Picture this: a child is learning how to play with an exciting new toy with lots of possible actions to perform (think Bop It). They’re playing with two adults, who each teach them how to perform a…
Seminars, News, Events & Blog - 2020
A simple task like grabbing a pint of milk can take much longer for someone popping to the shops with a young baby. Not only because of the preparation required to leave the house with small children,
Amanda Owen Van Horne (University of Delaware) will give the next LuCiD seminar from 11-12.30 on Tuesday 31 March at the University of Manchester. She will share her research on Verb Selection as the…
As adults we say around 10,000-15,000 words a day and hear and understand many more. It’s hard to remember a time when we couldn’t understand our native language, or communicate our thoughts and needs
Dr Raquel Alhama (Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen) will give a LuCiD seminar at 11-12.30 on Wednesday 12th February at the University of Manchester. She will share her research on
Everyone agrees that language is unlimited. But nobody agrees why. What do we mean when we say that language is unlimited? Basically, just that. There is no limit to the number of different things you…