Elena Shimanskaya
Biographic Data
| ID | 1692513 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elena Shimanskaya |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elena |
| FAMILY NAME | Shimanskaya |
| SIGNATURE | SHIMANSKAYA E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nevada, Reno |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4534-6772 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Comparing L2 intelligibility for learners of French
In this study, I compare the accuracy of automatic speech recognition (ASR) transcription against two measures of intelligibility provided by human listeners. The data came from readings of five texts recorded by 15 language learners of French. Human understanding was gauged by (i) asking a group of 36 naïve first language (L1) speakers of French recruited from the general population to provide word‐for‐word transcriptions of the recordings, and …
The power paradox in bilingualism
Central to Lohndal and Putnam's proposal (2024; hence L&P) is a foundational goal underlying generative L2/Ln acquisition (GenSLA) research: to model language architecture. L&P answer calls to encourage research with bilinguals to advance linguistic theory (e.g., L&P do not put forth new mechanisms for explaining the acquisition of languages beyond the first; they call for a shift in perspective, namely, to make the theoretical machinery "as slim…
Feature Matching Does Not Equal Convergence
Our study aims to determine whether formal similarity between two languages (operationalized via the Feature Reassembly Hypothesis) allows adult L2 learners of French (Spanish native speakers; NSs) to straightforwardly acquire third-person singular accusative clitics in their L2. Additionally, we examined the role of surface similarity, since French and Spanish overlap and diverge in several ways. In terms of formal similarity, third-person accus…
On the Role of Input in Second Language Acquisition
This study examined the acquisition of a linguistic property that is underrepresented in the input available to second language (L2) learners, namely, interpretation of French strong pronouns as [-animate]. To understand how pronouns are used and interpreted and how this topic is treated in pedagogical grammars, three types of analyses were conducted: corpus analysis, review of pedagogical materials, and experimental study with native and L2 spea…
Symposium
Two panel discussions presented at the Second Language Acquisition Graduate Student Symposium on 29 and 30 April 2011 at the University of Iowa
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Symposium
Two panel discussions presented at the Second Language Acquisition Graduate Student Symposium on 29 and 30 April 2011 at the University of Iowa
On the Role of Input in Second Language Acquisition
This study examined the acquisition of a linguistic property that is underrepresented in the input available to second language (L2) learners, namely, interpretation of French strong pronouns as [-animate]. To understand how pronouns are used and interpreted and how this topic is treated in pedagogical grammars, three types of analyses were conducted: corpus analysis, review of pedagogical materials, and experimental study with native and L2 spea…
Feature Matching Does Not Equal Convergence
Our study aims to determine whether formal similarity between two languages (operationalized via the Feature Reassembly Hypothesis) allows adult L2 learners of French (Spanish native speakers; NSs) to straightforwardly acquire third-person singular accusative clitics in their L2. Additionally, we examined the role of surface similarity, since French and Spanish overlap and diverge in several ways. In terms of formal similarity, third-person accus…
The power paradox in bilingualism
Central to Lohndal and Putnam's proposal (2024; hence L&P) is a foundational goal underlying generative L2/Ln acquisition (GenSLA) research: to model language architecture. L&P answer calls to encourage research with bilinguals to advance linguistic theory (e.g., L&P do not put forth new mechanisms for explaining the acquisition of languages beyond the first; they call for a shift in perspective, namely, to make the theoretical machinery "as slim…
Comparing L2 intelligibility for learners of French
In this study, I compare the accuracy of automatic speech recognition (ASR) transcription against two measures of intelligibility provided by human listeners. The data came from readings of five texts recorded by 15 language learners of French. Human understanding was gauged by (i) asking a group of 36 naïve first language (L1) speakers of French recruited from the general population to provide word‐for‐word transcriptions of the recordings, and …
Psychology (5 works) · Linguistics (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Second Language Acquisition and Learning (2 works) · Second-language acquisition (2 works) · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (2 works) · Agreement (1 work)