English address terms in Australian, British and North American English on Twitter/X
World Englishes, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study analyses address terms on Twitter/X across three English‐speaking regions: Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Using a random sample, we examine the frequency and regional distribution of address forms, including @‐mentions, vocatives, titles, kinship terms and greetings.
Martin Schweinberger, Amir Sheikhan
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Extending standardized speech analysis across languages: An Italian toolkit for transcription and coding of neurological speech. [PDF]
Behav Res MethodsBenzini A +5 more
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Local Tests of English in Global Contexts: A Malaysian Case Study
World Englishes, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Global tests of English are usually used globally and local tests locally. However, this global–local dichotomy has been challenged by test localisation, globalisation and glocalisation. An emerging critical question in this regard is whether local tests of English can be used locally and globally at the same time.
M. Obaidul Hamid, Mohd Faiz Mohd Yaakob
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MADOran: A morphologically annotated dataset of Oran. [PDF]
Data BriefSawalha M +6 more
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Must Can: Double‐Modal Constructions in Hong Kong English
World Englishes, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Previous studies have focused on double‐modal constructions (DMs) in Englishes in the Inner Circle at the expense of the Outer Circle. Using data collected from internet forums and corpora, this study aims to narrow the research gap by examining DMs in Hong Kong English (HKE), an English variety in the Outer Circle.
Pun Ho Lui
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A conceptual multi-agent architecture for mental health triage in post-conflict Arabic-speaking populations: a theoretical proposition and staged validation argument. [PDF]
Front PsychiatryShahin A, Masry B.
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Recent Diachronic Change in Affiliative Vocatives in British English
World Englishes, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates recent diachronic change in affiliative address in spoken British English by comparing data from the demographic components of the BNC1994 and BNC2014. Using a systematically coded dataset of over 6000 vocative tokens, we analyze forms that signal solidarity and social closeness (including dude, bro, girl, dear, love ...
Mariam Gagua +4 more
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Strategies to Translate PROMs to Linguistically Diverse and Lesser-Spoken Languages: Lessons from Wales. [PDF]
PatientPalmer RI, Waddington H, Withers K.
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User Perceptions of Endearment Love and Regional Identity in Northern England
World Englishes, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article explores the contemporary pragmatic scope of the endearment love and its indexical links with British regional identities as perceived by English language users in the United Kingdom. Popular metapragmatic stereotypes often associate the term with specific ‘northern’ English, working‐class and White socio‐ethnic identities ...
Nicole Baumgarten
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