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How Awareness of Orthographic Transparency Benefits the Lexical Encoding of Second Language Vowels

Language Learning, EarlyView.
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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Differential Effects of Age, Linguistic Distance, Gender, and Education on English Proficiency: A Comparative Crosslinguistic Study of Immersion and Nonimmersion Learners

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract Do immersion and nonimmersion learners’ English grammaticality judgment test (GJT) scores reflect the same underlying processes in language learning? Drawing on data from Chen and Hartshorne's (2021) study, we argue that they do not. Using generalized additive mixed models (GAMMs), we found that age of onset was the strongest predictor of GJT ...
Frans van der Slik, Roeland van Hout
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Phonological Interference of Japanese Uvular [ɴ] in the pronunciation of English Alveolar /n/ at Ending Distribution

Prasasti: Journal of Linguistics
English has been widely used all around the world, either as the first, second, or foreign languages. As foreign language of Japan, English is not daily used, however, since immigration to English speaking countries for educational or business purposes ...
Anisah Durrotul Fajri
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Input Variability in Foreign Language Verb–Argument Construction Learning: A Primary School Intervention

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract Input variability (i.e., varied experience with different grammar exemplars; “[talk/think/rant/wonder] about [god/bicycles/dogs]”) can improve generalization (i.e., “[Verb] about [Noun]”) and enhance learning. Controlled experiments show that input variability benefits children's generalization and extension of linguistic information from ...
Johannes Schulz, Victoria Murphy, Elizabeth Wonnacott   +2 more
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Phonological Acquisition Patterns in Sequential (Arabic-English) Bilingual Egyptian Children: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Ain Shams Medical Journal
Background: Phonological development involves the gradual acquisition of a speech sound system to convey meaning. In bilingual contexts, the interaction of two linguistic systems may lead to cross-linguistic transfer, acceleration, or deceleration.Aim ...
Mona Khodeir, Dalia Ezzat, sabah Hassan, Ahmed Refaat   +3 more
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Multifaceted Role of Multilevel Statistical and Linguistic Information From Target Language in Predicting Second Language Verb–Preposition and Verb–Particle Construction Production

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores how statistical properties of verb–preposition and verb–particle constructions (VPCs) and their interplay in the target language shape second language (L2) production across L2 proficiency levels. We compared phrasal frequency and three contingency measures—mutual information (MI), forward delta P (ΔP), and backward ΔP—of ...
Yanlu Zhong
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Diving Into High‐Variability Phonetic Training: Stimuli Type and Learners’ Auditory Selective Attention in Second Language Vowel Training

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigated the phonetic training performance of 80 first language (L1) Catalan/Spanish advanced second language (L2) English learners in a four‐session high‐variability phonetic training (HVPT) program and how their training progress interacted with stimuli type (nonwords vs. words) and individual differences in auditory selective
Ingrid Mora‐Plaza, Cristina Aliaga‐Garcia, Joan C. Mora, Mireia Ortega   +3 more
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Dimensions of Lexical Mastery and Their Relationships with Listening and Reading Proficiency Among Beginner‐to‐Low‐Intermediate Learners of French

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract The extent to which lexical mastery consists of interrelated types of lexical knowledge has been widely discussed. Yet, few studies have explored whether the lexical dimensions of knowledge and processing are relatively independent or investigated how these two dimensions contribute to listening and reading among beginner‐to‐low‐intermediate ...
Amber Dudley, Emma Marsden
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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
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Neighborhood frequency effects in late bilingual phonological neighborhoods

Acta Psychologica
The bilingual mental lexicon is understood as a unified system containing word forms from multiple languages. Previous studies have described how cross-language phonological similarity influences bilingual lexical processing, demonstrating that lexical ...
Eva Maria Luef
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