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Formulaic language: fixed and varied [PDF]
, 2005 Formulaic language has been shown to be an important component of language usage. This paper summarizes evidence of this importance and then goes on to focus upon two key characteristics of formulaic language: fixedness and variability.
Schmitt, Norbert
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Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2009 While knowledge of what constitutes fluent speech has developed over the past several decades, it is still unclear how language teachers can facilitate its acquisition by second language learners.
David Wood
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Developing Chatbot Pragmatics Through Prompting Instruction in AI‐Assisted Communicative Practice
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This quasi‐experimental study examines the impact of short‐term prompting instruction on the communicative performance of Czech learners of English in human–chatbot interaction, conceptualizing their prompting behavior as a context‐specific manifestation of pragmatic competence.
Alexey Tymbay
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Catch Me If You Can: The Dynamic Nature of Bias in Machine Learning Applications
Information Systems Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Bias in machine learning (ML) applications represents systematic differences between expected and actual values of the predicted outputs, such that certain individuals or groups are systematically and disproportionately (dis)advantaged. This paper investigates the dynamic nature of bias in ML applications.
Monideepa Tarafdar, Irina Rets, Yang Hu
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FORMULAIC LANGUAGE: FIXED AND VARIED [PDF]
, 2017 Formulaic language has been shown to be an important component of language usage. This paper summarizes evidence of this importance and then goes on to focus upon two key characteristics of formulaic language: fixedness and variability.
Schmitt, Norbert
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Raising Teachers’ Awareness of the Significance of Formulaic Sequences in Writing Proficiency
Revue des Sciences Humaines, 2017 In recent years, the academic arena witnessed a renewed interest in the role of vocabulary and with it the phenomenon of formulaic sequences (these are multi-word units which are stored and retrieved as whole from memory) came to the fore. Much research
Safa Khoualdi
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Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim To evaluate the quality of action research studies using the Quality Assessment Action Research Checklist (QuARC) and to assess its utility as a tool for quality appraisal. Design A hybrid systematic narrative review following Turnbull et al.'s six‐stage methodology and reported in accordance with PRISMA 2020 guidance.
Mary Casey +4 more
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Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim To describe the quality of nurse–patient interactions when nurses use Electronic Health Record systems in four acute hospital wards. Design An explanatory sequential mixed methods study. Methods Sixteen researcher observations were conducted using a published Quality of Interactions Schedule tool to evaluate the duration and quality of ...
Carol Forde‐Johnston +3 more
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Journal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim(s) To explore the facilitators and barriers to staff providing psychologically safe care in inpatient mental healthcare when restrictive practices are used. Design Qualitative descriptive interview study. Methods Twenty semi‐structured interviews were conducted with staff with experience working in inpatient mental healthcare in England ...
Bethany Griffin +3 more
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Tapping into neural resources of communication: formulaic language in aphasia therapy. [PDF]
Front Psychol, 2015 Stahl B, Van Lancker Sidtis D.
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