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Effects of Lexical Frequency in Predictive Processing: Higher Frequency Boosts First Language Speed and Facilitates Second Language Prediction

open access: yesLanguage Learning, Volume 76, Issue 1, Page 249-279, March 2026.
Abstract This study explores how word frequency affects verb‐mediated prediction in L1 and L2 speakers, using a visual‐world eye‐tracking task. By manipulating frequency of nouns within subjects (higher; lower) and type of verbs used as predictive cues (semantically restrictive; neutral) in sentences (e.g., The {doctor/surgeon} {opened/moved} the box),
Haerim Hwang, Kitaek Kim
wiley   +1 more source

From Psycholinguistics to Computer Vision. A Comprehensive Review of Object Naming Data and Studies

open access: yesLanguage and Linguistics Compass, Volume 20, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
ABSTRACT In recent years, much research has focused on what happens in the human brain when a perceptual stimulus, such as a picture, is converted into linguistic content, a word. This process is commonly referred to as object naming and is considered a crucial aspect of language processing, production, and cognition. It refers to the identification of
Alžběta Kučerová   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Verb patterning and acculturation in Nigerian English

open access: yesWorld Englishes, Volume 45, Issue 1, Page 54-75, March 2026.
Abstract Speech communities have the tendency to develop habits as to which words tend to co‐occur, in the form of coinages and collocational patterns, thus constituting an aspect conducive to the subtle emergence of language variation. As these co‐occurrence tendencies become lexicalised and confined to specific, rigid word combinations, new ...
Mary Ifeoluwa Abidoye, Hans‐Georg Wolf
wiley   +1 more source

Attitudes of Jordanian school students toward dictionaries. [PDF]

open access: yesHeliyon
Alrashdan I   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Improving quality and safety of cancer care for people from ethnic minority backgrounds: what do consumers want? [PDF]

open access: yesSupport Care Cancer
Newman B   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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