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Effects of Linguistic Distance on Second Language Brain Activations in Bilinguals: An Exploratory Coordinate-Based Meta-Analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2022 In this quantitative meta-analysis, we used the activation likelihood estimation (ALE) approach to address the effects of linguistic distance between first (L1) and second (L2) languages on language-related brain activations.
Elisa Cargnelutti +3 more
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Distance measure for linguistic decision making
Systems Engineering Procedia, 2011 AbstractIn this paper, we extend the distance measure to the linguistic fuzzy sets, and develop the linguistic distance operators, such as linguistic weighted distance (LWD) operator, linguistic ordered weighted distance (LOWD) operator, and study some of their desired properties. These aggregation operators are very useful for decision-making problems
Yejun Xu, Huimin Wang
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Linguistic distance affects executive performance in trilinguals
Acta PsychologicaRecent research has highlighted potential benefits associated with bilingualism for overall cognitive efficiency and health. One understudied dimension of the bilingual experience is linguistic distance (LD), a measure defining how (dis)similar two given
M. Nelyubina +4 more
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Four centuries of German “happiness” in lexicographers’ interpretations [PDF]
SHS Web of Conferences, 2021 The article deals with the concept of “happiness”, represented and interpreted through lexicography. The objective of the study is to try to compare the perspectives of researchers on the origin of the word Glück, trace the development of its semantics ...
Ivanov Andrey Vladimirovich +1 more
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Is Gengbè a Language or an Éwégbè Dialect? A Historical and Dialectological Study [PDF]
Uirtus, 2023 This study focuses on Gengbè, a language of the Gbè continuum spoken in southern Togo and Benin. It falls within the framework of dialectology/dialectometry and raises the issue of the status of Gengbè within the continuum.
Essenam Kodjo Kadza Komla
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Linguistic Distance and Market Integration in India [PDF]
The Journal of Economic History, 2021 The role of cultural distance in market integration, particularly in the developing world, has received relatively little attention. Using prices from more than 200 South Asian markets spanning 1861 to 1921, we show that linguistic distance correlates negatively with market integration.
Fenske, J, Kala, N
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Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2021 This study investigates whether potential differences in the weight of out-of-school and in-school learning environments affect the acquisition of L2 English by teenagers in two geographical contexts, more and less English-rich, and with less and more ...
Carmen Muñoz , Teresa Cadierno
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Examining Factors Influencing Cognitive Load of Computer Programmers
Brain Sciences, 2023 In this study, the factors influencing the cognitive load of computer programmers during the perception of different code tasks were investigated. The eye movement features of computer programmers were used to provide a significant relationship between ...
Didem Issever +2 more
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Społeczeństwo, Edukacja, Język, 2022 This study examines the correlation between selected factors and English proficiency levels among immigrants. A sample of 50 learners participated in this research, which took place in the ESL classroom in Communicate School in Manchester, UK.
Krzysztof Polok, Anna Cholewa
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From Regional Dialects to the Standard: Measuring Linguistic Distance in Galician Varieties
Languages, 2020 The analysis of the linguistic distance between dialect varieties and the standard variety typically focuses on establishing the influence exerted by the standard norm on the dialects. In languages whose standard form was established and implemented well
Xulio Sousa
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