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How Awareness of Orthographic Transparency Benefits the Lexical Encoding of Second Language Vowels
Language Learning, EarlyView.Abstract We investigated the influence of orthographic transparency, and learners’ awareness of it, on the second language (L2) phonolexical encoding of Brazilian Portuguese (BP) mid‐vowel contrasts. In BP, accent marks indicate vowel quality (mid‐closed vs.
Hunter Brakovec, Isabelle Darcy
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English-derived words in Sierra Leone Krio [PDF]
, 1983 This thesis is divided into four sections. Section One is introductory, and starts with a mention of the theories about the origins, and definitions of pidgin and creole languages.
Jones, Frederick Claudius Victor
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Language Learning, EarlyView.Abstract Do immersion and nonimmersion learners’ English grammaticality judgment test (GJT) scores reflect the same underlying processes in language learning? Drawing on data from Chen and Hartshorne's (2021) study, we argue that they do not. Using generalized additive mixed models (GAMMs), we found that age of onset was the strongest predictor of GJT ...
Frans van der Slik, Roeland van Hout
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Lingua Didaktika: Jurnal Bahasa dan Pembelajaran Bahasa, 2019 This study aims to describe the process of interference ofMalay language on the Indonesian language;the analysis of phonology, morphology, and syntaxonthe students’ communication patterns at UIN Sultan Syarif Kasim, Riau.
Aninditya Sri Nugraheni, Nisa Syuhda
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Language Learning, EarlyView.Abstract This study explores how statistical properties of verb–preposition and verb–particle constructions (VPCs) and their interplay in the target language shape second language (L2) production across L2 proficiency levels. We compared phrasal frequency and three contingency measures—mutual information (MI), forward delta P (ΔP), and backward ΔP—of ...
Yanlu Zhong
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Phonology of San Martin Quechua [PDF]
, 2012 While the present work is far from being a definitive one, it does aim at providing a fairly complete phonology of San Martin Quechua. The author has tried to give a satisfactory account of the descriptive problems and their possible solutions for the
Howkins, Douglas William
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Catalan Journal of Linguistics, 2012 In this paper we provide a formal account for underapplication of vowel reduction to schwa in Majorcan Catalan loanwords and learned words. On the basis of the comparison of these data with those concerning productive derivation and verbal inflection ...
Clàudia Pons-Moll
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Language Learning, EarlyView.Abstract This study investigated the phonetic training performance of 80 first language (L1) Catalan/Spanish advanced second language (L2) English learners in a four‐session high‐variability phonetic training (HVPT) program and how their training progress interacted with stimuli type (nonwords vs. words) and individual differences in auditory selective
Ingrid Mora‐Plaza +3 more
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Lexical phonology of Chilcotin
, 1988 This thesis analyses the native Indian language Chilcotin through the use of the lexical phonology model. Data were collected from five speakers varying in age, dialect and sex. Chapter 1 discusses the segemental, tonal and syllabic systems in Chilcotin.
Andrews, Christina
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Language Learning, EarlyView.Abstract The extent to which lexical mastery consists of interrelated types of lexical knowledge has been widely discussed. Yet, few studies have explored whether the lexical dimensions of knowledge and processing are relatively independent or investigated how these two dimensions contribute to listening and reading among beginner‐to‐low‐intermediate ...
Amber Dudley, Emma Marsden
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