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Well, pretty important actually. In this issue of the Linguistic Discovery newsletter we explore just how important talking to your child is for their linguistic development:
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Should you be talking to your infant? The science of baby talk, Part 1
Is it pointless to speak to children before they start speaking themselves?
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January 17, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Well, pretty important actually. In this issue of the Linguistic Discovery newsletter we explore just how important talking to your child is for their linguistic development:
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This isn’t necessarily a dumb question. In some cultures parents rarely talk to newborns, and those children learn their native languages just fine. How important can talking to your newborn really be if not everybody does it?
January 17, 2026 at 9:13 PM
This isn’t necessarily a dumb question. In some cultures parents rarely talk to newborns, and those children learn their native languages just fine. How important can talking to your newborn really be if not everybody does it?
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The answer involves the evolution of Latin into the Romance languages, how our brains process language, how spelling relates to pronunciation, how language changes over time, and analogy to other words in English. There’s a lot packed into understanding such an innocuous word!
January 10, 2026 at 6:17 PM
The answer involves the evolution of Latin into the Romance languages, how our brains process language, how spelling relates to pronunciation, how language changes over time, and analogy to other words in English. There’s a lot packed into understanding such an innocuous word!
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However, fluency among younger generations is slipping. And one thing that makes standardization tricky is that Guarani is a dialect continuum.
January 6, 2026 at 8:35 PM
However, fluency among younger generations is slipping. And one thing that makes standardization tricky is that Guarani is a dialect continuum.
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Guarani is a member of the Tupian language family, and is one of the most widely spoken Native American languages. About half the rural population of Paraguay are monolingual speakers of the language.
January 6, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Guarani is a member of the Tupian language family, and is one of the most widely spoken Native American languages. About half the rural population of Paraguay are monolingual speakers of the language.
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What other stats would you be interested to know?
January 4, 2026 at 10:20 PM
What other stats would you be interested to know?
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