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Children &Society, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract As a primary source for the early ages, picture books guide preschool children's gender perception through stories and illustrations. However, previous studies have criticised an overall gender inequality in children's picture books. Compared to the increasing attention on gender diversity in the UK picture book industry, there has been little
Yi Li, Melissa Terras, Yongning Li
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Toward Unified Chinese Multi-Dialectal Speech Recognition via Pinyin Intermediate Representation
IEEE AccessMulti-dialect speech recognition is essential for the widespread adoption of intelligent interactive systems and the preservation of dialectal language resources.
Junjie Cheng, Xiaorong Wu
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Voices from the diaspora: changing hierarchies and dynamics of Chinese multilingualism
, 2010 The so-called Chinese diasporas, i.e. Chinese communities outside Greater China (China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan), have traditionally been dialect dominant; that is, the vast majority of Chinese immigrants are speakers of (especially Southern ...
Hua, Zhu +6 more
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Dialects, motivation, and English proficiency: Empirical evidence from China
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 Within the context of China, this study seeks to examine the relationship between English language proficiency, the native dialect of the learner, and the learner’s reason, or motivation for learning English.
Rob Kim Marjerison, Shuo Yang
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Despite growing interest in the internationalisation of higher education, the experiences of international student parents, particularly international student mothers, remain largely marginalised in research and policy. This paper examines the emotional agency of international student mothers who leave their children behind in their home ...
Anh Ngoc Quynh Phan +2 more
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Systematic correspondence in co-evolving languages
Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2023 Language co-evolution is an influential cultural force, impacting the past, present, and future of human languages. Systematic correspondence identifies corresponding features in languages evolving together, such as English "d" and German "t" in word ...
Junru Wu, Junyuan Zhao
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Bourdieu's sociological concept of social capital highlights its significance in enabling individuals to access other forms of capital for personal advantage. In the literature on university students' employability, particularly that concerning international and non‐local students, social capital is widely recognised as a key asset, alongside ...
Fang Gao, Thanh Pham
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[sic], 2017 The limitations of Chinese transcription and the domination of Chinese scripts in print cause a difficulty in reflecting the otherness of Chinese foreign terms in English. The discrepancy among Chinese dialects has also brought about challenges.
Hua Zhu
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Future in Educational Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This pilot study investigated how the narrative‐rich Chinese AAA game Black Myth: Wukong supports advanced Mandarin learners. Using reflective journals, semi‐structured interviews, and exploratory electroencephalogram (EEG), we examined learners' cognitive, affective, and cultural experiences.
ShuPei Wang +2 more
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Speech recognition for different dialects and accents [PDF]
ITM Web of ConferencesChina is a populous nation made up of many different ethnic groups. Specifically, due to multiple factors, dialects in different regions of China exhibit notable differences in speech characteristics, intonation, and vocabulary.
Wang Anrui
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