Syllables with the same consonant followed by different vowels (Fig. 1h, /ja/, /ji/, /ju/) were found to have similar activity patterns before the consonant-vowel transition.

So a long vowel pattern could be an open syllable. It could be a vowel consonant E pattern, also known as magic E, or silent E, where the vowel has a long sound.

These "I" and "E" vowels are formed by putting your tongue forward in the mouth. That's why they're called "front" vowels. With these words, your tongue depresses and folds back a bit. So "O", "A ...

Children often learn new languages more easily than adults do, but it’s unclear why.Some hypothesize that grasping a language requires absorbing subtle patterns unconsciously and that adults ...