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Cognitive and linguistic implications of learning Japanese as foreign language: A case study of a Brazilian aphasic learner [PDF]

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Considering that foreign language (FL) learning invokes a diverse brain network with different functions, this paper aims to discuss the activities proposed in a case study with a Brazilian participant with aphasia learning Japanese as a FL.
Cinthia Sayuri Misaka, Amanda Cristina de Freitas   +1 more
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Pulling Down the Hierarchy

Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper is about the hierarchy view: that each word has infinitely many meanings, arranged into levels, with the level n meaning serving as its semantic value when it occurs embedded to degree n in indirect or attitude reporting verbs. Departing from the famous debates over the bare tenability of the hierarchy view, I focus on whether there
Mark McCullagh
wiley   +1 more source

Inquiry and Logical Form

Philosophical Perspectives, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Joint inquiry requires agents to exchange public content about some target domain, which in turn requires them to track which content a linguistic form contributes to a conversation. But, often, the inquiry delivers a necessary truth. For example, if we are inquiring whether a particular bird, Tweety, is a woodpecker, and discover that it is ...
Una Stojnić, Matthew Stone
wiley   +1 more source

Independent Effects of Age, Education, Verbal Working Memory, Motor Speed of Processing, Locality, and Morphosyntactic Category on Verb‐Related Morphosyntactic Production: Evidence From Healthy Aging

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates the role of locality (a task/material‐related variable), demographic factors (age, education, and sex), cognitive capacities (verbal working memory [WM], verbal short‐term memory [STM], speed of processing [SOP], and inhibition), and morphosyntactic category (time reference and grammatical aspect) in verb‐related ...
Marielena Soilemezidi, Maki Kubota, Marina Chrisikopoulou, Valantis Fyndanis   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Charting New Paths in the Study of Kin Term Acquisition

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Kin terms appear among infants’ earliest words, yet a full mastery of kin concepts typically emerges only in late childhood. This prolonged developmental trajectory reflects not only children's acquisition of an abstract relational system of words, but also their growing understanding of social relationships and interactional norms.
Marisa Casillas, Yuchen Jin, Stephen C. Levinson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Navigating language learning through metalinguistic beliefs: a theoretical exploration informed by multilingual narratives

Frontiers in Language Sciences
This article reconceptualizes metalinguistic beliefs in multilingual learning by examining how they are constructed and mobilized in learners' narratives.
Constanza Quinteros Ortiz
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Equality Amongst Speakers of English: Distributive and Relational Approaches

World Englishes, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores how egalitarians should characterise the complex and multifaceted inequalities associated with the ongoing global spread of English(es). We argue that global linguistic inequality today cannot be reduced to a single dimension, such as inequality of power or status.
Andrew Shorten, Sergi Morales‐Gálvez
wiley   +1 more source

“I Want Others to Know:” Digital Storytelling as Participatory Multiliteracies Pedagogy for Refugee Adults

Journal of Adolescent &Adult Literacy, Volume 70, Issue 2, September/October 2026.
ABSTRACT Shifting policies and increased polarization around immigration underscore the need for classroom practices that foster inclusion and resilience, enabling learners to navigate complex sociopolitical landscapes in a new language. Participatory action research has long been understood as a form of adult learning, and participatory arts‐based ...
Melissa Hauber‐Özer, Kelly Leavitt, Reese Betts   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Theory to Practice: Integrating Generative AI‐Powered Microlearning Into TESOL

TESOL Journal, Volume 17, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This article offers practical strategies for integrating microlearning and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) into TESOL instruction. It positions GenAI‐powered microlearning as a promising theory‐informed approach to meet the evolving demands of language teaching and learning in diverse global contexts.
Lucas Kohnke
wiley   +1 more source

Co‐Designing Multimodal, Multilingual Text Sets: Centering Caregiver Choice

The Reading Teacher, Volume 80, Issue 2, September/October 2026.
ABSTRACT Early literacy instruction in the U.S. often centers monolingual, English‐dominant practices that marginalize multilingual learners and their families. This qualitative design‐based research study examines a family literacy initiative that engaged caregivers and teachers as co‐designers of a multilingual, multimodal literacy resource bag ...
Katie M. Crook, Emily Howell, Lindsey W. Rowe, Hazel Vega, C. C. Bates   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source