Linguistic research suggests that accents are strongly shaped by the speaker's first language they learned growing up. New research sheds light on just how strong these effects can be. This work is ...

No one prepared me for the heartbreak of losing my first language. It doesn’t feel like the sudden, sharp pain of losing someone you love, but rather a dull ache that builds slowly until it becomes a ...

You may believe that you have forgotten the Chinese you spoke as a child, but your brain hasn't. Moreover, that "forgotten" first language may well influence what goes on in your brain when you speak ...

At a moment when there are numerous calls for education recovery and transformation, this year’s theme of International Mother Language Day is especially timely: ‘Multilingual education is a pillar of ...

This spring, the University website introduced virtual reality (VR) culture at UNR by underscoring a powerful video and article about Evan Gadda, a person with a disability, and his adventures ...

Learning a second language is crucially important in an increasingly global society, yet surprisingly little is known about why individuals differ so substantially in second language (SL) achievement.