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Coalescent Assimilation Across Wordboundaries in American English and in Polish English [PDF]
Coalescent assimilation (CA), where alveolar obstruents /t, d, s, z/ in word-final position merge with word-initial /j/ to produce postalveolar /tʃ, dʒ, ʃ, ʒ/, is one of the most wellknown connected speech processes in English.
Andreas Baumann+54 more
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Digit span and Bisyllabic non‐word span: Italian norms
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+6 more
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UNIVERSAL NASAL ASSIMILATIONS IN MONOMORPHEMIC AND POLYMORPHEMIC WORDS ACROSS LANGUAGES [PDF]
There are universal aspects in language. Phonology, as the most universal languagecomponent, has many universal aspects including nasal assimilation. Nasal assimilation isthe systematic appearance of certain nasals instead of other nasals based on the ...
Surono, Surono
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Production of L3 Vowels: Is it Possible to Separate them from L1 and L2 Sounds? [PDF]
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.
Arabski+96 more
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Vowel adaptations of Indonesian loanwords into dialects of Acehnese: Reinforcing Acehnese identity
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+2 more
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Speak Kazakh: Language Ideologies in Kazakhstan's Social media in Times of Russian–Ukrainian War
ABSTRACT This article examines the construction of language ideologies on social media in the context of the use of Kazakh and Russian languages in Kazakhstan following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Through the analysis of Instagram and YouTube posts and comments from popular Kazakhstani bloggers and opinion‐makers, which were selected for the ...
Alina Kamalova
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Samoan root phonotactics: Digging deeper into the data
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
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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
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The Religious Nature of Ethics
ABSTRACT This paper analyses the nature of ethical concepts, views, and theories and inquires in particular to what extent they may be considered religious. The analysis is not limited to the religious aspects of specific religious worldviews (such as Christianity). The concepts ‘good’ and ‘dignity’ are examined as representative examples.
Jasper Doomen
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The Phonetics and Phonology of Chuxnaban Mixe
This paper presents the first detailed description of the phonetic structures of the endangered Mexican indigenous language Chuxnab?n Mixe, including a survey of the main features of the consonant system and acoustic measurements of the characteristics ...
Carmen Jany
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