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Towards a behavioral profile of degree adverbs in Mainland and Taiwan Mandarin news language. [PDF]

PLoS One
Xiao Y, Zhao Q.
europepmc   +1 more source

Easy Mandarin Chinese Learn to Speak Mandarin Chinese Quickly! (Downloadable Audio Included)

20 Keywords.Frontcover -- Title Page -- Contents -- How to Download the Bonus Material of this Book -- CHAPTER 1 A Basic Introduction -- CHAPTER 2 The Basics -- CHAPTER 3 Greetings -- CHAPTER 4 Introducing Yourself (I) -- CHAPTER 5 Introducing Yourself ...
Liao,Haohsiang.
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Vocabulary and Processing Speed Explain Reading and Writing Disparities Between Linguistic Groups in Higher Education

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract Selective admissions at universities in the United Kingdom aim to ensure a baseline language competence, yet, despite persistent achievement disparities across linguistic backgrounds, systematic comparisons of linguistic skills underpinning academic success remain rare.
Justyna Mackiewicz, Danijela Trenkic
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Digital Interactional Competence for Second‐Language and First‐Language Chinese Speakers: Effects of Proficiency, Mode, and Setting

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract Measurement of interactional competence (IC) has attracted increasing interest in language assessment research. One key question is whether proficiency sufficiently accounts for IC, making separate IC assessment unnecessary. This study examines the IC–proficiency relationship using a test that assesses Chinese speakers’ ability to manage ...
David Wei Dai, Carsten Roever
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond semantics: Prosody can shape and modulate listeners' emotional experience of poetry - A cross-linguistic investigation. [PDF]

PLoS One
Li Y, Huang Z, Zhang Y, Chen Y.
europepmc   +1 more source

Mandarin Relative Clause Production by Second Language Learners: Subject–Object Asymmetry and Individual Differences

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigated which type of Mandarin Chinese relative clause (RC)—subject‐extracted relative clause (SRC) or object‐extracted relative clause (ORC)—imposes greater processing demands on second language (L2) learners’ production. Sixty‐two native (L1) Mandarin speakers and 72 L1 Korean learners of Mandarin participated in a picture ...
Deran Kong, Sun‐A Kim, Jeong‐Ah Shin
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond orthography: a refined perceptual assimilation task paradigm for measuring cross-linguistic phonetic similarity. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Yang J, Chen Y.
europepmc   +1 more source

Second Language Interactional Competence in Roleplay: Comparing Generative Artificial Intelligence and Human Interlocutors

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the potential of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) as an alternative to human interlocutors for assessing interactional competence (IC) in a second language (L2). Thirty L2 English speakers completed a 6‐item roleplay task designed to elicit refusals of requests, invitations, and offers, interacting with both a ...
Yunwen Su, Xi Chen
wiley   +1 more source

Smartphone technology, social network maintenance, and social participation among Mandarin-speaking older immigrants in Canada. [PDF]

Gerontologist
Ekoh PC, Guruge S, Salma J, Zhuang ZC, Sethi B, Walsh CA.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Lag Effects in L2 Phonetic Training: Longer Intersession Intervals Compensate for Auditory Individual Differences

The Modern Language Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In cognitive psychology, longer intersession intervals are thought to enhance long‐term retention (i.e., lag effects). Recently, scholars have begun to test the generalizability of the lag effect to L2 vocabulary and grammar acquisition. Following their step, the present study not only replicated the lag effect but also provided a more fine ...
Xiang Li, Kazuya Saito‐van Poeteren
wiley   +1 more source