Learning additional languages as hierarchical probabilistic inference: Insights from first language processing

B Pajak, AB Fine, DF Kleinschmidt… - Language …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
We present a framework of second and additional language (L2/Ln) acquisition motivated by
recent work on socio‐indexical knowledge in first language (L1) processing. The distribution …

Readers generalize adaptation to newly-encountered dialectal structures to other unfamiliar structures

SH Fraundorf, TF Jaeger - Journal of memory and language, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Growing evidence suggests that syntactic processing may be guided in part by expectations
about the statistics of the input that comprehenders have encountered; however, these …

Big data suggest strong constraints of linguistic similarity on adult language learning

J Schepens, R Van Hout, TF Jaeger - Cognition, 2020‏ - Elsevier
When adults learn new languages, their speech often remains noticeably non-native even
after years of exposure. These non-native variants ('accents') can have far-reaching socio …

Cross‐language and second language speech perception

OS Bohn - The handbook of psycholinguistics, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
This chapter provides an overview of the main research questions and findings in the areas
of second language and cross‐language speech perception research, and of the most …

Human information processing shapes language change

M Fedzechkina, B Chu… - Psychological …, 2018‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Human languages exhibit both striking diversity and abstract commonalities. Whether these
commonalities are shaped by potentially universal principles of human information …

Difficulty in learning similar-sounding words: A developmental stage or a general property of learning?

B Pajak, SC Creel, R Levy - Journal of Experimental Psychology …, 2016‏ - psycnet.apa.org
How are languages learned, and to what extent are learning mechanisms similar in infant
native-language (L1) and adult second-language (L2) acquisition? In terms of vocabulary …

Australian English listeners' perception of Japanese vowel length reveals underlying phonological knowledge

K Yazawa, J Whang, P Escudero - Frontiers in Psychology, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
Speech perception patterns are strongly influenced by one's native phonology. It is generally
accepted that native English listeners rely primarily on spectral cues when perceiving …

Feature-driven new sound category formation: Computational implementation with the L2LP model and beyond

K Yazawa, J Whang, M Kondo… - Frontiers in Language …, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
One of the primary questions of second language (L2) acquisition research is how a new
sound category is formed to allow for an L2 contrast that does not exist in the learner's first …

Non-native Japanese learners' perception of consonant length in Japanese and Italian

K Tsukada, F Cox, J Hajek… - Second Language …, 2018‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Learners of a foreign language (FL) typically have to learn to process sounds that do not
exist in their first language (L1). As this is known to be difficult for adults, in particular, it is …

Effect of linguistic and musical experience on distributional learning of nonnative lexical tones

JH Ong, D Burnham, P Escudero, CJ Stevens - Journal of Speech, Language …, 2017‏ - ASHA
Purpose Evidence suggests that extensive experience with lexical tones or musical training
provides an advantage in perceiving nonnative lexical tones. This investigation concerns …