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Mandarin Relative Clause Production by Second Language Learners: Subject–Object Asymmetry and Individual Differences

open access: yesLanguage Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigated which type of Mandarin Chinese relative clause (RC)—subject‐extracted relative clause (SRC) or object‐extracted relative clause (ORC)—imposes greater processing demands on second language (L2) learners’ production. Sixty‐two native (L1) Mandarin speakers and 72 L1 Korean learners of Mandarin participated in a picture ...
Deran Kong, Sun‐A Kim, Jeong‐Ah Shin
wiley   +1 more source

Second Language Interactional Competence in Roleplay: Comparing Generative Artificial Intelligence and Human Interlocutors

open access: yesLanguage Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the potential of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) as an alternative to human interlocutors for assessing interactional competence (IC) in a second language (L2). Thirty L2 English speakers completed a 6‐item roleplay task designed to elicit refusals of requests, invitations, and offers, interacting with both a ...
Yunwen Su, Xi Chen
wiley   +1 more source

Lag Effects in L2 Phonetic Training: Longer Intersession Intervals Compensate for Auditory Individual Differences

open access: yesThe Modern Language Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In cognitive psychology, longer intersession intervals are thought to enhance long‐term retention (i.e., lag effects). Recently, scholars have begun to test the generalizability of the lag effect to L2 vocabulary and grammar acquisition. Following their step, the present study not only replicated the lag effect but also provided a more fine ...
Xiang Li, Kazuya Saito‐van Poeteren
wiley   +1 more source

Rapid Mandarin Tone Learning in Passive and Active Listening: A Magnetoencephalography Study. [PDF]

open access: yesEur J Neurosci
Jiang K   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Navigating Double Decolonization: Mainland Chinese Immigrants' Re‐Emphasis or Concealment of Chineseness in Hong Kong

open access: yesNations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article engages with Ching‐Kwan Lee's (2025) idea that the post‐1997 Hong Kong protests represent a series of decolonization efforts, stemming from British colonial rule and now from the Chinese ‘neo‐colonial’ regime. Instead of focusing on Hong Kong natives, however, this article presents mainland Chinese immigrants (MCIs) who live in ...
Yao‐Tai Li
wiley   +1 more source

Balancing Neutral and Responsive Competences in the Context of Functional Politicization

open access: yesPublic Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Democratic governments can legitimately expect permanent civil servants to undertake functionally politicized tasks, such as providing political‐tactical advice. However, safeguarding the neutrality and legitimacy of a permanent civil service in the context of functional politicization necessitates that political considerations do not override
Niels Opstrup   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Utilization of Biomass Waste from Citrus Fruits for the Production of Essential Oils. [PDF]

open access: yesFoods
Quilo Catucuamba E   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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