Phonology and phonetic-phonological variation
Apresentação do Dossiê de Linguística: Fonologia e variação fonético-fonológica
Bisol, Leda +2 more
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Italian Basic Terms Blu and Azzurro: Semantic Power Assessed in the Stroop Task
A Stroop task revealed an asymmetry of the semantic power of the two basic “Italian blues,” blu “dark blue” and azzurro “light blue.” BLU word, rendered in dark and light blue inks, showed no significant Stroop effects. In contrast, AZZURRO word exhibited strong Stroop interference and facilitation. Higher semantic power of azzurro is argued to reflect
Galina V. Paramei +3 more
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The phonetics and phonology of spirantization in North-Central Peninsular Spanish
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Carolina González
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Good English Pronunciation Users and their Pronunciation Learning Strategies [PDF]
The study investigates pronunciation learning strategies (PLS) deployed by those with good English pronunciation, as well as their beliefs concerning the variables that affect pronunciation competence.
Szyszka, Magdalena
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Sounds Sweet: Sound Reduplication in Brand Names Enhances Sweet Taste Expectations
ABSTRACT The association between brand name sounds and taste perception is an emerging area of interest in marketing research. This study aims to demonstrate the role of sound‐evoked cuteness in the expectation of sweet taste. Across seven studies (including two supplementary studies), our findings revealed that sound reduplication in brand names is ...
Kosuke Motoki +2 more
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The phonological status of English oral stops after tautosyllabic /s/ : evidence from speakers' classificatory behaviour [PDF]
The classification of oral stops after tautosyllabic /s/ in English is an old phonological problem to which different solutions have been proposed.
Monpeán González, José Antonio
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Long‐Term Speech Outcomes in Moderate‐to‐Severe Childhood Speech Sound Disorder: A Systematic Review
ABSTRACT Background Parents of children with moderate‐to‐severe speech sound disorder presenting to clinic want to understand prognosis for their child; however, there is unclear evidence as to the specific long‐term speech outcomes in this group.
Alexandra J. Garrett +2 more
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Research on Heritage Spanish Phonetics and Phonology: Pedagogical and Curricular Implications
This paper creates a novel link between research on linguistics and education by discussing what we know about the sound system of heritage language users of Spanish and how these findings can inform practices implemented in heritage Spanish courses in ...
Rajiv Rao, Emily Kuder
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Exploring Acoustic Overlap in Second Language Vowel Productions
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
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Testing the Role of Phonetic Naturalness in Mandarin Tone Sandhi
33 Yuwen Lai The University of Kansas yuwen@ku.edu It has long been noted that phonological patterning is influenced by phonetic factors. But phonologists diverge on whether phonetic motivations take effect in synchronic or diachronic phonology.
Zhang, Jie, Lai, Yuwen
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