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From Cantonese Lexical Tone Awareness to Second Language English Vocabulary: Cross-Language Mediation by Segmental Phonological Awareness
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Choi, William; Tong, Xiuli; Deacon, Helene – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2019
Purpose: Cantonese lexical tone awareness is closely associated with 1st language Cantonese vocabulary knowledge, but its role in 2nd language English vocabulary knowledge was unclear. We addressed this issue by investigating whether and, if so, how Cantonese lexical tone awareness contributes to English expressive vocabulary knowledge in Hong…
Descriptors: Sino Tibetan Languages, Phonological Awareness, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning