Functional near-infrared spectroscopy measures of neural activity in children with and without developmental language disorder during a working memory task. [PDF]
Brain Behav, 2023 Hancock AS +4 more
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L2 Chinese Grammatical Acquisition and Processing: A Substantive and Methodological Review
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study presents a systematic review of 92 empirical studies on Chinese as a second language (CSL) in grammatical processing and development, synthesizing their substantive foci and methodological characteristics. The results reveal consistent scholarly attention to cross‐linguistic topics, with less focus on features that are distinctively
Shaohua Fang, Yi Xu, Jiani He, Jia Wang
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Beyond language: A structured profile of number processing impairment in logopenic primary progressive aphasia. [PDF]
J Alzheimers DisMacoir J, Lavoie M, Laforce R.
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A Study on the Correlation between Language Aptitude and Grammaticality Judgement Competence.
Korean Journal of Linguistics, 2012 null Nam Juyeon +3 more
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Individual Differences and Task Complexity in Second Language Writing: A Methodological Review
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article provides a methodological review of empirical studies on second language (L2) writing and task complexity that have investigated the role of learner individual differences (IDs) in L2 writing processes and outcomes. Thirty journal articles published between 2005 and 2025 were coded for key theoretical, methodological (including ID
Janire Zalbidea, Bernard I. Issa
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Parsers and Grammars: A Tutorial Overview from the Linguistics Building. [PDF]
Brain Sci, 2022 Acuña-Fariña C.
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Finetuning Pre‐Trained Language Models for Automatic Assessment of English‐Chinese Interpreting
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Recent years have seen growing interest in leveraging pre‐trained language models (PLMs) for automatic assessment of spoken‐language performance. Contributing to this emerging line of work, the present study offers the first attempt to finetune two PLMs, GTE‐multilingual and mmBERT, for assessing English‐Chinese interpreting, using over 1700 ...
Zhaokun Jiang, Chao Han
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Memory systems modulate crosslinguistic influence on third language morphosyntactic acquisition. [PDF]
PLoS OneXu ES, Matthews S, Yip V, Wong PCM.
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Understanding learners’ English speaking self‐efficacy is essential for promoting effective oral communication in EFL contexts. However, variable‐centered research on English speaking self‐efficacy often overlooks heterogeneity among learners.
Cha Li, Lawrence Jun Zhang
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