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Cascadedness in Chinese Written Word Production
In written word production, is activation transmitted from lexical-semantic selection to orthographic encoding in a serial or cascaded fashion? Very few previous studies have addressed this issue, and the existing evidence comes from languages with ...
Qingqing eQu, Markus F Damian
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Predicative Possession in Ukrainian and Intra‐Slavonic Language Contact1
Abstract Ukrainian has two inherited syntactic forms for possessive have: a transitive one with a lexical have‐verb, and an intransitive, originally locative be‐construction. On the basis of four corpus studies, the article establishes their relative frequency in Middle Ukrainian writing (17th and 18th c.), Modern Ukrainian dialects (20th c.), and ...
Jan Fellerer
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The ability to learn new written words is modulated by language orthographic consistency.
INTRODUCTION:It is well known that a difficulty in forming lexical representations is a strong predictor of reading and spelling difficulties even after controlling for the effects of other cognitive skills.
Chiara Valeria Marinelli +2 more
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Remnant Case Forms and Patterns of Syncretism in Early West Germanic
Abstract Early stages of the Old West Germanic languages differ from the other two branches, Gothic and Norse, by showing remnants of a fifth case in a‐ and ō‐stem nouns. The forms in question, which have the ending ‐i or ‐u, are conventionally labelled ‘instrumental’ and cover a range of functions, such as instrument, means, comitative and locative ...
Will Thurlwell
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Sub- and supralexical information in early phases of lexical access
The present study investigated sub- and supralexical effects in morphological processing for inflected and pseudo complex words and pseudowords in masked and cross-modal priming.
Juhani eJärvikivi, Pirita ePyykkönen
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Since signs and words are perceived and produced in distinct sensory-motor systems, they do not share a phonological basis. Nevertheless, many deaf bilinguals master a spoken language with input merely based on visual cues like mouth representations of ...
Annika Herrmann +4 more
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Mapping Language: Names, Speakers and Voices
Short Abstract In this conversational piece, we reflect on our experience of working with and on maps and map‐makers that have shaped linguistic conventions and ideas, suggesting geographers have much to contribute by engaging with such mapping. It illuminates how maps rendered the unpredictable geography of speakers and the naming of places as ...
Beth Williamson, Philip Jagessar
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Vocabulary knowledge is key to understanding and addressing disparities in higher education
Abstract Background Persistent degree‐awarding gaps exist in UK universities along the lines of domicile (UK vs. non‐UK) and ethnicity (white British vs. ethnic minority). Although both intersect with language (English as a first or second language), research on the role of language in academic disparities in higher education remains sparse.
Selma Babayiğit, Danijela Trenkic
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Attention to text in video predicts young children's orthographic knowledge
Abstract Background and Aims This study examined preschool‐aged children's attention to text in video, and whether it may be related to their developing orthographic knowledge. Sample 1 Study 1 showed 66 children videos that included text. Method Children's attention to the video was measured using eye‐tracking, and their recognition of orthographic ...
Tanya Kaefer, Susan B. Neuman
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Holistic processing has been identified as an expertise marker of face and object recognition. By contrast, reduced holistic processing is purportedly an expertise marker in recognising orthographic characters in Chinese.
Ricky Van-yip Tso +2 more
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