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An acoustic study on monophthongs in Central Australian Aboriginal English

World Englishes, EarlyView.
Abstract We present an acoustic analysis of monophthongal vowel production in Central Australian Aboriginal English (CAAE), providing one of the first systematic examinations of this variety spoken by English‐as‐a‐first‐language (L1) speakers in Mparntwe/Alice Springs, Australia.
Yizhou Wang, Carmel O'Shannessy, Vanessa Davis, Rikke Bundgaard‐Nielsen, Denise Foster   +4 more
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The Intertwined Development of Atayal Oral Language, Emergent Reading and Identity Among Indigenous Young Children in a Bilingual Book Project

Reading Research Quarterly, Volume 61, Issue 2, April/May/June 2026.
This study highlights a collaborative initiative with Atayal tribal leaders to co‐develop books at two levels of difficulty that feature recurring and supportive grammatical structures. Across the two levels, some books shared similar sentence structures; others did not. Findings demonstrate that the intervention successfully reinforced the intertwined
Ching‐Ting Hsin, Catherine Compton‐Lilly, Di Tam Luu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bilingualism Enhances Metalinguistic Awareness in Autism: Extending the Two‐Dimensional Grammaticality Judgment Task

Autism Research, Volume 19, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Bilingualism has been associated with enhanced metalinguistic awareness (MA), the ability to reflect upon language. However, findings remain mixed, and little is known about how proficiency in the most proficient (L1) and second‐best language (L2) contribute to MA, especially in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), who often present ...
Pauline Wolfer, Franziska Baumeister, Stephanie Durrleman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

CNN‐Based Accent Similarity Detection Using Masked Spectrogram Reconstruction

Engineering Reports, Volume 8, Issue 3, March 2026.
Convolutional Neural Network Masked Spectrogram Reconstruction model to enhance accent recognition and similarity assessment in automatic speech recognition. Addressing challenges in recognizing non‐native English accents, the method utilizes randomly masked spectrogram inputs to extract accent‐specific features.
Amina Salifu, Henry Nunoo‐Mensah, Eric Tutu Tchao, Albert Dede, Francisca Adoma Acheampong, Matthew Cobbinah, Julius Adinkrah, Andrew Selasi Agbemenu, Jerry John Kponyo   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors Affecting Communication Outcomes for Deaf and Multilingual Learners: A Systematic Review

International Journal of Language &Communication Disorders, Volume 61, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children who are exposed to more than one spoken language can be described as deaf and multilingual learners (DMLs). Increased globalisation and technological advancements in hearing amplification mean an increasing number of children who are DHH access more than one spoken language (with and without ...
Elizabeth Kilmartin, Paul Conroy, Janine Owens   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functional Connectivity Fingerprints of Emerging Reading Skill in the First Months of Schooling

Developmental Science, Volume 29, Issue 2, March 2026.
ABSTRACT The transition from pre‐reading to early word reading skill in early childhood is a time of profound developmental change. To understand changes in brain networks associated with reading development, this study examined individual differences in functional connectivity for reading at the start of formal literacy instruction.
Rebecca A. Marks, Florence Bouhali, Xin Sun, Jocelyn F. Caballero, Olga Kepinska, Yuuko Uchikoshi, Adriene Beltz, Ioulia Kovelman, Fumiko Hoeft   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

L1–L2 phonological skills predict L2 early literacy in bilinguals with developmental language disorder [PDF]

Learning and Individual Differences
In this study, we investigated first- (L1) and second-language (L2) vocabulary and phonology, and selective attention, as precursors of L2 early literacy in bilingual kindergartners with and without Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). We compared typically developing (TD) and DLD bilinguals with TD/DLD monolinguals (n = 157, MAGE = 3;8), and ...
Verbeek, L., Verbeek, L., Kleemans, M.A.J., Vissers, C.T.W.M., Segers, P.C.J., Verhoeven, L.T.W.   +5 more
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Motivation for learning Chinese compared to European languages: An exploration in English secondary schools

Foreign Language Annals, Volume 59, Issue 1, Page 278-300, Spring 2026.
Abstract There is little published research on school‐aged learners of Mandarin Chinese in anglophone contexts. This article explores English secondary school pupils' motivation for learning Chinese compared to European languages. The research questions were: (1) What is the strength and nature of pupils' self‐reported motivation for learning languages?
Robert Woore, Laura Molway, Clare Savory
wiley   +1 more source

Spelling error analysis in young English language learners from a German background: A comparison of three literacy intervention programmes

Journal of the European Second Language Association
The study at hand commemorates the legacy of Vivian Cook by highlighting an essential aspect of second-language (L2) writing systems: The significant role of L2 spelling.
Heike Mlakar, Joanna Hirst-Plein, Martin J. Koch   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Listening, Reading, or Both? Rethinking the Comprehension Benefits of Reading‐While‐Listening

Language Learning, Volume 76, Issue 1, Page 311-351, March 2026.
Abstract The rising popularity of audiobooks in language learning has highlighted the need to understand their potential benefits in enhancing comprehension and the mechanisms driving these effects. In this registered report, we explored the hypothesis that reading‐while‐listening can enhance lower‐level decoding skills, in turn freeing up cognitive ...
Bronson Hui, Aline Godfroid
wiley   +1 more source