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Suntornsawet, Jirada – Journal of English as an International Language, 2019
English as an International Language (EIL) is grounded in the concept of multiplicity. Such proliferation of non-native varieties of English leads to several controversies including the intelligibility of its speakers to listeners from various language backgrounds. Although this concern has been continuously addressed in EIL research, the focus…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Pronunciation, Comprehension
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Tamburelli, Marco; Jones, Gary – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2013
Purpose: In this study, the authors examined the role of syllabic structure in nonword repetition performance in typically developing (TD) children and children with specific language impairment (SLI). Method: Eighteen children with SLI (5;7--6;7 [years;months]) and 18 TD children matched for chronological age were tested on their ability to…
Descriptors: Children, Syllables, Repetition, Language Impairments
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Ebbels, Susan H.; Dockrell, Julie E.; van der Lely, Heather K. J. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2012
Background: Non-word repetition (NWR) difficulties are common, but not universal, among children with specific language impairment (SLI). However, older children and adolescents with SLI have rarely been studied. Studies disagree on the relationship between NWR difficulties and difficulties with other areas of language and literacy. There is also…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Language Impairments, Phonology, Short Term Memory
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Nancollis, Alex; Lawrie, Barbara-Anne; Dodd, Barbara – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2005
Purpose: This study examined the effect of phonological awareness intervention that focused on syllable and rhyme awareness on the acquisition of literacy and the development of phonological awareness skills 2 years post intervention. The longitudinal study compared two groups of children from deprived socioeconomic backgrounds in the United…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Intervention, Literacy Education, Children
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Duncan, Lynne G.; Cole, Pascale; Seymour, Philip H. K.; Magnan, Annie – Journal of Child Language, 2006
Phonological awareness is thought to become increasingly analytic during early childhood. This study examines whether the proposed developmental sequence (syllable[right arrow]onset-rime[right arrow]phoneme) varies according to the characteristics of a child's native language. Experiment 1 compares the phonological segmentation skills of English…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Reading Skills, French, Reading Instruction
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James, Deborah; Rajput, Kaukab; Brown, Tracey; Sirimanna, Tony; Brinton, Julie; Goswami, Usha – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2005
A short-term longitudinal study was conducted to investigate possible benefits of cochlear implant (CI) use on the development of phonological awareness in deaf children. Nineteen CI users were tested on 2 occasions. Two groups of deaf children using hearing aids were tested once: 11 profoundly deaf and 10 severely deaf children. A battery of…
Descriptors: Rhyme, Phonemes, Deafness, Syllables