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Baby, talk to me: How children get their accents
A sneak peek at Dr. Valerie Fridland’s new book, “Why we talk funny: The real story behind our accents”
Current Linguistics
Linguists work to create UK’s first swear map
Also this week: Bumble bees show a surprising knack for rhythm + Sperm whale songs are surprisingly like human language
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Baby talk in the languages of the world
How parents talk to their children around the globe
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Do all cultures use baby talk?
Or is baby talk just something that white middle class Americans do?
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The Wug Test: How children learn grammar
What can a simple word game teach us about how language works?
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Is baby talk good for your child?
Does using baby talk make language learning easier, or does it hinder your child’s language development?
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What’s the point of baby talk?
How caregivers instinctively simplify their speech for children—and how it helps
Current Linguistics
World’s oldest alphabet discovered
Also this week: Researchers determine that bees understand morse code + ⅓ of grammatical universals stand up to rigorous testing
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Why you should be talking to your infant
Early exposure to language is crucial for your child’s long-term linguistic development
Current Linguistics
Dictionary.com announces 6-7 as the word of the year
Also this week: Turkic states agree on a common Latin alphabet; and researchers decode Mandarin Chinese from brain activity
Current Linguistics
Babies can learn multiple languages from birth—and they’ll slow the onset of dementia if they do
Babies can learn multiple languages from birth—and they’ll slow the onset of dementia if they do. Here’s what happened this week in language and linguistics.