Fluent English speakers often add sounds between words to link them together. When one word ends with a vowel sound, and the following word begins with a vowel sound, you might hear a subtle /j/ or /w ...

From "ouch" to "aïe", human expressions of pain are strikingly similar worldwide, revealing something fundamental about how humans develop language. We're all familiar with the words we shout out when ...

Imagine you’ve just slammed a door on your finger. More often than not, this sudden jolt of pain elicits a vocal response. Maybe you exclaim “ouch!” or let out a cry or loud groan. But do the sounds ...

Vowels and diphthongs are examples of different linguistic elements that we use daily, whether we realize it. Other elements you might have heard of could include digraphs, monographs, or phonemes.

Ever feel like you’re constantly searching for just one more resource that might finally help your kid “get it” when it comes to reading? Say hello to your new BFFs: Free Phonics Worksheets—and yes, ...

A diphthong consists of a set of any number of vowels that together sound like two vowels, in contrast to a monophthong, which sounds like one vowel, and a triphthong, which sounds like three. The ...

Abstract: Several sensing techniques have been proposed for silent speech recognition (SSR); however, many of these methods require invasive processes or sensor attachment to the skin using adhesive ...