Working memory

Ellis, N. C., & Sinclair, S. (1996). Working memory in the acquisition of vocabulary and syntax: putting language in good order. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 49A, 234-250. download

Martin, K. I., & Ellis, N. C. (2012). The Roles of Phonological STM and Working Memory in L2 Grammar and Vocabulary Learning. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 34 (3), 379-413. download

Speciale, G., Ellis, N. C., & Bywater, T. (2004). Phonological sequence learning and short-term store capacity determine second language vocabulary acquisition. Applied Psycholinguistics, 25, 293-321. download

Ellis, N. C., & Beaton, A. (1993). Factors affecting the learning of foreign language vocabulary: Imagery keyword mediators and phonological short-term memory. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 46A, 533-558. download

Ellis, N. C. (1992). Linguistic relativity revisited: The bilingual word-length effect in working memory during counting, remembering numbers, and mental calculation. In R. Harris (Ed.) Cognitive processing in bilinguals (pp. 137-156). North Holland: Elsevier. download

Ellis, N. C., & Hennelly, R. A. (1980). A bilingual word length effect: implications for intelligence testing and speed of mental calculation. British Journal of Psychology, 71, 43-51. download

Sinclair, S., & Ellis, N. C. (1996). The silent period and working memory. In K. Sajavaara & C. Fairweather (Eds.) Approaches to second language acquisition. University of Jyväskylä: Jyväskylä Cross-Language Studies.