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Phonological Factors Affecting L1 Phonetic Realization of Proficient Polish Users of English [PDF]

, 2015
Acoustic phonetic studies examine the L1 of Polish speakers with professional level proficiency in English. The studies include two tasks, a production task carried out entirely in Polish and a phonetic code-switching task in which speakers insert target
Anna Balas, Antoniou, Antoniou, Antoniou, Antoniou, Arkadiusz Rojczyk, Best, Best, Brunner, Brunner, Bullock, Bullock, Chang, Chang, Cook, Cook, Cruttenden, Cruttenden, Davidson, Davidson, Dilley, Dilley, Dogil, Dogil, Flege, Flege, Flege, Flege, Garellek, Garellek, Geoffrey Schwartz, Grosjean, Grosjean, Grosjean, Grosjean, Harada, Harada, Kraska, Kraska, Maddieson, Maddieson, Munro, Munro, Newlin, Newlin, Olson, Olson, Sancier, Sancier, Schwartz, Schwartz, Strange, Strange, Sypiańska, Sypiańska, Umeda, Umeda, Waniek, Waniek, Wiese, Wiese, Zampini, Zampini   +62 more
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Attention to text in video predicts young children's orthographic knowledge

British Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Aims This study examined preschool‐aged children's attention to text in video, and whether it may be related to their developing orthographic knowledge. Sample 1 Study 1 showed 66 children videos that included text. Method Children's attention to the video was measured using eye‐tracking, and their recognition of orthographic ...
Tanya Kaefer, Susan B. Neuman
wiley   +1 more source

The Formal Dynamism of Categories: Stops vs. Fricatives, Primitivity vs. Simplicity [PDF]

, 2008
Minimalist Phonology (MP; Pöchtrager 2006) constructs its theory based on the phonological epistemological principle (Kaye 2001) and exposes the arbitrary nature of standard Government Phonology (sGP) and strict-CV (sCV), particularly with reference to ...
B. Bernhardt, D. Shariatmadari, G. Breen, J. Kaye, J. Kaye, J. Lowenstamm, L. Trask, M. Charette, M. Charette, M. Guasti, N. Bernstein-Ratner, N. Chomsky, P. Fikkert, R. Kirchner, R. LaPolla, S. Chin, S. Jensen, Shanti Úlfsbjörninn, T. Scheer, T. Zamuner, W. Nelson   +20 more
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Lexical inference training for homonyms: Two randomized controlled trials for children with English as a first and an additional language

British Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Many words have multiple meanings, which present challenges to learning, yet research has yet to identify effective interventions for homonyms. Lexical inference may be a promising strategy. Aim To evaluate a brief, novel lexical inference intervention for homonyms. Samples Children aged 7–8 years (Study 1: N = 180, Study 2: N = 76).
Sophie A. Booton, Julia M. H. Birchenough, Katie Gilligan‐Lee, Fiona Jelley, Victoria A. Murphy   +4 more
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Rhyme Awareness in Children With Normal Hearing and Children With Cochlear Implants: An Exploratory Study

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
Phonological awareness is a critical component of phonological processing that predicts children’s literacy outcomes. Phonological awareness skills enable children to think about the sound structure of words and facilitates decoding and the analysis of ...
Linye Jing, Katrien Vermeire, Andrea Mangino, Christina Reuterskiöld   +3 more
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Big words, small phrases: Mismatches between pause units and the polysynthetic word in Dalabon [PDF]

, 2015
This article uses instrumental data from natural speech to examine the phenomenon of pause placement within the verbal word in Dalabon, a polysynthetic Australian language of Arnhem Land.
Evans, Nicholas, Fletcher, Janet, Ross, Belinda   +2 more
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The relation of spatial skills, spatial memory span, and two anxiety types with statistics anxiety in European and North American University students

British Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background & Aims The present two studies investigated the role of spatial cognition in statistics anxiety. The hypothesis that spatial representations and/or visuospatial skills are related to the acquisition of statistics abilities which, when lacking or unused, generate statistics anxiety is examined.
Rose‐Marie Gibeau, Sébastien Béland, Erin A. Maloney, Michael Cantinotti, Lucile Chanquoy, Daniel Lalande, Jessica Simon, Charlotte Paulis, Gaën Plancher, Marie‐Aude Boislard, Denis Cousineau   +10 more
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Cognitive Flexibility Moderates the Predictive Effect of Phonological Awareness on Focus Structures in Chinese Preschool Children

Brain Sciences
Focus structures, a complex aspect of information structure in language, have garnered significant attention in psycholinguistics. The question of whether Chinese preschoolers aged 4–6 years possess the ability to process focus structures in oral ...
Xueqing Tan, Jun Song
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Linking working memory and long-term memory: A computational model of the learning of new words [PDF]

, 2007
The nonword repetition (NWR) test has been shown to be a good predictor of children’s vocabulary size. NWR performance has been explained using phonological working memory, which is seen as a critical component in the learning of new words.
Baddeley A.D., Bates E., Brown G.D.A., Case R., Chi M.T.H., Conrad R., Croker S., De Groot A.D., Dunn L.M., Freudenthal D., Freudenthal D., Freudenthal D., Freudenthal D., Freudenthal D., Gathercole S.E., Gathercole S.E., Gathercole S.E., Gathercole S.E., Gathercole S.E., Gobet F., Jones G., Jones G., Jones G., Lane P.C.R., Masoura E.V., Munson B., Munson B., Nagy W.E., Page M.P.A., Papagno C., Richman H.B., Roy P., Ruchkin D.S., Schneider W., Theakston A.L., Treiman R., Zhang G.   +36 more
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Enjoyment and perceived teacher conflict shape early L2 English performance: A longitudinal study in primary school

British Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Learning English as a second language (L2) is crucial in a globalized world. However, longitudinal evidence on how young learners' achievement emotions and perceived teacher–child relationship quality jointly shape L2 outcomes remains limited.
Fabiola Silletti, Gabrielle Coppola, Cristina Semeraro, Rosalinda Cassibba, Paola Palladino, Matteo Gatti, Pasquale Musso   +6 more
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