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Building Linguistic Systems: Introduction. 构建语言系统：导论。

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Language and Speech Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-10 DOI: 10.1177/00238309261422154

Marilyn May Vihman

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How Templatic Is Arabic Input to Children? The Role of Child-Directed-Speech in the Acquisition of Semitic Morpho-Phonology. 阿拉伯语输入对儿童有多模式化？儿童定向言语在闪语词形音系习得中的作用。

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Language and Speech Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-23 DOI: 10.1177/00238309241311230

Ghada Khattab, Tamar Keren-Portnoy

{"title":"How Templatic Is Arabic Input to Children? The Role of Child-Directed-Speech in the Acquisition of Semitic Morpho-Phonology.","authors":"Ghada Khattab, Tamar Keren-Portnoy","doi":"10.1177/00238309241311230","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00238309241311230","url":null,"abstract":"Semitic languages such as Hebrew and Arabic are known for having a non-concatenative morphology: words are typically built of a combination of a consonantal root, typically tri-consonantal (e.g., k-t-b \"related to writing\" in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)), with a prosodic template. Research on Hebrew language development suggests early sensitivity to frequently occurring templates. For the Arabic dialects, little is known about whether implicit sensitivity to non-concatenative morphology develops at a young age through exposure to speech, and how templatic the spoken language is in comparison to MSA. We focus on Lebanese Arabic. We hypothesized that prolonged contact with French and English may have \"diluted\" the salience of roots and patterns in the input. We used three different corpora of adult-directed-speech (ADS), child-directed-speech (CDS), and child speech. We analyzed the root and pattern structures in the 50 most frequent Lebanese Arabic word types in each corpus. We found fewer words with templatic patterns than expected among the most frequent words in ADS (35/50), even fewer in CDS (23/50) and still fewer in the children's target words (15/50). In addition, only a minority contains three root consonants in their surface forms: 22 in ADS, 15 in CDS, and only 7 in words targeted by the children. We conclude that Semitic structure is less evident in either input to children or words targeted by children aged 1-3 than has been assumed. We discuss implications for the development of sensitivity to templatic structure among Lebanese-acquiring children.","PeriodicalId":51255,"journal":{"name":"Language and Speech","volume":" ","pages":"34-53"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12936150/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143025716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Word Learning Through Eye-Gaze Cues at Ages 12 and 18 Months. 12个月和18个月儿童通过眼睛注视线索学习单词。

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Language and Speech Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-02 DOI: 10.1177/00238309251395278

Osnat Segal, Zipora Yegudayev

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Bilingual Acquisition of Morphology: Norwegian and Russian Influence on Children's Sentence Repetition in Estonian. 双语词法习得：挪威语和俄语对儿童爱沙尼亚语句子重复的影响。

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Language and Speech Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-29 DOI: 10.1177/00238309251327209

Adele Vaks, Virve-Anneli Vihman

{"title":"Bilingual Acquisition of Morphology: Norwegian and Russian Influence on Children's Sentence Repetition in Estonian.","authors":"Adele Vaks, Virve-Anneli Vihman","doi":"10.1177/00238309251327209","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00238309251327209","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, we investigate whether two structurally distinct languages, Norwegian and Russian, influence the use of Estonian morphosyntax by bilingual 5 to 7-year-olds. Using a sentence-repetition task, we tested the acquisition and use of Estonian morphosyntax by children acquiring Estonian alongside Norwegian and Russian, which differ in their use of morphological marking. We tested 69 children aged 4;9 to 7;10 (24 Estonian-Norwegian and 24 Russian-Estonian bilinguals, 21 Estonian monolinguals), using three sentence structures that vary across the languages (copula clauses, experiencer clauses, and complex conditional sentences). Quantitative results showed no significant differences between the bilingual groups. Both groups were at ceiling for copula clauses, but they performed in opposite directions with the other two structures, suggesting possible effects of the other language. An error analysis revealed small differences in children's use of experiencer and conditional constructions. Contrary to expectations, Norwegian-speaking bilinguals did not produce more errors of omission than of commission in either sentence type. Rather, they used a wider array of cases in the experiencer clauses than Russian-speaking children. In the conditional items, both groups exhibited a tendency to use indicative past in place of conditional present, transferring the use of past forms for conditional meanings from Norwegian or Russian. Other differences are discussed in light of language structure, Estonian exposure, and study design.","PeriodicalId":51255,"journal":{"name":"Language and Speech","volume":" ","pages":"120-154"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12936146/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144024372","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Systematicity in Variability: English Coda Laterals of English-Malay Bilinguals in Multi-Accent Singapore. 变异中的系统性：新加坡多口音英马来双语者的英语尾语侧音。

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Language and Speech Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-31 DOI: 10.1177/00238309251349201

Jasper Hong Sim, Brechtje Post

{"title":"Systematicity in Variability: English Coda Laterals of English-Malay Bilinguals in Multi-Accent Singapore.","authors":"Jasper Hong Sim, Brechtje Post","doi":"10.1177/00238309251349201","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00238309251349201","url":null,"abstract":"Outcomes of early phonological acquisition in multi-accent contexts can be especially wide-ranging, raising the question of whether children exposed to multiple accents in one community are building the same linguistic systems. This present study investigates the English coda clear laterals in the spontaneous, mother-directed speech of English-Malay early bilingual preschoolers raised in multi-accent Singapore. Previous work has shown that these children were exposed to highly variable input involving three different English coda /l/ variants within and outside of their ethnic community. To elucidate the complex nature of language acquisition in such diverse settings, we examine both individual differences and group behaviors. Our findings reveal that despite the considerable between- and within-child variation, production patterns are generally systematic. Malay children with close Chinese peers, however, exhibited greater variability and unpredictability in their production, revealing word-specific inconsistencies that suggest a restructuring of or instability in their phonological representations. This study underscores the complexity of phonological development in multi-accent contexts and highlights the challenges in predicting the contributors of these variable outcomes.","PeriodicalId":51255,"journal":{"name":"Language and Speech","volume":" ","pages":"94-119"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144755056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The Effects of Phonological Complexity on Word Production in French-Speaking Children. 语音复杂性对法语儿童造词能力的影响

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Language and Speech Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2024-04-02 DOI: 10.1177/00238309241237473

Margaret Kehoe

{"title":"The Effects of Phonological Complexity on Word Production in French-Speaking Children.","authors":"Margaret Kehoe","doi":"10.1177/00238309241237473","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00238309241237473","url":null,"abstract":"Word complexity indices, such as the Index of Phonetic Complexity (IPC) and the Word Complexity Measure (WCM), code a word in terms of featural and structural properties that pose difficulty in phonological development. Studies have investigated the influence of complexity indices on vocabulary development; however, few have examined their influence on consonant accuracy. Furthermore, these indices were developed for English-speaking children and have not been widely applied to other languages. This study investigates whether a word's phonological complexity influences how accurately it is produced in French-speaking children. Four databases consisting of the productions of children (n = 74), aged 1;11 to 4;9, were analyzed. Words were coded in terms of the IPC, WCM, and parameters that add complexity during phonological development. Using mixed-effects logistic regression, we examined whether phonological complexity as determined by the IPC, WCM, or by alternative indices better accounts for the influence of complexity on production. We also investigated whether the accuracy of a target sound/structure was influenced by a word's complexity. Results indicated that complexity based on the IPC or WCM significantly influenced consonant accuracy; however, indices tapping fewer features provided superior model fit. At younger ages, the presence of fricatives/liquids and, at all ages, the presence of alveopalatal fricatives, codas, and clusters significantly influenced accuracy. Findings were inconclusive as to whether whole word complexity influenced the accuracy of a target sound/structure. Results suggest that current complexity indices provide only approximate indications of how featural and structural properties of words influence production.","PeriodicalId":51255,"journal":{"name":"Language and Speech","volume":" ","pages":"205-233"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12936164/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140337569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Multivariate Analyses of Tongue Contours from Ultrasound Tongue Imaging. 舌形超声成像的多变量分析。

