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Prosody by phase : evidence from focus intonation–Wh-scope correspondence in Japanese
, 2004 Japanese wh-questions always exhibit focus intonation (FI). Furthermore, the domain of FI exhibits a correspondence to the wh-scope. I propose that this phonology-semantics correspondence is a result of the cyclic computation of FI, which is explained ...
Ishihara, Shinichiro
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Stigma, self‐styling and ‘forced accents’ among English L2 speakers in Spain
World Englishes, EarlyView.Abstract This paper examines the relationship between shame, stigma and accent for non‐native English speakers in Spain. The low English competence of the Spanish population frequently constitutes a source of individual and collective stigma – which includes the apparent undesirability of Spanish‐sounding English.
Eva Codó, Carly Collins
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The [ADJ + as] intensifier construction in Māori English/Aotearoa English
World Englishes, EarlyView.Abstract We introduce the Waikato Māori English Conversation (MEC) corpus, which consists of 43 dyadic conversations between 49 young adults who self‐recorded informal conversations with close friends, in their own homes, with no topic of conversation specified (83 hours of dialogue; nearly 800,000 words).
Andreea S. Calude, Hēmi Whaanga
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An acoustic study on monophthongs in Central Australian Aboriginal English
World Englishes, EarlyView.Abstract We present an acoustic analysis of monophthongal vowel production in Central Australian Aboriginal English (CAAE), providing one of the first systematic examinations of this variety spoken by English‐as‐a‐first‐language (L1) speakers in Mparntwe/Alice Springs, Australia.
Yizhou Wang +4 more
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Trends in modern morphology: a critical study
, 2012 In comparison with the fields of phonology, syntax, and semantics, there is a distinct lack of a comprehensive and critical study of morphological theory, particularly modern trends in this sub-branch of linguistic theory.
Suleiman, Muhammad Yasir Ibrahim Hammad
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SOUND CHANGE AND SYLLABIFICATION: The Interlanguage of Korean Speakers Studying Indonesian [PDF]
, 2012 Second language (L2) learners tend to apply their first language (L1) patterns over the second language (L2) when practicing the L2(Kager, 2004, p. 23): what is known as the Language Transfer or Interference and the language is known as Interlanguage ...
PRIHANTORO, PRIHANTORO
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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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Interpolating between types and tokens by estimating power-law generators
, 2006 Standard statistical models of language fail to capture one of the most striking properties of natural languages: the power-law distribution in the frequencies of word tokens.
Johnson, Mark +5 more
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Modelling the formation of phonotactic restrictions across the mental lexicon [PDF]
, 2009 Experimental data shows that adult learners of an artificial language with a phonotactic restriction learned this restriction better when being trained on word types (e.g.
Apoussidou, D. +5 more
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