Science Daily A major function of speech is the communication of intentions. In everyday conversation between adults, intentions are conveyed through multiple channels, including the syntax and semantics of the language, but also through n...

Native Language Governs the Way Toddlers Interpret Speech Sounds, According to Penn Study PHILADELPHIA - Toddlers are learning language skills earlier than expected and by the age of 18 months understand enough of the lexicon of their own...

Study: Vowel sounds affect consumer buying SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- A U.S. study determined product names with vowel sounds that convey positive attributes about the product are deemed more favorable by consumers. Researchers Tina Lo...

女人真的比男人能说吗？ AUSTIN, TexasRefuting the popular stereotype that females talk more than men, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have found women and men both use an average of 16,000 words each day. The psychology res...

Language Diversity Bernard Comrie Differences among LanguagesWe are all aware that different languages have different words for the same concept, as when English 'dog' shows up in Spanish as perro or in Japanese as inu. And we are all awar...

近年来，我国外语教学界关注的焦点大多集中在语用、语篇、交际能力、跨文化交际和学习策略研究等方 面，而语言构成的三大要素语音、语法、词汇的地位似乎日渐衰落。本文拟通过综合阐述国内外对词汇学 习在外语学习中的地位和作用的研究，呼吁在基础外语教育...

一、外语学法研究领域的现状令人忧虑 １．对学法研究的重要意义认识不足 教育家叶圣陶先生曾指出：尝谓教师教各种学科，其最终目的在达到不复需教，而学生能自为研索，自 求解决。因此，我们不光要研究教师的教法，更要研究学生的学法。但多年来，学校和教研...

在英语教学中，如何培养学生运用英语的能力是至关重要的，语言是交际的工具、思维的手段，语言能力只有通过与其他人进行言语交际、思想交流才能习得。而在目前小学英语教学中，普遍存在学生擅长学习课本知识，应付书面考试，用英语与人交流则有障碍的现象。...