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Modeling the life and death of competing languages from a physical and mathematical perspective [PDF]
, 2017 Recent contributions address the problem of language coexistence as that of two species competing to aggregate speakers, thus focusing on the dynamics of linguistic traits across populations.
Mira, Jorge, Seoane, Luís F
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Costly bilingualism model in a population with one zealot
, 2013 We consider a costly bilingualism model in which one can take two strategies in parallel. We investigate how a single zealot triggers the cascading behavior and how the compatibility of the two strategies affects when interacting patterns change.
Hong, Hyunsuk, Son, Seung-Woo
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Young people's occupational aspirations beyond the aspiration discourse: A sociocultural perspective
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Young people's aspirations have been the focus of many educational, sociological and psychological studies. This paper argues, firstly, that the concept of aspirations holds greater generative potential than suggested by the policy‐oriented ‘aspiration discourse’.
Jelena Popov
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Beneath the Hong Kong government's enthusiasm for recruiting non‐local undergraduates—including students from the Chinese Mainland and other international regions—lies a longstanding gap in understanding the core meanings and drivers shaping the territory's expanding focus on inward international student mobility (ISM).
Fang Gao +3 more
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EuroAmerican Journal of Applied Linguistics and Languages, 2015 The book reviewed here may serve as an excellent resource for advanced undergraduate students of linguistics, as well as graduates and scholars in the field and related disciplines. It comprises five chapters that explore, through three Spanish bilingual
Maria I. Fionda
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Frequency drives lexical access in reading but not in speaking: the frequency-lag hypothesis [PDF]
, 2011 To contrast mechanisms of lexical access in production versus comprehension we compared the effects of word frequency (high, low), context (none, low constraint, high constraint), and level of English proficiency (monolingual, Spanish-English bilingual ...
Duyck, Wouter +5 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Grounded in principles of epistemic justice, this article examines the educational impacts of Zambia's COVID‐19 school closures on Indigenous girls in two districts and highlights community‐led pathways for resilience. National responses prioritised broadcast and digital delivery but presupposed access to electricity, digital devices and ...
Marcellus Forh Mbah +5 more
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European Journal of Personality, EarlyView., 2020 Abstract Vocational interests are traditionally conceived as stable preferences for different activities. However, recent theorizing suggests their intraindividual variability. This preregistered experience sampling study examined intraindividual variation in selected vocational interests states and related situation and person factors (N = 237 ...
Lena Roemer +3 more
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Elite Vs. Folk Bilingualism: The Mismatch between Theories and Educational and Social Conditions
HOW, 2010 This article aims at contributing to the ongoing discussion about how bilingualism is understood in the current National Bilingualism Plan (PNB for its initials in Spanish).
Carmen Helena Guerrero
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Englisia, 2017 The study is mainly aimed at investigating and analyzing the concept of bilingualism and bilinguals based on seven Baker’s (2011) dimensions of bilingualism; ability, culture, context, age, use, elective bilingualism, and balance of two languages. All of
Mulyani Mulyani
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