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An acoustic study on monophthongs in Central Australian Aboriginal English
World Englishes, EarlyView.Abstract We present an acoustic analysis of monophthongal vowel production in Central Australian Aboriginal English (CAAE), providing one of the first systematic examinations of this variety spoken by English‐as‐a‐first‐language (L1) speakers in Mparntwe/Alice Springs, Australia.
Yizhou Wang +4 more
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Proto-Romance syllable structure
, 1992 In this paper I am going to argue that Pre-Latin and Proto-Romance shared the same syllable structure and that Classical Latin was innovative. I believe both Pre-Latin and Proto-Romance had the syllable structure VC$CV and that in the case of certain consonant clusters, this shifted in Classical Latin to become V$CCV in order to improve the syllabic ...
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The what, which, when, why and who of Off responses in the auditory system
The Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.Abstract figure legend In this article, we will first review ‘What’ different mechanisms are involved in the generation of Off responses at the sub‐cortical and cortical level of the auditory system. Then, we evaluate ‘Which’ stimulus properties elicit Off responses at the different levels of the auditory system.
Jean‐Marc Edeline, Robert C. Liu
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Developmental Patterns of English Alphabet Knowledge in Chinese–English Emergent Bilingual Children
Reading Research Quarterly, Volume 61, Issue 3, July/August/September 2026.The graphical abstract compares the developmental patterns of alphabet knowledge between Chinese‐English bilingual children and established monolingual norms. The study highlights a distinct developmental pattern, emphasizing the need for alphabet instruction that accounts for specific cultural and linguistic contexts for bilingual children.
Somin Park
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Developmental Science, Volume 29, Issue 4, July 2026.ABSTRACT The prosodic characteristics of a native language greatly influence early language acquisition. Yet, Japanese mothers are known to use a specific prosodic structure in infant‐directed vocabulary (IDV)—specifically, three‐mora, two‐syllable words with a heavy‐light pattern—which, crucially, differs from the standard prosodic rhythm of adult ...
Yoritaka Akimoto +5 more
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Developmental Science, Volume 29, Issue 4, July 2026.ABSTRACT Human newborns are able to discriminate between certain languages but not others. This ability has long been attributed to sensitivity to rhythm—the temporal regularities in speech of different languages. Here, we demonstrate through a series of computational simulations that this discrimination behavior can be achieved using no temporal ...
Ruolan Leslie Famularo +3 more
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American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 2, Page 259-271, June 2026.ABSTRACT This article follows producers of Kai Language Heroes, the first Indigenous language game show in the world, as they adapted the genre for language revitalization. Kai Language Heroes is one of many original programs at Taiwan Indigenous Television (TITV), a public broadcaster that serves Taiwan's diverse Austronesian‐speaking peoples. I argue
Eliana Ritts
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How Flexible Are Grammars Past Puberty? The Case of Relative Clauses in Turkish‐American Returnees
Language Learning, Volume 76, Issue 2, Page 391-424, June 2026.Abstract How flexible are grammars after puberty? To answer this, we test returnees: heritage speakers (HS) born in an immigration context who returned to their homeland in later years. If returnees are targetlike, then language is still malleable after puberty; in contrast, if maturational effects are in play, postpuberty returnees will show ...
Aylin Coşkun Kunduz, Silvina Montrul
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Phoneme distribution and syllable structure of entry words in the CMU English Pronouncing Dictionary
, 2016 Byunggon Yang
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Language Learning, Volume 76, Issue 2, Page 425-453, June 2026.Abstract The study examined the mediation model of socioeconomic status (SES) and executive function (EF) on reading abilities in Chinese (as first language, L1) and English (as second language, L2) in 260 native Cantonese‐speaking students (146 boys) from Hong Kong local primary schools with the mean age at 111.3 months (range = 98–132 months).
Dan Lin +5 more
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