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Vowel length in Standard Italian and Northern Italian dialects [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
textIn this report, the phenomenon of vowel lengthening in Standard Italian and two Northern Italian dialects, Friulian and Milanese, is discussed. For each language, the facts of vowel lengthening are presented and analyzed in the framework of several ...
Youngblood, Jessica Lyn
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Word Associations in a Minoritised Language: The Case of Cymraeg (Welsh)

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As with many research strands in linguistics, word association (WA) literature is dominated by English language data. This paper (i) explores the extent to which methodologies developed to date are applicable to other languages—specifically, Welsh (Cymraeg)—and (ii) investigates what WA analysis can reveal about lexical organisation and ...
Tess Fitzpatrick   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring Interactional Competence in a Japanese University EFL Speaking Context

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The ability to interact is an integral aspect of speaking proficiency. Therefore, methods of assessing interaction need to be incorporated into second language (L2) speaking tests. The main purpose of this exploratory study is to attempt to quantify interactional competence (IC) in a Japanese university EFL (English as a foreign language ...
Paul Garside
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Compartmentalized L1/L2 Teaching: Connecting Languages to Foster In‐Depth Learning and Multi/Trans Lingual Selves

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines elementary Grade 5 and 6 students’ emic perspectives on their L1 French and L2 English teachers’ cross‐curricular efforts to build linguistic and conceptual bridges. Drawing on research on translanguaging pedagogies and recent motivation scholarship, we propose a multi‐competence view of motivation that aligns more closely ...
Sunny Man Chu Lau   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

“There's Pressure to Use Standard English”: Lingering Linguicism in the Work of Signed Language Interpreters

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Applied linguistics and interpreting have much in common; however, the education of signed language interpreters in the States provides barely any applied linguistics training. Linguistic racism (linguicism) frames the education and evaluation of sign language interpreters.
Sharon Grigsby Hill
wiley   +1 more source

Vowel epenthesis in Japanese loanword adaptation [PDF]

open access: yesBucharest Working Papers in Linguistics, 2015
It is a generally accepted idea that vowel epenthesis is the main strategy used to repair illicit vowels in Japanese loanword adaptation; however, little attention has been paid to the quality of epenthetic vowels and the processes triggering their ...
Cristina Bălan
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Conversational Artificial Intelligence in Everyday Family Life: Conceptualizing Family‐AI Interactions From a Systemic Perspective

open access: yesJournal of Family Theory &Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although conversational artificial intelligence (CAI) has become increasingly integrated into daily life, research examining its role is limited to user engagement and Human‐AI interaction. The aim of this article is to review existing research on CAI use in everyday family life and conceptualize its role from a family systemic perspective ...
Gizem Erdem   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cognitive reserve, emotion perception and theory of mind in non‐demented Parkinson's disease

open access: yesJournal of Neuropsychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The Cognitive Reserve (CR) hypothesis attempts to account for individual differences in vulnerability to age‐ or pathology‐related brain changes, where lifetime experiences (e.g., education, literacy attainment) have protective effects on cognitive decline. While evidence suggests CR proxies predict cognitive performance in Parkinson's disease
Sarah E. MacPherson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Locality in Vowel Harmony

open access: yes
A view of the locality conditions on vowel harmony, aligning empirical phenomena within phonology with the principles of the Minimalist program.Intro -- Contents -- Series Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1 What Is Vowel Harmony, How Does ...
Nevins, Andrew., Keyser, Samuel Jay.
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Residential Arrangements, Repartnering, and Coparental Quality Among Separated Mothers and Fathers in Norway

open access: yesJournal of Marriage and Family, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study examines how residential arrangements and both parents' family statuses are associated with coparental relationship quality following separation. Background Shared residence has increased across Western societies and is associated with better coparental relationship quality than sole residence. Less is known about how this
Kenneth Aarskaug Wiik
wiley   +1 more source

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