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Are Alliterative Word Combinations Comparatively Easy to Remember for Adult Learners?
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Boers, Frank; Lindstromberg, Seth; Eyckmans, June – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2012
Lindstromberg and Boers (2008a, 2008b) have reported experiments with adult learners of English which revealed a comparative mnemonic advantage afforded by word combinations that display sound patterns such as alliteration ("green grass") and assonance ("home phone"). These findings are relevant for TESOL, given the fact that English phraseology…
Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Mnemonics, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods