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From ZDNet -- For a project scheduled to end in 2011, Plymouth University researchers will build two robots using software allowing them to interact with each other to exchange learned information like humans. The team will use language-learning techniques designed for children. According to The Engineer, the goal of the project is to teach concepts to robots including the meaning of words. As said the lead researcher, 'Robots still don't know the meaning of things. The only techniques we have at the moment are using mathematical tricks and statistics to produce more or less sensible replies.' These robots will be designed to encourage human interaction. They’ll have a long neck and a face in place of a grip so it can look around or at an object from all sides.
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Posted by Langorang on 2008-08-16 16:15:41
Posted by Langorang on 2008-08-16 13:02:29
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From Wired News -- For all the talk about memes acting like genes and cultures evolving like organisms, no theory of non-biological evolution exists -- but that could change. In a study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, linguists observed an artificial language evolve from random to ordered, naturally adapting in ways that assured its reproduction.
From Wired News -- For all the talk about memes acting like genes and cultures evolving like organisms, no theory of non-biological evolution exists -- but that could change. In a study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, linguists observed an artificial language evolve from random to ordered, naturally adapting in ways that assured its reproduction.
Posted by Langorang on 2008-08-20 08:02:00
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From the Dallas Morning News -- Most students with limited English-speaking skills are concentrated in low-performing public schools. Many of them don't do well on standardized tests, but neither do black or white students who attend the same schools. A study released Thursday by the Pew Hispanic Center analyzed standardized testing data for public schools in Texas, Arizona, California, Florida and New York.
From the Dallas Morning News -- Most students with limited English-speaking skills are concentrated in low-performing public schools. Many of them don't do well on standardized tests, but neither do black or white students who attend the same schools. A study released Thursday by the Pew Hispanic Center analyzed standardized testing data for public schools in Texas, Arizona, California, Florida and New York.
Posted by Langorang on 2008-08-20 08:19:37
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From the Times of India -- People who are bicultural and speak two languages may unconsciously change their personality when they switch languages, according to a US study. Researchers David Luna from Baruch College and Torsten Ringberg and Laura A Peracchio from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee studied groups of Hispanic women, all of whom were bilingual, but with varying degrees of cultural identification.
From the Times of India -- People who are bicultural and speak two languages may unconsciously change their personality when they switch languages, according to a US study. Researchers David Luna from Baruch College and Torsten Ringberg and Laura A Peracchio from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee studied groups of Hispanic women, all of whom were bilingual, but with varying degrees of cultural identification.
Posted by Langorang on 2008-08-20 08:19:12
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From the Connecticut Business News Journal -- No Child Left Behind (NCLB) appears to be causing schools across America to curtail foreign language studies. The "negative effect" is being reported by schools responding to a K-12 foreign language national survey by the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) in Washington, D.C., according to Nancy Rhodes, director of CAL's foreign language division.
From the Connecticut Business News Journal -- No Child Left Behind (NCLB) appears to be causing schools across America to curtail foreign language studies. The "negative effect" is being reported by schools responding to a K-12 foreign language national survey by the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) in Washington, D.C., according to Nancy Rhodes, director of CAL's foreign language division.
Posted by Langorang on 2008-08-12 02:51:34
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From the University of Manchester -- Scientists are to use a powerful super computer to mimic the part of the brain that controls speech and language function to better understand what goes wrong after brain damage caused by trauma or stroke. Psychologists at The University of Manchester have teamed up with colleagues in the School of Computer Science to develop the speech and language model using a computer system that will be up to 1,000 times more powerful than a standard PC.
From the University of Manchester -- Scientists are to use a powerful super computer to mimic the part of the brain that controls speech and language function to better understand what goes wrong after brain damage caused by trauma or stroke. Psychologists at The University of Manchester have teamed up with colleagues in the School of Computer Science to develop the speech and language model using a computer system that will be up to 1,000 times more powerful than a standard PC.
Posted by Langorang on 2008-08-12 05:20:15
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From Science Daily -- Children in U.S. households where English is not the primary language experience multiple disparities in health care, a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher has found.
From Science Daily -- Children in U.S. households where English is not the primary language experience multiple disparities in health care, a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher has found.
Posted by Langorang on 2008-08-12 06:06:23
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From Agoravox -- An easy question, with a hard answer. First, we must define what is language?! A language is a system of signals, such as voice sounds, gestures or written symbols that encode or decode information. Many scientists from different fields of science, are involved in answering this question. Christain theologians believe that at the beginning of humanity, in Babel, there was only one language. Then some angels came to the earth and differetiated between humans, to make them create new languages.
