Non-Native English-Speaking Young Adults Experience Difficulties Inferencing the Meaning of Novel Words in Noisy Environments in their Second Language

Language and Speech · Published 2026-07-13 · DOI 10.1177/00238309261458808

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Carlos R. Benítez-Barrera, Mohammad Hossein Behboudi, Prasanth Chalamalasetty, Stephanie Castro, Emily Leung, Mandy J. Maguire

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2026

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Benítez-Barrera, C., Behboudi, M., Chalamalasetty, P., et al. (2026). Non-Native English-Speaking Young Adults Experience Difficulties Inferencing the Meaning of Novel Words in Noisy Environments in their Second Language. Language and Speech. https://doi.org/10.1177/00238309261458808

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