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173: Metaphor in Brainspace (featuring Thalia Wheatley and Beth Castieau)

2 September 2014 / / Comments Off on 173: Metaphor in Brainspace (featuring Thalia Wheatley and Beth Castieau)

Do you like long discussions or heavy conversations?

If you understood that, you’re good at metaphors. They help us express ourselves, and even understand things. But what’s happening in our brains when we hear them? And can metaphors change our …

172: Why It’s Hard to Learn a Language

12 August 2014 / / Comments Off on 172: Why It’s Hard to Learn a Language

Anyone who’s tried to learn a foreign language knows that it can take a lot of work.

Yet children seem to learn languages easily. How do they do it? And why should you try learning a language?

Linguist Daniel Midgley…

Caucasian girl covering her mouth

165: Little Sponges

27 May 2014 / / Comments Off on 165: Little Sponges

Children seem to soak up language, even the things we’d rather they not say.

What do you do about your child’s swearing? And does using sign language help babies talk earlier?

Linguist Daniel Midgley is down with the kids on …

160: Evidence for Innateness?

22 April 2014 / / Comments Off on 160: Evidence for Innateness?

Are we hard-wired for language?

New studies have found that infants (and even adults) seem predisposed to certain combinations of sounds and words. But is this evidence for innateness, or is there another explanation?

Linguist Daniel Midgley takes us into …

82: Fast Learners

7 August 2012 / / Comments Off on 82: Fast Learners

Babies are fast learners when it comes to language.

New research reveals that they can distinguish speech sounds and understand the intentions of other speakers, before they’ve even learned how to talk. But how do you test a baby’s skills? …

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