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Word Associations in a Minoritised Language: The Case of Cymraeg (Welsh)

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As with many research strands in linguistics, word association (WA) literature is dominated by English language data. This paper (i) explores the extent to which methodologies developed to date are applicable to other languages—specifically, Welsh (Cymraeg)—and (ii) investigates what WA analysis can reveal about lexical organisation and ...
Tess Fitzpatrick, Steve Morris, Theodore Mills   +2 more
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The Development and Validation of the Chinese Vocabulary Levels Test

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In response to the increasing need for effective Chinese vocabulary assessments, this study developed the Chinese Vocabulary Levels Test (CVLT), a test designed for intermediate‐level Chinese as a second or foreign language (CSL/FL) learners, based on the vocabulary lists (levels 4–6) from the Chinese Proficiency Grading Standards for ...
Shiwei Qi, Ailan Fu
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Assessing Argument Quality in L2 Argumentative Writing: Integrating Argument Elements and Intellectual Standards

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Many existing rubrics for L2 argumentative writing prioritize form‐based linguistic accuracy and complexity while insufficiently addressing substantive argumentative rigor and effectiveness. This limitation is further complicated by cross‐cultural variation in rhetorical conventions and educational practices, which challenge the direct ...
Zihan Xu, Peiyun Liu
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Adverb position in heritage and L2 Spanish-English code-switching

Borealis: An International Journal of Hispanic Linguistics
This study examines adverbs in intraclausal code-switching among late L2 Spanish bilinguals and heritage speakers of Spanish. Spanish allows adverbs pre-verbally and post-verbally, while English restricts adverbs to pre-verbal position.
Bryan Koronkiewicz
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The Pen is Mightier Than the Algorithm? A Multilevel Linguistic Comparison of LLM‐ and Human‐Translated Research Article Abstracts

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Translating local research into English as a lingua franca (ELF) connects local scholarship with global readership, but this process remains constrained by language barriers. Large language models (LLMs) offer advanced accessible solutions, but their responsible integration into academic translation requires a deeper understanding of the ...
Yueyue Huang, Yao Yao, Dechao Li
wiley   +1 more source

The usage of simple Arabisms in “Khamsa” by Khoju Kirmoni (on the example of adjective)

Studia Humanitatis, 2022
The article dwells on the issue concerned with the level of usage of some simple Arabisms in “Khamsa” by Khoju Kirmoni on the example of adjective. It is underscored that the borrowing of foreign words and the transfer of linguistic elements from one ...
Dodokhojaeva Parvinakhon Ikromovna
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Le traitement des prépositions en grammaire générative

Corela, 2017
On the basis of the common corpus, this paper discusses the generative approach to the prepositional domain, which is shown to include four subcategories defined by binary features : {±L} (lexical), {±F} (functional), namely semi-lexical prepositions ...
Jean-Charles KHALIFA
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Lexicogrammatical Features Predicting Grade‐Based Outcomes in a Post‐Secondary Content Course: An NLP Approach

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This exploratory study investigated lexicogrammatical features associated with grade‐based differences in a corpus of 304 business papers taken from an upper‐level undergraduate course at a large North American university. Using five natural language processing tools, 719 candidate linguistic variables were analyzed for their relationship with
Randy Appel, John Maurice Gayed, Ruth McKay   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

On adverb formation in Romanian

Bucharest Working Papers in Linguistics, 2009
The current paper discusses adverb formation in Romanian starting from the treatment of Spanish –mente adverbs in a recent paper by Torner (2005) who introduces the notion of phrasal affix in his treatment of Spanish –mente adverbs.
Daria Protopopescu
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The Word Order and Prosody of Polish Constructions with Subject-oriented Evaluative Adverbs and Their Impact on the Meaning of These Structures (Part 1)

Studies in Polish Linguistics
The article examines the impact of word order and prosody on the meaning of constructions with evaluative adverbs in Polish.
Izabela Duraj-Nowosielska
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