From form (s) to meaning: Probing the semantic depths of language models using multisense consistency

X Ohmer, E Bruni, D Hupkes - arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.12145, 2024 - arxiv.org
The staggering pace with which the capabilities of large language models (LLMs) are
increasing, as measured by a range of commonly used natural language understanding …

Modeling Dimensionality of Bilingual Kindergarteners' Language Knowledge in Spanish and English

AS Pratt, K Durant, ED Peña, LM Bedore - Journal of Speech, Language, and …, 2024 - ASHA
Purpose: This study used structural equation modeling to investigate the dimensionality of
language in Spanish–English bilingual kindergartners. Five theoretical models were …

Effects of dual-and single-language exposure on children's word learning: Experimentally testing the role of competition

E Libersky, C Slawny, M Kaushanskaya - Journal of Experimental Child …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigated the role of dual-and single-language input in bilingual children's
word learning. In Experiment 1, 26 Spanish–English bilingual children aged 4 and 5 years …

Benefits of Testing and Production for Learning Turkish As a New Language

MC Rose, PJ Brooks, AK Lodhi, A Cortez - Language Learning, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study examined putative benefits of testing and production for learning new languages.
Undergraduates (N= 156) were exposed to Turkish spoken dialogues under varying …

L2 activation during L1 processing is increased by exposure but decreased by proficiency

R Berghoff, E Bylund - International Journal of Bilingualism, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Aims: The study investigates the effects of L2 proficiency and L2 exposure on L2-to-L1 cross-
language activation (CLA) in L1-dominant bilinguals. In so doing, it tests the predictions …

Processing manner under high cognitive pressure: Evidence from French–English and English–French simultaneous interpreting

C Combe, D Stosic - Language and Cognition, 2024 - cambridge.org
The expression of manner has been extensively studied in the case of motion event
descriptions, unveiling significant typological differences between satellite-framed and verb …

Effects of short-term second language learning on the development of individual semantic networks in written and spoken language

J Dong, W Zhang, A Li, Y Lee, H Cai, W Jiang… - Neuroscience …, 2024 - Elsevier
Previous studies have primarily focused on the relationship between native language (L1)
and second language (L2) in the brain, specifically in one language modality, such as …

Language and Language Families

TA Kroll, J Wohlgemuth - A Guide to Global Language …, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
Language is a foundational human capacity. Without language, humans would not have
evolved as a species, and we most certainly would not have built cities, written books, or …

On Negative Language Transfer in the Speech of Kazakh-Russian Bilinguals: Post-Soviet and Current Identities

S Zhabayeva - International Journal of Religion, 2024 - ijor.co.uk
The focus of the current study is on investigating code switching and interference in the oral
communication of Kazakh-Russian bilinguals. Particular emphasis is given to exploring the …

Διγλωσσία και δίγλωσση εκπαίδευση: βιβλιογραφική ανασκόπηση

M Zafiri - Syn-Thèses, 2024 - ejournals.lib.auth.gr
This paper probes into the different facets of bilingualism and bilingual education and
attempts to answer the question of who is bilingual and what is his/her proficiency in both …