A Calvin College professor of Spanish has earned a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study language acquisition in Chile and Mexico City. “The ability to acquire language is innate ...

A Canadian study has found that many young autistic children can acquire a second language without direct social exposure, often through media like videos or tablets. This challenges traditional ...

After receiving evidence-based early interventions, roughly two-thirds of non-speaking kids with autism speak single words, and approximately half develop more complex language, according to a new ...

This chapter provides a broad overview of the findings from research on bilingualism and second-language learning, including types of bilingualism, linguistic aspects of second-language acquisition, ...

New research is challenging long-held beliefs about how humans acquire and process language, suggesting our brains may rely less on strict grammar rules and more on familiar word patterns. Studies ...

Bilingualism and second language acquisition (SLA) represent dynamic areas of research that elucidate how individuals acquire, develop and maintain proficiency in more than one language.

A new study reveals an often-overlooked process in language learning: children frequently begin by grasping whole phrases and only later identify the individual components within them. This ...