The role of psycholinguistics for language learning in teaching based on formulaic sequence use and oral fluency [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 Psycholinguistics has provided numerous theories that explain how a person acquires a language, produces and perceives both spoken and written language, including theories of proceduralization.
Yue Yu
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Advantage in Reading Lexical Bundles is Reduced in Non-Native Speakers [PDF]
Journal of Eye Movement Research, 2013 Formulaic sequences such as idioms, collocations, and lexical bundles, which may be processed as holistic units, make up a large proportion of natural language.
Matteo Valsecchi +5 more
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The Development of Formulaic Knowledge in Super-Advanced Chinese Language Learners: Evidence From Processing Accuracy, Speed, and Strategies [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 The study examined the development of Chinese as a second language learners’ formulaic knowledge through comparing the processing of Chinese idioms versus non-idiomatic formulaic sequences (FSs) by advanced-level learners (ALs), super-advanced learners ...
Hang Zheng, Bo Hu, Jie Xu
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The productive processing of formulaic sequences by second language learners in writing [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyThere has been much debate in psycholinguistic research on whether formulaic sequences (FSs) are processed holistically or in a compositional manner.
Kunmeng Fan, Kunmeng Fan, Haixiao Wang
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The effect of productive vocabulary knowledge on second language comprehension [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 Second language learners tend to focus more on learning the meaning of vocabulary than on how to use it in their speech and writing. Although comprehensive vocabulary knowledge is necessary for understanding sentences, productive vocabulary knowledge may
Takara Kenza Allal-Sumoto +2 more
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Rock music improvisation shows increased activity in Broca’s area and its right hemisphere homologue related to spontaneous creativity [PDF]
BMC Research NotesObjective The neural correlates of creativity are not well understood. Using an improvised guitar task, we investigated the role of Broca's area during spontaneous creativity, regardless of individual skills, experience, or subjective feelings.
Atsumichi Tachibana +7 more
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Examining EFL Learners’ Formulaic Competence and Factors Affecting Formulaic Sequences' Learnability [PDF]
International Journal of English Language and Translation Studies, 2018 This study investigated EFL learners' formulaic competence achievements, and the extent to which the factors of non-compositionality, mutual information, socio-cultural specificity and frequency in formulaic sequences predict receptive-productive ...
Mohammad Mohammadi +1 more
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Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2023 This study investigates the hypothesis of holistic processing of Chinese formulaic sequences within sentence contexts, examining the performance of both native and non-native speakers.
Ken Chen, Lei Gu, Qiaoyan Bai
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Watching Videos and Foreign Language Acquisition: Formulaic Sequences in Focus [PDF]
Media and Intercultural Communication: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2023 The added value of subtitles for learning a language in out-of-classroom settings has been the focus of some scholars over recent years. However, there have only been a handful of attempts at examining the effectiveness of viewing subtitled materials ...
Elham Khatami +2 more
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Language Play with Formulas in an EFL Classroom
Languages, 2022 Language learners’ play with language can be a useful and effective tool for learning. Since language play generally involves deviating from the norms, one potential source for it can be multiword units of language known as formulaic sequences.
Parvin Gheitasi
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