Children are able to comprehend complex grammar at a younger age than previously believed, a new study shows. When learning a language, young children must understand the meaning of words as well as ...

A child's ability to distinguish musical rhythm is related to his or her capacity for understanding grammar, according to a recent study. The study is the first of its kind to show an association ...

Psychologists in the UK have found that children as young as two years old have an understanding of complex grammar even before they have learned to speak in full sentences. Psychologists at the ...

Grammar is the key to analyzing complex texts, so it should be a valued part of education, says David Mulroy, a professor of classics at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. However, formal ...

NEWCASTLE, England, July 8 (UPI) -- A number of native English speakers are unable to understand basic sentences such as, "The soldier was hit by the sailor," British researchers say. The finding ...

I’m an English and journalism double major, a copy editor here at the newspaper and the go-to person in my friend group whenever anyone needs something edited. Understanding grammar is a necessity for ...

For more than 150 years ago, the assumption that language is a singular event has hampered progress in explaining its evolution. Another obstacle was the failure to recognize that certain social ...