In everyday language, we often use one sentence to describe several events. For example, when we describe daily routine, we may say something like “I usually have a coffee before I start working”, or…
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For six weeks over the summer vacation, I worked as a LuCiD Intern at Lancaster University Babylab under the supervision of Dr Jacky Chan, who specialises in Developmental Psychology and…
When interacting with babies, we always talk to them full of emotional expressions and probably notice that they might pay more attention to us when we are angry, sad, or playing silly faces. Then, do…
Have you ever wondered how teachers communicate with children who start school or nursery unable to understand or speak English? In the UK, nearly one-fifth of young children are learning English as…
While most children learn their native language seemingly effortlessly, some 7% of children are severely delayed in their linguistic development, a condition known as Developmental Language Disorder…
“No dad,” sighed my five year old last night with weary impatience at having to explain such trivial things to her parent, “that’s a trigraph in ‘high’.” Our daughter is now clearly initiated into her