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Cognitively Guided Phonetic Instruction

, 2019
This research study looks at phonics instructional strategies, determines the key elements of Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI), and investigates whether there is a way to apply CGI to a phonics lesson.
Cuevas, Josh, Moore, Stephanie
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A Joint Learning Model of Word Segmentation, Lexical Acquisition, and Phonetic Variability [PDF]

, 2013
We present a cognitive model of early lexical acquisition which jointly performs word segmentation and learns an explicit model of phonetic variation. We define the model as a Bayesian noisy channel; we sample segmentations and word forms simultaneously ...
Elsner, Micha, Feldman, Naomi, Wood, Frank, Goldwater, Sharon; id_orcid   +3 more
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Extension Economists: Valued in Mission, Penalized in Practice

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As the public engagement arm of the land‐grant mission, we argue that Extension faculty in US agricultural economics departments face an identity crossroads as they struggle for institutional support. Specifically, we argue that Extension economists function as boundary‐spanning professionals within academic structures that often devalue ...
Trey Malone, Craig W. Carpenter, Courtney Bir, Andrew J. Van Leuven, Rebecca Wasserman‐Olin, Wendong Zhang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bio-inspired broad-class phonetic labelling [PDF]

, 2008
Recent studies have shown that the correct labeling of phonetic classes may help current Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) when combined with classical parsing automata based on Hidden Markov Models (HMM).Through the present paper a method for Phonetic ...
Martínez Olalla, Rafael, Rodellar Biarge, M. Victoria, Gómez Vilda, Pedro, Muñoz, Cristina, Fernández, L.M., Ferrández Vicente, José Manuel, Álvarez Marquina, Agustin   +6 more
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Constructing and Validating New County‐Level Cultural Capital Indices for Applied Policy Analysis: Evidence From SNAP Take‐Up

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cultural capital influences a wide range of social and economic outcomes, yet quantitative measures suitable for policy analysis remain limited. We develop county‐level cultural capital indices for the US based on Bourdieu's framework of objectified, embodied, and institutionalized cultural capital.
Pratyoosh Kashyap, Becca B. R. Jablonski, John Bovay   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the Use of Song Media as a Phonetic Learning Innovation for College Students

Al-Lisan: Jurnal Bahasa
Background: First-semester students in the Arabic Language Education program often struggle with pronouncing complex Arabic phonemes in the al-Ashwat wa al-Lahjat course.
Moh Arif Nurmuzib, Muhammad Jafar Shodiq, Boby Bagas Purnama, Khoirul Mubin   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Phonetic Similarity in Brand Name Innovation [PDF]

When developing a new brand name, similarity of the new brand name to an existing brand name may affect perceptions of the new brand name. However, marketers typically have little guidance on the optimal level of similarity versus originality.
TINA M. LOWREY, ANN KRONROD
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The Impacts of Health and Environmental Information Nudges on Meat Choices: Where Does Goat Meat Fit?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amidst a recent surge in US goat meat imports to meet growing demand, this study contributes to the meat demand literature by examining consumer preferences for goat meat, a relatively healthy and environmentally friendly alternative to other popular meats.
Binod Khanal, Sunil P. Dhoubhadel, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr.   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phonetic variability and grammatical knowledge: an articulatory study of Korean place assimilation. [PDF]

, 2008
The study reported here uses articulatory data to investigate Korean place assimilation of coronal stops followed by labial or velar stops, both within words and across words.
Pouplier, Marianne, Marianne Pouplier, Kochetov, Alexei, Alexei Kochetov   +3 more
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Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source