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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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Neutralization of the long and short a in the southčakavian insular dialect
Rasprave Instituta za Hrvatski Jezik i Jezikoslovlje, 2005 The paper deals with the lengthened short vowel a, which occurs in the position of the original short a, and a derived from the semivowel on which the accent is shifted from the last syllable. The authors consider this lengthened a as an allophone of the
Domagoj Vidović, Ivana Kurtović
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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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Focus accent, word length and position as cues to L1 and L2 word recognition [PDF]
, 2005 The present study examines native and nonnative perceptual processing of semantic information conveyed by prosodic prominence. Five groups of German learners of English each listened to one of 5 experimental conditions. Three conditions differed in place
Carroll, Susanne E. +3 more
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Syllable-based Regional Swiss French Accent Identi?cation using Prosodic Features [PDF]
, 2014 among regional Swiss French accents from four regions of Switzerland. To achieve this goal a syllable based classification framework is implemented using prosodic features extracted from the speech signal. Since among these regional accents the variations in speech mainly originate from the speaking style i.e.
Lazaridis Alezandros +1 more
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Journal of Neuropsychology, EarlyView.Abstract People with Parkinson disease (PD) after surgery for deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN‐DBS) often decline in animal fluency due to impairments in executive functions and/or language. Item‐based measures of animal fluency may shed light on the specific nature of this decline, and into the strategies used when ...
Adrià Rofes +6 more
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Word edge tones in Spanish prenuclear accents
Estudios de Fonética Experimental, 2006 In this paper we analyse the alignment patterns of H prenuclear accents in Spanish so as to examine whether prenuclear rises in declarative sentences can be interpreted as a sequence of an L* pitch accent and an H word edge tone.
Eva Estebas Vilaplana
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Frontiers in PsychologyPerceptual difficulty with an unfamiliar accent can dissipate within short time scales (e.g., within minutes), reflecting rapid adaptation effects. At the same time, long-term familiarity with an accent is also known to yield stable perceptual benefits ...
Xin Xie, Chigusa Kurumada
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Effects of information structure, syllable structure, and voicing on nuclear falling pitch accents in German [PDF]
, 2016 Frank Kügler, Susanne Genzel
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Relationships of Oral Function Tests With Sarcopenia and Frailty in Dental Outpatients
Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background The relationships between various oral function tests and sarcopenia or frailty remain unclear, particularly in dental outpatients. Objective The present study investigated the interrelationships among various oral function tests and the relationships of each oral function with sarcopenia and frailty in dental outpatients. Materials
Seiya Tozawa +14 more
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