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Syllabification in Optimality Theory
International Journal of Literature, Language and LinguisticsThis paper examined syllabification in the Sokoto dialect of Fulfulde within the framework of Optimality Theory. The theory employed constraint-based rather than rule-based notations in the analysis of the grammar of languages. This study focused on the Sokoto dialect of Fulfulde in view of the number of dialects of the language spoken across West ...
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigated the influence of learner‐ and word‐related variables on L2 vocabulary learning through the word part technique (WPT), a morphological mnemonic designed to strengthen form–meaning associations through knowledge of affixes and stems.
Gaia Oikawa +2 more
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Regressive transfer has been a subject that has not been extensively researched in the field of third language acquisition. This study aims to examine the extent to which a highly advanced knowledge of a third language (L3) affects the first language (L1) and the second language (L2) of early bilinguals in light of the Differential Stability ...
Maddi Alkain Arizmendi +2 more
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The syllabification of /sw/ in Italian and the phonological status of /w/
IsoglossThis study investigates the phonetics and phonology of word-initial /sw/ clusters in Italian, aiming to discern the syllabic parsing of the sequence and the phonological status of the glide /w/.
Piero Cossu
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Number and Syllabification of Following Consonants Influence Use of Long Versus Short Vowels in English Disyllables. [PDF]
J Mem Lang, 2023 Treiman R, Kessler B, Hensley K.
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The impact of strategy intervention on second language (L2) listening development has been explored in various contexts; however, research on both implicit and explicit listening strategy interventions for young learners remains limited.
Pelin Irgin, Munevver Ilgun‐Dibek
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Phonological encoding in Tongan: An experimental investigation. [PDF]
Q J Exp Psychol (Hove), 2023 Tamaoka K +3 more
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The Journal of American Culture, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines the use of promotional interviews (“promos”) in American professional wrestling of the 1980s. I argue that promos introduced a vocal modality into a form of sports entertainment that, as Roland Barthes ([1957] 1972) showed in Mythologies, had always been dominated by visual spectacle. I then undertake a focused linguistic
Jens Kjeldgaard‐Christiansen
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Journal of Neuropsychology, EarlyView.Abstract Reports of patients with impaired verbal short‐term memory are central to the debate of whether there are independent short‐term stores or whether immediate repetition is supported by activated long‐term memory. Patients with selective impairments of verbal short‐term memory support models with independent buffers.
Tobias Bormann +5 more
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