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Schreibkompetenzen im Fach Englisch in der gymnasialen Oberstufe [<Journal>]
Köller, Olaf [Verfasser]; Fleckenstein, Johanna [Verfasser]; Meyer, Jennifer [Verfasser].
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Language related differences of the sustained response evoked by natural speech sounds
Abstract: In tonal languages, such as Mandarin Chinese, the pitch contour of vowels discriminates lexical meaning, which is not the case in non-tonal languages such as German. Recent data provide evidence that pitch processing is influenced by language experience. However, there are still many open questions concerning the representation of such phonological and language-related differences at the level of the auditory cortex (AC). Using magnetoencephalography (MEG), we recorded transient and sustained auditory evoked fields (AEF) in native Chinese and German speakers to investigate language related phonological and semantic aspects in the processing of acoustic stimuli. AEF were elicited by spoken meaningful and meaningless syllables, by vowels, and by a French horn tone. Speech sounds were recorded from a native speaker and showed frequency-modulations according to the pitch-contours of Mandarin. The sustained field (SF) evoked by natural speech signals was significantly larger for Chinese than for German listeners. In contrast, the SF elicited by a horn tone was not significantly different between groups. Furthermore, the SF of Chinese subjects was larger when evoked by meaningful syllables compared to meaningless ones, but there was no significant difference regarding whether vowels were part of the Chinese phonological system or not. Moreover, the N100m gave subtle but clear evidence that for Chinese listeners other factors than purely physical properties play a role in processing meaningful signals. These findings show that the N100 and the SF generated in Heschl’s gyrus are influenced by language experience, which suggests that AC activity related to specific pitch contours of vowels is influenced in a top-down fashion by higher, language related areas. Such interactions are in line with anatomical findings and neuroimaging data, as well as with the dual-stream model of language of Hickok and Poeppel that highlights the close and reciprocal interaction between superior temporal gyrus and sulcus.
Keyword: Research Article
URL: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0180441
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5519032/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28727776
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Three Interpretative Frameworks: Assessment of English Language Arts-Writing in the Common Core State Standards Initiative
In: Journal of Writing Assessment, vol 8, iss 1 (2015)
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Designing and scaling level-specific writing tasks in alignment with the CEFR: a test-centered approach
In: Language assessment quarterly. - New York, NY [u.a.] : Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group 8 (2011) 1, 1-33
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Parent-based language intervention for two-year-old children with specific expressive language delay: a randomised controlled trial
Buschmann, Anke; Jooss, Bettina; Rupp, André. - : BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2008
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A synthesis of 15 years of research on DIF in language testing: methodological advances, challenges, and recommendations
In: Language assessment quarterly. - New York, NY [u.a.] : Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group 4 (2007) 2, 113-148
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How assessing reading comprehension with multiple-choice questions shapes the construct: a cognitive processing perspective
In: Language testing. - London : Sage 23 (2006) 4, 441
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How assessing reading comprehension with multiple-choice questions shapes the construct : a cognitive processing perspective
In: Language testing. - London : Sage 23 (2006) 4, 441-474
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Developing standards based assessment tasks for English as a first foreign language : context, processes, and outcomes in Germany
Rupp, André A. [Mitwirkender]
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Clustering and classification
In: Statistical analysis (p. 517-550, 2014)
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