Cross‐linguistic contributions of acoustic cues and prosodic awareness to first and second language vocabulary knowledge
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21444749 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wei‐lun Chung (0000-0002-4157-5631, Center for Teacher Education and Career Service National Taipei University of Education Taiwan, corresponding author), Linda Jarmulowicz (0000-0002-2751-1834, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders University of Memphis Memphis Tennessee USA, corresponding author), Gavin M Bidelman (0000-0002-1821-3261, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders University of Memphis Memphis Tennessee USA) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 434-452 |
| Publication date | 2021-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Research in Reading (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0141-0423 • E-ISSN: 1467-9817 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-9817.12349 |
| PMID | 35782599 |
| OpenAlex | W3119414723 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 50 |
Background: Several studies have revealed that prosody contributes to reading acquisition. However, the relation between awareness of prosodic patterns and different facets of language ability (e.g., vocabulary knowledge) in school-age children remains unclear. This study measured awareness of prosodic patterns using non-speech and speech stimuli. Methods: Hierarchical regression equations were computed to examine links among auditory cues (e.g., amplitude rise time, pitch contour and interval), language-specific prosodic awareness and children's vocabulary knowledge in Mandarin as a first language (L1) and English as a second language (L2) after controlling for age and nonverbal IQ. Results: Results revealed that (1) amplitude envelope rise time discrimination predicted Mandarin L1 and English L2 vocabulary knowledge, (2) Mandarin tone perception and rhyme awareness did not predict Mandarin L1 vocabulary and (3) English rhyme awareness better predicted English L2 vocabulary than did stress production. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that (1) amplitude rise time, which signals syllable boundaries, is a cross-linguistic predictor of vocabulary knowledge and (2) the development of English L2 vocabulary may depend on phonological more than prosodic awareness
Cognitive psychology · Linguistics · Mandarin Chinese · Perception · Phonological awareness · Prosody · Reading (process) · Rhyme · Speech perception · Stress (linguistics) · Syllable · Vocabulary · Language Development and Disorders · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development
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| Citations per year | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |