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Several studies found better English vowel identification in English multi-talker babble (MTB) and temporally-modulated (TM) noise, but not in quiet condition for native Chinese listeners in the US (CNU) with the US residency of 1-3 years than native Chinese listeners in China (CNC) with no residency history in English…

Previous studies suggest that different neural and functional mechanisms are involved in the analysis of irregular (caught) and regular (filled) past tense forms in English. In particular, the comprehension and production of regular forms is argued to require processes of morpho-phonological assembly and disassembly, a…

This study examined the correlations between three vital areas of teaching pronunciation in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classes (i.e., content, pedagogical, and technological knowledge). This study also explored the relationships between teachers' majors, experience, and technology competence with using technol…

Inspired by work in comparative sociolinguistics and quantitative dialectometry, we sketch a corpus-based method (Variation-Based Distance & Similarity Modeling-VADIS for short) to rigorously quantify the similarity between varieties and dialects as a function of the correspondence of the ways in which language users c…

Individuals with language barriers may face challenges unique to a host society. By examining and comparing the sociocultural conditions that can result in providers and patients not sharing the same language in the United States and in Taiwan, I argue that (a) language discordance is a social phenomenon that may entai…

INTRODUCTION: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can impact language processing, necessitating language-tailored approaches. Telehealth may expand rural Veterans' access but has unknown feasibility for language preferences. This study explored telehealth/Veterans Video Connect satisfaction for Spanish/English TBI screening.…

OBJECTIVES: This study uses the Consumer Assessments of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS((R))) survey to examine the experiences of Hispanics enrolled in Medicare managed care. Evaluations of care are examined in relationship to primary language (English or Spanish) and region of the country. DATA SOURCES: CAHP…

OBJECTIVE: The goal of this research was to compare language growth from 24 to 30 months of age among English monolingual toddlers, Spanish monolingual toddlers, and Spanish-English bilingual toddlers who were born preterm. Previous research has led to inconsistent findings about the relationship between bilingual expo…

CONTEXT: Effective communication of complex medical information is critical for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) and their families, but this need remains largely unmet. Artificial intelligence (AI), including large language models (LLMs) like GPT-4o, may help simplify clinical texts while preserving essential…

Recent evidence shows that saccade target selection in second-language (L2) English reading is similar to that in native-language (L1) English reading. However, only bilinguals with languages belonging to the same writing system were examined in these studies. The present study investigated saccade target selection and…

OBJECTIVE: To explore the capabilities of Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (ChatGPT) for the purpose of simplifying and translating radiology reports into Spanish, Hindi, and Russian languages, with comparisons to its performance in simplifying to the English language. METHODS: Fifty deidentified abdomen-pelvis…