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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how the learner‐related factors of language dominance, encompassing language history, proficiency, use, and attitude, modulate congruency effects in multi‐word unit (MWU) processing among early bilinguals. Seventy Cantonese–Putonghua bilinguals completed lexical decision tasks measuring reaction time and accuracy for ...
Mingjia Cai, Yuan Liang
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Rules and mechanisms for efficient two-stage learning in neural circuits
eLife, 2017 Trial-and-error learning requires evaluating variable actions and reinforcing successful variants. In songbirds, vocal exploration is induced by LMAN, the output of a basal ganglia-related circuit that also contributes a corrective bias to the vocal ...
Tiberiu Teşileanu +2 more
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Binomials in English and French: ablaut, rhyme and syllable structure
LinguisticsBinomial expressions (e.g., hocus-pocus; dribs and drabs) are irreversible sequences of two types: reduplicative binomials (e.g., pitter-patter) and conjoined binomials (e.g., wheeling and dealing).
Green Viola, Birdsong David
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The Emergence of Hierarchical Structure in Human Language
Frontiers in Psychology, 2013 We propose a novel account for the emergence of human language syntax. Like many evolutionary innovations, language arose from the adventitious combination of two pre-existing, simpler systems that had been evolved for other functional tasks.
Shigeru eMiyagawa +2 more
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Temporal regularity increases with repertoire complexity in the Australian pied butcherbird's song [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2016 Music maintains a characteristic balance between repetition and novelty. Here, we report a similar balance in singing performances of free-living Australian pied butcherbirds. Their songs include many phrase types.
Eathan Janney +5 more
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Birdsong dialect patterns explained using magnetic domains [PDF]
, 2016 The songs and calls of many bird species, like human speech, form distinct regional dialects. We suggest that the process of dialect formation is analogous to the physical process of magnetic domain formation.
Burridge, James, Kenney, Steven
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Philosophical Perspectives, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Joint inquiry requires agents to exchange public content about some target domain, which in turn requires them to track which content a linguistic form contributes to a conversation. But, often, the inquiry delivers a necessary truth. For example, if we are inquiring whether a particular bird, Tweety, is a woodpecker, and discover that it is ...
Una Stojnić, Matthew Stone
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On Voice in Poetry: The Work of Animation by David Nowell Smith [PDF]
, 2016 A review of On Voice In Poetry: The Work of Animation, by David Nowell ...
Varley-Winter, Rebecca E
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.We used Phylogenetic Path Analysis to disentangle the causal relationships linking birdsong frequency with body size, environment, and sexual selection. Our results show that these factors interact through both direct and indirect pathways, revealing a complex network of evolutionary influences.
Hector Fabio Rivera‐Gutierrez +4 more
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Neural Plasticity, 2020 Anterior forebrain pathway (AFP), a basal ganglia-dorsal forebrain circuit, significantly impacts birdsong, specifically in juvenile or deaf birds. Despite many physiological experiments supporting AFP’s role in song production, the mechanism underlying ...
Jie Zang, Shenquan Liu
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