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Distinctive features [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Honeybone, P.
core  

Overreliance on Orthographic Similarity in L2‐Japanese Conceptual Processing by L1‐Chinese Learners

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 1807-1820, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Orthographic and phonological similarities between first (L1) and second (L2) languages can facilitate L2 processing. Particularly, L1‐Chinese learners of L2‐Japanese can benefit from the shared morphosyllabic Chinese characters (Japanese kanji/Chinese hanzi) because of their similar orthographies.
Xuehan Zhao, Kexin Xiong, Sachiko Kiyama
wiley   +1 more source

Japanese EFL Learners’ Perspectives on the Inclusion of Diverse English Accents in Audio Recordings for Textbooks and Listening Tests

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 1732-1745, May 2026.
ABSTRACT The use of English accents beyond standard American and British varieties has been increasingly advocated in English language education, particularly in listening instruction and assessment. However, little is known about learners’ perspectives on diverse accents in terms of their use in different types of listening materials.
Ryuichi Suzuki   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parent Speech in Free Play Is Guided by Infant Attention, But Organized by Object Familiarity

open access: yesInfancy, Volume 31, Issue 3, May/June 2026.
ABSTRACT Successful coordination of infant attention and parent speech during free play supports infants' language development. Parents' responsive linguistic input reduces uncertainty in label‐referent associations and provides information at moments of infants' increased attention and receptiveness.
Anne‐Kathrin Mahlke   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Kinship‐based deference among Jaru siblings: A collaborative, adaptive, and multimodal accomplishment

open access: yesJournal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 1, May 2026.
Abstract In the Jaru community of northern Western Australia, certain in‐laws and relatives are categorized as being in a highly respectful relationship in which they are expected to pay deference to one another. This conversation‐analytic study closely examines the deferential practices that are used among three Jaru siblings in an ordinary multi ...
Josua Dahmen
wiley   +1 more source

Phonological networks remain intact in multiple sclerosis. [PDF]

open access: yesNeuropsychology
Link A   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Mother tongue instruction as a sticky object: The making of a register of denunciation

open access: yesJournal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 1, May 2026.
Abstract This article examines the making of a political register to denounce mother tongue instruction (MTI) in Sweden. Nationally mandated since 1977, MTI is a state‐sponsored, curriculum‐stipulated subject for minority pupils of over 187 languages other than Swedish.
Scarlett Mannish, Linus Salö
wiley   +1 more source

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