Phonological Memory and Rule Learning
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Two experiments examined the relationship between individual differences in phonological memory (PM) and the ability to learn determiner–noun agreement rules in semiartificial microlanguages. Participants were tested on their ability to induce the grammatical gender of nouns from the distribution of the determiners that accompanied them. Three measures of PM were found to be related to rule learning as assessed by a generalization test: phonological short–term memory, vocabulary learning, and memory for determiner–noun combinations early in the experiment. There were also statistically independent effects of knowledge of other gender languages, suggesting that both memory and nonmemory factors were related to learning outcomes.
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There were statistically independent effects of knowledge of other gender languages, suggesting that not only must material be available for scrutiny in working memory but there must also be prior knowledge that focuses attentional biases to guide the analysis appropriately.
“However, there were also statistically independent effects of knowledge of other gender languages, suggesting that not only must the material be available for scrutiny in working memory but there must also be prior knowledge that focuses attentional biases to guide the analysis appropriately+”
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Phonological loop capacity, as measured by short-term memory span for verbal material such as nonwords, is a good predictor of L2 learning ability.
“Phonological loop capacity, as measured by short-term memory span for verbal material such as nonwords, is a good predictor of L2 learning ability ~Ellis & Sinclair; Williams & Lovatt, 2003!+”
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- Authors
- Williams, J. N., & Lovatt, P.
- Affiliations
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- University of Hertfordshire (GB)
- Venue
- Language Learning
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2003-03
- Volume
- 53
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 67-121
- ISSN
- 0023-8333 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-9922
- OpenAlex
- W2104331534
- Cited by
- 156
- References
- 4
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- FWCI
- 2.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Language Learning (publishedVersion)
- University of Hertfordshire Research Archive (University of Hertfordshire) (acceptedVersion)
- University of Hertfordshire Research Archive (University of Hertfordshire) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Language Development and Disorders
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Reading and Literacy Development
- Keywords
- phonological memory, rule induction, determiner-noun agreement, grammatical gender, individual differences, short-term memory, vocabulary acquisition, generalization, second language acquisition
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