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Comprehension of implied meaning in Chinese second language listening

Foreign Language Annals, EarlyView.
Abstract Listening comprehension is crucial for second language (L2) communication and acquisition. However, it has received less attention than reading, given the transient nature of speech signals and the intangible cognitive processes involved in it.
Jiafan Zhang, Wei Cai
wiley   +1 more source

Phonology Acquisition in Nepal: A Preliminary Study

Journal of Child Language Acquisition and Development, 2021
The process of speech and language development in children is an effortless and basic human skill. As the child acquires language, they acquire a sign system that bears an important relationship to both cognitive and social aspects of their life.
Prabha Dawadee, Pratima Dawadi
doaj   +2 more sources

New graduates’ perceptions of preparedness to provide speech-language therapy services in general and dysphagia services in particular

South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 2015
Background: Upon graduation, newly qualified speech-language therapists are expected to provide services independently. This study describes new graduates’ perceptions of their preparedness to provide services across the scope of the profession and ...
Shajila Singh, Alannah Booth, Fadziso Choto, Jessica Gotlieb, Rebecca Robertson, Gabriella Morris, Nicola Stockley, Katya Mauff   +7 more
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Bridging the Gap Between L1 and L2: Enhanced Emotional Vocabulary Through Elaborative Processing in Spanish‐Speaking English Language Learners

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Foreign languages are often learnt in formal and disembodied environments which may limit the emotional resonance of their vocabulary and their pragmatic usage in real‐life communication. In a context of English as a foreign language (EFL), this study examines whether elaborative processing as a teaching strategy leads to changes in the ...
María Jesús Sánchez, Elisa Pérez‐García, María Belén López Arroyo, Beatriz Bermúdez‐Margaretto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Memory in the signifying body. An insight into lexicon from different sign languages

Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology
This paper explores the relationship between memory, language, and embodied cognition by analyzing how sign languages encode the concept of memory through bodily referents.
Maria T. De Monte
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L3 Regressive Transfer: A Study of Null Objects in the Basque and Spanish Grammars of Advanced L3 English Speakers

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Regressive transfer has been a subject that has not been extensively researched in the field of third language acquisition. This study aims to examine the extent to which a highly advanced knowledge of a third language (L3) affects the first language (L1) and the second language (L2) of early bilinguals in light of the Differential Stability ...
Maddi Alkain Arizmendi, María del Pilar García Mayo, Leona Polyanskaya   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functional similarities between bimanual coordination and topic/comment structure [PDF]

, 2007
Human manual action exhibits a differential use of a non-dominant (typically, left) and a dominant (typically, right) hand. Human communication exhibits a pervasive structuring of utterances into topic and comment.
Manfred Krifka, Krifka, Manfred
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Word Associations in a Minoritised Language: The Case of Cymraeg (Welsh)

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As with many research strands in linguistics, word association (WA) literature is dominated by English language data. This paper (i) explores the extent to which methodologies developed to date are applicable to other languages—specifically, Welsh (Cymraeg)—and (ii) investigates what WA analysis can reveal about lexical organisation and ...
Tess Fitzpatrick, Steve Morris, Theodore Mills   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic influences in different aspects of language development: The etiology of language skills in 4.5 year-old twins [PDF]

, 2005
The genetic and environmental etiologies of diverse aspects of language ability and disability, including articulation, phonology, grammar, vocabulary, and verbal memory, were investigated in a U.K.
Oliver, B., Plomin, Robert, Yulia Kovas (51504), Hayiou-Thomas, ME, Bonamy Oliver (16057061), Philip S Dale, Bishop, D.V.M., Dorothy V M Bishop (16159484), Hayiou-Thomas, Marianna E., Dale, P S, Philip S Dale (16159481), Robert Plomin (27675), Dale, Philip S., Bishop, D V M, Bonamy Oliver, Marianna E Hayiou-Thomas (16159472), Marianna E Hayiou-Thomas, Kovas, Yulia, Hayiou-Thomas, M.E., Hayiou-Thomas, M E, Dale, P.S., Dorothy V M Bishop, Plomin, R., Oliver, Bonamy R, Robert Plomin, Kovas, Y., Plomin, R, Kovas, Y, Bishop, Dorothy V., Yulia Kovas, Dale, PS, Bishop, DV, Oliver, B   +32 more
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Pre‐Task Explicit Instruction, Input Modality, and Working Memory in L2 Oral Self‐Repair

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the central role of tasks in language education and ensuing research documenting how task‐related variables might affect language performance and learning, it remains unclear whether pre‐task explicit instruction, input modality, and working memory (WM) influence how learners monitor and repair grammatical structures in real‐time ...
Reza Yadollahpour, Mostafa Pourhaji, Michael Sadeghi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source