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Processing lexical semantics and phonology in epilepsy

open access: yes, 2013
The neuroanatomical underpinnings of processing lexical semantics and phonology have been investigated in several clinical and imaging studies. However, the effects of epileptic seizures on these processes remain unclear.
Vlaikidis, Nikolaos D   +4 more
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Constraining lexical phonology: evidence from English vowels [PDF]

open access: yes, 1989
Standard Generative Phonology is inadequate in at least three respects: it is unable to curtail the abstractness of underlying forms and the complexity of derivations in any principled way; the assumption that related dialects share an identical ...
McMahon, April M.S.
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Multiple phonological activation in writing: evidence for cascadedness in Chinese written verb production

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology
The dynamics of information transmission through the lexical system during written word production remain underspecified. Existing studies largely come from noun production, relatively less work has explored verb production.
Xuebing Zhu
doaj   +1 more source

Specific language impairment as a syntax-phonology (PF) interface problem: evidence from Afrikaans

open access: yesStellenbosch Papers in Linguistics, 2012
A theoretical account of specific language impairment (SLI) – one which places the locus of the impairment at Spell-Out at the syntax-phonology interface – is proposed and then tested against utterances from Afrikaans-speaking children with SLI ...
Corver, Norbert   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring English Language Learners’ Vocabulary Knowledge and Usage When Speaking

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Vocabulary forms a fundamental component of speaking ability, as it enables speakers to convey meaning accurately, fluently, and effectively. Although the relationship between vocabulary and speaking has been investigated to some extent, gaps remain in understanding the link between learners’ vocabulary knowledge and their speaking proficiency,
Junyan Guo, Martin East
wiley   +1 more source

L2 Korean Phonology: the acquisition of stops by English-and Finnish-speaking adults [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
The purpose of this thesis is to find the reason why attaining nativelike pronunciation is difficult in adult L2A. This thesis attempts to take a purely linguistic approach to find it by hypothising that the acquisition of segmental phonology is more ...
Kim, Jeong Young
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Effects of Orthographic Forms on the Acquisition of Novel Spoken Words in a Second Language

open access: yesFrontiers in Communication, 2019
The orthographic forms of words (spellings) can affect word production in speakers of second languages. This study tested whether presenting orthographic forms during L2 word learning can lead speakers to learn non-nativelike phonological forms of L2 ...
Tania Cerni   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Take an Introductory Linguistics Course; It May Increase Your Language Learning Ability

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Can general linguistics knowledge be used to better learn a new language? This exploratory study is concerned with the potential advantageous transfer of general linguistics knowledge to the learning of a new, additional foreign language.
Kiyono Fujinaga‐Gordon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The distribution of trimoraic syllables in German and English as evidence for the phonological word [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
In the present article I discuss the distribution of trimoraic syllables in German and English. The reason I have chosen to analyze these two languages together is that the data in both languages are strikingly similar.
Hall, Tracy A.
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Towards an International Prosodic Alphabet (IPrA)

open access: yesLaboratory Phonology, 2016
In this article we present a set of arguments in favor of having access to two levels of prosodic representation, broad phonetic and phonological, and the motivations for developing a set of cross-linguistically transparent and consistent labels (e.g ...
José Hualde, Renaud Beeckmans
doaj   +2 more sources

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