From Agoravox -- An easy question, with a hard answer. First, we must define what is language?! A language is a system of signals, such as voice sounds, gestures or written symbols that encode or decode information. Many scientists from different fields of science, are involved in answering this question. Christain theologians believe that at the beginning of humanity, in Babel, there was only one language. Then some angels came to the earth and differetiated between humans, to make them create new languages.
Posted by Langorang on 2008-07-27 16:34:46
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From The Canadian Press --- No one can read our thoughts, for now, but some scientists believe they can at least figure out in what language we do our thinking. Before we utter a single word, experts can gauge our mother tongue and the level of proficiency in other languages by analyzing our brain activity while we read, scientists working with Italy's National Research Council say.
From The Canadian Press --- No one can read our thoughts, for now, but some scientists believe they can at least figure out in what language we do our thinking. Before we utter a single word, experts can gauge our mother tongue and the level of proficiency in other languages by analyzing our brain activity while we read, scientists working with Italy's National Research Council say.
Posted by Langorang on 2008-07-17 03:46:55
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From The Copenhagen Post -- Foreigners aren't the only ones who have a hard time learning the Danish language. A new study shows that Danish small children are slower than toddlers in other countries at picking up their native language's nuances, reports MetroXpress newspaper. The study, conducted by the University of Southern Denmark's Centre for Child Language, showed that Danish children on average have a vocabulary of only 80 words at the age of 15 months. Conversely, Swedish children at the same age can handle 130 words, while Croatian toddlers have mastered up to 200.
From The Copenhagen Post -- Foreigners aren't the only ones who have a hard time learning the Danish language. A new study shows that Danish small children are slower than toddlers in other countries at picking up their native language's nuances, reports MetroXpress newspaper. The study, conducted by the University of Southern Denmark's Centre for Child Language, showed that Danish children on average have a vocabulary of only 80 words at the age of 15 months. Conversely, Swedish children at the same age can handle 130 words, while Croatian toddlers have mastered up to 200.
Posted by Langorang on 2008-08-01 21:29:36
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From the Science Daily -- New research findings from the world's largest study on language emergence have revealed that one in four late talking toddlers continue to have language problems by age 7. The LOOKING at Language project has analysed the speech development of 1766 children in Western Australia from infancy to seven years of age, with particular focus on environmental, neuro-developmental and genetic risk factors. It is the first study to look at predictors of late language.
From the Science Daily -- New research findings from the world's largest study on language emergence have revealed that one in four late talking toddlers continue to have language problems by age 7. The LOOKING at Language project has analysed the speech development of 1766 children in Western Australia from infancy to seven years of age, with particular focus on environmental, neuro-developmental and genetic risk factors. It is the first study to look at predictors of late language.
Posted by Langorang on 2008-08-07 02:02:16
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From Science Business -- Despite the hard work put into reforming the intellectual property landscape during its presidency of the EU in the first half of this year, Slovenia has admitted there won't be a breakthrough under its stewardship. Progress since the beginning of this year, "provides grounds for optimism that solutions can be found for both the patent litigation system and the Community Patent," the Slovenes say in a progress report due to be submitted to government ministers at the end of May.
From Science Business -- Despite the hard work put into reforming the intellectual property landscape during its presidency of the EU in the first half of this year, Slovenia has admitted there won't be a breakthrough under its stewardship. Progress since the beginning of this year, "provides grounds for optimism that solutions can be found for both the patent litigation system and the Community Patent," the Slovenes say in a progress report due to be submitted to government ministers at the end of May.
Posted by Langorang on 2008-08-06 11:39:27
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From the Science Daily -- Children who speak a second or third language may have an unexpected advantage later in life, a new Tel Aviv University study has found. Knowing and speaking many languages may protect the brain against the effects of aging.
From the Science Daily -- Children who speak a second or third language may have an unexpected advantage later in life, a new Tel Aviv University study has found. Knowing and speaking many languages may protect the brain against the effects of aging.
Posted by Langorang on 2008-07-31 07:55:23
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From the Telegraph-Journal -- Don't underestimate the power of playing with your child, advise speech-language pathologists with St. Joseph's Hospital's "Talk With Me,-Parle-Moi" program. The early language services program, available in both English and French, helps parents support their child's development by focusing on promoting healthy communication skills and targeting prevention of communication delays.
From the Telegraph-Journal -- Don't underestimate the power of playing with your child, advise speech-language pathologists with St. Joseph's Hospital's "Talk With Me,-Parle-Moi" program. The early language services program, available in both English and French, helps parents support their child's development by focusing on promoting healthy communication skills and targeting prevention of communication delays.
