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Tsukada, Kimiko; Idemaru, Kaori – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2022
Purpose: This research compared individuals from two first language (L1) backgrounds (English and Japanese) to determine how they may differ in their perception of Mandarin tones (Tones 1 vs. 2 [T1-T2], Tones 1 vs. 3 [T1-T3], Tones 1 vs. 4 [T1-T4], Tones 2 vs. 3 [T2-T3], Tones 2 vs. 4 [T2-T4], Tones 3 vs. 4 [T3-T4]) on account of their L1. Method:…
Descriptors: Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Second Language Learning, Native Language
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Gross, Megan C.; Kaushanskaya, Margarita – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2022
Purpose: The current study examined language control and code-switching in bilingual children with developmental language disorder (DLD) compared to bilingual peers with typical language development (TLD). In addition, proficiency in each language and cognitive control skills were examined as predictors of children's tendency to engage in…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Spanish, Second Language Learning
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Carlie, Johanna; Sahlén, Birgitta; Nirme, Jens; Andersson, Ketty; Rudner, Mary; Johansson, Roger; Gulz, Agneta; Brännström, K. Jonas – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: This study reports on the development of an auditory passage comprehension task for Swedish primary school children of cultural and linguistic diversity. It also reports on their performance on the task in quiet and in noise. Method: Eighty-eight children aged 7-9 years and showing normal hearing participated. The children were divided…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Swedish, Elementary School Students, Second Language Learning
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Xi, Xiaotong; Li, Peng; Baills, Florence; Prieto, Pilar – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2020
Purpose: Research has shown that observing hand gestures mimicking pitch movements or rhythmic patterns can improve the learning of second language (L2) suprasegmental features. However, less is known about the effects of hand gestures on the learning of novel phonemic contrasts. This study examines (a) whether hand gestures mimicking phonetic…
Descriptors: Phonemes, Language Acquisition, Second Language Learning, Language Rhythm
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Huang, Becky H.; Bedore, Lisa M.; Ramírez, Rica; Wicha, Nicole – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2022
Purpose: The study examined the contributions of Spanish and English oral narrative skills to English reading among 95 early elementary dual language learners (DLLs) from Spanish-speaking homes in the United States. This sample of first- and third-grade DLL children attended Spanish-English dual language immersion programs and received language…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Computational Linguistics, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning