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Time and Place in the Prehistory of the Aslian Languages [PDF]

, 2013
The Aslian language family, located in the Malay Peninsula and southern Thai Isthmus, consists of four distinct branches comprising some 18 languages. These languages predate the now dominant Malay and Thai.
Burenhult, Niclas, Dunn, Michael, Kruspe, Nicole   +2 more
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Diving Deep Into the Relationship Between Speech Fluency and Second Language Proficiency: A Meta‐Analysis

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract Abundant research has indicated fluency features as meaningful predictors of second language proficiency. However, the extent to which different fluency dimensions and features can predict proficiency remains underexplored. This meta‐analysis employed a multilevel modeling approach to synthesize fluency–proficiency relationships from 71 ...
Xun Yan, Yuyun Lei, Yulin Pan
wiley   +1 more source

The source ambiguity problem: Distinguishing the effects of grammar and processing on acceptability judgments [PDF]

, 2013
Judgments of linguistic unacceptability may theoretically arise from either grammatical deviance or significant processing difficulty. Acceptability data are thus naturally ambiguous in theories that explicitly distinguish formal and functional ...
Anderson J. R., Ariel M., Ariel M., Baayen R., Bates E., Bolinger D., Braze F. D., Bresnan J., Bresnan J., Bybee J., Bybee J., Chomsky N., Chomsky N., Chomsky N., Chung S., Comorovski I., Comorovski I., Culicover P., Gibson E., Ginzburg J., Goldberg A. E., Grohmann K., Hawkins J., Hawkins J., Hofmeister P., Hofmeister P., Hofmeister P., Inbal Arnon, Ivan A. Sag, Jacoby L., Jaeger T. F., Jaeger T. F., Johnson K., Karttunen L., Kemmer S., Kluender R., Kuno S., Labov W., Labov W., Langacker R., Maling J., McDaniel M., Miller G. A., Nairne J. S., Nairne J. S., Neal Snider, Osterhout L., Pesetsky D., Pesetsky D., Philip Hofmeister, Pierrehumbert J., Pinheiro J., Ross J. R., Swinney D., T. Florian Jaeger, Tanenhaus M., Thompson S., Wilkins W., Wilkins W.   +58 more
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Effects of Lexical Frequency in Predictive Processing: Higher Frequency Boosts First Language Speed and Facilitates Second Language Prediction

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores how word frequency affects verb‐mediated prediction in L1 and L2 speakers, using a visual‐world eye‐tracking task. By manipulating frequency of nouns within subjects (higher; lower) and type of verbs used as predictive cues (semantically restrictive; neutral) in sentences (e.g., The {doctor/surgeon} {opened/moved} the box),
Haerim Hwang, Kitaek Kim
wiley   +1 more source

Wh-movement vs. scrambling: The brain makes a difference [PDF]

, 2000
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Fiebach, Christian J., Friederici, Angela D., Schlesewsky, Matthias   +2 more
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Психолінгвістичні фактори опосередкованого перекладу в українському літературному та релігійному контекстах [PDF]

, 2020
The study of indirect translations (IT) into Ukrainian, viewed from a psycholinguistic perspective, will contribute to a better understanding of Soviet national policies and the post-Soviet linguistic and cultural condition.
Kolomiyets, Lada, Коломієць, Лада   +1 more
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On the limits of L1 influence on non-L1 listening: Evidence from Japanese perception of Korean [PDF]

, 2006
Language-specific procedures which are efficient for listening to the L1 may be applied to non-native spoken input, often to the detriment of successful listening. However, such misapplications of L1-based listening do not always happen.
Cutler, A., Kim, J., Otake, T.
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Age-Related Differences in Russian and Hungarian Linguistic Pictures of the World

Journal of Eurasian Studies
This cross-cultural, interdisciplinary study aims to investigate how the linguistic picture of the world differs in various age groups from kindergarten years to adulthood. In this paper, linguistic picture of the world is referred to as a technical term
Istvan Lenart, Irina Markovina, Orsolya Endrody   +2 more
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Listening, Reading, or Both? Rethinking the Comprehension Benefits of Reading‐While‐Listening

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract The rising popularity of audiobooks in language learning has highlighted the need to understand their potential benefits in enhancing comprehension and the mechanisms driving these effects. In this registered report, we explored the hypothesis that reading‐while‐listening can enhance lower‐level decoding skills, in turn freeing up cognitive ...
Bronson Hui, Aline Godfroid
wiley   +1 more source

The linguistics of gender [PDF]

, 1996
This chapter explores grammatical gender as a linguistic phenomenon. First, I define gender in terms of agreement, and look at the parts of speech that can take gender agreement.
Van Berkum, J.
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