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Language and Speech Pub Date : 2026-02-28 DOI: 10.1177/00238309261419120

Stefano Coretta, Georges Sakr

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Crossing the Boundaries: Perception of Voice Onset Time in Word-Initial Stops by Multilingual Learners. 跨越边界：多语言学习者对单词起始停顿的语音起始时间的感知。

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Language and Speech Pub Date : 2026-02-17 DOI: 10.1177/00238309251414959

Zuzanna Cal

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Acoustic and Perceptual Study on the Four Falling Tones in Bai (Meiba Variety). 白（梅巴）四个降调的声学与知觉研究。

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Language and Speech Pub Date : 2026-02-03 DOI: 10.1177/00238309251413143

Wen Liu, Xuan Li, Feng Wang

{"title":"Acoustic and Perceptual Study on the Four Falling Tones in Bai (Meiba Variety).","authors":"Wen Liu, Xuan Li, Feng Wang","doi":"10.1177/00238309251413143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00238309251413143","url":null,"abstract":"Tone perception has drawn much attention in recent years. However, previous studies have mainly focused on tones with different contours, while systematic investigation of tones with the same contour-particularly falling tones-remains scarce. Given that different tone contours may elicit distinct perceptual patterns, examining tones with the same contour is crucial for understanding how listeners distinguish closely related tonal categories. Taking the four falling tones in Bai (Meiba variety) as an example, this study first demonstrates the acoustic foundation of these tones using acoustic analysis. On this basis, the perceptual experiment reveals that identification of these four falling tones shows gradient boundaries and no sharp discrimination peaks, a pattern often described as continuous perception in previous literature. Moreover, the phonation types of tones also affect the identification score and boundary position. Based on the systematic relationship between phonation types and perceptual measures (i.e., identification score and boundary position), this study proposes an operational criterion to identify whether the phonation types of speech sounds are the same.","PeriodicalId":51255,"journal":{"name":"Language and Speech","volume":" ","pages":"238309251413143"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146114818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Perception of Vowel and Consonant Quantity Contrasts by Cantonese, English, French, and Japanese Listeners. 广东话、英语、法语和日语听众对元音和辅音数量对比的感知。

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Language and Speech Pub Date : 2026-02-03 DOI: 10.1177/00238309251414957

Albert Lee, Yasuaki Shinohara, Faith Chiu, Summer Mut

{"title":"Perception of Vowel and Consonant Quantity Contrasts by Cantonese, English, French, and Japanese Listeners.","authors":"Albert Lee, Yasuaki Shinohara, Faith Chiu, Summer Mut","doi":"10.1177/00238309251414957","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00238309251414957","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigated Japanese, Cantonese, English, and French listeners' ability to perceive non-native quantity contrasts (e.g., short vs. long). In these languages, duration is used to mark phonemic quantity contrasts to different degrees. We had native listeners of these four languages listen to resynthesized pseudo-Japanese and pseudo-Estonian stimuli in AXB and identification tasks. The stimuli contrasted in consonant and vowel quantity. The results showed that while Japanese listeners, who have systematic phonemic quantity contrasts in their L1, generally outperformed other listeners in identification and in discrimination, their identification accuracy for overlong Estonian vowels and consonants was not as high as that for long Estonian vowels and consonants. Meanwhile, French listeners, who have no quantity contrasts in their L1 phonology, did not perform worse than the other groups as predicted. Our findings show that the role of duration in L1 phonology alone is not enough to predict the perception accuracy of non-native quantity contrasts when duration is the only acoustic cue.","PeriodicalId":51255,"journal":{"name":"Language and Speech","volume":" ","pages":"238309251414957"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146114903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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