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Released: 25-Jun-2013 4:15 PM EDT
Language Intervention Levels Playing Field for English Language Learners
Vanderbilt University

A new approach to teaching pre-kindergarten could take a bite out of the achievement gap and level the playing field for America’s growing population of English language learners, according to a recently published study by researchers at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development.

19-Jun-2013 5:00 PM EDT
Giving Children Non-Verbal Clues Boosts Vocabularies
University of Chicago

The clues that parents give toddlers about words can make a big difference in how deep their vocabularies are when they enter school, new research at the University of Chicago shows. By using words to reference objects in the visual environment, parents can help young children learn new words, according to the research.

Released: 30-May-2013 3:00 PM EDT
Native Ohioans’ Speaking Patterns Help Scientists Decipher Famous Moon Landing Quote
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

A team of speech scientists and psychologists discuss a novel approach to deciphering Armstrong’s famous moon landing quote. The work will be presented at the 21st International Congress on Acoustics (ICA 2013), held June 2-7 in Montreal.

Released: 24-May-2013 4:40 PM EDT
Endangered Languages Conference Set for Smithsonian
Smithsonian Institution

Over half of the world’s languages are endangered. The Breath of Life Archival Institute for Indigenous Languages is working with Native Americans to revitalize their languages before they are gone forever. During a two-week program, participants will connect with libraries, archives and museums to support language learning and teaching. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History will host Breath of Life workshops June 9–21.

15-May-2013 10:00 AM EDT
Brain Makes Call on Which Ear Is Used for Cell Phone
Henry Ford Health

If you’re a left-brain thinker, chances are you use your right hand to hold your cell phone up to your right ear, according to a newly published study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. The study – to appear online in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery – shows a strong correlation between brain dominance and the ear used to listen to a cell phone.

Released: 3-Apr-2013 8:00 PM EDT
Charles Barkley’s Bark a Common Vocal Sore Spot
University of Alabama at Birmingham

With the NCAA basketball finals underway a voice can easily go hoarse from the yelling and hoopla -- just ask Sir Charles Barkley. Here’s how to prevent or care for a hoarse voice.

Released: 4-Mar-2013 12:05 AM EST
Speech Emerges in Children on the Autism Spectrum with Severe Language Delay at Greater Rate Than Previously Thought
Kennedy Krieger Institute

Study by Kennedy Krieger’s Center for Autism and Related Disorders reveals key predictors of speech gains.

Released: 27-Feb-2013 4:50 PM EST
Study Suggests Homeric Epics Were Written in 762 BCE, Give or Take
Santa Fe Institute

One of literature’s oldest mysteries is a step closer to being solved. A new study dates Homer's The Iliad to 762 BCE and adds a quantitative means of testing ideas about history by analyzing the evolution of language.

25-Feb-2013 1:05 PM EST
Songbirds’ Brains Coordinate Singing with Intricate Timing
University of Chicago

As a bird sings, some neurons in its brain prepare to make the next sounds while others are synchronized with the current notes—a coordination of physical actions and brain activity that is needed to produce complex movements. The finding that may lead to new ways of understanding human speech production.

Released: 25-Feb-2013 9:45 AM EST
Use of Vocal Fry May Damage Professional Image of Young Employees
Kansas State University

Experts offer advice on remaining professional in how you speak.

20-Feb-2013 12:00 PM EST
Secrets of Human Speech Uncovered
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

A team of researchers at UC San Francisco has uncovered the neurological basis of speech motor control, the complex coordinated activity of tiny brain regions that controls our lips, jaw, tongue and larynx as we speak.

Released: 19-Feb-2013 10:40 AM EST
Children with Auditory Processing Disorder May Now Have More Treatment Options
Kansas State University

Several Kansas State University researchers are helping children with auditory processing disorder receive better treatment. They have developed a program that uses evidence-based practices and incorporates speech-language pathologists into therapy.

Released: 22-Jan-2013 12:20 PM EST
Brain Structure of Infants Predicts Language Skills at 1 Year
University of Washington

Using a brain-imaging technique that examines the entire infant brain, researchers have found that the anatomy of certain brain areas – the hippocampus and cerebellum – can predict children’s language abilities at 1 year of age.

Released: 15-Jan-2013 2:00 PM EST
New Technique Helps Stroke Victims Communicate
University of South Carolina

Researchers at the University of South Carolina's Arnold School of Public Health developed a speech technique to aid stroke victims with aphasia.

Released: 2-Jan-2013 8:00 AM EST
While in Womb, Babies Begin Learning Language From Their Mothers
University of Washington

Babies only hours old are able to differentiate between sounds from their native language and a foreign language, scientists have discovered. The study indicates that babies begin absorbing language while still in the womb, earlier than previously thought.

Released: 19-Oct-2012 8:30 AM EDT
Presidential Debates Offer Body Language Tips for Job Interviews
Wake Forest University

Considering President Barack Obama and GOP nominee Mitt Romney are seeking the nation’s top job, watching Monday’s Presidential debate could be just the prep needed to ace your next job interview. While pointing fingers, interrupting and smirking are never recommended in a professional setting, job seekers can learn a lot from the candidates’ speech and body language.

Released: 17-Oct-2012 7:00 PM EDT
Interdisciplinary Research Team Creates New Device to Help Stutterers
University of Mississippi

Drawing on one another's expertise, a trio of faculty researchers from different areas of campus has created a patent-pending device that could change the lives of people who stutter.

Released: 18-Sep-2012 12:15 PM EDT
Dictionary Completed on Language Used Everyday in Ancient Egypt
University of Chicago

A dictionary of thousands of words chronicling the everyday lives of people in ancient Egypt — including what taxes they paid, what they expected in a marriage and how much work they had to do for the government — has been completed. The ancient language is Demotic Egyptian, a name given by the Greeks to denote it was the tongue of the demos, or common peopl

Released: 21-Aug-2012 2:00 PM EDT
Study Uncovers Brain’s Code for Pronouncing Vowels
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Scientists have unraveled how our brain cells encode the pronunciation of individual vowels in speech. The discovery could lead to new technology that verbalizes the unspoken words of people paralyzed by injury or disease.

   
1-Aug-2012 12:55 PM EDT
Generic Language Helps Fuel Stereotypes
New York University

Hearing generic language to describe a category of people, such as “boys have short hair,” can lead children to endorse a range of other stereotypes about the category, a study by researchers at New York University and Princeton University has found.



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