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Exploring Interactions Between Young Chinese as Second Language Learners and Chinese‐Speaking Students in Hong Kong: Influence of Interlocutor and Patterns of Interaction

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Oral interaction plays a facilitative role in second language acquisition. While numerous studies have explored adult learners’ interactions, research that has examined young learners’ interactions, especially among Chinese as a second language learners (CSLs), is lacking. This study focused on CSLs and Chinese‐speaking students (CSSs) in Hong
Jing Yan
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Lexicogrammatical Features Predicting Grade‐Based Outcomes in a Post‐Secondary Content Course: An NLP Approach

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This exploratory study investigated lexicogrammatical features associated with grade‐based differences in a corpus of 304 business papers taken from an upper‐level undergraduate course at a large North American university. Using five natural language processing tools, 719 candidate linguistic variables were analyzed for their relationship with
Randy Appel, John Maurice Gayed, Ruth McKay   +2 more
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Conversational facial signals combine into compositional meanings that change the interpretation of speaker intentions

Scientific Reports
Human language is extremely versatile, combining a limited set of signals in an unlimited number of ways. However, it is unknown whether conversational visual signals feed into the composite utterances with which speakers communicate their intentions. We
James P. Trujillo, Judith Holler
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Unrealistic Feedback in Socially Prescriptive Speech Technologies

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Socially prescriptive speech technologies (SPSTs) are technologies that claim to provide feedback to speakers about how other humans perceive their speech and communication style, based on algorithms trained on a set of static, prescriptive standards.
Nicole Holliday
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Vocabulary Strategy Instruction in the Argentine EFL Context: Teachers’ Perspectives and Practices

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite extensive research on vocabulary strategy instruction (VSI), little has been known about teachers’ perspectives on how it is understood and implemented in practice. This study investigated Argentinian EFL teachers’ priorities in vocabulary instruction, their perceived knowledge of learner strategies for spoken vocabulary, and factors ...
Isobel Kai‐Hui Wang, Andrew D. Cohen
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Local Search and the Evolution of World Models

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract An open question regarding how people develop their models of the world is how new candidates are generated for consideration out of infinitely many possibilities. We discuss the role that evolutionary mechanisms play in this process. Specifically, we argue that when it comes to developing a global world model, innovation is necessarily ...
Neil R. Bramley, Bonan Zhao, Tadeg Quillien, Christopher G. Lucas   +3 more
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Exploring English Language Learners’ Vocabulary Knowledge and Usage When Speaking

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Vocabulary forms a fundamental component of speaking ability, as it enables speakers to convey meaning accurately, fluently, and effectively. Although the relationship between vocabulary and speaking has been investigated to some extent, gaps remain in understanding the link between learners’ vocabulary knowledge and their speaking proficiency,
Junyan Guo, Martin East
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An Introduction to Predictive Processing Models of Perception and Decision‐Making

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract The predictive processing framework includes a broad set of ideas, which might be articulated and developed in a variety of ways, concerning how the brain may leverage predictive models when implementing perception, cognition, decision‐making, and motor control.
Mark Sprevak, Ryan Smith
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Differences in cerebral cortical anatomy of left- and right-handers

Frontiers in Psychology, 2014
The left and right sides of the human brain are specialized for different kinds of information processing, and much of our cognition is lateralized to an extent towards one side or the other.
Tulio eGuadalupe, Roel M Willems, Roel M Willems, Marcel P Zwiers, Alejandro eArias Vasquez, Alejandro eArias Vasquez, Alejandro eArias Vasquez, Martine eHoogman, Martine eHoogman, Peter eHagoort, Peter eHagoort, Guillén eFernández, Guillén eFernández, Jan eBuitelaar, Jan eBuitelaar, Barbara eFranke, Barbara eFranke, Barbara eFranke, Simon Edward Fisher, Simon Edward Fisher, Clyde eFrancks, Clyde eFrancks   +21 more
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L2 Chinese Grammatical Acquisition and Processing: A Substantive and Methodological Review

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents a systematic review of 92 empirical studies on Chinese as a second language (CSL) in grammatical processing and development, synthesizing their substantive foci and methodological characteristics. The results reveal consistent scholarly attention to cross‐linguistic topics, with less focus on features that are distinctively
Shaohua Fang, Yi Xu, Jiani He, Jia Wang
wiley   +1 more source