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Linguistic Variation across Instructional Segments in International Teaching Assistants' Discourse: A Corpus‐Based Analysis

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates internal linguistic variation in the instructional discourse of international teaching assistants (ITAs) by segmenting their mini‐lecture performances into four discourse types: introduction, lecture, conclusion, and audience interaction.
Heesun Chang, Hector Rivera
wiley   +1 more source

Syntactic change in diachrony versus contact-induced change: two sides of the same coin? [PDF]

Linguist Rev
D'Alessandro R, Putnam MT, Terenghi S.
europepmc   +1 more source

Grammaticalization Theory and Data

, 2011
The University of Rouen will be organizing an International Conference on Grammaticalization Theory and Data on May 10-11, 2012. http://www.gramm2012.com/call.html Since the 1980s grammaticalization theory has emerged as a key theory to understand and ...
sinotype
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Modeling the Paths from L2 Use and Socio‐Affective Variables to Communication Skills: A Mixed‐Methods Approach

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Previous research demonstrated that communication anxiety reduces L2 learners' willingness to communicate and communication frequency, but left unexplored its impact on performance. The current mixed‐methods study investigated factors impacting L2 communication skills.
Debra M. Hardison
wiley   +1 more source

The body in language, the language beyond the body: embrainment and graded embodiment in the evolution and use of language. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Arbib MA, Cuccio V.
europepmc   +1 more source

Metalinguistic Awareness in the EFL Classroom and Beyond: Exploring the Potential of Translation Tasks

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Current trends encouraging a move away from monolingual teaching have sparked a renewed interest in the role of translation in language instruction. Yet, there are few theoretically and empirically grounded proposals regarding specific uses of translation in the language classroom.
Monika Bader, Sandra L. Halverson, Christine Möller‐Omrani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the socio-cognitive coercion mechanism of the formation of mandarin construction "V+ta(he)+XP". [PDF]

Front Psychol
Zhang P.
europepmc   +1 more source

Persuasive conversation as a new form of communication in Homo sapiens. [PDF]

Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 2021
Ferretti F, Adornetti I.
europepmc   +1 more source

Introducing and Evaluating a Measure of Lexical Diversity Across Word Classes

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Lexical diversity (LD) has been shown to be a strong predictor of second language (L2) proficiency. However, most current indices combine all word classes into a single measure and thus only capture the broadest patterns of lexical variation.
Taehyeong Kim, Tove Larsson, Henrik Kaatari, Ying Wang, Pia Sundqvist   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bridging consciousness to our narrative brain: evolutionary insights. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Benítez-Burraco A, Ferretti F.
europepmc   +1 more source