Scientists are to investigate changes in brain functions among people who are fluent in English and Gaelic.
The study involving Glasgow and Edinburgh universities will require its test subjects to speak Gaelic exclusively for about 40 days.
The research aims to add new scientific evidence to suggestions that people who are bilingual have enhanced problem-solving skills and flexible thinking.
The study will include MRI scans to help detect changes in brain functions.
Scientists from Scotland, Belgium and Germany leading the research said the experiments would be entirely non-invasive.
They will be carried out at University of Glasgow’s Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, with approval of the College of Science and Engineering’s ethics committee. More.
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In the case of Belgium, a country divided linguistically, with three communities, one Dutch-speaking, one French-speaking, and one small German speaking, the interest in this study is quite understandable and could be a real eye-opener for those who have lived with their backs turned to one another...
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South Tirol is a autonomous region in Northern Italy.Official languages are Italian and German.Then on top of ''Hoch German'' a quite different German dialect is spoken,which makes it almost trilingual.
Then there is a minority called ladins, and they have their distinct language.
Most Italians are mon... See more
South Tirol is a autonomous region in Northern Italy.Official languages are Italian and German.Then on top of ''Hoch German'' a quite different German dialect is spoken,which makes it almost trilingual.
Then there is a minority called ladins, and they have their distinct language.
Most Italians are mono,most Germans are bilingual and most ladins are trilingual.Go figure! ▲ Collapse
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Pints still taste the same way and are consumed in the same fashion.
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Try this for seize:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flV0oqCLj6Y
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Sorry, should be 'size' not 'seize'.
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