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Myeong Hyeon Kim; Tania Ionin – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2024
This study investigates how L1-Korean L2-English learners perform with regard to articles in both explicit and implicit tasks. It also examines the role of L1-transfer from Korean demonstratives to English definites in L2 article production. 21 native English speakers and 27 adult intermediate L1-Korean L2-English learners were tested. The…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Native Speakers
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Kang, Okim; Johnson, David – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2018
Suprasegmental features have received growing attention in the field of oral assessment. In this article we describe a set of computer algorithms that automatically scores the oral proficiency of non-native speakers using unconstrained English speech. The algorithms employ machine learning and 11 suprasegmental measures divided into four groups…
Descriptors: Suprasegmentals, Predictive Validity, Predictor Variables, Oral English
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Stokes, Stephanie F.; Wong, Anita M-Y.; Fletcher, Paul; Leonard, Laurence B. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2006
Purpose: Recent research suggests that nonword repetition (NWR) and sentence repetition (SR) tasks can be used to discriminate between children with SLI and their typically developing age-matched (TDAM) and younger (TDY) peers. Method: Fourteen Cantonese-speaking children with SLI and 30 of their TDAM and TDY peers were compared on NWR and SR…
Descriptors: Memory, Sentences, Language Impairments, Phonetics