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Direct linkKaushanskaya, Margarita; Yoo, Jeewon – Language and Cognitive Processes, 2011
The goal of this research was to examine the effects of phonological familiarity and rehearsal method (vocal vs. subvocal) on novel word learning. In Experiment 1, English-speaking adults learned phonologically familiar novel words that followed English phonological structure. Participants learned half the words via vocal rehearsal (saying the…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Familiarity, Cognitive Processes, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension)
Kelly, Spencer D.; McDevitt, Tara; Esch, Megan – Language and Cognitive Processes, 2009
Recent research in psychology and neuroscience has demonstrated that co-speech gestures are semantically integrated with speech during language comprehension and development. The present study explored whether gestures also play a role in language learning in adults. In Experiment 1, we exposed adults to a brief training session presenting novel…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development, Nonverbal Communication, Semantics
