RIKEN researchers found Japanese infants stop hearing foreign sound sequences by 14 months, tuning their ears to native rules before learning words or grammar.
RIKEN researchers found Japanese infants stop hearing foreign sound sequences by 14 months, tuning their ears to native rules before learning words or grammar.
Ellen Jovin gave herself three months per language and 13 languages in three years, building a method out of deli shifts, tapes and refusing to wait for fluency.
A Wakefield Research survey found 58 percent of Americans fear foreign workers will take high-paying U.S. jobs because the country cannot speak other languages.
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