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Three arguments for abstraction in phonology

Glossa
Much recent research in cognitive and brain sciences links speech processing to the auditory and articulatory systems. These facts notwithstanding, here, I argue that phonology is abstract, algebraic, and substance-free. I first review challenges to this
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Core Components of Effective Home Visiting Programmes and Parenting Interventions Delivered by Nurses and Midwives—A Scoping Review

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To investigate international evidence on home visits and parenting interventions delivered by nurses and midwives and to identify core components, such as intervention content, programme characteristics, contextual factors and implementation elements shared by effective interventions. Design Scoping Review.
Outi Savolainen, Hanna Rouvinen, Margaret M. Barry   +2 more
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Annual Research Review: Associations of socioeconomic status with cognitive function, language ability, and academic achievement in youth: a systematic review of mechanisms and protective factors

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Volume 66, Issue 4, Page 417-439, April 2025.
Low socioeconomic status (SES) is negatively associated with children's cognitive and academic performance, leading to long‐term educational and economic disparities. In particular, SES is a powerful predictor of executive function (EF), language ability, and academic achievement.
Divyangana Rakesh, Paris Anne Lee, Amruta Gaikwad, Katie A. McLaughlin   +3 more
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Sedang grammar: Phonological and syntactic structure

, 1979
Acknowledgements iiiContents vList of charts xList of figures xiiList of maps xiiTable of abbreviations xiiiGRAMMAR - THE PHONOLOGICAL AND SYNTACTIC STRUCTURE OF SEDANG 1PART ONE: INTRODUCTION 3 1. HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL SETTING 3Map 1.1: Ethnic Minorities of South Vietnam 6Map 1.2: The Sedang Area 8 2.
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Decoding and vocabulary improvements mediate sustained gains in reading comprehension: Evidence from a randomised controlled trial of a multicomponent reading intervention

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, EarlyView.
Background Reading comprehension is critical for academic success, yet many children with persistent decoding difficulties struggle to achieve it. This study examined whether a multicomponent literacy intervention is effective in improving reading comprehension and whether any gains in comprehension are mediated by improvements in word reading and ...
Cameron Downing, Catherine Clark, Gwennant Evans, Rachel Cartin, Joseph Smith, Charles Hulme, Manon Jones   +6 more
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A Monophonemic Analysis of Prenasalized Consonants in Saramaccan

Journal of Ibero-Romance Creoles, 2013
This paper describes Saramaccan prenasalized consonants. We demonstrate that a phonetic analysis of consonant duration, and the duration of vowels preceding prenasalized consonants confirms phonological descriptions that characterize these units as ...
Yolanda Rivera Castillo
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Gesturing While Writing: An Alternate Perspective on Mimetic Prosody

Critical Quarterly, EarlyView.
Paul Magee
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‘Gen Z Language? Y'all Mean AAVE’: The Appropriation of African American Vernacular English as ‘TikTok Language’

Journal of Sociolinguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sociolinguistic research has long documented the appropriation of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) across media including film, music and advertising. In this article, we add to this body of work by exploring the digital recontextualisation of a subset of AAVE features as ‘TikTok/internet language’.
Christian Ilbury, Rianna Walcott
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Is Gender‐Inclusive Language Left‐Wing? The Social Meaning of Four Gender‐Inclusive Strategies in French and German

Journal of Sociolinguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite evidence that gender‐inclusive language represents genders more equally than generic masculines, it still faces resistance, possibly due to its perceived association with left‐wing politics. This study explores the social meaning of gender‐inclusive language compared with generic masculines in French and German, using four gender ...
Benjamin Storme, Naomi Truan, Jo Lychnara, Gráinne Deasy   +3 more
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Phonology: 1 Sublexical structure

, 2020
A Grammar of Italian Sign Language (LIS) is a comprehensive presentation of the grammatical properties of LIS. It has been conceived as a tool for students, teachers, interpreters, the Deaf community, researchers, linguists and whoever is interested in the study of LIS. It is one output of the Horizon 2020 SIGN-HUB project. It is composed of six Parts:
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