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View article: Learning morphology from cross-situational statistics
Learning morphology from cross-situational statistics Open
Non-native languages tend to be acquired through a combination of explicit and implicit learning, where implicit learning requires coordination of language information with referents in the environment. In this study, we examined how learn…
View article: From meaning to sound: how word learning shapes non-native speech perception
From meaning to sound: how word learning shapes non-native speech perception Open
Introduction Adult learners often struggle to perceive and acquire unfamiliar speech sounds in a second language, especially at the initial stages of learning. Traditional perceptual training methods, such as discrimination tasks, tend to …
View article: Noun-adjective collocations in L2 Portuguese: Exploring the effects of proficiency and native language in a large-scale learner corpus
Noun-adjective collocations in L2 Portuguese: Exploring the effects of proficiency and native language in a large-scale learner corpus Open
In this study, we investigated the development of phraseological knowledge in Portuguese second language learners, focusing on noun–adjective combinations through the lenses of phrasal frequency, association strength, and accuracy. We anal…
View article: Top-down and bottom-up bilingual speech production: The effects of language context on inhibitory control
Top-down and bottom-up bilingual speech production: The effects of language context on inhibitory control Open
Language-switching sometimes causes delayed responses, especially when switching from the later-acquired languages (here, L2) to the dominant native language (L1). It is well-established that language proficiency plays a role in production…
View article: Noun-adjective collocations in L2 Portuguese: Exploring the effects of proficiency and native language in a large-scale learner corpus
Noun-adjective collocations in L2 Portuguese: Exploring the effects of proficiency and native language in a large-scale learner corpus Open
In this study, we investigated the development of phraseological knowledge in Portuguese second language learners, focusing on noun–adjective combinations through the lenses of phrasal frequency, association strength, and accuracy. We anal…
View article: Children’s simultaneous or successive acquisition of vocabulary and grammar: Evidence from cross-situational learning
Children’s simultaneous or successive acquisition of vocabulary and grammar: Evidence from cross-situational learning Open
Recent evidence from cross-situational learning (CSL) studies have shown that adult learners can acquire words and grammar simultaneously when sentences of the novel language co-occur with dynamic scenes to which they refer. Syntactic boot…
View article: On “Local Theory” Neutrality with Respect to “Meta-Theories” and Data from a Diversity of “Native Speakers”, Including Heritage Speaker Bilinguals: Commentary on Hulstijn (2024)
On “Local Theory” Neutrality with Respect to “Meta-Theories” and Data from a Diversity of “Native Speakers”, Including Heritage Speaker Bilinguals: Commentary on Hulstijn (2024) Open
This commentary critically engages with Hulstijn’s revised Basic Language Cognition (BLC) Theory, which aims to enhance explanatory power and falsifiability regarding individual differences (IDs) in language proficiency across native and n…
View article: Effects of phonetic training and cognitive aptitude on the perception and production of non-native speech contrasts
Effects of phonetic training and cognitive aptitude on the perception and production of non-native speech contrasts Open
Research on second language (L2) speech learning suggests that incidental perception training can lead to the establishment of non-native phonological categories. The present study contributes to this line of enquiry by investigating how t…
View article: Statistical learning of foreign language words in younger and older adults
Statistical learning of foreign language words in younger and older adults Open
Statistical learning, that is, our ability to track and learn from distributional information in the environment, plays a fundamental role in language acquisition, yet little research has investigated this process in older language learner…
View article: Children’s Simultaneous or Successive Acquisition of Vocabulary and Grammar: Evidence from Cross-situational Learning
Children’s Simultaneous or Successive Acquisition of Vocabulary and Grammar: Evidence from Cross-situational Learning Open
Recent evidence (e.g., Monaghan et al., 2021; Rebuschat et al., 2021) showed that adult learners can acquire words and grammar simultaneously by tracking cross-situational statistics. In this study, we tested whether cross-situational lear…
View article: Noun-adjective collocations in L2 Portuguese: Exploring the effects of proficiency and native language in a large-scale learner corpus
Noun-adjective collocations in L2 Portuguese: Exploring the effects of proficiency and native language in a large-scale learner corpus Open
We examined learners’ use and development of multiword expressions in Portuguese, an understudied L2. We analyzed essays from a large pool of learners across five proficiency levels (i.e., beginner, elementary, intermediate, upper intermed…
View article: Learning morphology from cross-situational statistics
Learning morphology from cross-situational statistics Open
Non-native languages tend to be acquired through a combination of explicit and implicit learning, where implicit learning requires coordination of language information with referents in the environment. In this study, we examined how learn…
View article: Learning morphology from cross-situational statistics: Exploring cross-linguistic “bottlenecks”
Learning morphology from cross-situational statistics: Exploring cross-linguistic “bottlenecks” Open
Vocabulary can be learned by tracking cross-situational statistics between words and aspects of the environment. Nouns and verbs – with observable referents in the environment – can be acquired rapidly, but whether more abstract morphologi…
View article: Constraints on novel word learning in heritage speakers
Constraints on novel word learning in heritage speakers Open
Introduction Recent research on word learning has found that adults can rapidly learn novel words by tracking cross-situational statistics, but learning is greatly influenced by the phonological properties of the words and by the native la…
