Tag: languages
Babies’ Brains Recognize Foreign Languages They Heard before Birth
Babies’ Brains Recognize Foreign Languages They Heard before Birth Babies process foreign languages they heard in utero much like their mother tongue, researchers find By Meghie Rodrigues edited by Allison Parshall Join Our Community of Science Lovers! Babies start processing language before they are born, a new study suggests. A research team in Montreal has…
Genetics Can Track How Languages Mixed in the Past
Genetics Can Track How Languages Mixed in the Past New research shows that wherever human populations mix, their languages blend as well By Cody Cottier edited by Allison Parshall When speakers of different languages meet, their words, sounds and even grammatical structures mingle in surprising ways. Ketchup, for example, may be an American staple today,…