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Production of L3 Vowels: Is it Possible to Separate them from L1 and L2 Sounds? [PDF]

, 2015
It is incontrovertible that acquisition of a sound system of a second language is always a complex phenomenon and presents a great challenge for L2 learners (e.g. Rojczyk, 2010a). There are numerous studies (e.g.
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The Development of Indo‐Iranian Voiced Fricatives

Transactions of the Philological Society, Volume 123, Issue 1, Page 97-115, March 2025.
Abstract The development of voiced sibilants is a long‐standing puzzle in Indo‐Iranian historical phonology. In Vedic, all voiced sibilants are lost from the system, but the details of this loss are complex and subject to debate. The most intriguing development concerns the word‐final ‐aḥ to ‐o in sandhi.
Gašper Beguš
wiley   +1 more source

The Venetian Vernacular Lexicon in Eleventh‐ and Twelfth‐Century Latin Documents: Insights from the Codice Diplomatico Veneziano

Transactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates the lexicographical potential of Medieval Latin documentation from the Venetian area of the Italo‐Romance domain, highlighting the need for a systematic approach to bridge Latin and vernacular linguistic developments. The project MEDITA – Medieval Latin Documentation and Digital Italo‐Romance Lexicography.
Jacopo Gesiot
wiley   +1 more source

The Analysis of Phonology in First Language Acquisition Melayu Pattani in Children Three-Year-Old

Ideas, 2020
The study aims at finding out how the children in Pattani, Thailand acquire their first language acquisition. The study is focused on the children of three-year-old due to the fact that they are able invited to communicate in two ways and already ...
Idda Astia
doaj   +1 more source

Digit span and Bisyllabic non‐word span: Italian norms

Journal of Neuropsychology, EarlyView.
Abstract We standardized a new version of the Digit span test and the first version of the Bisyllabic non‐word span test, both measuring the phonological loop, in an Italian sample of neurologically healthy adults (n = 225). All stimuli were administered to the participants through a computerized procedure to avoid the influence of the examiner on ...
Konstantinos Priftis, Daphne Gasparre, Denyse Carazzolo, Valeria Vaccaro, Roberta Toffano, Marco Pitteri, Massimo Grassi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Roles of Domain‐General Auditory Processing in Second Language Speech Learning Revisited: What Degree of Precision Makes a Difference?

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract This study expands on the practical application of the critical role of auditory processing in the rate of naturalistic L2 speech acquisition. In Study 1, the prosodic production of English by 46 Chinese college students was tracked over a five‐month study abroad program in the UK.
Kazuya Saito, Adam Tierney
wiley   +1 more source

Samoan root phonotactics: Digging deeper into the data

Linguistic Discovery, 2013
This article gives a detailed quantitative account of Samoan root phonotactics. In particular, count data is given in eleven tables of segment frequencies (i.e., consonants, short and long vowels, diphthongs) and frequencies of combinations of segments ...
John Alderete, Mark Bradshaw
doaj   +1 more source

Vowel adaptations of Indonesian loanwords into dialects of Acehnese: Reinforcing Acehnese identity

Studies in English Language and Education, 2023
Acehnese, like other regional languages throughout Indonesia, is in constant and intense contact with Bahasa Indonesia, a lingua franca of Indonesia. Not surprisingly, many Indonesian loanwords are flooding into Acehnese. There are some interesting sound
Zulfadli A. Aziz, Rob Amery, Faisal Mustafa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Errant Implicature

Philosophical Perspectives, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT To measure is to err. Serving both numeric and non‐numeric measurement, the language of measurement refers to margins of error, within which measurement reports locate their measurements. Such reports and reasoning from them invoke what is known and what is known to be known about error‐strewn measurement to derive and contrast the ...
Barry Schein
wiley   +1 more source

A unified approach to parasitic gap and across‐the‐board constructions: Evidence based on Mandarin Chinese

Syntax, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite the lack of consensus on English facts, this study demonstrates that both parasitic gap (PG) and across‐the‐board (ATB) constructions in Mandarin Chinese exhibit parallel effects in variable binding reconstruction, while also displaying asymmetries in gap licensing categories.
Jen Ting
wiley   +1 more source