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Duncan, Tamara Sorenson; Paradis, Johanne – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2016
Purpose: This study examined individual differences in English language learners' (ELLs) nonword repetition (NWR) accuracy, focusing on the effects of age, English vocabulary size, length of exposure to English, and first-language (L1) phonology. Method: Participants were 75 typically developing ELLs (mean age 5;8 [years;months]) whose exposure to…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Repetition, Individual Differences, Accuracy
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Nicoladis, Elena; Paradis, Johanne – Journal of Child Language, 2011
Liaison and elision in French are phonological phenomena that apply across word boundaries. French-speaking children make errors in contexts where liaison/elision typically occurs in adult speech. In this study, we asked if acquisition of French liaison/elision can be explained in a constructivist framework. We tested if children's liaison/elision…
Descriptors: Evidence, Constructivism (Learning), Cues, Speech Communication