible to identify and intervene with very young children at risk for delays in speech and cognitive development, ...

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 ...