Does Motor Development Influence Language Development? [PDF]
, 2011 The emergence of language in infants is one of biggest achievements in their first two years of life. At the present, there is a great deal of information available regarding the precursors that influence the onset of language in both typically and ...
Behrens, Melissa, Hauch, Jaimie
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Diachronic changes the Nicaraguan sign language classifier system: Semantic and phonological factors
Open LinguisticsThis article presents an exploration of the usage and distribution of the 1-handshape classifier (Cl-1) and the 2-handshape classifier (Cl-2), both diachronically and synchronically, tracking classifier development in a detailed dataset of Nicaraguan ...
Davis Jeffery, Brentari Diane
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The Emergence of Hierarchical Structure in Human Language
Frontiers in Psychology, 2013 We propose a novel account for the emergence of human language syntax. Like many evolutionary innovations, language arose from the adventitious combination of two pre-existing, simpler systems that had been evolved for other functional tasks.
Shigeru eMiyagawa +2 more
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A model of the dynamics of organizational communication [PDF]
, 2011 We propose a model of the dynamics of organizational communication. Our model specifies the mechanics by which communication impact is fed back to communication inputs and closes the gap between sender and receiver of messages.
Holten, Roland
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Did language give us numbers? : Symbolic thinking and the emergence of systematic numerical cognition [PDF]
, 2010 What role does language play in the development of numerical cognition? In the present paper I argue that the evolution of symbolic thinking (as a basis for language) laid the grounds for the emergence of a systematic concept of number.
Wiese, Heike
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Several types of types in programming languages [PDF]
, 2015 Types are an important part of any modern programming language, but we often forget that the concept of type we understand nowadays is not the same it was perceived in the sixties. Moreover, we conflate the concept of "type" in programming languages with
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Language experience matters for the emergence of early numerical concepts
npj Science of Learning, 2023 Research has shown a link between the acquisition of numerical concepts and language, but exactly how linguistic input matters for numerical development remains unclear.
Stacee Santos +4 more
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Bridging the cultural divide: the emergence of Global Language Programs at Boston University [PDF]
, 2016 As the fourth largest private research institution in the United States Boston University (BU) serves more than 18,000 students, and approximately seven percent study a second language.
Hoecherl-Alden, Gisela
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Talking in class : new entrant teachers' beliefs about oral language : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Education (Special Education), Massey University [PDF]
, 2005 While oral or spoken language is a primary medium for teaching and classroom communication, there is an absence of literature that relates to the beliefs teachers have about oral language.
McDonald, Shona
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The role of translanguaging in the multilingual turn: Driving philosophical and conceptual renewal in language education [PDF]
, 2018 EN The multilingual turn refers to a recent series of shifts in the core philosophical underpinnings in traditional foreign and second language classroom practice.
Prada, Josh, Turnbull, Blake
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