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Embedded Inversion Worldwide

Linguaculture, 2010
The inversion of (auxiliary) verb and subject in subordinate interrogative clauses (embedded inversion, or EI) is a feature that occurs in many non-standard varieties of English, especially in varieties that have developed in language contact situations,
Daniela Kolbe, Andrea Sand
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Modal verbs in South Asian online Englishes: must, (have) got to, have to and need to

World Englishes, EarlyView.
Abstract This research article presents an analysis of four (semi‐)modals of necessity/obligation (must, (have) got to, have to and need to) in four CMC registers (comments, tweets, web forums and websites) originating from four South Asian countries (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) along with the United Kingdom and United States.
Muhammad Shakir
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L2 acquisition of interrogative and relative clauses by Greek learners of English: that-trace effects and subject-object extraction

, 2019
The present paper investigates the L2 acquisition of wh-interrogative and relative clauses in English by L1 Greek speakers. Based on SLA theories that support partial availability of Universal Grammar, such as the No Parameter Resetting Hypothesis ...
Filiou, Dimitra
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Unveiling Multiple wh- Free Relative Clauses and their functional wh-words

, 2020
International audienceWe provide the first description and compositional semantic analysis of a construction that we label a “multiple wh- free relative clause”⎯an embedded non-interrogative wh- clause with more than one wh-word. We show that multiple wh-
Falaus, Anamaria, Caponigro, Ivano
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Effects of Syntactic Structures on Intonational Pitch Movement in Mandarin Chinese

Languages
Previous research on Mandarin Chinese tones and intonation has focused primarily on universal sentence pitch patterns (declination) and sentence types (declarative and interrogative).
Ling Zhang
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Hauta-galderez

Anuario del Seminario de Filología Vasca "Julio de Urquijo", 2009
Grammars usually distinguish three kinds of interrogative sentences: a) WH questions; b) alternative questions and 3) polar or 'yes/no' questions. The aim of this paper is to contribute to the analysis of the last two types in Basque.
Patxi Goenaga
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Reconstruction and A'-Movement in Relative Clauses and Wh-Interrogatives in Standard Arabic

Dirasat: Human and Social Sciences, 2023
Objectives: This study investigates reconstruction in wh-interrogative and relative clause dependencies in Standard Arabic (SA). Methods: Two experiments were conducted to assess the acceptability of reconstructed interpretations with respect to three variables: type of islands, dependency-resolving strategy, and binding principles.
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Evidence Centered Design: The Contribution of Bob Mislevy in Advancing Validity Theory

Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, Volume 45, Issue 3, Fall 2026.
Abstract Bob Mislevy's conception of evidence‐centered design (ECD) is one of the major contributions to modern validity theory. Building on prior work in psychometrics, philosophy, legal reasoning, and statistics, ECD is a generative framework developed to support the principled design or redesign and scaling of both existing and emerging assessment ...
Drew H. Gitomer
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A FIRST LOOK AT CHEN (KONYAK) ARGUMENT AND CLAUSE STRUCTURES

Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society, 2021
Chen (Bodo-Konyak-Jingphaw, Tibeto-Burman) is an undocumented language of the Konyak ethnic group. It is spoken in northeast India and northwest Myanmar. This article provides a first description of the Chen simple argument and clause structures.
Hoipo Konyak
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Hung Out to Dry: Gender Washing in Organizations

Gender, Work &Organization, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 1390-1404, July 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper advances feminist organizational theory by critically examining the phenomenon of gender washing, a strategic practice whereby organizations superficially promote gender equity while perpetuating discriminatory structures. Drawing on 12 in‐depth interviews with women across diverse UK industries and professional backgrounds, this ...
Rebecca L. Burke, J. Miguel Imas
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