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Heavy Hero or Digital Dummy? Multimodal Player–Avatar Relations in Final Fantasy 7 [PDF]
, 2004 This article analyses the player-avatar relation in Final Fantasy 7, drawing on multimodality theory to analyse textual structures both in the game and in the discourse of player-interviews and fan writing.
Burn, Andrew, Schott, Gareth
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Transactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.Abstract This study investigates the lexicographical potential of Medieval Latin documentation from the Venetian area of the Italo‐Romance domain, highlighting the need for a systematic approach to bridge Latin and vernacular linguistic developments. The project MEDITA – Medieval Latin Documentation and Digital Italo‐Romance Lexicography.
Jacopo Gesiot
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Whose decision is it anyway? Defendants’ prior experience shapes prosecutorial case dismissal
Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract Studies of early case processing outcomes in the United States typically assume that decisions are made unilaterally by the prosecutor, such that prior contact with the legal system is universally associated with harsher outcomes for defendants.
R. R. Dunlea, Miranda A. Galvin
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Reviewing Three-Language Formula in Language Pedagogy
, 2021 Abstract Language is sometimes used to refer to codes, ciphers, signs, and symbols etc. Using a language may be a process of encoding and decoding information. Learning a language is a sort of cognitive ability to use the symbols and articulate in a communicative manner.
Mishra, Sunil K, Mishra, P
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Greek ΜΝΗΣΘΗ and Aramaic DKYR in the Near East: A Comparative Epigraphic Study
Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Past studies of graffiti containing the word ΜΝΗΣΘΗ have never fully established its intrinsic meaning. However, due to the existence of the Aramaic term DKYR, which carries a seemingly identical meaning to ΜΝΗΣΘΗ, in similar contexts in the Roman Near East, a comparison between both words is possible. Four distinct sites where the coexistence
Sebastien Mazurek
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Teaching formulaic sequences in an English-language class: The effects of explicit instruction versus coursebook instruction [PDF]
, 2017 This study investigates the relative effectiveness of different teaching approaches on the learning of formulaic sequences. Three comparisons were made in this study: the effects of explicit teaching of formulaic sequences versus teaching embedded in ...
Le, D, Pellicer Sanchez, A, Rodgers, MPH
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Macau as Method: Recombinant Urbanism in Post‐Socialist China
Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In ‘Asia as Method’, Chen Kuan‐Hsing argues for the value of an indigenous inter‐Asian approach to analysing the effects of European imperialism on the countries and citizens of Asia. This article mobilises both Chen's inter‐Asian referencing strategy and the city‐state of Macau to explore Macau's role in China's engagements with global ...
Tim Simpson
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Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, 2014 Researchers have stated that learning formulaic language is key to achieving fluency. It has also been stated that studying vocabulary inthis way is more efficient than isolated vocabulary learning.
Chris Brizzard +8 more
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health, EarlyView.Background Body image and eating behaviours are common areas of concern for early adolescents. Artificial Intelligence (AI) interactions are becoming commonplace, including with chatbots that provide human‐like communication. Adolescents may prefer using chatbots to anonymously ask sensitive questions, rather than approaching trusted adults or peers ...
Florence Sheen +6 more
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Chengyu in Chinese Language Teaching: A preliminary analysis of Italian learners’ data [PDF]
, 2017 Chengyu, also known as Chinese four-character idioms, are a type of traditional Chinese idiom, mostly consisting of four characters. They commonly derive from classic Chinese literary sources, including those of the three great philosophical and ...
Conti, Sergio
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