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Head Gestures Do Not Serve as Precursors of Prosodic Focus Marking in the Second Language as They Do in the First Language

Language Learning, Volume 76, Issue 3, Page 845-879, September 2026.
Abstract Research shows that children use head gestures to mark discourse focus before developing the required prosodic cues in their first language (L1), and their gestures affect the prosodic parameters of their speech. We investigated whether head gestures also act as precursors and bootstrappers of prosodic focus marking in second language (L2 ...
Lieke van Maastricht, Núria Esteve‐Gibert   +1 more
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A magyar és a mandarin kínai hangrendszer összehasonlító elemzése a nyelvpedagógia szemszögéből

Távol-keleti Tanulmányok, 2020
The goal of this paper is to provide the linguistic groundwork for future advances towards more effective ways of teaching the pronunciation of Mandarin Chinese to Hungarian learners.
Qiuyue Ye, Huba Bartos
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The Role of Phonological and Rhythmic Skills in Learning to Write Words in Spanish

Journal of Research in Reading, Volume 49, Issue 3, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Both phonological and stress awareness have been related to the development of literacy. Moreover, according to Goswami's temporal sampling theory, another prosodic factor, rhythmic synchronization skill, also favours reading acquisition.
Nieves Valencia‐Naranjo, Nuria Calet, María Auxiliadora Robles‐Bello, Nicolás Gutiérrez‐Palma   +3 more
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A Modest Proposal for a Synergistic View of Reading

Reading Research Quarterly, Volume 61, Issue 3, July/August/September 2026.
A graphic representation of the “Synergistic View of Literacy” development. ABSTRACT This think‐piece presents a synergistic view of literacy development. It argues that literacy learning and teaching best occur through interactive processes in which the various components, from phonological awareness to comprehension, support and strengthen one ...
Melanie R. Kuhn, Katherine A. Dougherty Stahl   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Labelling, Defining and Classifying the Active Ingredients in Oral Language Interventions for Children With or at Risk of Developmental Language Disorder: A Systematic Review and Qualitative Synthesis

International Journal of Language &Communication Disorders, Volume 61, Issue 4, July/August 2026.
ABSTRACT Background In recent years, there has been an increase in studies reporting on effective child language interventions for people with or at risk for (Developmental) Language Disorder ((D)LD). However, the translation of this evidence into practice has been impeded by under‐specified intervention reporting, specifically on what the active ...
Pauline Frizelle, Doris Murphy, Lenora Murphy, Leonard Fletcher, Norma O'Leary, Norma Kerrisk, Imogen Lyons, Ana Buckley, Patricia Eadie, Susan Ebbels, Melanie Ferk‐Dornstauder, Johanna Jessenitschnig, Silke Fricke, Maja Kelic, Sari Kunnari, Suze Leitão, Cristina McKean, Karla McGregor, Natalie Munro, Carol‐Anne Murphy, Amanda Owen Van Horne   +20 more
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Hemodynamic Responses to Word Forms in Japanese Infant‐Directed Vocabulary in 5‐ and 9‐Month‐Old Infants: Early Sensitivity to Prosodic Structure and Emergence of Prosodic Representations

Developmental Science, Volume 29, Issue 4, July 2026.
ABSTRACT The prosodic characteristics of a native language greatly influence early language acquisition. Yet, Japanese mothers are known to use a specific prosodic structure in infant‐directed vocabulary (IDV)—specifically, three‐mora, two‐syllable words with a heavy‐light pattern—which, crucially, differs from the standard prosodic rhythm of adult ...
Yoritaka Akimoto, Miki Takahasi, Naoto Yamane, Rachel Ka‐Ying Tsui, Akiko Hayashi, Reiko Mazuka   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Differential effects of hand and mouth gesture training on L2 English pronunciation: targeting suprasegmental and segmental features

Frontiers in Communication
Human communication inherently integrates speech and gesture. Acquiring second language (L2) pronunciation, encompassing both segmental (e.g., vowels) and suprasegmental features (e.g., rhythm, fluency), remains a major challenge. This study investigated
Noriko Yamane, Masahiro Shinya, Xiaofeng Tan, Amos Chiya, Amos Chiya   +4 more
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Successful Revascularization of Chronic Total Occlusions in Patients With Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Disease

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, Volume 107, Issue 7, Page 2323-2334, June 1, 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary disease (CTEPD) leads to chronic total occlusions (CTOs) of the pulmonary arteries in a minority of patients. Treatment of CTOs with balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) may substantially improve patient hemodynamics but presents unique technical challenges and has previously been associated with a ...
Elliot J. Stein, Peter J. Leary, Lauren N. Carlozzi, Samuel G. Rayner, Zachary L. Steinberg   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relationship between working memory and suprasegmental perception in normal-hearing individuals across age

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology
Background Working memory (WM) plays a critical role in cognitive processes such as learning, language comprehension, and decision-making. While age-related changes in WM across different sensory modalities have been studied, its interaction with ...
Gayathri Kalarikkal, Chandni Jain
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Comprehension of implied meaning in Chinese second language listening

Foreign Language Annals, Volume 59, Issue 2, Page 449-476, Summer 2026.
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
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