Monthly Archives: October 2016

Video Describing How Children Learn Language

04 Tuesday Oct 2016

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In the childlab of the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany, the linguists examine among other things, how babies and children process language. They want to know which steps are necessary to understand words and sentences.
They measure the brain activity of children by means of electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). By this, the scientists can create an image of the brain in a playful atmosphere. In some studies, they also play just with the children. For example, the researchers show three-year-olds two images with different situations and tell a little story that fits into one of the two images. The child then chooses which image matching the story.

Source:Language research: Worth talking about (parent site)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5P0leTAd-o

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Worth talking about | Max Planck Society

04 Tuesday Oct 2016

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Narrating, explaining, discussing, persuading, instructing – what humans do with language goes far beyond the mere exchange of information. Without language there would be no business or politics, religion or science, law or poetry. However, the phenomenon of language holds many mysteries: What is the origin of this uniquely human aptitude? How does our native language influence us, and which characteristics has language developed in the different corners of the world? An overview of some important language-related research is presented here.

Source: Worth talking about | Max Planck Society

Language Log Site Has it All

02 Sunday Oct 2016

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If you really want to know something about a language, then the Language Log site is a great place to start your investigation!  If you can think of a topic related to language learning, teaching, or usage that it doesn’t cover, I would love to know what it is!  In fact, I challenge you to try to come up with a question it can’t answer.

Source: http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/