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

Language 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, Victoria Murphy, Elizabeth Wonnacott   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Early Saramaccan Syllable Structure

, 1996
This paper presents a diachronic analysis of Saramaccan syllable structure. It examines data from Schumann's 1778 manuscript, and demonstrates that early Saramaccan syllable structure included complex onsets.
Michael Aceto
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Lag Effects in L2 Phonetic Training: Longer Intersession Intervals Compensate for Auditory Individual Differences

The 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

The Diremption of Meaning

Modern 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

Orbis 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

Phonological Strength and Preferred Syllable Structure [PDF]

, 1985
Recent approaches in the area of syllable structure and markedness suffer from a number of inadequacies. In particular, inadequate consideration is given to the role that markedness theory can play in accounting for language specific characteristics of ...
Murray, Robert W.
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The Goldilocks Effect: How the “Just Right” Writing Styles of Global Corporate Responsibility Frameworks Shapes Their Use by Businesses

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The 21st century has witnessed a surge in the number of global corporate responsibility (GCR) frameworks issued by international organizations (IOs). Our study investigates whether and to what extent these frameworks shape businesses' Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) communications.
Adam William Chalmers, Robyn Klingler‐Vidra   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Syllable structure and loanword adaptation in Fròʔò

, 2019
This article examines the syllable structure in Fòʔò, a dialect of Tagbana spoken in Côte d'Ivoire. The underlying syllable structure is limited to C(C)V and V syllable, thus syllables with an onset and syllables consisting with a nucleus and nothing ...
TRAORE, YRANAHAN, Féry, Caroline, Caroline Féry, Yranahan Traoré   +3 more
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‘Chrystalline Talk’: Thomas Browne's Poetics of Concretion and Mineral Plain Style

Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article charts the figuration, both material and rhetorical, of mineral bodies in early modern natural philosophy, paying particular attention to the second book of Thomas Browne's Pseudodoxia Epidemica (1646). It argues that concretions (stony calculi and crystals formed through the aggregation of physical matter) make manifest a mineral
Jess Dunmore
wiley   +1 more source

Notation in Early Modern Language Teaching

Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the use of musical notation as a pedagogical tool in early modern language teaching, focusing on Latin, Greek, Hebrew, and briefly, Turkish. While musical notation is typically associated with performance and composition, the sources discussed here demonstrate its broader application as a visual and conceptual system for ...
Elisabeth Giselbrecht
wiley   +1 more source