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Intraspeaker Comparisons of Acoustic and Articulatory Variability in American English /r/ Productions [PDF]

, 1997
The purpose of this report is to test the hypothesis that speakers utilize an acoustic, rather than articulatory, planning space for speech production. It has been well-documented that many speakers of American English use different tongue configurations
Boyce, Suzanne E., Espy-Wilson, Carol Y., Guenther, Frank H., Matthies, Melanie L., Perkell, Joseph S., Zandipour, Majid   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Accented Epidermal Thinking: How Vocal Accent Reinforces the Visibility of Race

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This conceptual article introduces the notion of accented epidermal thinking, which refers to the ways in which the perception, voicing, and discussion of vocal accent all reinforce or accent the idea of race being a visual construct. The article explores how accented epidermal thinking manifests itself in three areas.
Vijay A. Ramjattan
wiley   +1 more source

Japanese EFL Learners’ Perspectives on the Inclusion of Diverse English Accents in Audio Recordings for Textbooks and Listening Tests

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The use of English accents beyond standard American and British varieties has been increasingly advocated in English language education, particularly in listening instruction and assessment. However, little is known about learners’ perspectives on diverse accents in terms of their use in different types of listening materials.
Ryuichi Suzuki, Tomoko Takenouchi, Shigeru Yamane   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bridging the Gap Between L1 and L2: Enhanced Emotional Vocabulary Through Elaborative Processing in Spanish‐Speaking English Language Learners

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Foreign languages are often learnt in formal and disembodied environments which may limit the emotional resonance of their vocabulary and their pragmatic usage in real‐life communication. In a context of English as a foreign language (EFL), this study examines whether elaborative processing as a teaching strategy leads to changes in the ...
María Jesús Sánchez, Elisa Pérez‐García, María Belén López Arroyo, Beatriz Bermúdez‐Margaretto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Service delivery and intervention intensity for phonology-based speech sound disorders.

International journal of language and communication disorders, 2018
BACKGROUND When planning evidence-based intervention services for children with phonology-based speech sound disorders (SSD), speech and language therapists (SLTs) need to integrate research evidence regarding service delivery and intervention intensity ...
Eleanor Sugden, Eleanor Sugden, E. Baker, Natalie Munro, A. Williams, C. Trivette   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

L3 Regressive Transfer: A Study of Null Objects in the Basque and Spanish Grammars of Advanced L3 English Speakers

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, María del Pilar García Mayo, Leona Polyanskaya   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The evolution of auditory contrast [PDF]

, 2009
This paper reconciles the standpoint that language users do not aim at improving their sound systems with the observation that languages seem to improve their sound systems.
Boersma, Paul, Hamann, Silke
core  

Core Components of Effective Home Visiting Programmes and Parenting Interventions Delivered by Nurses and Midwives—A Scoping Review

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To investigate international evidence on home visits and parenting interventions delivered by nurses and midwives and to identify core components, such as intervention content, programme characteristics, contextual factors and implementation elements shared by effective interventions. Design Scoping Review.
Outi Savolainen, Hanna Rouvinen, Margaret M. Barry   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Annual Research Review: Associations of socioeconomic status with cognitive function, language ability, and academic achievement in youth: a systematic review of mechanisms and protective factors

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Volume 66, Issue 4, Page 417-439, April 2025.
Low socioeconomic status (SES) is negatively associated with children's cognitive and academic performance, leading to long‐term educational and economic disparities. In particular, SES is a powerful predictor of executive function (EF), language ability, and academic achievement.
Divyangana Rakesh, Paris Anne Lee, Amruta Gaikwad, Katie A. McLaughlin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cognition and behaviour in learning difficulties and ADHD: A dimensional approach

bioRxiv, 2018
Background Academic underachievement often accompanies the symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity/ impulsivity associated with ADHD. The aim of the present study is to establish whether learning difficulties have the same cognitive origins in this ...
S. Gathercole, D. Astle, T. Manly, Joni Holmes   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source