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Abstract This study investigated the phonetic training performance of 80 first language (L1) Catalan/Spanish advanced second language (L2) English learners in a four‐session high‐variability phonetic training (HVPT) program and how their training progress interacted with stimuli type (nonwords vs. words) and individual differences in auditory selective
Ingrid Mora‐Plaza +3 more
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Abstract The extent to which lexical mastery consists of interrelated types of lexical knowledge has been widely discussed. Yet, few studies have explored whether the lexical dimensions of knowledge and processing are relatively independent or investigated how these two dimensions contribute to listening and reading among beginner‐to‐low‐intermediate ...
Amber Dudley, Emma Marsden
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Voiceless Bangla vowel recognition using sEMG signal
Some people cannot produce sound although their facial muscles work properly due to having problem in their vocal cords. Therefore, recognition of alphabets as well as sentences uttered by these voiceless people is a complex task.
Rashid, M.A. +3 more
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Human and AI judgements of restorative responses to sexual abuse: The role of perceived severity
Abstract Purpose Restorative justice (RJ) offers an alternative or complement to criminal justice in sexual abuse cases, yet the public remains ambivalent. Given that survivors increasingly turn to large language models (LLMs) for information and support when coping with sensitive justice‐related decisions, the present study examined whether the ...
Inbal Peleg‐Koriat, Kfir Asraf
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Voice quality and tone as independent dimensions of contrast in Dinka
Languages with independently contrastive Voice Quality and Tone are rare, and the evidence base on them is limited. As a result, key hypotheses on how their phonetic realizations interact with one another and with the vowel system remain tentative ...
Bert Remijsen, Mirella L. Blum
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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
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The Age Chameleon: Social and Biological Effects on Madonna’s Ageing Voice
This paper studies the dynamic interplay between social, chronological, and biological types of age, particularly how their complex imbrications differentially impinge upon the linguistic expectations of age and ageing women.
Míša Hejná +2 more
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Speaking to Power: How Linguistic Minority Accents Shape Voter Perceptions of Party Leaders
ABSTRACT In multilingual countries, does the way minority group members speak the majority language hinder their chances of attaining the highest political office? Can their accent undermine their claim to represent all citizens? Is it associated with certain stereotypes?
Florence Laflamme, Philippe Chassé
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Blankness in post‐post‐postmodern poetry
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
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