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Is the scope of phonological planning constrained by the syntactical role of the utterance constituents? [PDF]
, 2009 Five experiments looked the effect of repeated phonemes in the production of color adjective+noun phrases in English ("green gun"), or noun+color adjective phrases in Spanish and French.
Dumay, Nicolas +6 more
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Journal of Sociolinguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article investigates memetic interaction as an illustrative example of complex polycentric online communication. Using a chronotopic‐scalar framework, it offers a theorized account of how online (inter)action works, how it is guided by (perceptions of) normativities, and how it is in dialogue with the “offline.” Specifically, I focus on ...
Taraneh Sanei
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Seeing the Speaker's Face Enhances Second Language Shadowing: Neural and Behavioral Evidence
Language Learning, EarlyView.Abstract This functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study investigated how facial cues influence second language (L2) shadowing among 42 Japanese learners of English. Participants completed four conditions that varied by task type (listening vs. shadowing) and visual input (face vs. mosaic).
Hyeonjeong Jeong +7 more
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Linguística, 2017 The paper describes longitudinal spontaneous and experimental cross-sectional production data from Portuguese children on the acquisition of irregular plural forms of words with final lateral.
Maria João Freitas, Catarina Afonso
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Language Learning, EarlyView.Abstract Semantic fluency, the ability to retrieve words within a category, relies on lexical knowledge, semantic memory and executive control mechanisms. A richer, interconnected semantic memory and optimal executive control, as seen in creative individuals, enhance fluency through broad associative searches and quicker access to remote concepts ...
Almudena Fernández‐Fontecha
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Phonological acquisition; Phonology; Distinctive features; Phonological contrast; Robustness
, 2010 O estudo da aquisição fonológica de uma língua pressupõe o entendimento do funcionamento de duas unidades importantes: segmentos e traços. As teorias fonológicas têm permitido esse entendimento, a partir de suas predições, enquanto que os estudos empíricos têm possibilitado que a teoria seja revisada de forma constante, para que possa explicar os ...
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Language Learning, EarlyView.Abstract Selective admissions at universities in the United Kingdom aim to ensure a baseline language competence, yet, despite persistent achievement disparities across linguistic backgrounds, systematic comparisons of linguistic skills underpinning academic success remain rare.
Justyna Mackiewicz, Danijela Trenkic
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Phonology facilitates deeply opaque logographic writing.
PLoS ONEPhonological knowledge plays a pivotal role in many aspects of language processing, but it remains controversial whether it is required for writing. In the present study, we examined the issue by focusing on written production in an opaque logographic ...
Mio Yokoi +2 more
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The diachronic emergence of retroflex segments in three languages [PDF]
, 2005 The present study shows that though retroflex segments can be considered articulatorily marked, there are perceptual reasons why languages introduce this class into their phoneme inventory. This observation is illustrated with the diachronic developments
Hamann, Silke
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Language Learning, EarlyView.Abstract The present study investigated learning new meanings of known words from reading, following Hulme et al.’s (2018) study. English speakers read four short stories containing 16 critical words (i.e., familiar word forms assigned invented secondary meanings).
Nurul Aini Mohd Jelani, Irina Elgort
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