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, 2019 This chapter provides an overview of research on the phonetic changes that occur in one’s native language (L1) due to recent experience in another language (L2), a phenomenon known as phonetic drift.
Chang, Charles B.
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Processing dependencies between segmental and suprasegmental features in Mandarin Chinese [PDF]
Language and Cognitive Processes, 2008 The aim of this study was to examine processing interactions between segmental (consonant, vowel) and suprasegmental (tone) dimensions of Mandarin Chinese. Using a speeded classification paradigm, processing interactions were examined between each pair of dimensions.
Yunxia Tong +2 more
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Reading versus listening: Which one is more effective for incidental vocabulary learning?
The Modern Language Journal, Volume 110, Issue 1, Page 6-30, Spring 2026.Abstract The article examines incidental vocabulary acquisition, focusing on the differential impacts of input modalities—reading versus listening—on learning of single words and multi‐word expressions. Eighty‐eight university students of L2 Italian were assigned to one of the three groups: (a) reading half of an authentic Italian novel, (b) listening ...
Mahnaz Aliyar +2 more
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Baltistica, 2011 NAUJAŠTOKAVIŠKASIS KIRČIO ATITRAUKIMAS IRFONOLOGINĖ SUPERSEGMENTINIŲ POŽYMIŲ REIKŠMĖ SKIRTINGOSE ŠTOKAVŲ ŠNEKTOSE. AKUSTINIS IR FONETINIS TYRIMASSantraukaNaujaštokaviškojo kirčio atitraukimo, įvykusio XV amžiuje, rezultatas buvo kylančiųjų priegaidžių ...
Dejan Sredojević, Ljiljana Subotić
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Differential effects of instruction on the development of second language comprehensibility, word Stress, rhythm, and intonation: the case of inexperienced Japanese EFL learners [PDF]
, 2016 The current study examined in depth the effects of suprasegmental-based instruction on the global (comprehensibility) and suprasegmental (word stress, rhythm, and intonation) development of 10 Japanese English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) learners ...
Saito, Kazuya, Saito, Y.
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Nigerian English research: Developments and directions
World Englishes, Volume 45, Issue 1, Page 182-198, March 2026.Abstract This article describes the progress made by scholars over a period of more than five decades in the field of Nigerian English studies. It will thus serve as a useful tool for those researching in this field; and apparently there has been no such attempt to date to review the research landscape of Nigerian English in order to show its key ...
David Jowitt, Kingsley O. Ugwuanyi
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Le tropisme comme trait suprasegmental du discours
Annali di Ca’ Foscari: Serie OccidentaleThis article explores a dimension of speech that pertains to the voice in a more specific way than enunciation or dialogue: it focuses on the intonations the voice may assume and the meaning Nathalie Sarraute attributes to them.
Brignoli, Laura
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Intelligibility-based Instruction and English as a lingua franca
Research in LanguageThis paper draws heavily from my previous work on intelligibility (Hodgetts, 2020). It advocates basing pronunciation instruction on intelligibility goals, rather than native-like production goals and investigates the research available on the segmental
John Hodgetts
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Dutch listeners' use of suprasegmental cues to English stress [PDF]
, 2007 Dutch listeners outperform native listeners in identifying syllable stress in English. This is because lexical stress is more useful in recognition of spoken words of Dutch than of English, so that Dutch listeners pay greater attention to stress in ...
Cooper, N. +3 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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