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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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Arau lexikoen eta lexiko-ostekoen ezberdintasunaz: bokalen asimilazioa Lekeitioko euskaran
In this paper we explore a phenomenon of vowel assimilation in the Basque dialect spoken in Lekeitio. In fast or relaxed speech, an initial [-round] vowel of a determiner may optionally assimilate in all its features to the final vowel of a nominal stem,
José Ignacio Hualde, Gorka Elordieta
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The present study deals with the perception (identification and discrimination) of an English phonemic contrast (/t∫/–/∫/, as in cheat and sheet) by speakers of two Mexican varieties of Spanish who are learning English as a foreign language.
Mariela López Velarde, Miquel Simonet
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The Categorization of L3 Vowels Near First Exposure by Spanish-English Bilinguals
The present study examined the predictions the Perceptual Assimilation Model in the context of naïve bilingual speakers while also considering whether the predictions of third language (L3) models of morphosyntax could be extended to L3 phonology.
Kyle Parrish
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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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ABSTRACT This paper reports on the findings from a survey of the methods used by Biblical Hebrew teachers in UK universities, particularly the degree to which they incorporate some techniques characteristic of Communicative Language Teaching alongside traditional grammar‐translation techniques to form best practice approaches.
Marian Kelsey
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Consonantal Phonological Processes in Common Words between the Standard Persian Language and Hawrami Language (Hawramane Takht Dialect) [PDF]
The purpose of this article is to study and describe the consonantal phonological processes in common words between the standard Persian language and Hawrami language (Hawramane Takht dialect), one of the members of the new northwest Iranian family of ...
Seyyed Mahdi Sadjadi+1 more
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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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SISTEM FONOLOGI BAHASA LIMOLA/PHONOLOGY SYSTEM IN LIMOLA LANGUAGE
Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan mengonservasi sistem fonologi bahasa Limola. Data dikumpulkan melalui instrumen berisikan 200 kosakata swadesh dan 200 kosakata budaya.
Jusmianti Garing+3 more
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Extending the Architecture of Language From a Multimodal Perspective
Abstract Language is inherently multimodal. In spoken languages, combined spoken and visual signals (e.g., co‐speech gestures) are an integral part of linguistic structure and language representation. This requires an extension of the parallel architecture, which needs to include the visual signals concomitant to speech. We present the evidence for the
Peter Hagoort, Aslı Özyürek
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