Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Children with brain injuries have problems with story-telling, research suggests

Filed under: Language impairment

Children with brain injuries have difficulty developing story-telling skills even though other language abilities, such as vocabulary, tend to catch up with other children as they mature, research at the University of Chicago shows.

Full article: University of Chicago


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Sunday, July 11, 2010

Study suggests grammar is grimmer than Chomsky claims

Filed under: Science of linguistics

Research into grammar by academics at Northumbria University suggests that a significant proportion of native English speakers are unable to understand some basic sentences. The findings – which undermine the assumption that all speakers have a core ability to use grammatical cues – could have significant implications for education, communication and linguistic theory.

Full article: Northumbria University


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