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Turkish /h/ deletion : evidence for the interplay of speech perception and phonology [PDF]

, 2013
It has been hypothesized that sounds which are less perceptible are more likely to be altered than more salient sounds, the rationale being that the loss of information resulting from a change in a sound which is difficult to perceive is not as great as ...
Mielke, Jeff
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Limits to Language Prediction: Findings From Diverse Populations

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract For a model in cognitive science to adequately explain cognitive processes across different populations, empirical findings from diverse participant groups are essential. This paper selectively reviews studies that investigated prediction in different populations and discusses what they reveal about the mechanisms and role of language ...
Aine Ito
wiley   +1 more source

Syntax-phonology interface and clitic placement in Mayan languages [PDF]

, 2010
Skopeteas S. Syntax-phonology interface and clitic placement in Mayan languages. In: Torrens V, Escobar L, Gavarro A,, Mangado JG, eds. Movement and Clitics.
Escobar, L., Gavarro, A,, Mangado, J. G., Skopeteas, Stavros, Torrens, V.   +4 more
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Field notes on Elkei

Nusa
Elkei is a severely understudied language spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. Here, almost 200 lexical items, mainly nouns, a more than threefold increase in the amount of published material on the language, are presented.
Erik Elgj , Rasmus Persson
doaj   +1 more source

English address terms in Australian, British and North American English on Twitter/X

World Englishes, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study analyses address terms on Twitter/X across three English‐speaking regions: Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Using a random sample, we examine the frequency and regional distribution of address forms, including @‐mentions, vocatives, titles, kinship terms and greetings.
Martin Schweinberger, Amir Sheikhan
wiley   +1 more source

The price of a perfect system: learnability and the distribution of errors in the speech of children learning English as a first language [PDF]

, 2002
This study reports on a strictly-cognitive and symptomatic approach to the treatment of phonological disorders, by an effect which can also be reproduced in most normally- developing children. To explain how this works, it is necessary to address certain
Nunes, Aubrey
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Recent Diachronic Change in Affiliative Vocatives in British English

World Englishes, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates recent diachronic change in affiliative address in spoken British English by comparing data from the demographic components of the BNC1994 and BNC2014. Using a systematically coded dataset of over 6000 vocative tokens, we analyze forms that signal solidarity and social closeness (including dude, bro, girl, dear, love ...
Mariam Gagua, Lisa‐Christine Altendorf, Christina Nelson, Philipp Meer, Robert Fuchs   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Use and Functions of English in Egyptian Social Media

World Englishes, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the contemporary functions of English in Egypt through two interrelated lines of inquiry. First, it provides an updated account of the status and roles of English in the country, revisiting and extending Schaub's assessment in light of significant historical, socio‐economic and linguistic developments over the past two ...
Lucia La Causa
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of English on Other Languages and Linguistic Justice

World Englishes, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the implications of English's role as a global lingua franca for other languages, with a particular focus on the transformations these languages undergo due to English influence. Such changes are most evident in the lexical domain, where they are typically examined under the framework of lexical borrowing or Anglicisms ...
Sabine Fiedler
wiley   +1 more source

Event‐Related Potential Components and the Lexical Decision Task in Greek‐Speaking Children With and Without Reading Difficulties

Dyslexia, Volume 32, Issue 4, November 2026.
ABSTRACT The present study examined neurocognitive differences in visual word processing between children with reading difficulties (RD) and chronological‐age‐matched controls (CA) using event‐related potentials (ERPs) during a lexical decision task. Participants were Grade 3 and Grade 6 children (ages 7.6–12.1 years) who were required to discriminate ...
A. Fella, C. Christoforou, T. C. Papadopoulos   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source