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A new study suggests that talking speed is a more important indicator of brain health than difficulty finding words.
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We are constantly talking to ourselves, but our internal monologues have received surprisingly little attention from philosophers, until now.
Accents are one of the cherished hallmarks of cultural diversity.
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While AI now allows us to erase accents, is this really a good idea? Besides, who doesn’t have an accent?
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Increased acceptance of the use of alternative and augmentative communication technologies in general society can enhance the quality of life for people with speech impairment.
French, Spanish and Japanese are spoken faster than German, Vietnamese and Mandarin, with English somwhere in the middle.
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Language, geography, age and other factors can all affect how fast a person talks. But sometimes, these perceived differences are only in the listener’s head.
Up for debate?
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Long treated as a sign of anxiety or a delaying tactic, ‘filled pauses’ are a linguistic trick to signal that what you are about to say might be complicated.
Reading becomes faster when you don’t have to say each word out loud.
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Called your ‘inner voice,’ it develops along with your reading skills.
Dobble is a card game with rules that makes it sound easier than it actually is.
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Dobble is a card game that originated in France in 2009. It involves observation, articulation and speed.
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There have only been around 200 reported cases of foreign accent syndrome since it was first reported in 1907.
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There’s a lot to the pronunciation of the word ‘no’ in an Australian accent.
Speech patterns.
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Many people fear the disappearance of the unique way some communities speak. But accent loss is a complicated notion and embracing both language variation and change can be an important social goal.
Humans are the only animals that express their thoughts in full sentences.
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A language scientist explains that talking was never invented but has evolved over hundreds of thousands of years.
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New research explores how face masks affect our understanding of speech.
They are soaking up everything your say.
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Babies who remain in silence hours after birth have different brains to those who listen to sounds.
When you imitate the speech of others, there’s a thin line between whether it’s a social asset or faux pas.
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We often imitate styles of speech we hear – what’s known as ‘linguistic convergence.’ But a researcher wanted to see if we alter our speech based on the mere expectation of how someone will sound.
Marlee Matlin covers her ears as Gottfried performs during the Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump in 2011.
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Though it was exceedingly grating, the late comedian was able to perfect a sound that worked in tandem with his brand of humor.
Bruce Willis has announced he is stepping away from acting.
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The ‘Die Hard’ actor is suffering from a communications disorder that affects 2 million Americans.
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Bruce Willis’ family today revealed he has been diagnosed with aphasia. So what actually is aphasia and why haven’t we heard of it before?
Kwame Nkrumah’s vision still resonates with Ghanaians.
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Nkrumah’s rhetorical vision used the politics of the crowd to build a postcolonial community outside of the conscripts of colonialism.
The University of Alabama’s Alpha Phi sorority runs out of Bryant-Denny Stadium during bid day in 2014.
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There’s plenty to critique about sorority culture. But going after Southern accents is punching down.