Facebook for recruiting Spanish- and English-speaking smokers☆
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DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2019.02.002
Abstract: Background Recruitment for research is usually expensive and time consuming. Facebook (FB) recruitment has become widely utilized in recent years. The main aim of this study was to assess FB as a recruitment tool in… read more here.
Keywords: spanish english; english speakers; spanish speakers; english speaking ... See more keywords
The Effect of Speech Perception in Noise on Arabic and Spanish Bilingual Listeners.
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DOI: 10.1044/2022_aja-22-00088
Abstract: PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to compare speech perception performance in noise, as measured by signal-to-noise ratio for 50% correct scores (SNR-50) and SNR loss, between monolingual English speakers and two bilingual second-language… read more here.
Keywords: noise; speech; english speakers; speech perception ... See more keywords
How Non-Native English Speakers Perceive the Emotional Valence of Messages in Text-Based Computer-Mediated Communication
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DOI: 10.1080/0163853x.2017.1323184
Abstract: ABSTRACT We explore how native and non-native English speakers interpret cues of emotional expression in native English speakers, text-only messages in two studies. In Experiment 1, 28 native English speakers and 28 Japanese non-native English… read more here.
Keywords: english speakers; communication; emotional valence; native english ... See more keywords
The association between tobacco, alcohol, and drug use, stress, and depression among uninsured free clinic patients: U.S.-born English speakers, non-U.S.-born English speakers, and Spanish speakers
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DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2015.1102114
Abstract: ABSTRACT The abuse of substances is a significant public health issue. Perceived stress and depression have been found to be related to the abuse of substances. The purpose of this study is to examine the… read more here.
Keywords: english speakers; stress depression; drug use; born english ... See more keywords
Vowel undershoot in the production of nonwords by English and Mandarin speakers
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DOI: 10.1121/1.4987412
Abstract: In a previous study (Yang, 2011), it was found that both Mandarin and English speakers showed vowel undershoot (characterized by decreased vowel duration and lowered first formant) in the production of English vowels while reading… read more here.
Keywords: english speakers; mandarin speakers; vowel undershoot; undershoot production ... See more keywords
Voice quality differences between American English speakers and Korean learners of English
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DOI: 10.1121/1.5147410
Abstract: Various features have been examined as markers of foreign accent including segment-level errors, deviation in subsegmental acoustic properties, as well as prosodic patterns such as intonation, rhythm, and speaking rate. Features that characterize voice quality… read more here.
Keywords: speakers korean; english speakers; korean learners; voice quality ... See more keywords
Chinese-English Speakers’ Perception of Pitch in Their Non-Tonal Language: Reinterpreting English as a Tonal-Like Language
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DOI: 10.1177/0023830919894606
Abstract: Changing the F0-contour of English words does not change their lexical meaning. However, it changes the meaning in tonal languages such as Mandarin. Given this important difference and knowing that words in the two languages… read more here.
Keywords: pitch; english speakers; english words; language ... See more keywords
Reconsidering Literacy in the 21st Century: Exploring the Role of Digital Stories in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
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DOI: 10.1177/0033688218754943
Abstract: The call for an expanded, critical and socially-constructed view of literacy in response to contemporary semiotic and technological developments is not new. However, an under investigated area relates to the impact and influence of new… read more here.
Keywords: english speakers; 21st century; literacy 21st; reconsidering literacy ... See more keywords
Monitoring speech production and comprehension: Where is the second-language delay?
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DOI: 10.1177/1747021818807447
Abstract: Research on error monitoring suggests that bilingual Dutch–English speakers are slower to correct some speech errors in their second language (L2) as opposed to their first language (L1). But which component of self-monitoring is slowed… read more here.
Keywords: english speakers; production; dutch english; monitoring ... See more keywords
Explaining L2 Lexical Learning in Multiple Scenarios: Cross-Situational Word Learning in L1 Mandarin L2 English Speakers
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DOI: 10.3390/brainsci12121618
Abstract: Adults commonly struggle with perceiving and recognizing the sounds and words of a second language (L2), especially when the L2 sounds do not have a counterpart in the learner’s first language (L1). We examined how… read more here.
Keywords: word learning; cross situational; language; word ... See more keywords