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Lidando com piadas na aula de ESL: uma proposta pedagógica centrada na compreensão [PDF]

, 2019
This paper makes a pedagogical proposal to delve into jokes in the ESL classroom and sensitise learners to their complexity. It consists of five instructional phases and is based, on the one hand, on another proposal to teach the pragmatics of speech ...
Padilla Cruz, Manuel
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Lexical Availability and L2 Vocabulary Acquisition

Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, 2015
Vocabulary research has followed a different path in English and in Spanish applied linguistics. Spanish applied linguistics has paid more attention to available lexicons of speakers than to word frequency. The measure of lexical availability combines the frequency at which a word is produced as a member of a semantic category (e.g.
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CTP Ontology: A Semantic Model for Structuring Cultural Thematic Paths

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract A thematic path enhances the appreciation of cultural heritage by connecting diverse cultural objects through shared themes. This study introduces the Cultural Thematic Path (CTP) Ontology, designed to support the creation, organization, description, publication, and management of thematic paths within the GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives,
Tiziana Pasciuto, Riccardo Albertoni, Roberta Maggi   +2 more
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The development of sentence-interpretation strategies in monolingual German-learning children with and without specific language impairment [PDF]

, 2003
Previous research on sentence comprehension conducted with German-learning children has concentrated on the role of case marking and word order in typically developing children.
Ammon Mary S, Baddeley, Bates Friederici, Bates Kliegl, Bates Pleh, Bever Tomas, Bishop Dorothy V. M., Booth James R, Evans MacWhinney, Fazio Barb, Grimm Weinert, Hamann Penner, Harris Margret, Howard David, Howard Lely, Johnston Judith R, Jordens Peter, Kail Charvillat, Karmiloff-Smith Annette, Katrin Lindner, Kempe MacWhinney, Kohn Lawrence L, Lindner Katrin, MacWhinney Brian, MacWhinney Caselli, McDonald Janet, Miller Jon, O'Hara Johnston, Penner Wymann, Schaner-Wolles Chris, Strohner Nelson, Thal Flores, Tomasello Michael, van der Lely Heather, Veit Sabine E, Weist Richard   +35 more
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Vocabulary of Autistic Preschool Children With Limited Language: Alignment With Early Word Inventories

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is a critical need to understand the early vocabulary of young children with autism who have limited language, defined in this study as producing fewer than 20 different spontaneous and functional spoken or augmented words, to better inform educational targets and vocabulary selection for spoken as well as augmentative and alternative ...
Eunji Kong, Yitong Jiang, Marina Crain, Wenjing Bao, Lynne Levato, Wendy Shih, Connie Kasari, Stephanie Shire   +7 more
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Encoding information structure in Yucatec Maya : on the Interplay of prosody and syntax [PDF]

, 2007
The aim of this paper is to outline the means for encoding information structure in Yucatec Maya. Yucatec Maya is a tone language, displaying a three-fold opposition in the tonal realization of syllables.
Kügler, Frank, Skopeteas, Stavros, Verhoeven, Elisabeth   +2 more
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Language and Repetition Performance in Autism Spectrum Disorder Versus Developmental Language Disorder: Evidence From Turkish‐Speaking Children

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by persistent differences in social communication and interaction, as well as restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities. Language difficulties are common in autism and can affect multiple domains, including phonology, morphology ...
Dilber Kaçar Kütükçü, Fenise Selin Karalı, Nilgün Çınar   +2 more
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Language selective or non-selective in bilingual lexical access? It depends on lexical tones!

PLoS ONE, 2020
Much of the literature surrounding bilingual spoken word recognition is based on bilinguals of non-tonal languages. In the Mandarin spoken word recognition literature, lexical tones are often considered as equally important as segments in lexical ...
Xin Wang, Bronson Hui, Siyu Chen
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A comparison of homonym meaning frequency estimates derived from movie and television subtitles, free association, and explicit ratings [PDF]

, 2019
First Online: 10 September 2018Most words are ambiguous, with interpretation dependent on context. Advancing theories of ambiguity resolution is important for any general theory of language processing, and for resolving inconsistencies in observed ...
Armstrong, Blair C., Beekhuizen, Barend, Dubrovsky, Vladimir, Rice, Caitlin A., Stevenson, Suzanne   +4 more
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Autistic Children With Speech Onset Delay Show Reversed Bias in Spectral Versus Temporal Auditory Processing

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A recent “hierarchical” reinterpretation of the neurological basis of autism suggests that in autism with early language delay, perceptual processing may be favored over the integration of transmodal information. This model is largely based on neuroimaging findings relating to visual processing, but predicts a corresponding reorganization in ...
Luodi Yu, Shuyu Xie, Li Wang, Laurent Mottron   +3 more
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