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Vatanen, Anna; Endo, Tomoko; Yokomori, Daisuke – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2021
The human ability to anticipate upcoming behavior not only enables smooth turn transitions but also makes early responses possible, as respondents use a variety of cues that provide for early projection of the type of action that is being performed. This article examines resources for projection in interaction in three unrelated…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Finno Ugric Languages, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese
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Lewandowski, Wojciech; Özçaliskan, Seyda – Second Language Research, 2021
Expression of motion shows systematic inter-typological variability between language types, particularly with respect to manner and path components of motion: speakers of satellite-framed languages (S-language; e.g. German) frequently conflate manner and path into a single clause, while verb-framed language speakers (V-language; e.g. Spanish)…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, German, Polish, Spanish
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Hoole, Philip; Bombien, Lasse – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to use prosodic and syllable-structure variation to probe the underlying representation of laryngeal kinematics in languages traditionally considered to differ in voicing typology (German vs. Dutch and French). Method: Transillumination and videofiberendoscopic filming were used to investigate the devoicing…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Intonation, Suprasegmentals, Syllables
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Fahim, Donia – Arab Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2017
This paper presents an investigation of verb morphology in the spontaneous productions of three preschool Egyptian Arabic- (EA) speaking children with language impairment (LI) and a group of typically developing children. The typological characteristics of Arabic, such as its rich morphology, lack of infinitival form and complex verb system, make…
Descriptors: Verbs, Morphology (Languages), Language Impairments, Error Patterns
Zheng, Chun – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Producing a sensible utterance requires speakers to select conceptual content, lexical items, and syntactic structures almost instantaneously during speech planning. Each language offers its speakers flexibility in the selection of lexical and syntactic options to talk about the same scenarios involving movement. Languages also vary typologically…
Descriptors: Motion, Mandarin Chinese, English, Contrastive Linguistics
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Lee, Wona; Lee, Jin Sook – Bilingual Research Journal, 2017
Two-Way Immersion (TWI) programs have demonstrated positive outcomes in students' academic achievement in English, yet less is known about content teaching and learning in the non-English language in these programs. This study uses math instruction as a lens to identify pedagogical strategies and challenges in the teaching of math in Korean to…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Korean, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning