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"The Impact of Vowel Mergers in the Acquisition of German Vowels by Spe" by Andrew Whitlock and Dr. Laura Catherine Smith
Keywords vowel mergers, German vowels, second language, German Department German and Russian Abstract When learning a second language, non-native speakers are usually marked by speech patterns which are common to other learners from their same language background. This is because research has shown that learning to hear and produce sounds of a second language (L2) is strongly influenced by the speaker’s first language (L1).
Vocabulary Acquisition on Study Abroad
Keywords vocabulary acquisition, study abroad, German language Department German and Russian Abstract My project is part of a larger, college-wide study that is seeking to quantify the progress students make in acquiring the German language while on study abroad, specifically in the areas of vocabulary acquisition, pronunciation, writing composition, and language comprehension.
"A comparison of lexical borrowings into Finnish from Swedish and Russi" by Esko Timi Petteri Felin and Dr. Laura Catherine Smith
Keywords lexical borrowings, Finnish, Swedish, Russian, language Department German and Russian Abstract The research for this project was initially conducted under the assumption that Finnish lexical borrowings from Swedish would considerably differ from its Russian counterparts.
Advances in Prehospital Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage
ABSTRACT Background: Spontaneous acute intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is associated with greater stroke-related disability and mortality. Hematoma expansion (HME), an important treatment target in acute ICH, is time-dependent, with a greater probability of hematoma growth occurring <3 hours from ICH onset.
The Impact of L2 Dialect on Learning French Vowels: Native English Speakers Learning Que´be´cois and European French
Keywords second language acquisition, perception, production, French, assibilation, vowels, acoustic cues Abstract This article examines how a second language (L2) dialect affects how accurately the L2 is perceived and produced. Specifically, the study examined differences between the production and perception of French vowels /i/, /y/, and /u/ by learners of either Quebec French (QF) or European French (EF).
"Why Learning French First is Better Than Learning German First" by Wendy Baker-Smemoe and Laura Catherine Smith
Keywords French, German, pronunciation, perception, second language acquisition Abstract This study investigated whether differences in cross-language similarity between English-French and English-German vowels would translate into differences in accurately identifying and discriminating French and German vowels (i.e., Iii, /y/, and /u/).
Acquiring the high vowel contrast in Quebec French: How assibilation helps
Keywords Quebec French, Second Language Acquisition, Assibilation, Perception, Production Abstract In Quebec French (QF), /t/ and /d/ are assibilated to [ts] and [dz] before /i/ and /y/, but not before /u/.
“From everything to nothing in a split second”: Elite youth players' experiences of release from professional football academies
Thomas Ryan McGlinchey*, Chris Saward, Laura Catherine Healy and Mustafa Sarkar Sport, Health and Performance Enhancement (SHAPE) Research Group, School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom Previous research has assessed the affects release from football academies has on psychological distress and athletic identity of players. However, there has been no qualitative research exploring players' experiences of the release process.
Are Estimates of the Health Opportunity Cost Being Used to Draw Conclusions in Published Cost-Effectiveness Analyses? A Scoping Review in Four Countries - Applied Health Economics and Health Policy
Abstract Background When healthcare budgets are exogenous, cost-effectiveness thresholds (CETs) used to inform funding decisions should represent the health opportunity cost (HOC) of such funding decisions, but HOC-based CET estimates have not been available until recently. In recent years, empirical HOC-based CETs for multiple countries have been published, but the use of these CETs in the cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) literature has not been investigated.
What It Is Like Being Married to a Cop After Ferguson
I have always been one to review both sides of every story, and review as much information as possible, before deciding what I believe to be true. These days, the media is so filled with biased reporting that I am surprised anyone feels they are getting the "truth". Most recently I have realized this by flipping through various news stations reporting on the death of Michael Brown.
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