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Effective parenting during adolescence was associated with a lower risk of violence in young adult relationships. (Photo: Pixabay)

'Back-and-forth' conversations with young kids may aid brain...

Conversational turns were still associated with higher verbal scores.

14 Aug 2018 6:54 PM IST

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Swear words use increasing in American literature: study

American authors used the seven risqu© words 28 times more often in the mid-2000s than the early 1950s.

7 Aug 2017 6:43 PM IST

Previous studies on written communication found that women used more involved components than men. (Photo: Pixabay)

Men, women don't communicate differently in writing: study

Men and women were found to conform to a professional genre when they wrote for an audience with specific expectations.

28 Nov 2016 8:35 PM IST

Research shows that by the age of three, a child shows positive biases toward people who are similar to them and negative biases towards those who are different (Photo: Pixabay)

Newborns prefer people who speak their mother tongue

Findings suggest while newborns' bent toward familiar groups may be innate, dislike for un-familiar appears to be a...

14 July 2017 8:20 AM IST

Indian currency notes have 17 languages printed on them. These serve to both remind people of the diversity of the country and as a security feature.

Language no bar, please

In the modern context, within India, we have mobility from rural to urban centres occurring at a rapid pace.

23 July 2017 2:41 AM IST

Pre-natal sensitivity to the rhythmic properties of language may provide children with one of the very first building blocks in acquiring language (Photo: Pixabay)

Learning language begins in womb

Experts say language development may indeed start in utero with fetuses tuning their ears to the language they are going...

19 July 2017 6:26 PM IST

The pre-mature babies are more receptive to language and cognition than other babies born on time. (Photo: Pixabay)

Pre-mature babies do better in early language development

The linking ability between language and meaning is faster

6 Jan 2017 11:11 AM IST

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Cultural background linked to how people deceive others

This has implications for everything from forensic risk assessments, discrimination proceedings and the evaluation of...

7 Jun 2017 12:24 PM IST

Literature is a good place to register something that is fundamental to the nature of language, Rai noted.

Language is linked with power, says Prof Alok Rai

Speaking at fifth Agyeya Memorial Lecture on Struggle for Language', litterateur talks about language's struggle against...

19 Dec 2017 1:40 PM IST

Kids often get too little exercise time during the school day, parents need to provide these opportunities outside of school. (Photo: Pixabay)

Kids who get moving may also get better grades

The authors also looked at whether the effect of exercise differed across academic subjects.

9 Dec 2017 1:46 PM IST