Recently in the headlines

The "news roundup" section of the Biolinguistics Blog has moved here! Here are some links to recent news stories related to biolinguistics that may be of interest.

• Babies can learn their first lullabies in the womb
• One, two, buckle my shoe: Importance of language to learning math
• Learning dialects shapes brain areas that process spoken language
• On Takahashi et al., "Coupled oscillator dynamics of vocal turn-taking in monkeys":
• Marmoset conversation
• Monkeys 'take turns in conversation'
• Marmoset monkeys know polite conversation
• Bird study finds key info about human speech-language development
• On Schel et al., "Chimpanzee alarm call production meets key criteria for intentionality":
• Chimpanzees: alarm calls with intent?
• Chimp calls suggest language evolved from a song
• Teachers more likely to have progressive speech, language disorders
• On Smet & Byrne, "African elephants can use human pointing cues to find hidden food"
• Elephants know what it means to point to something, no training required
• Elephants understand what it means to point
• Toddler brain scan gives language insight
• The order of words: understanding differences in how children and adults learn
• Like father, not like son: Brain and song structure in zebra finches are strongly influenced by the environment