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Evaluation of Lingual Tactile Sensitivity Using a Pneumatic Multi‐Point Stimulation Device

open access: yesJournal of Oral Rehabilitation, EarlyView.
A pneumatic multi‐point stimulation system was developed to quantify lingual sensory function by simulating the movement and elasticity of food within the oral cavity. The system revealed significant age‐related declines in tactile sensitivity for both detection of stimulus point movement during passive touch and discrimination of stimulus point ...
Haruto Kadowaki   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interactional Fluency and Turn‐Managing Gestures Across Second Language Proficiency Levels: A Multimodal Analysis

open access: yesLanguage Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract Whereas L2 fluency research has focused on monologic speech, interactional fluency (IF), particularly during turn transitions, remains underexplored. This study investigates how turn‐managing gestures (TMGs) contribute to L2 IF, drawing on 60 dyadic interactions from Taiwanese learners in the International Corpus Network of Asian Learners of ...
Yen‐Liang (Eric) Lin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

American Romanticism, Poe and “The Rationale of Verse”

open access: yesAmerican and British Studies Annual, 2016
Although “The Philosophy of Composition” is usually referred to as Edgar Allan Poe’s best-known critical essay,“The Rationale of  Verse” can certainly be seen as his most elaborate.
Saša Simović, Marija Mijušković
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Meter specific timing and prominence in German poetry and prose [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Wagner P. Meter specific timing and prominence in German poetry and prose. In: Niebuhr O, ed. Prosodies – Context, Function, Communication. Berlin/New York: de Gruyter; 2012: 219-236.This paper examines the durational and perceptual properties of iambic,
Wagner, Petra ; https://orcid.org/   +1 more
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How Awareness of Orthographic Transparency Benefits the Lexical Encoding of Second Language Vowels

open access: yesLanguage Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract We investigated the influence of orthographic transparency, and learners’ awareness of it, on the second language (L2) phonolexical encoding of Brazilian Portuguese (BP) mid‐vowel contrasts. In BP, accent marks indicate vowel quality (mid‐closed vs.
Hunter Brakovec, Isabelle Darcy
wiley   +1 more source

Input Variability in Foreign Language Verb–Argument Construction Learning: A Primary School Intervention

open access: yesLanguage Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract Input variability (i.e., varied experience with different grammar exemplars; “[talk/think/rant/wonder] about [god/bicycles/dogs]”) can improve generalization (i.e., “[Verb] about [Noun]”) and enhance learning. Controlled experiments show that input variability benefits children's generalization and extension of linguistic information from ...
Johannes Schulz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lag Effects in L2 Phonetic Training: Longer Intersession Intervals Compensate for Auditory Individual Differences

open access: yesThe Modern Language Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In cognitive psychology, longer intersession intervals are thought to enhance long‐term retention (i.e., lag effects). Recently, scholars have begun to test the generalizability of the lag effect to L2 vocabulary and grammar acquisition. Following their step, the present study not only replicated the lag effect but also provided a more fine ...
Xiang Li, Kazuya Saito‐van Poeteren
wiley   +1 more source

Syllable and Prosody in Latin Grammarians

open access: yes, 2015
A detailed analysis of the contribution of Latin ancient grammarians to the theory of ...
Giovanna Marotta, Marotta Giovanna
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The Diremption of Meaning

open access: yesModern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract Examining work by Rowan Williams, this essay explores what he often refers to as the ‘difficulty’ of writing theology. The difficulty of theology lies in engaging the ruse of having ultimate answers to ultimate questions. The stakes are high: ‘God‐talk’ must concern itself with truth, with reality.
Graham Ward
wiley   +1 more source

Blankness in post‐post‐postmodern poetry

open access: yesOrbis Litterarum, EarlyView.
Abstract Jameson's “myth” identifies reification as the leading cause of cultural change. The myth also adumbrates the semiotic form of post‐postmodernism and post‐post‐postmodernism, which Jameson himself did not explore. One of the most extreme varieties of post‐post‐postmodern verse is the would‐be blank poem, pursued by Russian Futurists, Lettrists,
Shawn Normandin
wiley   +1 more source

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