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Investing in Game‐Based Informal Digital Learning of English (IDLE): A Chinese‐Speaking Gaming Community

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As a rapidly evolving sub‐field of computer‐assisted language learning, informal digital learning of English (IDLE) has become a significant catalyst for linguistic, affective, and pedagogical development among English as a second language (L2) learners.
Yue Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring Acoustic Overlap in Second Language Vowel Productions

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the alignment of vowel categories between second language (L2) learners and first language (L1) speakers of the target language, as well as potential overlaps between adjacent vowels in terms of formant frequencies and duration.
Georgios P. Georgiou, Elena Savva
wiley   +1 more source

From a Learner's Perspective: Tracing L2 Interactional Competence Development in Video‐Mediated Task‐Based Interactions

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In task‐based language learning, learners have to deal with the challenge of moving the task and the talk concurrently forward. In doing so, they develop sets of task‐relevant, interactional, and multimodal resources. In this study we use multimodal longitudinal conversation analysis to investigate one learner's L2 interactional competence ...
Carmen Konzett‐Firth, Ufuk Balaman
wiley   +1 more source

Pitch-based correspondences related to abstract concepts

open access: yesActa Psychologica
Previous investigations have shown pitch-based correspondences with various perceptual and conceptual attributes. The present study reveals two novel pitch-based correspondences with highly abstract concepts.
L. Vainio, A. Wikström, M. Vainio
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of Early Childhood Caries in Africa: A Systematic Review

open access: yesInternational Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The prevalence of early childhood caries (ECC) continues to increase. It is recognised as a public health concern, particularly in developing countries. Early childhood caries has numerous adverse effects on children’s growth and overall well‐being.
Faheema Kimmie‐Dhansay   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wrestling Voices: Amplifying Patriotism and Ethnic Stereotypes in 1980s American Professional Wrestling

open access: yesThe Journal of American Culture, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the use of promotional interviews (“promos”) in American professional wrestling of the 1980s. I argue that promos introduced a vocal modality into a form of sports entertainment that, as Roland Barthes ([1957] 1972) showed in Mythologies, had always been dominated by visual spectacle. I then undertake a focused linguistic
Jens Kjeldgaard‐Christiansen
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating the Arabic /f/ Pronunciation: A Comparative Analysis of Acoustic Phonetics

open access: diamond, 2023
Mad Ali   +6 more
openalex   +2 more sources

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