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Research methods and intelligibility studies
, 2010 This paper first briefly reviews the concept of intelligibility as it has been employed in both English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) and world Englishes (WE) research.
SEWELL, Andrew John
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Language identification with suprasegmental cues: A study based on speech resynthesis [PDF]
, 1999 This paper proposes a new experimental paradigm to explore the discriminability of languages, a question which is crucial to the child born in a bilingual environment.
Mehler, Jacques, Ramus, Franck
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Oral language profiles and associated factors in children after neonatal arterial ischaemic stroke
Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.Abstract Aim To characterize language outcomes at age 7 years after neonatal arterial ischaemic stroke (NAIS) and identify language profiles and determinants. Method This prospective longitudinal cohort study included 70 children (44 males) from a French cohort with NAIS.
Laure Drutel +4 more
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On Syllable-Timed Rhythm and Stress-Timed Rhythm in World Englishes : Revisited [PDF]
, 2011 This paper draws attention to the tendency for stress-timed rhythm to be replaced by syllable-timed rhythm in a large number of new varieties of English.
Tetsuo NISHIHARA, VAN DE WEIJER Jeroen
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Ethology, EarlyView.(A) A ferruginous pygmy‐owl (Glaucidium brasilianum) photo and 3D model. (B) A chestnut‐capped warbler (Basileuterus delattrii) photo and 3D model for control treatment. (C) A ferruginous pygmy owl call spectrogram. (D) A chestnut‐capped warbler song spectrogram.
Natalie V. Sánchez, Daniel J. Mennill
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Financial Statement Readability and Firm Debt Choice
Financial Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Examining more than 16,000 firm‐year observations in the United States, we provide novel evidence showing that higher financial statement readability leads to a decrease in information asymmetry and the need for external monitoring, thereby reducing the reliance on bank debt relative to public debt.
Wajih Abbassi +3 more
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Bilingual subject instruction (BSI) is one form of language support classes in Norwegian schools, preparing students from language minorities for mainstream instruction by combining subject and language tutoring through the students’ home language.
Agnieszka Moraczewska
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Multimodal reading skills are essential for 21st‐century students to interpret and navigate information across various modalities on the Internet and in multimedia environments. While previous studies have delved into the effects of lower‐ and higher‐level cognitive skills on traditional reading comprehension, which involves solely written ...
Yaping Liu, Choo Mui Cheong, Xinhua Zhu
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Overreliance on Orthographic Similarity in L2‐Japanese Conceptual Processing by L1‐Chinese Learners
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Orthographic and phonological similarities between first (L1) and second (L2) languages can facilitate L2 processing. Particularly, L1‐Chinese learners of L2‐Japanese can benefit from the shared morphosyllabic Chinese characters (Japanese kanji/Chinese hanzi) because of their similar orthographies.
Xuehan Zhao, Kexin Xiong, Sachiko Kiyama
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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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