Newswise Feature Channel: Speech & Language

Cambridge Scientist Launches Free VR Platform That Eliminates the Fear of Public Speaking

Lucy Cavendish College — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 09:05:30 EST

Dr. Chris Macdonald creates free virtual reality platform that transforms users into skilled and confident public speakers

Ability to Regulate Behavior Assists in Language Development Among Children, New Study Shows

George Washington University — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 10:10:03 EST

A young child's ability to regulate behavior--a component of executive functioning (the cognitive processes that help with planning, focus, and self-control)--is related to how they process and acquire language, according to a new study from the George Washington University.

Experts from NJIT, Carnegie Mellon Find the Pen is Mightier than the Data

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:05:25 EST

Plenty of researchers already study how to tell if online writing bears the traits of artificial intelligence -- but Michael Laudenbach, at NJIT's Jordan Hu College of Science and Liberal Arts, is studying what traits indicate that digital prose was crafted by analog humans.

Mastery of Language Could Predict Longevity

Association for Psychological Science — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 11:00:19 EST

A recent study has linked longevity specifically to verbal fluency, the measure of one's vocabulary and ability to use it.

UP Choir TUKS Camerata to Perform as Headline Act at Choral Conference in US

University of Pretoria — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 07:15:04 EST

UP's TUKS Camerata, recently delivered a performance to bid farewell before heading off to the US, where they will perform as the headline choir at the National Conference of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) in Dallas

Good Parenting Helps, but Has Limits Under Major Deprivation

Washington University in St. Louis — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:20:01 EST

Parenting skills can make a big difference in fostering a newborn's language acquisition and cognition, but there may be a limit to how far parenting can go to make up the challenges to developing this skill in those born in highly disadvantaged backgrounds.

Indigenous languages: the pace of extinction is slower than expected--but still alarming

Universite de Montreal — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 07:10:00 EST

100 years from now, how many people will still be speaking one of Canada's 70 Indigenous languages? UdeM demographers come up with a nuanced projection.

The Sirindhorn Thai Language Institute, Chulalongkorn University, organizes the CU-TFL, Thai Language Proficiency test for foreigners

Chulalongkorn University — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:00:58 EST

The Sirindhorn Thai Language Institute, Chulalongkorn University, organizes the ...

UP's Prof De Wet Swanepoel Wins International Award for Hearing for Improving Access to Hearing Healthcare

University of Pretoria — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 07:30:46 EST

Professor De Wet Swanepoel of the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology at the University of Pretoria (UP) has received the International Award for Hearing from the American Academy of Audiology. Prof Swanepoel - who co-founded the hearX Group, a digital health company - received the award for his research that seeks to expand mobile hearing care to underserved areas locally and globally.

A Single Protein May Have Helped Shape the Emergence of Spoken Language

Rockefeller University — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 18:20:40 EST

This. Is. Serious. Adding Extra Periods to Your Texts Makes Them Seem More Intense

Binghamton University, State University of New York — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 16:45:58 EST

Adding extra periods to your texts makes them seem more intense according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York. 'Textisms' like these convey emotion and intensity in the absence of facial expressions, gestures, etc.

UWF Student Selected for Prestigious Japanese Cultural Exchange Program

University of West Florida — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:00:57 EST

University of West Florida junior Aidan Enfinger was selected to spend a week in Japan for the Kakehashi Project, a Japanese government-sponsored program that aims to promote mutual understanding between Japan and other nations by fostering personal connections and cultural exchange.

The Complicated Question of How We Determine Who Has an Accent

Ohio State University — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 08:05:48 EST

How do you tell if someone has a particular accent? It might seem obvious: You hear someone pronounce words in a way that is different from "normal" and connect it to other people from a specific place. But a new study suggests that might not be the case.

انتبه لعرض الارتجاج الصامت

Mayo Clinic — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 08:00:44 EST

تُعد الدوخة والصداع والتشوش والإرهاق وضبابية الرؤية والحساسية للضوء ضمن أكثر الأعراض شيوعًا لحالة الارتجاج. ولكن بمجرد أن تتلاشى الأعراض ويبدأ المرضى في استئناف أنشطتهم العادية، قد يبدأون أيضًا في الشعور بآثار الارتجاج الكامنة التي غالبًا ما يتم إغفالها، مثل الرنين المستمر في آذانهم والحساسية للضوضاء وصعوبات السمع، وذلك بحسب كاتي ديس، أخصائية السمع في نظام مايو كلينك الصحي.

It's Tinnitus Awareness Month. Researcher Fatima Husain Is Here to Answer Your Questions About the Science Behind the Condition

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 19:50:02 EST

Upstate Now Offers Talking Prescription Bottles for Visually-Impaired or Non-English Speaking Patients

SUNY Upstate Medical University — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:15:42 EST

Upstate now offers talking prescription bottles for visually-impaired or non-English speaking patients

Missing Link in Indo-European Languages' History Found

University of Vienna — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:00:00 EST

Where lies the origin of the Indo-European language family? Ron Pinhasi and his team in the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology at the University of Vienna contribute a new piece to this puzzle in collaboration with David Reich's ancient DNA laboratory at Harvard University. They analyzed ancient DNA from 435 individuals from archaeological sites across Eurasia between 6.400-2.000 BCE. They found out that a newly recognized Caucasus-Lower Volga population can be connected to all Indo-European-speaking populations. The new study is published in Nature.

Changing the term for "epilepsy" in Malaysia: Why and how? Dr. Chong Tin Tan

International League Against Epilepsy — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 09:40:03 EST

In the medical world, diseases and conditions have sometimes been given inappropriate or even offensive names. The word for epilepsy in many Asian languages translates to stigmatizing terms that neurologists across the region are trying to correct. Sharp Waves interviews Dr. Chong Tin Tan.

Speech Accessibility Project Data Leads to Recognition Improvements on Microsoft Azure

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 19:40:14 EST

Microsoft's speech recognition tools have seen "significant improvements" for people with speech differences because of a disability.

The Benefits of Speaking Multiple Languages

University of Miami — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 21:40:07 EST

New psychology research indicates that multilingual children may have enhanced executive function and perspective taking skills.