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A Guide to Build (ING) GLMM Trees in Canadian Maritime English: Part 2, Linguistic Factors

Language and Linguistics Compass, Volume 20, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
ABSTRACT This second paper in a two‐part methodological guide demonstrates how Generalised Linear Mixed Model (GLMM) tree analysis can be used to explore linguistic conditioning in sociolinguistic variation. Building on Part 1, which introduced the dataset and illustrated how GLMM trees reveal social patterning in (ING) variation, Part 2 focuses on the
Matt Hunt Gardner
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Nigerian English and the Phonotactic Influence of the West Chadic Languages

Universal Journal of Educational Research
Phonotactics is a fundamental aspect of phonology that governs the permissible combinations of sounds in a given language. It consists of rules that dictate how phonemes; the smallest units of sound can be arranged to form syllables and words.
Blessing Saina’an Lagan, Mary Daniel Nimram   +1 more
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The role of first and second language reading, first language low‐level skills, and working memory in second language writing

The Modern Language Journal, Volume 110, Issue 1, Page 159-187, Spring 2026.
Abstract Our research investigated how L2 and L1 reading, L1 low‐level skills and working memory are related to ratings and the linguistic characteristics (productivity, cohesion, lexical sophistication and diversity, syntactic complexity, and accuracy) of argumentative and narrative texts. The research was conducted in Hungary with 95 secondary school
Judit Kormos, Csilla Bartha
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(Un)markedness of trills : the case of Slavic r-palatalisation [PDF]

, 2010
This paper evaluates trills [r] and their palatalized counterparts [rj] from the point of view of markedness. It is argued that [r]s are unmarked sounds in comparison to [rj]s which follows from the examination of the following parameters: (a) frequency ...
Zygis, Marzena
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Consonant clusters in Nigerian English

World Englishes, Volume 45, Issue 1, Page 19-38, March 2026.
Abstract This study explores consonant cluster production and its influencing factors in Nigerian English using a corpus‐based approach. More than 4000 onset and coda consonant clusters produced in the broadcast talks, broadcast discussions and broadcast news from ICE‐Nigeria by a total of 44 speakers were analysed with reference to cluster position ...
Ulrike Gut, Philipp Meer
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Lexical and sub-lexical knowledge influences the encoding, storage, and articulation of nonwords [PDF]

, 2011
Nonword repetition (NWR) has been used extensively in the study of child language. Although lexical and sub-lexical knowledge is known to influence NWR performance, there has been little examination of the NWR processes (e.g., encoding, storage ...
Jones, G, Witherstone, HL
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Little Scientists & Social Apprentices: Active Word Learning in Dynamic Social Contexts Using a Transparent Dyadic Interaction Platform

Social Development, Volume 35, Issue 1, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Research characterises the child as an active learner who attends more to and selectively retains information they actively elicit better than information they passively receive. At the same time, children learn best from knowledgeable others who tailor information to children's learning progress.
Ricarda Bothe, Sebastian Isbaner, Xiaoyun Chen, Shreya Venkatesan, Igor Kagan, Alexander Gail, Nivedita Mani   +6 more
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Invisible Print? Reading Skill Predicts Children's Learning of Novel Spoken Words

Infant and Child Development, Volume 35, Issue 1, January/February 2026.
ABSTRACT Research indicates that when literate children and adults hear a new word that they have never seen in print, they create an expectation for how the word may be spelled. However, studies have not yet examined the extent to which orthographic knowledge plays a role in children's spoken vocabulary learning when words are taught without print ...
Taylor J. Bryant, Dawna Duff, Bethany Bell, Lisa Fitton, Suzanne M. Adlof   +4 more
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Segmentation cues in conversational speech: Robust semantics and fragile phonotactics

Frontiers in Psychology, 2012
Multiple cues influence listeners’ segmentation of connected speech into words, but most previous studies have used stimuli elicited in careful readings rather than natural conversation. Discerning word boundaries in conversational speech may differ from
Laurence eWhite, Sven eMattys, Lukas eWiget   +2 more
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Syllable structure and prosodic words in Early Old French

Papers in Historical Phonology, 2020
This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the phonotactics of syllable rhymes based on all unique tokens in two Early Old French texts. Based on the data from this single, conservative variety, I develop Jacobs’ (1994) proposal that the Old French ...
Thomas M. Rainsford
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