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Comparing non-verbal vocalisations in conversational speech corpora [PDF]
, 2012 Conversations do not only consist of spoken words but they also consist of non-verbal vocalisations. Since there is no standard to define and to classify (possible) non-speech sounds the annotations for these vocalisations differ very much for various ...
Trouvain, Jürgen, Truong, Khiet P.
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Methane Generation Using an Anaerobic Biodigester From Waste Leachate Water
Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Leachate wastewater (LWW) is characterized by slow biodegradation and low biogas production due to resistant materials and limited biological activity. Therefore, applying pretreatments is essential to improving biodegradation potential, which consequently boosts energy recovery.
Khairi R. Kalash +5 more
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Cognitive mechanisms in simile and metaphor comprehension
Language and CognitionThis study investigates whether metaphors and similes are processed the same way or not. Comparison accounts of metaphor claim that metaphors and similes use the same cognitive mechanisms because metaphors are implicit similes, while Categorization ...
Emma Krane Mathisen +2 more
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The Effect of Collaborative Dialogue on EFL Learners’ Noticing of Pragmatic Forms [PDF]
Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning, 2019 Interlanguage pragmatics has attracted considerable attention in recent years. One strand of interlanguage pragmatics research includes studies comparing the effectiveness of implicit versus explicit teaching on the development of pragmatics.
Azadeh Alizadeh Tabaghi +2 more
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Blistering barnacles! What language do multilinguals swear in?! [PDF]
, 2004 The present contribution focuses on the effects of language dominance / attrition, context of acquisition, age of onset of learning, frequency of general use of a language and sociodemographic variables on self-reported language choice for swearing ...
Dewaele, Jean-Marc
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract To solidify their power over society, totalitarian regimes will usually eliminate any dissent, any perceived threats early on. These threats include not only political enemies but also educated and independent segments of society, such as professional associations.
Michael Hortsch
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BJS (British Journal of Surgery), EarlyView., 2020 Clean Cut is a multimodal, adaptive, checklist‐based infection prevention programme designed to improve compliance with six critical perioperative infection prevention practices. After introducing the programme at five hospitals in Ethiopia, compliance with critical infection prevention standards significantly improved and the relative risk of ...
J. A. Forrester +16 more
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Jelentés és Nyelvhasználat, 2018 This paper presents the results of a perception experiment exploring the factors influencing the interpretation of Hungarian preverbal (PVF) and syntactically unmarked focus (SUF, focus widening) within the same design.
Tóth Enikő, Csatár Péter
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.This review redefines the carotid bulb (CB) as a variable geometric dilation shaped by hemodynamics and the carotid sinus (CS) as a conserved neurohistological baroreceptor field. Distinguishing these entities clarifies a century of anatomical confusion and links geometry, neurohistology, and clinical interpretation within a unified framework ...
Răzvan Costin Tudose +2 more
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Proceedings ICPW'07: 2nd International Conference on the Pragmatic Web, 22-23 Oct. 2007, Tilburg: NL [PDF]
, 2007 Proceedings ICPW'07: 2nd International Conference on the Pragmatic Web, 22-23 Oct.
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