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Sun, Hui; Saito, Kazuya; Tierney, Adam – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2021
Precise auditory perception at a subcortical level (neural representation and encoding of sound) has been suggested as a form of implicit L2 aptitude in naturalistic settings. Emerging evidence suggests that such implicit aptitude explains some variance in L2 speech perception and production among adult learners with different first language…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Auditory Perception, Cognitive Processes
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Morgan-Short, Kara; Deng, ZhiZhou; Brill-Schuetz, Katherine A.; Faretta- Stutenberg, Mandy; Wong, Patrick C. M.; Wong, Francis C. K. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2015
The current study aims to make an initial neuroimaging contribution to central implicit-explicit issues in second language (L2) acquisition by considering how implicit and explicit contexts mediate the neural representation of L2. Focusing on implicit contexts, the study employs a longitudinal design to examine the neural representation of L2…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Neurological Organization, Cognitive Processes, Language Processing
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Nelson, Robert – Modern Language Journal, 2012
A number of asymmetries in lexical memory emerge when monolinguals and early bilinguals are compared to (relatively) late second language (L2) learners. Their study promises to provide insight into the internal processes that both support and ultimately limit L2 learner achievement. Generally, theory building in L2 and bilingual lexical memory has…
Descriptors: Memory, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Bilingualism, Second Language Learning
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Macedonia, Manuela; Muller, Karsten; Friederici, Angela D. – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2010
Learning vocabulary in a foreign language is a laborious task which people perform with varying levels of success. Here, we investigated the neural underpinning of high performance on this task. In a within-subjects paradigm, participants learned 92 vocabulary items under two multimodal conditions: one condition paired novel words with iconic…
Descriptors: Semantics, Word Recognition, Memory, Memorization
Nas, Gerard – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1983
Two experiments are reported in which mismatched sounds and spelling were studied in Dutch pseudo-words used as stimuli in English lexical decision experiments. Results show mismatches in spelling or sound result in longer latencies for Dutch pseudo-words than for their nonword controls, supporting a cooperation model of lexical access. (MSE)
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Bilingualism, Cues, Dutch
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Johansson, Barbro B. – Annals of Dyslexia, 2006
Current neuroimaging and neurophysiologic techniques have substantially increased our possibilities to study processes related to various language functions in the intact human brain. Learning to read and write influences the functional organization of the brain. What is universal and what is specific in the languages of the world are important…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Memory, Linguistics, Cultural Influences