The University of Washington – Kim Eckart
“Learning a new language is a multi-step, often multi-year process: Listen to new sounds, read new word structures, speak in different patterns or inflections. But the chances of picking up that new language — even unintentionally — may be better if you’re exposed to a variety of languages, not just your native tongue. A new study from the University of Washington finds that, based on brain activity, people who live in communities where multiple languages are spoken can identify words in yet another language better than those who live in a monolingual environment.” (more)