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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how the learner‐related factors of language dominance, encompassing language history, proficiency, use, and attitude, modulate congruency effects in multi‐word unit (MWU) processing among early bilinguals. Seventy Cantonese–Putonghua bilinguals completed lexical decision tasks measuring reaction time and accuracy for ...
Mingjia Cai, Yuan Liang
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Topics in Linguistics, 2016 This study explores the ability of Jordanian learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) to produce English metaphorical and metonymical expressions, using a completion task.
Zibin Aseel
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Refining the use of the web (and web search) as a language teaching and learning resource [PDF]
, 2009 The web is a potentially useful corpus for language study because it provides examples of language that are contextualized and authentic, and is large and easily searchable.
Franken, Margaret +2 more
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Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT What role has the state played in the establishment of the current food regime in a post‐socialist setting? Focusing on Croatia, I undertake a critical discourse analysis of the national agricultural strategies enacted during the neoliberal transition between 1991 and 2013.
Alexander Gavranich
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Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2017 The important role of collocation in learners’ language proficiency has been acknowledged widely. In Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL), collocation is known as one prominent member of the super-ordinate lexical cohesion, which contributes ...
Saudin Saudin +2 more
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Computer Corpora and the law: a new approach to the translation of legal terms [PDF]
, 1999 The use of computer corpora for the analysis of legal language is not common practice; still less the use of parallel corpora for the comparison of legal terminology. The Bononia Legal Corpus project (BoLC) began two years ago, and now as the first stage
Philip, Gill
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Language Learning, EarlyView.Abstract This study examined second language vocabulary processing and learning in reading only (RO) versus reading while listening (RWL). 119 English learners read or read‐while‐listening to a story embedded with 25 pseudowords, 10 times each, and had their eye movements tracked.
Jonathan Malone +3 more
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Language Proficiency, Collocational Knowledge and the Role of L1 Transfer: A Correlational Study of Iranian EFL Learners [PDF]
International Journal of English Language and Translation Studies, 2017 The present study investigates the correlation between language proficiency, collocations and the role of L1 transfer with collocations. This is a quantitative research. The research places more emphases on collecting data in the form of numbers. It is
Mustapha Hajebi
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What are particularistic pejoratives?
Mind &Language, EarlyView.Particularistic pejoratives (PPs) mock individuals based on their personal attributes yet lack a precise definition. This paper seeks to refine our understanding of PPs by examining their derogatory profiles across three dimensions: descriptiveness, intensity, and slurring potential.
Víctor Carranza‐Pinedo
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Semio-Pragmatic and Ideological Dimensions of "Green"
PhilologiaThis article investigates the semio-pragmatic and ideological dimensions of the lexeme green, tracing its evolution from a basic chromatic descriptor to a polysemous and ideologically charged signifier in contemporary discourse. It demonstrates how green
Diana MOTRENIUC
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