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TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract This classroom study explored the effects of vocabulary support on collocation learning and affective responses in task‐based language teaching (TBLT) among English‐as‐a‐foreign‐language (EFL) learners at a Japanese university. For this purpose, 68 EFL learners completed two interactive information‐gap tasks under either vocabulary‐support or ...
Yuichi Suzuki, Sachiko Nakamura
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A Bird's Eye View of English Grammar: Connecting the Dots in Two Dimensions
TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract Over the past few decades, discussions on grammar instruction have primarily focused on teaching methodologies, such as whether grammar should be taught explicitly or implicitly, and whether the focus should be on form or forms. This paper, however, shifts the focus to grammar itself, aiming to provide a “shape” for pedagogical grammar.
Akira Tajino, Yoshitaka Kato
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Action channel switching costs in the comprehension of concrete and abstract mandarin verbs
Frontiers in PsychologyThe grounding of language in perceptual–motor systems remain a central issue in embodied cognition research, particularly regarding whether abstract concepts engage sensorimotor representations in a manner similar to concrete concepts.
Zhiwei Cai, Zhongyuan Qu, Ning Fan
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El 'centro' y la 'periferia' de la categoría de sustantivo en español
Estudios de Lingüística, 1994 The present paper constitutes an attempt to establish a delimitation between central and peripheral elements in the category noun in Spanish according to the criterial mentioned as relevant for this distinction by the linguistics of Prague ...
María Tadea Díaz Hormigo
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Beers, kaffi, and Schnaps : different grammatical options for 'restaurant talk' coercions in three Germanic languages [PDF]
, 2009 This paper discusses constructions like “We’ll have two beers and a coffee.” that are typically used for beverage orders in restaurant contexts. We compare the behaviour of nouns in these constructions in three Germanic languages, English, Icelandic, and
Maling, Joan, Wiese, Heike
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TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract This study examined the effects of repeated viewing and reading fluency on incidental second language vocabulary acquisition through captioned video exposure. A total of 149 Japanese EFL learners watched a short animation with or without captions, varying in the number of repetitions (once, twice, or three times).
Satsuki Kurokawa, Takumi Uchihara
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The uses of 'some' as determiner in BSAfE
Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, 2016 The determiner some is used primarily as an indication of an unspecified, but particular quantity. The question of whether this core meaning of some is extended in BSAfE is addressed in this paper.
Yolande Botha
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Customizing GermaNet for the use in deep linguistic processing [PDF]
, 2011 In this paper we show an approach to the customization of GermaNet to the German HPSG grammar lexicon developed in the Verbmobil project. GermaNet has a broad coverage of the German base vocabulary and fine-grained semantic classification; while the HPSG
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TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract This study investigates internal linguistic variation in the instructional discourse of international teaching assistants (ITAs) by segmenting their mini‐lecture performances into four discourse types: introduction, lecture, conclusion, and audience interaction.
Heesun Chang, Hector Rivera
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On Gender and Nominal Class: Minimalist analysis and interpretation through Akyé, a Kwa language spoken in Côte d’Ivoire [PDF]
Akofena: This study questions the relevance of differentiating between Number (Gender) and Nominal Class. After having illustrated the phenomenon of Nominal Class and Gender in Ɛga language, this paper has revealed that in Akyé, the object of this study, the ...
Joseph Yapo BOGNY & Ali Kouamé AMADOU
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