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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
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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, EarlyView.
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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Extracurricular Pronunciation Training Examined: A Qualitative Investigation

Ilha do Desterro
This study presents the design and implementation procedures of an extracurricular pronunciation training program designed for English language learners and investigates its effectiveness through the eyes of the participating students and trainers ...
Tarik Uzun
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Long‐Term Speech Outcomes in Moderate‐to‐Severe Childhood Speech Sound Disorder: A Systematic Review

International Journal of Language &Communication Disorders, Volume 61, Issue 3, May/June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Parents of children with moderate‐to‐severe speech sound disorder presenting to clinic want to understand prognosis for their child; however, there is unclear evidence as to the specific long‐term speech outcomes in this group.
Alexandra J. Garrett, Sermin Tukel, Angela T. Morgan   +2 more
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Variation in Interactive Gestures by Visual Occlusion and Topic Complexity: Evidence for a Subconscious Theory of Gesture

Cognitive Science, Volume 50, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract Gestures are often categorized into types: iconics, metaphorics, and pantomimes (having representational relationships with spoken semantics), deictics (i.e., pointing), emblems (having their own conventional meaning), and beats (temporally coinciding with spoken content for emphasis).
T. R. Williamson, Kristofer Kinsey, Anna E. Piasecki   +2 more
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Addressing Bias in Spoken Language Systems Used in the Development and Implementation of Automated Child Language‐Based Assessment

Journal of Educational Measurement, Volume 63, Issue 1, Spring 2026.
Abstract This article addresses bias in Spoken Language Systems (SLS) that involve both Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) and reports experiments to improve the performance of SLS for automated language and literacy‐related assessments with students who are under served in the U.S. educational system.
Alison L. Bailey, Alexander Johnson, Natarajan Balaji Shankar, Hariram Veeramani, Julie A. Washington, Abeer Alwan   +5 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, Anna Siyanova‐Chanturia, Stephen Skalicky   +2 more
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Turkish EFL learners’ knowledge, perception, and production of suprafixes as part of lexical competence

Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics
Vocabulary and grammar are essential to language proficiency (Richards, 2015). Some word families and grammatical categories can only be distinguished by prosodic properties such as suprafixes.
Ibrahim Halil Topal
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An Experience with Rhythm: W.S. Graham

Études Britanniques Contemporaines, 2010
My article analyses the intersection of two competing conceptions of rhythm, both within some influential twentieth-century contributions to poetics, and in the work of the Scottish poet W.S. Graham.
David Nowell-Smith
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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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