View article: The role of phonology in non-native word learning: Evidence from cross-situational statistical learning
The role of phonology in non-native word learning: Evidence from cross-situational statistical learning Open
Adults often encounter difficulty perceiving and processing sounds of a second language (L2). In order to acquire word-meaning mappings, learners need to determine what the language-relevant phonological contrasts are in the language. In t…
View article: Science and Heritage Language Integrated Learning (SHLIL): Evidence of the effectiveness of an innovative science outreach program for migrant students
Science and Heritage Language Integrated Learning (SHLIL): Evidence of the effectiveness of an innovative science outreach program for migrant students Open
Migrant students tend to underperform in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) subjects and are less likely to pursue higher education in STEM when compared with their nonmigrant peers. Given the substantial increase in …
View article: The inter-relationship between word learning, native phonology and production practice through cross-situational statistics
The inter-relationship between word learning, native phonology and production practice through cross-situational statistics Open
Non-native speakers may have difficulty in learning words with non-native sound sequences (e.g., Flege & Bohn, 2021). Furthermore, the extent to which knowledge obtained from practising one skill, such as listening, may transfer to ano…
View article: Cross-situational learning of foreign words in younger and older adults
Cross-situational learning of foreign words in younger and older adults Open
Whereas statistical learning, the tracking of regularities in the environment, has been found to be critical in language acquisition, limited research has investigated how this process works for the older population. In the present study, …
View article: The role of musical aptitude in L2 Chinese word learning: Evidence from cross-situational statistical learning
The role of musical aptitude in L2 Chinese word learning: Evidence from cross-situational statistical learning Open
Cross-domain transfer occurs between music and language when listeners process overlapping acoustic cues between speech and music. One speech feature that shares overlapping acoustic dimensions with music is lexical tone. However, lexical …
View article: Explicit instruction helps only at the beginning: Children’s learning of vocabulary and grammar from cross-situational statistics
Explicit instruction helps only at the beginning: Children’s learning of vocabulary and grammar from cross-situational statistics Open
Statistical learning, during which learners track the statistics in the environment, effectively facilitates word segmentation, categorization of phonological and grammatical features, and the generalization of (morpho)syntactic rules. How…
View article: Constraints on novel word learning in heritage speakers
Constraints on novel word learning in heritage speakers Open
Recent research on word learning has found that adults can rapidly learn novel words by tracking cross-situational statistics, but learning is greatly influenced by the phonological properties of the words and by the native language of the…
View article: Effects of implicit perceptual training and cognitive aptitude on the perception and production of non-native contrasts
Effects of implicit perceptual training and cognitive aptitude on the perception and production of non-native contrasts Open
Research on L2 speech learning suggests that implicit perception training can lead to the establishment of non-native phonological categories. The present study contributes to this line of enquiry by investigating how training is mediated …
View article: Individual word and phrase frequency effects in collocational processing: Evidence from typologically different languages, English and Turkish.
Individual word and phrase frequency effects in collocational processing: Evidence from typologically different languages, English and Turkish. Open
Collocations are understood to be integral building blocks of language processing, alongside individual words, but thus far evidence for the psychological reality of collocations has tended to be confined to English. In contrast to English…
View article: Does Phonetic Training Benefit Word Learning?
Does Phonetic Training Benefit Word Learning? Open
Recent research has shown that adult learners can rapidly acquire novel words of a foreign language by tracking cross-situational statistics, but learning is substantially reduced when the target words are phonologically similar and contai…
View article: The role of phonology in non-native word learning: Evidence from cross-situational statistical learning.
The role of phonology in non-native word learning: Evidence from cross-situational statistical learning. Open
Adults often encounter difficulty perceiving and processing sounds of a second language (L2). In order to acquire word-meaning mappings, learners need to determine what the language-relevant phonological contrasts are in the language. In t…
View article: ICALL offering individually adaptive input: Effects of complex input on L2 development
ICALL offering individually adaptive input: Effects of complex input on L2 development Open
The Artificial Intelligence methods employed in Intelligent Computer Assisted Language Learning (ICALL) in principle makes it possible to individually support language learners. Second Language Acquisition (SLA) research and language teach…
View article: The role of modality and awareness in language learning
The role of modality and awareness in language learning Open
There is conflicting empirical evidence regarding the role of awareness in second language learning. Possible explanations for the contradictory results include the modality in the exposure and assessment phases of previous experiments. Ou…
View article: Learning vocabulary and grammar from cross-situational statistics
Learning vocabulary and grammar from cross-situational statistics Open
Across multiple situations, child and adult learners are sensitive to co-occurrences between individual words and their referents in the environment, which provide a means by which the ambiguity of word-world mappings may be resolved (Mona…