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The Effect Of Musical Training On Second Language Grammar Acquisition, Deven Joseph Hunsaker
The Effect Of Musical Training On Second Language Grammar Acquisition, Deven Joseph Hunsaker
Theses and Dissertations
Music's effect on non-musical domains has been an area of intense research. Musical training has been shown to positively affect the processing of phonology, lexical tone, and syntax. While music also has positive effects in second language phonology acquisition, its effect on grammar acquisition is contested. This thesis aimed to study the under-researched topic of music and second language grammar acquisition using electroencephalography (EEG), thereby studying the electrical responses of the brain. Beginning level Spanish students were trained on a new grammatical principle prior to performing a grammaticality judgment task, and their behavioral and neural results were analyzed. Those students …
Jussi And Elvis, David Lewis
Jussi And Elvis, David Lewis
Newsletter of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
Jussi Björling and Elvis Presley. Elvis and Jussi. The Swedish Caruso and the King of
Rock ‘n’ Roll. An absurd pairing Or is it?