Blogs about: Language Acquisition
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A developmental shift from similar to language-specific strategies in verb acquisition: A comparison of English, Spanish, and Japanese
The world’s languages draw on a common set of event components for their verb systems. Yet, these components are differentially distributed across languages. At what age do children begin to use langu… more →
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Words are starting to take shape, but which language is it?
trilingualchild wrote 6 days ago: I am starting to realize that we have to pay really close attention to what I. is trying to tell us. … more →
A Little Science about Language and Babies
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Nathanael Green wrote 6 days ago: Apparently, babies are tuned in to language from the moment they’re born, and possibly earlier … more →
In Praise of NT Greek
Celucien Joseph wrote 1 week ago: My friend Tony Siew wrote, “Greek is a subject that you simply cannot take short cuts. Unless … more →
Semantic Biblical Hebrew flash cards
Celucien Joseph wrote 1 week ago: Have you seen this yet? It’s real cool. Take a look: Semantic Biblical Hebrew flash cards … more →
A developmental shift from similar to language-specific strategies in verb acquisition: A comparison of English, Spanish, and Japanese
Callier Library wrote 1 week ago: The world’s languages draw on a common set of event components for their verb systems. Yet, these co … more →
Comparisons Between the Braille Alphabet and American Sign Language
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michelehatfield wrote 2 weeks ago: Braille Alphabet: Waiting for the world to change: American Sign Language: For this project, I wante … more →
Class Concerns in Literacy
suzcalvery wrote 2 weeks ago: Class concerns in literacy In the last portion of chapter 7 (Of Gordon Wells’ The Meaning Make … more →
Language or music, mother or Mozart? Structural and environmental influences on infants’ language networks
Callier Library wrote 2 weeks ago: Understanding how language emerged in our species calls for a detailed investigation of the initial … more →
Mugambo?
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luckyfatima wrote 2 weeks ago: There are just some things in Urdu/Hindi that I will never get. Sadly, many of them I won’t ev … more →
Hearing aid noise reduction algorithms and the acquisition of novel speech contrasts by young children
Callier Library wrote 2 weeks ago: A previous study by the authors concluded that digital noise reduction (DNR) does not have an influe … more →
Tanya-Doesn't-Know-Russian Linguistics Paper
Tanya Tokareva wrote 3 weeks ago: Although often not given enough focus in our daily lives, the experience of acquiring and exercising … more →
M.A.K. Halliday - Relevant Models of Language
suzcalvery wrote 1 month ago: Halliday (1969) refers to another function of language not outlined in this text, “Ritual language”, … more →
One of the best ways to acquire language
rjwestwell wrote 1 month ago: I am convinced that one of the best ways to acquire language is to become involved in a conversation … more →
Yes! - More words at 16 months
trilingualchild wrote 1 month ago: As in my previous posts: bold: what our daughter says says, green: Hungarian, red: English translati … more →
Review of Baby Talk: A Guide to Using Basic Sign Language to Communicate with Your Baby (Paperback)
personalizedbabybooks wrote 1 month ago: This book is perfect for learning those basic signs needed to communicate with your baby (eat, more, … more →
Our 16 month-old daughter and her acquisition of multiple languages
trilingualchild wrote 1 month ago: Our daughter, I., is 16 months old, she is a happy little camper, who is very communicative and actu … more →
Teaching what?
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arnoldzwicky wrote 1 month ago: Among the letters (October 6) to the NYT Science Times spurred by Jane Brody’s “From Bir … more →
My video work with autism
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michael leventhal wrote 1 month ago: Over the past two years, I have engaged nearly 200 children on the Spectrum in technology-assisted a … more →
What is wrong with spelling lists
rjwestwell wrote 1 month ago: Why do schools insist on sending pupils home with word lists to learn? Studies have shown that givin … more →
