child language acquisition

When a Community Has No Language

Before established sign languages, how did deaf children in isolation communicate? This post explores "home sign," the remarkable gestural systems…

3 weeks ago

The Hidden Logic of Baby Babble

Is a baby's babbling just adorable, random noise? Far from it. Linguists have discovered that babbling is a highly structured…

3 weeks ago

The Linguistics of Lying

That moment a child tells their first lie—"Who ate the cookie?" "Not me!"—is more than just mischief. It's a monumental…

3 weeks ago

The Bilingual Inner Voice: Who Is Talking?

For bilinguals, the advice to "think in the language" opens a fascinating cognitive puzzle. The voice inside our heads is…

3 weeks ago

Cracking the Code Before Words: The Infant’s Amazing Ability to Find Word Boundaries

To an infant, spoken language is a continuous, unbroken river of sound. So how do they learn where one word…

3 weeks ago

The Girl Who Couldn’t Speak: Genie and the Tragic Limits of the Critical Period for Language

The tragic case of "Genie," a feral child discovered in 1970 after a decade of silent isolation, offers a harrowing…

3 weeks ago

Accent on Belonging: The Unique Linguistic Identity of Third Culture Kids

Explore the fascinating world of Third Culture Kids (TCKs), individuals whose lives are a tapestry of languages and cultures. Their…

3 weeks ago

The “Wug” Test: How a Fake Bird Revealed the Secrets of Child Language Acquisition

In 1958, a fictional bird called a "wug" helped solve one of the biggest mysteries of the human mind: how…

3 weeks ago

Understanding Gender Differences in Language Learning

Language acquisition has been the subject of significant scholarly attention over the past few decades. Researchers have explored various aspects…

2 years ago

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