A psycholinguist explains what’s really going on when people misspeak.
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Vocal imitation is a key part of how humans learn to speak. New research shows that bats babble to learn and use baby talk to teach, just like people do.
Teaching deaf babies sign language improves the success of cochlear implants – and also safeguards their long-term physical and mental health.
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Professor of Linguistics, University of Arizona
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Behavioral Ecology and Bioacoustics, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin
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Professor of Deaf Education, University of Tennessee
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Postdoctoral Researcher of Language and Literacy, University of Tennessee
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District School Administrator and PhD Student in Deaf Education, University of Tennessee