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Nigerian English: History, functions and features
World Englishes, Volume 45, Issue 1, Page 7-18, March 2026.Abstract This article offers a comprehensive overview of Nigerian English, a rapidly expanding variety of world Englishes, recognised as one of the fastest‐growing varieties of English globally in numerical terms. This article has four aims. First, it discusses the historical developments of English in Nigeria with reference to the events that led to ...
Kingsley O. Ugwuanyi +1 more
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Sociolinguistic variation in the rhythm of Nigerian English speech
World Englishes, Volume 45, Issue 1, Page 125-143, March 2026.Abstract There is a dearth of research on speech rhythm in Nigerian English, and scholars have differing views on its nature, ranging from being syllable‐timed to tone‐timed. Apart from the fact that the majority of few available studies were conducted more than a decade ago, the exact nature of speech rhythm in Nigerian English remains contentious ...
Folajimi Oyebola, Osemudiamhe Ilekura
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Schwa realisation in verbal inflection in two dialogue registers of German spontaneous speech
Zeitschrift für SprachwissenschaftWord-final schwa in German inflectional suffixes shows varying realisations in spontaneous speech – from full realisations with varying duration to no realisation.
Lange Robert +5 more
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Vocali epentetiche in Lunigiana
Géolinguistique, 2013 In this work I tackle the description of the phonological process known as epenthesis in two geographically-related dialects spoken in Carrara (MS) and Pontremoli (MS).
Edoardo Cavirani
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German schwa in prosodic morphology
Zeitschrift für Sprachwissenschaft, 1990 Féry Caroline
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The Reading Teacher, Volume 79, Issue 4, January/February 2026.Pre‐service educators used generative AI as a tool to generate, adapt, and customize reading intervention materials. When embedded in a coaching model, GenAI supported more responsive instructional design and helped novice educators strengthen their pedagogical reasoning within a structured literacy framework.
Amy R. Walter, Dennis S. Davis
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Lidil, 2015 This article investigates analysis methods of phonological variation. More precisely, it addresses the relation between research on the acquisition of phonological variation and methods of corpus-based analyses of interactions between parents and their ...
Damien Chabanal +2 more
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Developing Associations to the Sounds of a Name
Developmental Science, Volume 29, Issue 1, January 2026.ABSTRACT Sound symbolism refers to associations between language sounds and certain perceptual or semantic properties. One well‐studied example is the maluma/takete effect, in which individuals tend to associate round‐sounding nonwords like maluma with round shapes, and spiky‐sounding nonwords like takete with spiky shapes.
Peggy Liaw +3 more
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FENÓMENOS DE REDUCCIÓN VOCÁLICA POR HABLANTES COLOMBIANOS DE INGLÉS COMO L2: UN ESTUDIO ACÚSTICO
Forma y Función, 2014 Este estudio evaluó las capacidades de un grupo de hablantes de inglés como segunda lengua (L2), cuando percibían y producía la vocal inglesa Schwa. Se evaluaron las hipótesis propuestas por el Modelo de Aprendizaje del Habla (Speech Learning Model [SML,
Kelly Johanna Vera Diettes
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