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Tracing the roots of phonetic variation in East Asian Englishes through loan phonology

Russian Journal of Linguistics, 2020
One key aspect of Englishes in the Kachruvian Expanding Circle concerns phonetic features as they commonly bear traits of speakers native languages. This article explores language contact phenomena that are likely to cause L1L2 phonological transfer ...
Viktoriya L. Zavyalova
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Loanword adaptation as first-language phonological perception [PDF]

, 2009
We show that loanword adaptation can be understood entirely in terms of phonological and phonetic comprehension and production mechanisms in the first language. We provide explicit accounts of several loanword adaptation phenomena (in Korean) in terms of
Boersma, Paul, Hamann, Silke
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Remnant Case Forms and Patterns of Syncretism in Early West Germanic

Transactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.
Abstract Early stages of the Old West Germanic languages differ from the other two branches, Gothic and Norse, by showing remnants of a fifth case in a‐ and ō‐stem nouns. The forms in question, which have the ending ‐i or ‐u, are conventionally labelled ‘instrumental’ and cover a range of functions, such as instrument, means, comitative and locative ...
Will Thurlwell
wiley   +1 more source

James Platt Junior's Contributions to Old English Grammar1

Transactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.
Abstract In 1883, Henry Sweet took issue with James Platt junior, a 21‐year‐old language enthusiast. At the time, Platt was England's brightest young prospect in Old English linguistic studies. Sweet recognised Platt's talent, but he became convinced that he was also a plagiarist and tried to have him expelled from the Philological Society.
Stephen Laker
wiley   +1 more source

The phonological status of English oral stops after tautosyllabic /s/ : evidence from speakers' classificatory behaviour [PDF]

, 2006
The classification of oral stops after tautosyllabic /s/ in English is an old phonological problem to which different solutions have been proposed.
Monpeán González, José Antonio
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Learning to Read Bilingually Modulates the Manifestations of Dyslexia in Adults [PDF]

, 2018
Published online: 28 Mar 2018According to the Grain Size Accommodation hypothesis (Lallier & Carreiras, 2017), learning to read in two languages differing in orthographic consistency leads to a cross-linguistic modulation of reading and spelling ...
Barr, Polly, Carreiras, Manuel, Lallier, Marie, Marie- Josephe, Tainturier, Thierry, Guillaume   +4 more
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Executive functions and school achievement: The mediating role of learning‐related behaviour in primary school children

British Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Executive functions (EFs) are critical in school and closely linked to academic achievement and learning‐related behaviours (LRBs). LRBs encompass the ability to adapt to school demands, including concentration, adherence to rules, and autonomy.
Carlotta Rivella, Paola Viterbori
wiley   +1 more source

Lexical inference training for homonyms: Two randomized controlled trials for children with English as a first and an additional language

British Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Many words have multiple meanings, which present challenges to learning, yet research has yet to identify effective interventions for homonyms. Lexical inference may be a promising strategy. Aim To evaluate a brief, novel lexical inference intervention for homonyms. Samples Children aged 7–8 years (Study 1: N = 180, Study 2: N = 76).
Sophie A. Booton, Julia M. H. Birchenough, Katie Gilligan‐Lee, Fiona Jelley, Victoria A. Murphy   +4 more
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Cognitive flexibility predicts early reading skills [PDF]

, 2014
International audienceAn important aspect of learning to read is efficiency in accessing different kinds of linguistic information (orthographic, phonological, and semantic) about written words.
Anderson, Arlin, Berninger, Best, Bialystok, Bierman, Bigler, Blair, Blaye, Bull, Bull, Cartwright, Cartwright, Cartwright, Cartwright, Chevalier, Chevalier, Conners, Cragg, Davidson, Diamond, Espy, Farrar, Foy, Garon, Gough, Harm, Hogan, Jacques, Kendeou, Kieffer, Kirkham, Kloo, Kloo, Lefavrais, Lété, Maintenant, Marcovitch, Miller, Miyake, Miyake, Moll, Monette, Müller, Müller, Nation, Nation, Ouellette, Peereman, Perfetti, Piaget, Raven, Sesma, Seymour, Share, Sprenger-Charolles, Sprenger-Charolles, St Clair-Thompson, Tunmer, Tunmer, van der Sluis, van der Sluis, Yeniad, Zelazo, Zelazo, Ziegler, Ziegler   +66 more
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Oral language profiles and associated factors in children after neonatal arterial ischaemic stroke

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim To characterize language outcomes at age 7 years after neonatal arterial ischaemic stroke (NAIS) and identify language profiles and determinants. Method This prospective longitudinal cohort study included 70 children (44 males) from a French cohort with NAIS.
Laure Drutel, Virginie Dardier, Lena Avoyan, Lucie Hertz‐Pannier, Mickaël Dinomais   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source