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Simulating the Relationship between Nonword Repetition Performance and Vocabulary Growth in 2-Year-Olds: Evidence from the Language 0-5 Project
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Caroline F. Rowland; Amy Bidgood; Gary Jones; Andrew Jessop; Paula Stinson; Julian M. Pine; Samantha Durrant; Michelle S. Peter – Language Learning, 2025
A strong predictor of children's language is performance on non-word repetition (NWR) tasks. However, the basis of this relationship remains unknown. Some suggest that NWR tasks measure phonological working memory, which then affects language growth. Others argue that children's knowledge of language/language experience affects NWR performance. A…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Comparative Analysis, Computational Linguistics, Language Skills
English Language Learners' Comprehension of Logical Relationships in Expository Texts: Evidence for the Confluence of General Vocabulary and Text-Connecting Functions
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Fraser, Christie; Pasquarella, Adrian; Geva, Esther; Gottardo, Alexandra; Biemiller, Andrew – Language Learning, 2021
Conjunctions facilitate text cohesion and comprehension by making explicit the logical relationships between ideas in written language. Conjunctions may be challenging for English language learners (ELLs) because of their novel, abstract, and text-connecting role. In this longitudinal study we aimed to clarify the connections among comprehension…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, Connected Discourse
Implicit Statistical Learning in Naturalistic and Instructed Morphosyntactic Attainment: An Aptitude-Treatment Interaction Design
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Bolibaugh, Cylcia; Foster, Pauline – Language Learning, 2021
We investigated the potential influence of implicit learning mechanisms on L2 morphosyntactic attainment by examining the relationship between age of onset (AoO), two cognitive abilities hypothesized to underlie implicit learning (phonological short-term memory and implicit statistical learning), and performance on an auditory grammaticality…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Phonology, Morphology (Languages), Syntax
Distributional Effects and Individual Differences in L2 Morphology Learning
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Brooks, Patricia J.; Kwoka, Nicole; Kempe, Vera – Language Learning, 2017
Second language (L2) learning outcomes may depend on the structure of the input and learners' cognitive abilities. This study tested whether less predictable input might facilitate learning and generalization of L2 morphology while evaluating contributions of statistical learning ability, nonverbal intelligence, phonological short-term memory, and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Generalization, Morphology (Languages), Cognitive Ability
Determinants of Success in Native and Non-Native Listening Comprehension: An Individual Differences Approach
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Andringa, Sible; Olsthoorn, Nomi; van Beuningen, Catherine; Schoonen, Rob; Hulstijn, Jan – Language Learning, 2012
The goal of this study was to explain individual differences in both native and non-native listening comprehension; 121 native and 113 non-native speakers of Dutch were tested on various linguistic and nonlinguistic cognitive skills thought to underlie listening comprehension. Structural equation modeling was used to identify the predictors of…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Structural Equation Models, Individual Differences, Short Term Memory
Statistical Learning and Language: An Individual Differences Study
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Misyak, Jennifer B.; Christiansen, Morten H. – Language Learning, 2012
Although statistical learning and language have been assumed to be intertwined, this theoretical presupposition has rarely been tested empirically. The present study investigates the relationship between statistical learning and language using a within-subject design embedded in an individual-differences framework. Participants were administered…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Sentences, Short Term Memory, Statistics
Derivational Complexity and Item Difficulty in a Sentence Repetition Task.
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Perkins, Kyle; And Others – Language Learning, 1986
To estimate reading difficulty of items on a sentence repetition task, a study had 50 adult English as a second language (ESL) students repeat each of 26 sentences immediately after two presentations. High-difficulty items were derivationally more complex than low-difficulty items, and the most difficult items involved the processing of…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Comparative Testing, Difficulty Level, English (Second Language)