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Phonological Specificity of Vowel Contrasts at 18-months
Language and Speech, 2008 Previous research has shown that English infants are sensitive to mispronunciations of vowels in familiar words by as early as 15-months of age. These results suggest that not only are infants sensitive to large mispronunciations of the vowels in words, but also sensitive to smaller mispronunciations, involving changes to only one dimension of the ...
Mani, Nivedita +2 more
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JCPP Advances, EarlyView.Abstract Background Attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and language/reading difficulties frequently co‐occur. The extent of shared genetic architecture remains incompletely defined. We investigated genome‐wide overlap between ADHD and four core skills: word reading, nonword reading, spelling, and phoneme awareness.
Jinzhu Zhao +5 more
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Covert contrast as a developmental stage in L2 phonology: evidence from Arabic emphatics
Cogent Arts & HumanitiesThis study examines covert contrasts—acoustically distinct yet imperceptible phonemic differences—in English-speaking learners of Modern Standard Arabic, focusing on /tˤ/–/t/ and /sˤ/–/s/.
Mohammad Aljutaily, Radhyah Almutairi
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Orthographic influences, vocabulary development and phonological awareness in deaf children who use cochlear implants [PDF]
, 2009 In the current study, we explore the influence of orthographic knowledge on phonological awareness in children with cochlear implants and compare developmental associations to those found for hearing children matched for word reading level or ...
Rajput, Kaukab +3 more
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JCPP Advances, EarlyView.Abstract Background Taxometric analysis is designed to test whether the latent structure underlying clinical conditions is categorical (taxonic) or dimensional. Despite its relevance to ongoing debates on neurodevelopmental conditions, its application to this field remains limited.
Enrico Toffalini +4 more
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Dispelling Myths and Misunderstandings About Defining and Remediating Dyslexia. [PDF]
DyslexiaABSTRACT Despite a strong base of scientifically supported research on dyslexia, pervasive misunderstandings continue, particularly in the United States, where state legislation, instructional practices and parent advocacy intersect in ways that influence how dyslexia is identified and treated.
Austin CR +4 more
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Syllabification and phonological rule application in Tashlhiyt Berber [PDF]
, 2008 Tashlhiyt variety of Berber, spoken in the southern part of Morocco has drawn particular attention from phonologists for its admittance of complex consonant sequences and of vowelless phonological words.
Soutsane, Karima
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Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite a consensus that shorter (vs. longer) brand names positively influence consumer mindset metrics, the mechanisms driving this influence remain unclear, as does the effect of brand name length on brands' financial performance. This article helps fill these literature gaps.
Ammara Mahmood, Jonathan Luffarelli
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Redeployment in language contact: the case of phonological emphasis
Frontiers in Language SciencesThis article applies the notion of redeployment in second language acquisition to contact-induced diachronic changes. Of special interest are cases where a marked phonological contrast has spread across neighboring languages.
Darin Flynn
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Acoustic cues for the korean stop contrast-dialectal variation [PDF]
, 2013 In this study, cross-dialectal variation in the use of the acoustic cues of VOT and F0 to mark the laryngeal contrast in Korean stops is examined with Chonnam Korean and Seoul Korean.
Choi, Hansook
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