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Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 3, December 2026.Abstract This paper provides ethnographic analysis of interactions between volunteers in an open‐science AI project entrusted with preparing multilingual text for use in fine‐tuning a pretrained LLM. Volunteers were encouraged to entextualize translated text into structured corpora and to write and edit prompt‐completion pairings in over 100 languages.
Joseph Wilson
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European Journal of Neuroscience, Volume 64, Issue 7, October 2026.This longitudinal study examined the maturation of mismatch responses to prosodic changes in preschool children with and without developmental language disorder. For duration discrimination, an early positive mismatch response diminished while a subsequent negative mismatch response increased, with significant longitudinal changes observed only in ...
Liis Themas +7 more
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Switching categories in syntax
IsoglossThis paper investigates the relationship between infinitival nominalizations and analytical passives in Brazilian Portuguese. Taking Distributed Morphology as a theoretical framework (Halle & Marantz 1993; Marantz 1997), we propose a parallel structure ...
Paula Armelin +2 more
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Root infinitives in Jamaican Creole
Glossa, 2021 This paper addresses the question of the existence and manifestation of Root Infinitives (RIs) in the acquisition of a creole language, Jamaican Creole (JC).
Luigi Rizzi +3 more
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A Bird's Eye View of English Grammar: Connecting the Dots in Two Dimensions
TESOL Quarterly, Volume 60, Issue 3, Page 1911-1924, September 2026.Abstract Over the past few decades, discussions on grammar instruction have primarily focused on teaching methodologies, such as whether grammar should be taught explicitly or implicitly, and whether the focus should be on form or forms. This paper, however, shifts the focus to grammar itself, aiming to provide a “shape” for pedagogical grammar.
Akira Tajino, Yoshitaka Kato
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Comparison of Split Infinitives in Pakistani and British English: A Corpus-based Investigation
Corporum, 2018 This article investigates split infinitives in Pakistani English and British English using Kachru‘s (1985) concentric circles framework.
Bisma Butt, Behzad Anwar
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From Pre-Grammaticality to Proficiency in L1: Acquiring and Developing Infinitival Usage in Hebrew
Psychology of Language and Communication, 2018 The study traces the developmental route in acquisition and use of infinitives (e.g., lišon ‘to sleep’, le-exol ‘to-eat’, la-asot ’to-do’) in Hebrew as a first language, proceeding from the initial, “pre-grammatical“ emergence of linguistic forms among ...
Berman Ruth A.
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TESOL Quarterly, Volume 60, Issue 3, Page 1650-1677, September 2026.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
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European Journal of Education, Volume 61, Issue 3, September 2026.ABSTRACT Existential constructions (ECs) play an important role in academic writing by introducing new information, expressing epistemic stance and facilitating information flow. Examining how EFL learners use different EC types can offer valuable insights into their syntactic development and writing proficiency. Previous research, however, has focused
Bingwei li +3 more
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Infancy, Volume 31, Issue 5, September/October 2026.ABSTRACT This study offers a descriptive account of multimodal verb input to Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) and Typically Developing (TD) infants across crucial points in verb acquisition. Using the North American English Ambrose (2016) corpus, we analysed mother‐infant play interactions at 13 and 22 months, and explored caregivers' verb input, its ...
Feile Meng +4 more
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