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Developmental stuttering with common and complex phenotypes

open access: yesDevelopmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
Aim To describe the phenotypic spectrum associated with stuttering. Method Individuals with current or resolved developmental stuttering self‐referred. Surveys assessed stuttering characteristics (onset, negative impact, family history) and health (early development, other conditions). Speech and non‐verbal intelligence were assessed using conversation
Sarah E. Horton   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The diachronic emergence of retroflex segments in three languages [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The present study shows that though retroflex segments can be considered articulatorily marked, there are perceptual reasons why languages introduce this class into their phoneme inventory. This observation is illustrated with the diachronic developments
Hamann, Silke
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Comprehension of implied meaning in Chinese second language listening

open access: yesForeign 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

Bridging the Gap Between L1 and L2: Enhanced Emotional Vocabulary Through Elaborative Processing in Spanish‐Speaking English Language Learners

open access: yesInternational 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   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Word Associations in a Minoritised Language: The Case of Cymraeg (Welsh)

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As with many research strands in linguistics, word association (WA) literature is dominated by English language data. This paper (i) explores the extent to which methodologies developed to date are applicable to other languages—specifically, Welsh (Cymraeg)—and (ii) investigates what WA analysis can reveal about lexical organisation and ...
Tess Fitzpatrick   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wang Li (1900-1986) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Wang Li (Wang Liaoyi) was one of the three most prominent linguists in China in the 20th century.
LaPolla, Randy J.
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Double dissociation between conduction aphasia and conduction agraphia supports a ventro‐dorsal partition of the left arcuate fasciculus

open access: yesJournal of Neuropsychology, EarlyView.
Abstract We identified in two awake surgery cases a postoperative double dissociation between phonological and graphemic output buffer deficits. Using lesion‐symptom mapping from ischaemic mini‐strokes and preoperative tractography, we demonstrated that the phonological (resp. graphemic) disorder fitted with ventral (resp.
Valéry Mandonnet   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Saussure’s Law, the nom. pl. in ‑ai, and the treatment of acute diphthongs in final syllables in Lithuanian

open access: yesBaltistica, 2017
This paper addresses the relationship of the Lith. nom. pl. endings ‑ai (‑aĩ) and ‑i, ‑ie (‑ì, ‑ìe) to each other and to their common source, the PIE pronominal nom. pl. in *‑oi. It is argued that the Proto-BSl.
Jay H. Jasanoff
doaj   +1 more source

‘Gen Z Language? Y'all Mean AAVE’: The Appropriation of African American Vernacular English as ‘TikTok Language’

open access: yesJournal of Sociolinguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sociolinguistic research has long documented the appropriation of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) across media including film, music and advertising. In this article, we add to this body of work by exploring the digital recontextualisation of a subset of AAVE features as ‘TikTok/internet language’.
Christian Ilbury, Rianna Walcott
wiley   +1 more source

Mergers of Voiced and Voiceless Consonants in the Siamese, Lanna and Lao Languages

open access: yesJournal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society
The voicing of voiceless sonorants (VVS) and the devoicing of voiced obstruents (DVO) in Tai languages not only reduced the number of consonants but also increased tonal distinctions .
Chomcha, Maria Timpika
doaj  

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