Posted by Langorang on 2008-07-24 18:27:39
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From EurekAlert -- Psychologists at the University of Liverpool have discovered that children as young as six are as adept at recognising possible verbs and their past tenses as adults. In a study conducted by the University’s Child Language Study Centre, children aged between six and nine were given sentences containing made-up verbs such as 'the duck likes to spling' and were asked to judge the acceptability of possible past tense forms. The study focused on the process the children used to come to their conclusions rather than whether their answers were right or wrong.
From EurekAlert -- Psychologists at the University of Liverpool have discovered that children as young as six are as adept at recognising possible verbs and their past tenses as adults. In a study conducted by the University’s Child Language Study Centre, children aged between six and nine were given sentences containing made-up verbs such as 'the duck likes to spling' and were asked to judge the acceptability of possible past tense forms. The study focused on the process the children used to come to their conclusions rather than whether their answers were right or wrong.
Posted by Langorang on 2008-08-15 15:06:27
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From Scientific American (Interview) -- JONAH LEHRER: What first made you interested in studying the development of language in children? GARY F. MARCUS: I came to language development through early exposure to computers, back in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when I was in grade school. I was one of those kids who took to programming like a fish takes to water, and very soon wanted to push the limits: What could I get a computer to do?
From Scientific American (Interview) -- JONAH LEHRER: What first made you interested in studying the development of language in children? GARY F. MARCUS: I came to language development through early exposure to computers, back in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when I was in grade school. I was one of those kids who took to programming like a fish takes to water, and very soon wanted to push the limits: What could I get a computer to do?
Posted by Langorang on 2008-08-11 18:36:36
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From Ha'aretz -- The German-Swiss author and Nobel laureate Hermann Hesse said that every new language a person learns generates new ideas, and many people study languages to broaden their horizons. A new study now suggests that language learning has an even more beneficial effect - it protects the brain against decay and the effects of aging. The study, by Tel Aviv University's Herczeg Institute for Aging, examined the link between multilingual skills and people's mental state in old age. It was published in the journal Psychology and Aging.
From Ha'aretz -- The German-Swiss author and Nobel laureate Hermann Hesse said that every new language a person learns generates new ideas, and many people study languages to broaden their horizons. A new study now suggests that language learning has an even more beneficial effect - it protects the brain against decay and the effects of aging. The study, by Tel Aviv University's Herczeg Institute for Aging, examined the link between multilingual skills and people's mental state in old age. It was published in the journal Psychology and Aging.
Posted by Langorang on 2008-08-02 12:53:18
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From Science Daily -- Uncover how the brains of infants distinguish differences in sounds and it may become possible to correct language problems even before children start to speak, sparing them the difficulties that come from struggling with language.
From Science Daily -- Uncover how the brains of infants distinguish differences in sounds and it may become possible to correct language problems even before children start to speak, sparing them the difficulties that come from struggling with language.
Posted by Langorang on 2008-08-06 11:39:27
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From io9 -- People suffering from dyslexia may find that their problems evaporate when they learn a new language, especially one that works with symbols very different from their native one. A study released yesterday reveals that brain abnormalities in English-speakers with dyslexia are quite different from those in people who speak Chinese. So it's very possible that a person who is dyslexic in Chinese wouldn't be in English, and vice versa. This also helps explain why so many dyslexics are able to excel at computer programming, which requires them to write very precisely in a computer language.
From io9 -- People suffering from dyslexia may find that their problems evaporate when they learn a new language, especially one that works with symbols very different from their native one. A study released yesterday reveals that brain abnormalities in English-speakers with dyslexia are quite different from those in people who speak Chinese. So it's very possible that a person who is dyslexic in Chinese wouldn't be in English, and vice versa. This also helps explain why so many dyslexics are able to excel at computer programming, which requires them to write very precisely in a computer language.
Posted by Langorang on 2008-08-03 10:19:05
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From the Kansas City infoZine -- Helping infants and toddlers with disabilities develop communication, language and early literacy skills is the goal of a new federally funded project at the Life Span Institute at the University of Kansas. Dale Walker, associate research professor at the institute's Juniper Gardens Children's Project, and Steve Warren, vice provost of research and graduate studies, have been awarded a four-year, $1.6 million grant to establish a Model Demonstration Center for Promoting Language and Literacy Readiness in Early Childhood.
From the Kansas City infoZine -- Helping infants and toddlers with disabilities develop communication, language and early literacy skills is the goal of a new federally funded project at the Life Span Institute at the University of Kansas. Dale Walker, associate research professor at the institute's Juniper Gardens Children's Project, and Steve Warren, vice provost of research and graduate studies, have been awarded a four-year, $1.6 million grant to establish a Model Demonstration Center for Promoting Language and Literacy Readiness in Early Childhood.
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