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Below are recent articles about the MPI for Psycholinguistics in the international press
Bruikbare hersenspinsels in spraakperceptie
How do listeners manage to deal with variation in speech? They rely on cues in the speech context, Matthias Sjerps, researcher at MPI's Individual differences in language processing department, concludes.
In Kennislink.nl (webpage in dutch)
Formal opening of The Language Archive
The TLA was officially opened on Oct. 12, 2011, at the Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften in Berlin. Speakers were Wolfgang Klein (MPG), Angelika Storrer (BBAW), Theo Mulder (KNAW), Wilhelm Krull (Volkswagen-Foundation), Nikolaus Himmelmann (Köln
University) and Paul Trilsbeek (TLA). There were a number of reports in the media, here are a few examples.
Levinson and Dunn's research featured in Frankfurter Allgemeine
An article tracking recent developments in linguistics cites the work of Stephen C. Levinson (Language & Cognition Department) and Michael Dunn (Evolutionary Processes in Language and Culture Group).
Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung - June 11-12
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Chimps "Mourn" Nine-year-old's Death?
Are chimpanzees mourning the deaths of a nine-year-old male and infant? Researchers of the MPI for Psycholinguistics have released never-before-seen video of a chimp community in Zambia reacting to the deaths.
National Geographic - May 13 more >
Language universality idea tested with biology method
A long-standing idea that human languages share universal features that are dictated by human brain structure has been cast into doubt.
BBC News - April 14, 2011. more >
We say less than we think we do
How our brain processes spontaneous conversations
An interview with Mirjam Ernestus on FastFacts. more >
Allemaal in de maat
An interview with the speaker of the 2010 Nijmegen Lectures, Aniruddh D. Patel, has been published in the Dutch newspaper NRC on March 19,2011. (pdf) [text in Dutch].
On the Left Hand, There Are No Easy Answers
New York Times - March 3, 2011 - more >
Without Language, Large Numbers Don t Add Up
NPR - February 09, 2011 - more >
Gestures May Help the Brain See
Bloomberg Bussinesweek - February 09, 2011 - more >
Rouwende chimpanseemoeder gefilmd
NOS - February 3, 2011 - more >
Video Suggests Mother Chimps May Grieve Death of an Infant
U.S. News - February 4, 2011 - more >
Keiner versteht sich
Frankfurter allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (in German) - Oktober 10, 2010 - more >
Mind over matter? How your body does your thinking
NewScientist - March 2, 2010 - more >
Taal kent geen wetten
NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch) - February 27, 2010 - more >
Lachen en walgen: ook in klanken zijn basisemoties universeel
NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch) - February 1, 2010 - more >
Laughing and Crying: The Universal Emotional Language
AoLNews - January 26, 2010 - more >
Everybody Laughs, Everybody Cries: Researchers Identify Universal Emotions
ScienceDaily - January 26, 2010 - more >
Klankschilderen
NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch) - January 25, 2010 - more >
Children grasp time with distance in mind
ScienceNews - January 20, 2010 - more >
Let your hands do the talking
CORDIS News - January 7, 2010 - more >
Kino ohne Wirkung
Sueddeutsche Zeitung (in German) - November 12, 2009 - more >
Ondertiteling belemmert het begrip van Engels
NRC (in Dutch) - November 12, 2009 - more >
Scottish as a Second Language
ScienceNOW Daily News - November 11, 2009 - more >
Geel is niet altijd geel
Radio Gelderland (in Dutch) - November 10, 2009 - more >
Thinking Literally: The surprising ways that metaphors shape your world
The Boston Globe on Daniel Casasanto - September 27, 2009 - more >
Body Language
The Boston Globe on Daniel Casasanto - September 27, 2009 - more >
Links houdt van links, rechts houdt van rechts
Volkskrant (in Dutch) - August 13, 2009 - more >
Voorkeurshand beïnvloedt beoordelingsvermogen
nu.nl - August 7, 2009 - more >
Linguist’s Preservation Kit Has New Digital Tools
New York Times - July 28, 2009 - more >
Personal Values Color Understanding Of Sentences Within Milliseconds
ScienceDaily - July 28, 2009 - more >
Bestimmt Sprache das Denken
Technology Review (in German) - July, 2009 - more >
Pregnant pauses and rapid-fire - how do different cultures take turns to talk?
SienceBlogs - June 19, 2009 - more >
’Hebben’ is het toverwoord voor wie goed Nederlands wil leren
Trouw (in Dutch) - June 6, 2009 - more >
NT2: Via hulpwerkwoorden naar vervoegingen
Kennislink.nl (in Dutch) - June 5, 2009 - more >
Gebruik babygebarentaal groeit
NOS Journaal (partly in Dutch) - May 15, 2009 - more >
Listeners predict what's coming next
The Dana Foundation - April 24, 2009 - more >
Diestros y zurdos no ven el mismo lado bueno a las cosas
Ciencia Cognitiva (in Spanish) - April 9, 2009 - more >
Eeneiïge tweelingen denken er hetzelfde over
Volkskrant (in Dutch) - March 28, 2009 - more >
Kooperation mit MPI verstärkt
Quersumme (in German) - February 2009 - more >
Symbolisch woordgebruik heeft een fysieke basis
NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch) - January 17, 2009 - more >
Babylabs zijn nu onderdeel van het onderzoekslandschap
Vrij Nederland (in Dutch) - January 17, 2009 - more >
Body In Mind
Science News - October 10, 2008 - more >
