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Gender‐Specific Phonetic Variability in Sanzhi Dargwa

open access: yesJournal of Sociolinguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Western sociophonetic research often overlooks minority languages. Our study targets this gap with a sociophonetic study of Sanzhi Dargwa, an endangered East Caucasian language spoken in Dagestan (Russian Federation) by a small community with clearly defined binary gender roles.
Melanie Weirich   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

“Not Lower Class, Lazy Class”: Food Loathing as Class Abjection and Distinction via Instagram Comments on Mama J. Rae's Lunchbox‐Packing Video

open access: yesJournal of Sociolinguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines 4206 Instagram comments on a lunchbox‐packing video posted by Mama J. Rae, who self‐identifies as a “lower middle class wife.” Her excessive use of processed foods and sugary beverages provokes negative responses, many of which explicitly connect her lunchbox‐packing practices to class identity.
Hanwool Choe
wiley   +1 more source

Reverse Hierarchical Processing of Speech in Talker Identification. [PDF]

open access: yesEur J Neurosci
Choi JY   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Periodontitis and Quality of Life: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analyses

open access: yesJournal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.
Systematic review and meta‐analysis of population‐based evidence on periodontitis and oral health‐related quality of life (OHRQoL; 23 studies, 15 in quantitative synthesis). Severe periodontitis was consistently associated with poorer OHRQoL (OR 1.58, 95% CI: 1.26–1.96; SMD 0.29, 95% CI: 0.06–0.52; OHIP‐14 mean difference + 2.51, 95% CI: 0.15–4.86 ...
Gustavo G. Nascimento   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vocabulary and Processing Speed Explain Reading and Writing Disparities Between Linguistic Groups in Higher Education

open access: yesLanguage Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract Selective admissions at universities in the United Kingdom aim to ensure a baseline language competence, yet, despite persistent achievement disparities across linguistic backgrounds, systematic comparisons of linguistic skills underpinning academic success remain rare.
Justyna Mackiewicz, Danijela Trenkic
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Digital Interactional Competence for Second‐Language and First‐Language Chinese Speakers: Effects of Proficiency, Mode, and Setting

open access: yesLanguage Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract Measurement of interactional competence (IC) has attracted increasing interest in language assessment research. One key question is whether proficiency sufficiently accounts for IC, making separate IC assessment unnecessary. This study examines the IC–proficiency relationship using a test that assesses Chinese speakers’ ability to manage ...
David Wei Dai, Carsten Roever
wiley   +1 more source

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