Effective communication lies at the heart of human connection. It helps us collaborate with each other, solve problems and ...

Why are some sounds easier to remember than others? A study on made-up words points to the harsh consonants that also dominate profanity.

Scientists created fake words to test if sound affects memory. Result: people remembered pleasant-sounding words twice as often as harsh ones.

Western University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Western University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. Did you know that animal sounds can be crucial to ...

Julia uses an anchor chart, songs and whole brain teaching to review the 7 syllable types. Julia reviews previously learned skills. Then she uses an anchor chart, songs, and whole brain teaching to ...

Dogs may have better linguistic talents than scientists have previously given them credit for. The ability to recognize specific word sounds in human speech is a difficult task since small differences ...

English is a quirky, often confusing language that's been shaped and influenced by many others. As such, it has a massive variety of words—but here are some we think rise above the crowd and deserve ...

Aviva Segal receives funding from The Fonds de recherche du Québec - Société et culture (FRQSC). Sandra Martin-Chang received funding from SSCHRC. Concordia University provides funding as a founding ...

The English language is full of words that seem overstuffed with unnecessary letters, feel like they should be spelled a different way, or just don't make sense. Here are some of our favorites, ...