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Language machines: Toward a linguistic anthropology of large language models

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 1, May 2026.
Abstract Large language models (LLMs) challenge long‐standing assumptions in linguistics and linguistic anthropology by generating human‐like language without relying on rule‐based structures. This introduction to the special issue Language Machines calls for renewed engagement with LLMs as socially embedded language technologies.
Siri Lamoureaux, Michael Castelle, Anna Weichselbraun   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Langue et identité ethnique dans une communauté montagnaise bilingue [PDF]

, 1993
Le contact avec le français a entraîné des bouleversements linguistiques majeurs chez les Montagnais de Betsiamites où la fossilisation des habitudes d’alternance codique mène directement à l’émergence d’une langue mixte.
Drapeau, Lynn, Oudin, Anne-Sophie
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Contested heritage landscapes for Arabic language learning in a postcolonial France

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 1, May 2026.
Abstract This article analyzes the contested and multiple meanings of “heritage” that emerge for advanced Arabic language learners in a postcolonial France. A linguistic life histories approach reveals a fraught duality of privileged access and exclusionary adversity for heritage students of Arabic.
Chantal Tetreault, Alexandrine Barontini, Kiana Sakimehr   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ontological polyglossia: the art of communicating in opacity* Polyglossie ontologique : l'art de communiquer dans l'opacité

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 293-312, March 2026.
What do communicating with a baby, with an animal, and with an ancestor have in common? In all three cases, people engage in opaque communication that is far from the standard psycholinguistic model of transparent interaction based on shared intentionality.
Charles Stépanoff
wiley   +1 more source

Jeux de miroirs : l’Europe et l’Amérique latine dans la décolonisation [PDF]

População e Sociedade
Le contexte international évolue rapidement, en particulier en Europe et dans les Amériques. Les facteurs politiques, économiques et sociaux des dernières décennies ont tous changé, et ce changement devrait être durable.
Candido Alberto da Costa Gomes, João Casqueira Cardoso   +1 more
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Toward a Conceptual Model of Academic Translation Competence

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 175-195, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Different cultures have distinct conceptions of knowledge and ways of defining, generating and communicating knowledge. Therefore, multilingualism in academia has been shown to be instrumental in preserving the various systems of knowledge, equality of opportunity in science and enhancing the international competitiveness of scholars whose ...
Krisztina Károly
wiley   +1 more source

Aucune part, évolution diachronique et nature de son changement linguistique

SHS Web of Conferences, 2014
Blanche-Benveniste (2003 : 286) distingue l’emploi grammaticalisé de part (quelque part) de son emploi lexical (de part et d’autre, être à part), deux emplois qu’elle caractérise comme tout à fait différents dans la mesure où part, dans quelque part ...
Dhoukar Asma
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Identity, Politics and Power: Stories of Teaching Language in Quebec

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 782-792, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Language teaching is an inherently political act, and in Québec it is inextricably tied to questions of cultural belonging and national identity. This study explores the experiences of English as a second language (ESL) teachers in French‐medium schools in Québec. Drawing on critical applied linguistics and identity theory, it examines how pre‐
Katherine Hardin, Philippa Parks, Caroline Riches   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

La grammaticalisation: Bilan des études et perspectives de recherche [PDF]

, 2012
The aim of this paper is to provide a synthetic overview of current studies on grammaticalization. It first reconstructs the theoretical assumptions of this model and then attempts to discern the characteristics of the process of linguistic change which ...
Leïla Ben Hamad
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Accented Epidermal Thinking: How Vocal Accent Reinforces the Visibility of Race

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 894-903, February 2026.
ABSTRACT This conceptual article introduces the notion of accented epidermal thinking, which refers to the ways in which the perception, voicing, and discussion of vocal accent all reinforce or accent the idea of race being a visual construct. The article explores how accented epidermal thinking manifests itself in three areas.
Vijay A. Ramjattan
wiley   +1 more source