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Recent studies presenting genetic analysis of dog breeds do not focus specifically on genetic relationships among pointing dog breeds, although hunting was among the first traits of interest when dogs were domesticated. This report compares histories with genetic relationships among five modern breeds of pointing dogs…

BACKGROUND: Surprisingly little is known about the use of modal auxiliaries by children with specific language impairment (SLI). These forms fall within the category of grammatical morphology, an area of morphosyntax that is purportedly very weak in children with SLI. AIMS: Three studies were conducted to examine the…

When nurses who are educated internationally immigrate to the United States, they are expected to have English language proficiency in order to function as a competent nurse. The purpose of this research was to provide sufficient information to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) to make a defensibl…

BACKGROUND: It is not known if the inclusion of bilinguals affects the results of research using Quality-of-Life (QoL) scales. OBJECTIVE: To determine the influence of bilingualism on responses to a QoL scale. RESEARCH DESIGN: In this cross sectional study, a population-based, disproportionately stratified random sam…

OBJECTIVE: To assess general practitioner consultation among Chinese people compared with the general population and other minority ethnic groups, and to investigate the factors associated with general practitioner consultation among the Chinese population. DESIGN: Survey of a representative sample of Chinese people a…

BACKGROUND: As the population of survivors of cancer grows and new information technologies become widespread in Hong Kong, survivors of cancer increasingly seek ongoing care and support information from large language models (LLMs). While these tools provide immediate conversational responses, they carry substantial r…

BACKGROUND: Early intervention professionals, including speech-language pathologists, teachers, and policymakers, face significant challenges in understanding and supporting young dual language learners who have or are at risk of language impairment. The existing research evidence base is fragmented and relatively spar…

BACKGROUND: Language proficiency is crucial in healthcare, and non-native English-speaking nurses may experience significant anxiety when communicating in English, which can potentially impact their performance and patient outcomes. AIM: This study aims to develop and validate a survey to measure second language anxie…

Iconic words are more frequent in infant-directed speech, but it is not known why. We examine whether caregivers use iconic words to engage infants in interaction. In two studies (Study 2 preregistered), involving five White American English-speaking 18-month-olds (three female; data collected between 2002 and 2005) an…

English translation competence is an important academic skill in higher education, yet many students experience substantial linguistic difficulty, cognitive burden, and psychological pressure during translation tasks. This mixed-methods study examined whether structured artificial intelligence-assisted translation supp…

Individuals who learn and use two languages come to that experience in many different ways. Recent studies have shown that to understand bilingualism, it is necessary to characterize the variation in experience that continually shapes the use of the two languages. The current investigation explored the consequences of…

The advantages of bilingualism on executive functioning have received intense attention over the past decade. However, characterizing what makes someone bilingual versus monolingual is complicated. Experiment 1 explores the impact of multilingualism and English-Mandarin language context priming on flanker task performa…

This study examines the relationships among agentic engagement, academic emotions, and English as a foreign language (EFL) achievement in Chinese undergraduate students, with a focus on variations across grade levels. Utilizing a quantitative design, data were collected from 221 English majors (111 first-year and 110 f…

Assessing bilingual Afghan Americans poses significant challenges for clinicians because of limited validated Farsi tests and norms. To better address existing limitations, case-based research can provide valuable insights into the cognitive and psychiatric conditions of Afghan Americans. The study utilized a case seri…

Recent research suggests that syntactic priming in language comprehension-the facilitated processing of repeated syntactic structures-arises from the expectation for syntactic repetition due to rational adaptation to the linguistic environment. To further evaluate the generalizability of this expectation adaptation acc…

OBJECTIVES: The cognitive and social benefits of bilingualism for children, including those with neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDDs), have been documented. The present study was designed to characterize and compare English and Spanish use in Hispanic families with and without NDDs residing in the U.S. as well as to…

It has been long held that languages of the world are divided into rhythm classes so that they are either stress-timed, syllable-timed or mora-timed. It is also known for a long time that duration serves various informational functions in speech. But it is unclear whether these two kinds of uses of duration are complem…

This study deals with teachers' language use as it is manifested in community-based heritage-language classes. Specifically, it focuses on the functions of students' dominant variety (L1, English) when harnessed by teachers for the purposes of teaching their ethnic language (L2, Mandarin Chinese). Empirical investigati…

The computer-aided language teaching system is maturing thanks to the advancement of few-shot learning technologies. In order to support teachers and increase students' learning efficiency, more computer-aided language teaching systems are being used in teaching and examinations. This study focuses on a multifeature fu…

Education worldwide has emphasized 21st-century competencies, including language competence, computer competence, and thinking skills. Research on Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), essential teacher knowledge, has attempted to address the need for technology integration to support thinking skills. Ho…