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This study investigates whether L2 learners (L2ers) use the same mechanisms as those of native English speakers (NSs) for processing regular and irregular past tense forms. Intermediate-to-advanced Persian-English L2ers and NSs participated in two online experiments using Speeded Grammaticality Judgment tasks. Experime…

For many decades English language was dominant in international scientific communications, but during the last decade it threatens to become the only language for communicating medical science at international level. The aim of this article was to make an overview of publication practices in regard to language of publi…

Communication regarding serious illness is challenging in most circumstances. Patients with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) have unique language and cultural needs that often require collaboration with a trained medical interpreter, especially when the clinical encounter involves serious illness decision making or el…

While forced alignment has become an essential part of data processing in phonetic research, state-of-the-art aligners are often exclusively tailor-made for majority dialects, such as American English(es). This paper provides the first in-depth investigation into the reliability of popular pre-trained aligners in New E…

The study investigated English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers' knowledge of the linguistic foundations of the English language, teachers' reported classroom practices regarding time allocation to different language teaching and learning activities, and the relationship between these two parameters. An additional…

We explored the vocabulary and metaphor comprehension of learners of English as an additional language (EAL) in the first two years of UK primary school. EAL vocabulary knowledge is believed to be a crucial predictor of (reading) comprehension and educational attainment (Murphy, 2018). The vocabulary of five- to seven-…

The current study investigated the phonetic adjustment mechanisms that underlie perceptual adaptation in first and second language (Dutch-English) listeners by exposing them to a novel English accent containing controlled deviations from the standard accent (e.g. /i/-to-/ɪ/ yielding /krɪm/ instead of /krim/…

Limited health literacy and limited English proficiency are widely prevalent and contribute to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) health care disparities. The RA Patient Global Assessment of Disease Activity often introduces complexity to the health care encounters of patients and research subjects with limited health literacy…

As language rhythm relies partly on general acoustic properties, such as intensity and duration, mastering two languages with distinct rhythmic properties (i.e., stress position) may enhance musical rhythm perception. We investigated whether competence in a second language (L2) with different rhythmic properties than a…

OBJECTIVES: To describe the level of English of a population of medical students and the improvement after the implementation of systematic assessment that all students achieve a minimal level. POPULATION AND METHODS: For the past 5 years, all medical students in our medical school have been taking the Test of English…

PURPOSE: To suggest a standardization, in the English language, the formatting of the citation of the research centers. METHODS: From three more recent publications of the first 20 journals available in Brazilian Portal of Scientific Information - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível…

BACKGROUND: Parents increasingly rely on the internet for health-related information about their children; however, the quality of such information remains inconsistent. Pediatric flatfoot is a common parental concern in pediatric orthopedics. This study compared the quality of NAVER-retrieved Korean-language websites…

Although bilingualism is now recognized as having no adverse effects on language outcomes in autistic children, little is known about how it manifests in early development, particularly in minimally speaking children who may show unique patterns of bilingual expression. The present study used naturalistic language samp…

BACKGROUND: Language concordant care can influence patient outcomes. The level of language concordant care and its impact on adherence to infection prevention protocols has not been well described. OBJECTIVE: To assess whether patients' preferred language impacts their ability to follow infection prevention protocols.…

PURPOSE: Anti-Asian discrimination surged in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study examined pandemic-era discrimination among Korean immigrants and Korean Americans living in the southeastern United States ( = 355), a region shaped by a historically entrenched Black - White racial order and a…

A basic question about bilingual development is how the acquisition of one language affects the acquisition of the other. Previous findings are few and mixed. The present study addressed this question with longitudinal data on the dual-language vocabulary growth of 149 US-born children from Spanish-speaking immigrant f…

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the cross-linguistic influences of Jamaican Creole (JC) and English on phonemic and vocal development in bilingual JC-English-speaking preschoolers. METHOD: Sixteen typically developing children (12 females, = 4 years; 4 months) complete…

While coparenting-related conceptual frameworks and empirical studies have received considerable attention in Western countries, there is far less attention on this topic in other regions. This study seeks to fill this gap by comparing coparenting dynamics between English-speaking and Chinese parents. This study begins…