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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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Review of Education, Volume 14, Issue 2, August 2026.Abstract English Medium Instruction (EMI) has rapidly become an important part of higher education in many countries around the world. While the number of EMI programmes and institutions has increased, professional development programme (PDP) opportunities for EMI lecturers and their effectiveness are not yet well designed or closely aligned with local
Mehmet Birgün, Yasemin Kırkgöz
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LanguagesThis paper applies the Autosegmental Metrical (AM) model of intonation phonology and the Spanish Tones and Break Indices (Sp_ToBI) annotation conventions to compare the intonational contours of declarative sentences in two varieties of Puerto Rican ...
Piero Visconte +2 more
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The Autosegmental-Metrical Theory of Intonational Phonology
, 2020 The chapter outlines the basic principles of the autosegmental-metrical (AM) theory of intonational phonology. AM posits that at the phonological level intonation consists of a string of L(ow) and H(igh) tones (i.e. a string of tonal autosegments) that associate with metrical heads and phrasal boundaries.
Arvaniti, A, Fletcher, J
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The Reading Teacher, Volume 80, Issue 1, July/August 2026.ABSTRACT Research into the process of becoming literate mainly focuses on the teaching of the alphabetic principle as a starting point upon school entry. However, experiences, knowledge, and skills prior to this point may determine future success.
Maria Kay
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Focus and intonation in japanese : does focus trigger pitch reset? [PDF]
, 2008 This paper discusses how focus change s prosodic structure in Tokyo Japanese. It is generally believed that focus blocks the intonational process of downstep and causes a pitch reset.
Kubozono, Haruo
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A constraint-based approach to English prosodic constituents [PDF]
, 2000 The paper develops a constraint-based theory of prosodic phrasing and prominence, based on an HPSG framework, with an implementation in ALE. Prominence and juncture are represented by n-ary branching metrical trees.
Ewan Klein, Klein, E
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Pauses in theatrical interpretation: delimitation of prosodic constituents
Filologia e Linguística Portuguesa, 2014 We intend to observe the function of a linguistic resource – the pause – in theatrical interpretation. Connected to the field of speech therapy, we search for theoretical support in the Linguistics field, mainly in prosodic phonology – specifically, we ...
Lourenço Chacon, Milena Fraga
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International Journal of Language &Communication Disorders, Volume 61, Issue 4, July/August 2026.ABSTRACT Background In recent years, there has been an increase in studies reporting on effective child language interventions for people with or at risk for (Developmental) Language Disorder ((D)LD). However, the translation of this evidence into practice has been impeded by under‐specified intervention reporting, specifically on what the active ...
Pauline Frizelle +20 more
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Developmental Science, Volume 29, Issue 4, July 2026.ABSTRACT Human newborns are able to discriminate between certain languages but not others. This ability has long been attributed to sensitivity to rhythm—the temporal regularities in speech of different languages. Here, we demonstrate through a series of computational simulations that this discrimination behavior can be achieved using no temporal ...
Ruolan Leslie Famularo +3 more
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