Learning another language is not a miracle cure for aging, and it cannot guarantee protection against Alzheimer’s disease. But it does have various other benefits.
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When someone offends us, mood has a much stronger influence than personality over how we react.
Bilingualism may interact with verbal memory and sex steroids to influence dementia risk in unexpected ways.
In Canada, language is not just about communication — it touches on identity, power and recognition. But how does linguistic identity shape perceptions of languages and those who speak them?
While a young language learner can more easily acquire a native accent, adults retain the ability to learn new languages well into later life.
Speaking a second language doesn’t impact moral decisions as much as previously thought.
Here are five practical, research-informed tips to help families build kids’ skills in their home language.
A study of 86,000 older adults across Europe shows people who speak multiple languages tend to age more slowly than monolinguals.
The ‘moral foreign language effect’ makes you more rational, and less emotional.
Migrants with dementia who’ve acquired English later in life may revert to their childhood language – and many rely on family members to interpret.
A study shows people with Rett syndrome, a rare genetic condition, can be bilingual, challenging long-held assumptions.
There are five times more French students studying in Canadian universities today than 20 years ago. A study reveals the factors that influence their choices.
It is common for parents to worry about raising a child to be multilingual. They may wonder, am I harming my child’s English if I speak another language at home?
Is the new Official Languages Act unfair? Three constitutional experts say that those who claim it is are distorting Canadian realities.
You can learn a lot of useful language along with your baby.
Growing up with more than one language has obvious advantages for children.
Emotions are more vivid in your mother tongue, but you’re more objective when speaking a second language.
The new policy is an opportunity to promote equity and redress the past politics of language.
AI-powered technology means it has never been easier to translate between two languages. But that doesn’t mean we should give up on learning another tongue. The benefits still outweigh the effort.
Three years after a request made by the Commissioner of Official Languages, the Supreme Court is still refusing to translate its decisions handed down before 1970. Its reasons are not valid.
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Full Professor, Research Chair in Language Rights, Faculty of Law | Professeur titulaire, Chaire de recherche Droits et enjeux linguistiques, Faculté de droit, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Associate professor, Universidad Nebrija; UCL
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Professor of Linguistics and English Language, Lund University
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Reader in Linguistics (Bilingualism), Bangor University
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Professor Emerita, Department of Teaching and Learning, Stockholm University
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Vice-Dean and Full Professor, Common Law Section, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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PhD Student, Interdisciplinary Studies, University of New Brunswick
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Senior Lecturer in the School of Languages and Applied Linguistics, The Open University
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Professor of Linguistics, University of York
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Senior Lecturer in Linguistics (Bilingualism), Bangor University
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Associate professor, Department of Political Science / Professeure agrégée, Département de science politique, Queen's University, Ontario
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Profesor Asociado (Lingüística Aplicada), Universidad Nebrija
