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Bactrian in Issyk‐Kushan Script: Additional Readings and Decipherments1

open access: yesTransactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.
Abstract This article presents additional readings of several inscriptions written in the Issyk‐Kushan script, building on the improved system of sound values recently proposed by Sims‐Williams (2025b). We propose that some further lines of Dašt‐i Nāwur inscription DN III and parts of several other inscriptions can now be read as Bactrian, add new ...
Jakob Halfmann   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating the Relationship Between Early Speech Milestones and Oral–Motor Development in Infants

open access: yesActa Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim This study aimed to determine whether infants' oromotor skills were related to the onset of babbling and their phonetic inventory at 6 months of age. Methods Parents of 50 6‐month‐old infants (41 full‐term, 9 preterm) completed the Child Oral and Motor Proficiency Scale (ChOMPS), a valid and reliable caregiver‐report measure of oromotor ...
K. M. Allison   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Underspecification and low vowel harmony in Okpe

open access: yesStudies in African Linguistics, 1986
This paper examines the effect of [ATR] vowel harmony on low vowels in Okpe, an Edoid language of Nigeria. The relevant facts can be summarized as follows: Low vowel stems condition [-ATR] forms on affixes.
Douglas Pulleyblank
doaj   +3 more sources

The Vowel System of Korebaju [PDF]

open access: yesInterspeech 2019, 2019
Korebaju [kòrèβáhɨ̀] (ISO 639-3: coe) is a Western Tukanoan language from the South Western part of Colombia. A study conducted in 2017 and 2018 with six native speakers (3 female and 3 male) shows that Korebaju has an inventory of 17 consonants /p, t, k, pʰ, tʰ, kʰ, β, ɸ, s, h, t ͡ ʃ, m, n, ɲ, ʰm, ʰŋ, r/ and 6 oral vowels /i, e, a, o, u, ɨ/, 6 nasal ...
openaire   +2 more sources

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

open access: yesInternational 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   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of University Peer Mentoring in Heritage Language Identity Construction in Diasporic Contexts

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research shows that many heritage language (HL) students pursue HL study at the university level to reconnect with their cultural roots. While most university‐focused research has examined HL learners, less attention has been given to how teaching and peer mentoring experiences in higher education shape HL identities. This study examines how a
Mi Yung Park
wiley   +1 more source

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

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