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Interpreting the value of feedback: Older adult voices in nursing education
In: Research outputs 2014 to 2021 (2020)
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The Effect of Hearing Aid Use on Cognition in Older Adults: Can We Delay Decline or Even Improve Cognitive Function?
In: Journal of Clinical Medicine ; Volume 9 ; Issue 1 (2020)
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Join: Facilitating a culture of intergenerational interaction at Champion Intergenerational Center
Hoffman, Lauren. - : The Ohio State University, 2020
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Greying Mutuality: Race and Joking Relations in a South African Nursing Home
In: Faculty Publications (2020)
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Homophony and Phonological Contrasts in Novel Word Learning: A Visual World Eye-Tracking Study with Adult Native and Non-Native Speakers
Bao, Wenfu. - : University of Alberta. Department of Linguistics., 2020
Abstract: Degree: Master of Science ; Abstract: This thesis used visual world eye-tracking to examine how adults from native and non-native backgrounds learn novel words that contain homophones and non-homophones, and vary in different types of phonological contrasts: consonant contrasts, tone contrasts, and consonant & tone contrasts. It also investigated whether brief periods of unoccupied rest following learning affect the outcome. Previous studies have reported that adult non-native learners have difficulties in acquiring Mandarin tones, but mostly based on speech perception and production findings. Despite some work using novel word learning tasks to explore Mandarin acquisition in non-native adults, few studies have explicitly used nonwords to directly compare learning of segmental and tonal contrasts by adult learners. Further, as a common phenomenon in human languages, homophony has been investigated in novel word learning tasks, but much less among adults when compared with infants and young children. In addition, evidence suggests that brief periods of unoccupied rest facilitate memory in a similar manner to sleep. However, little research has examined the role of rest in consolidation of novel word learning in both native and non-native learners. Thus, in this thesis, we studied 34 native Mandarin speakers and 34 native English speakers in a novel word learning task, which contained 28 novel words (seven homophones, 21 non-homophones) that integrated Mandarin segments and tones. During the task, participants learned novel words in a pair with the minimal difference in consonants, tones, or both. Then they were tested in two phases separated by a 15-minute break, during which participants either had an eyes-closed rest or completed a distractor task. In order to explore whether there was a visual world competition effect in the test phase following learning, the target was presented inthe visual array either with or without its competitor. Participants’ response accuracy and latencies in the two test phases, and eye movements in the second test phase were analyzed. Regarding the effect of participants’ language background, results suggest that in the test phase integrated with the learning, Mandarin speakers had significantly higher accuracy than English speakers. However, in the test phase following the training, different tendencies were shown in the two language groups for different types of phonological contrasts: English speakers were significantly more accurate on novel words involved with consonant contrasts than those involving tones, whereas Mandarin speakers did not show significant differences in accuracy between different phonological conditions. In terms of homophony learning, homophones had significantly higher accuracy than non-homophones across all participants. Moreover, Mandarin speakers processed homophones more slowly than non-homophones irrespective of phonological contrasts, though the difference was only significant for phonological conditions involving tones. In addition, only observations of English speakers lent support to the consolidation of novel word learning after brief periods of unoccupied rest. Lastly, our findings highlighted the competition effect in spoken word processing: when there was no competitor in the visual array, participants had significantly faster and more accurate responses, and more target looks. These findings have contributed to our understanding about novel word learning in adult native and non-native learners from various aspects, such as homophone acquisition, competition effects and the benefit of rest. However, future work is needed to assess the homophony learning pattern in a scenario where a greater proportion of homophones among novel words is used, and to explore novel word learning of Mandarin and the rest-induced memory enhancement in non- native learners from language backgrounds other than English.
Keyword: adults; homophony; novel word learning; phonological contrasts
URL: https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-w0rv-wd87
https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/bf28deab-09db-4248-a9eb-9eeaceab2295
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Language education of adults in the Ukrainian armed forces ; Обучение иностранным языкам взрослых в вооруженных силах Украины ; МОВНА ОСВІТА ДОРОСЛИХ У ЗБРОЙНИХ СИЛАХ УКРАЇНИ
In: Військова освіта; № 2 (42) 2020; 111-119 ; Военное образование; Том 42, № 2 (2020); 111-119 ; Military Education; Том 42, № 2 (2020); 111-119 ; 2617-1783 ; 2617-1775 (2020)
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Propiedades psicométricas y datos normativos de la prueba ECCO_Senior: un instrumento para evaluar la comprensión gramatical en adultos mayores
López-Higes, Ramón; Rubio-Valdehita, Susana; Sánchez-Beato, Andrea. - : Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha: Colegio Oficial de Logopedas de Castilla-La Mancha, 2020. : Universidad Complutense de Madrid: Facultad de Psicología, 2020
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What Human Planning Can Tell Us About Animal Planning: An Empirical Case
Martin-Ordas, Gema. - : Frontiers Media SA, 2020
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Acclimatation aux appareils auditifs par les personnes âgées avec perte auditive
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Elicitation study: An exploration of age-related differences in context of hand gesture interaction
Vasylkiv, Yurii. - 2020
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Auditory Training Supports Auditory Rehabilitation: A State-of-the-Art Review
Stropahl, Maren; Besser, Jana; Launer, Stefan. - : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2020
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Bilingual Children's L1 and L2 Word Frequency Effects: The Role of Individual Differences
In: Open Access Theses & Dissertations (2020)
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Working Memory Performance in Spanish-English Bilinguals' First and Second Languages
In: Open Access Theses & Dissertations (2020)
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Speech-Language Pathologists’ Perceptions on Social Relationships of Older Adults with Aphasia Before and After Exposure to Socioemotional Selectivity Theory
In: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1572882456682253 (2019)
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Potencialidades das comunicações das crianças para a construção das aprendizagens em jardim de infância
Pereira, Sara Filipa Sousa Veneno. - : Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Escola Superior de Educação de Lisboa, 2019
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Substance use in later life
In: Research outputs 2014 to 2021 (2019)
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The Changing Role of Phonology in Reading Development
In: Vision ; Volume 3 ; Issue 2 (2019)
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Mental Sleep Activity and Disturbing Dreams in the Lifespan
In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ; Volume 16 ; Issue 19 (2019)
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Lost in translation? Investigating the linguistic and conceptual understanding of translated text for older adults of Greek background.
Tsianikas, Michael; Belperio, Irene. - : Modern Greek Studies Association of Australia and New Zealand, 2019
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Reliability and validity evidence of the Assessment of Language Use in Social Contexts for Adults (ALUSCA)
Valente, Ana Rita S.; Hall, Andreia; Alvelos, Helena. - : Taylor & Francis, 2019
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