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Spelling English as a Foreign Language: A Narrative Review of Cross-Language Influences Due to Distance in Writing System, Orthography and Phonology
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Sammour-Shehadeh, Rana; Kahn-Horwitz, Janina; Prior, Anat – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2023
The current narrative review focuses on cross-language influences (CLI) in spelling English as a foreign language (EFL). We identify three types of distance between first language (L1) and English that may impact English spelling, namely distance in writing system, in orthography and in phonology. The review describes and specifies the spelling…
Descriptors: Spelling, English (Second Language), Native Language, Barriers