Ability to Learn Patterns Influences Picking Up of Second Language

Learning to understand and read a second language may be driven by our ability to pick up on statistical regularities, says a new study. This may explain why some people tend to pick up a second language with relative ease, while others have a much more difficult time. Some research suggests that learning a second language draws on capacities that are language-specific, while other research suggests that it reflects a more general capacity for learning ...

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