Language learning is a human universal. There is no human culture without language, and in every culture, children naturally pick up the language or languages used by those around them. Yet cultures ...

Child language acquisition epitomises a uniquely rapid and sophisticated learning process underpinned by a complex interplay between innate cognitive mechanisms and environmental influences. Infants ...

I always wanted to believe Chomsky, like I always wanted to believe in Santa Claus. His theory of language and its origins always seemed so elegant. But I guess I'll have to accept that the world is, ...

University of Lancashire provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Think back to when you first started learning a foreign language. For many readers it was probably French, German or ...

Around 45% of children in Austrian day nurseries have a first language other than German. Those who our experiencing difficulty in learning the second language are often diagnosed as having a ...

We learn about language acquisition and how the process differs for babies and adults. Exposure to language as infants doesn’t just help us say those first words but gives us the tools we need to ...