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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
wiley   +1 more source

The phonological adaptation of loanwords in Italian [PDF]

Bucharest Working Papers in Linguistics, 2018
The focus of this article is the phonological adaptation of loanwords in Italian, accounted for in terms of the phonological processes employed. It looks at the underlying forms in the source language and analyzes the changes that have led to the output ...
Gabriela Brozbă, Roxana Ungureanu
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The relation of spatial skills, spatial memory span, and two anxiety types with statistics anxiety in European and North American University students

British Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background & Aims The present two studies investigated the role of spatial cognition in statistics anxiety. The hypothesis that spatial representations and/or visuospatial skills are related to the acquisition of statistics abilities which, when lacking or unused, generate statistics anxiety is examined.
Rose‐Marie Gibeau, Sébastien Béland, Erin A. Maloney, Michael Cantinotti, Lucile Chanquoy, Daniel Lalande, Jessica Simon, Charlotte Paulis, Gaën Plancher, Marie‐Aude Boislard, Denis Cousineau   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Discourse Phenomena as a Window to the Interfaces

Catalan Journal of Linguistics, 2019
This paper examines the two lines of analysis that are generally pursued when dealing with discourse phenomena in the generative tradition: syntactico-centric and interface-based approaches.
Alba Cerrudo
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Comprehension of implied meaning in Chinese second language listening

Foreign Language Annals, EarlyView.
Abstract Listening comprehension is crucial for second language (L2) communication and acquisition. However, it has received less attention than reading, given the transient nature of speech signals and the intangible cognitive processes involved in it.
Jiafan Zhang, Wei Cai
wiley   +1 more source

initial consonant cluster in sistani dialect- non- linear phonology [PDF]

مطالعات زبان‌‌ها و گویش‌های غرب ایران, 2015
Autosegmental phonology has been presented by Goldsmith(1976) who introduced phonological representation as a multi-layer system and studied it in a multi-dimensional space where each dimension has its independent features.
Seyyed Farid Khalifelou, Mansoure Delaramifar   +1 more
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Bridging the Gap Between L1 and L2: Enhanced Emotional Vocabulary Through Elaborative Processing in Spanish‐Speaking English Language Learners

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Foreign languages are often learnt in formal and disembodied environments which may limit the emotional resonance of their vocabulary and their pragmatic usage in real‐life communication. In a context of English as a foreign language (EFL), this study examines whether elaborative processing as a teaching strategy leads to changes in the ...
María Jesús Sánchez, Elisa Pérez‐García, María Belén López Arroyo, Beatriz Bermúdez‐Margaretto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assimilation of the Batak Angkola Language in Pintu Padang, North Sumatra, Indonesia

Arbitrer
The objective of this research is to describe the assimilation process in the Toba Batak language, specifically as it is spoken in Pintu Padang Village, located in North Sumatra, Indonesia.
Nadra Nadra, Rina Marnita, Khofifah Aisyah Amini   +2 more
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Core Components of Effective Home Visiting Programmes and Parenting Interventions Delivered by Nurses and Midwives—A Scoping Review

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To investigate international evidence on home visits and parenting interventions delivered by nurses and midwives and to identify core components, such as intervention content, programme characteristics, contextual factors and implementation elements shared by effective interventions. Design Scoping Review.
Outi Savolainen, Hanna Rouvinen, Margaret M. Barry   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Formal Phonology

Nordlyd: Tromsø University Working Papers on Language & Linguistics, 2013
Two problematic trends have dominated modern phonological theorizing: over-reliance on machinery of Universal Grammar, and reification of functional properties in grammar.
Dave Odden
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