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Systems and ComputingContext: Bringing voice-controlled interfaces into Internet of Things (IoT) systems has created fresh opportunities for smart environments. However, existing voice assistants often struggle with non-standardized languages, especially Arabic dialects ...
Rania Djehaiche, Yamena Djehaiche
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Lateral fricatives and lateral emphatics in southern Saudi Arabia and Mehri [PDF]
, 2011 Arabic was traditionally described as lughat al-Ρād ‘the language of Ρād’ due to the perceived unusualness of the sound. From Sībawayhi’s description, early Arabic Ρād was clearly a lateral or lateralized emphatic.
Al-Azraqi, M, Watson, JCE
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT It is well‐known that adults vary to an important extent with regard to L2 learning outcomes. One apparent reason is the degree of exposure to the target language. Furthermore, it has been suggested that adult learning is more affected by social and psychological variables than in younger learners.
Marco Bril +2 more
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International Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.Multilingual vitiligo‐related Google search queries in Germany (October 2019–May 2023) were extracted and thematically coded across German, English, Turkish, Arabic, Russian, and Polish. Relative patterns highlighted language‐specific emphases in treatment information, camouflage, depigmentation, psychosocial burden, and faith/home‐remedy terms ...
Lilian Rauch +5 more
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Saudi Women's Experiences of Sexual and Relational Changes During the Menopause Transition
Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives This study aims to understand Saudi women's experiences of sexual and relational changes during the menopause transition. Design A qualitative, Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis study. Methods Sixteen Saudi women aged 45–57 who had experienced natural menopause transition were purposively selected and interviewed using semi ...
Samar Alotaibi +2 more
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The Choice of Codes Used by Two Announcers of Dj Fm and Ss Fm Radio Stations in Their Advertisements [PDF]
, 2014 This thesis is a study of the choice of codes used by the announcers of DJ FM and SS FM radios in their advertisements, consisting of twenty advertisements from both radios.
Nabubois, N. D. (Nomeliance) +1 more
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Modal Logic and Modal Metaphysics: An Avicennian Division of Labour
Theoria, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper argues that Avicenna was both a necessitarian and a realist about contingency. The two aspects of his modal metaphysics are reconciled by arguing that Avicenna's modal metaphysics is founded on realism about essences: strictly speaking, an individual has no contingent properties, but a modal distinction can be made between the ...
Jari Kaukua
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Restrictive Relative Clauses in Maltese [PDF]
, 2011 This paper provides a descriptive overview of restrictive relative clauses (henceforth RRCs) in Maltese, a construction which has received little atten- tion to date and which is poorly described in existing grammars.
Camilleri, M, Sadler, L
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World Englishes, heterodoxy, and applied linguistics
World Englishes, EarlyView.Abstract It is understandable that many people find it challenging to adopt a positive moral position with regard to English and its role in the world. The language is used in many contexts and situations to prop up systems of discrimination and inequality, leading to negative material and symbolic outcomes.
Christopher Jenks
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AlgVec: A word embedding model for the algerian dialect in arabic and arabizi
Journal of King Saud University: Computer and Information SciencesThis paper introduces AlgVec, a suite of word embedding models trained specifically for the Algerian dialect, a linguistically rich but under-resourced variety of Arabic.
Lamia Ouchene, Sadik Bessou
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