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Memetics and the Parallel Architecture
Abstract The evolution of human communication and culture is among the most significant—and challenging—questions we face in attempting to understand the evolution of our species. This article takes up two frameworks for theorizing about human communication and culture, namely, Jackendoff's Parallel Architecture of the human language faculty, and the ...
Ronald J. Planer
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Mechanisms of Verbal Fluency Impairment in Stroke: Insights From "Strategic Indices" Derived From a Study of 337 Patients. [PDF]
Dorchies F+7 more
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Abstract As people age, there is a natural decline in cognitive functioning and brain structure. However, the relationship between brain function and cognition in older adults is neither straightforward nor uniform. Instead, it is complex, influenced by multiple factors, and can vary considerably from one person to another.
Monica Baciu, Elise Roger
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Factors modulating perception and production of speech by AI tools: a test case of Amazon Alexa and Polly. [PDF]
Song JY, Rojas C, Pycha A.
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The subjunctive alternation in Indian English
Abstract The study at hand is an exploration of the alternation between the mandative subjunctive and its equivalent modal construction with the verb should in Indian English. The study complements the growing body of research on the morphosyntax of the variety and it enhances our understanding of the relatively under‐researched alternation.
Karola Schmidt
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Exploring the Activation of Target Words in Picture Naming in Children Who Stutter: Evidence From Event-Related Potentials. [PDF]
Maxfield ND.
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Stigma, self‐styling and ‘forced accents’ among English L2 speakers in Spain
Abstract This paper examines the relationship between shame, stigma and accent for non‐native English speakers in Spain. The low English competence of the Spanish population frequently constitutes a source of individual and collective stigma – which includes the apparent undesirability of Spanish‐sounding English.
Eva Codó, Carly Collins
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Neural correlates of reading aloud on the autism spectrum. [PDF]
McCabe C+4 more
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Nigerian English research: Developments and directions
Abstract This article describes the progress made by scholars over a period of more than five decades in the field of Nigerian English studies. It will thus serve as a useful tool for those researching in this field; and apparently there has been no such attempt to date to review the research landscape of Nigerian English in order to show its key ...
David Jowitt, Kingsley O. Ugwuanyi
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