Diglossia and Orthographic Complexity as Multiplicative but not Additive Challenges in Arabic: A Critical Review. [PDF]
Asadi I, Asli-Badarneh A.
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Is It a Southern Thing? Linguistic Stereotyping in Earwitnesses’ Descriptions of Italian Accents
ABSTRACT This study examines how linguistic stereotypes affect hearer perceptions of different speakers’ accents focusing on two Italian regional varieties: one from the South and one from the North. Three studies explored the effects of selective attention, confirmation bias, and cultural context.
Clara Loiacono, Luuk Lagerwerf
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Cultural Determinants of Assistive Health Technology Acceptance in Asian Older Adults in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review with Evidence Predominantly from East Asia. [PDF]
Dharmansyah D +3 more
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Speaker Perceptions of Americanisms in Nigerian English
ABSTRACT This study investigates the perceptions of Americanisms among three generations of Nigerians. While prior research has provided quantitative evidence for American influence in contemporary Nigerian English, the role of language beliefs and ideologies in mediating such changes remains underexplored.
Temitayo Olatoye
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Use of Nonmainstream Features Across Contexts and Grades Among School-Age Students With and Without Developmental Language Disorder. [PDF]
Hendricks AE, Beers NM.
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ABSTRACT This study offers a critique of imperialist relations implicit in U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) pedagogical texts and capacity‐building resources designed to support decolonial Indigenous Mayan language and literacy instruction.
Jennifer F. Reynolds
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Development of a Child Articulation Screening Test Within Digital Therapeutics: Delphi Study. [PDF]
Lee J +7 more
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How Awareness of Orthographic Transparency Benefits the Lexical Encoding of Second Language Vowels
Abstract We investigated the influence of orthographic transparency, and learners’ awareness of it, on the second language (L2) phonolexical encoding of Brazilian Portuguese (BP) mid‐vowel contrasts. In BP, accent marks indicate vowel quality (mid‐closed vs.
Hunter Brakovec, Isabelle Darcy
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