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Homo polyglottus: Semiosphere as a model of human cognition

Sign Systems Studies, 2016
The semiosphere is arguably the most influential concept developed by Juri Lotman, which has been reinterpreted in a variety of ways. This paper returns to Lotman’s original “anthropocentric” understanding of semiosphere as a collective intellect ...
Aleksei Semenenko
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Pioneering Dutch scholarship on historical indology and linguistic sciences

, 2016
Although the Dutch pioneered the Hindi grammatical tradition, it is ironic that while the German, British and Indian contributions to the history of the linguistic sciences have been adequately accounted for, the Dutch contributions remain a rather ...
T. Bhatia, Kazuhiko Machida
semanticscholar   +1 more source

EFL Teachers' Ecological Barriers to Integrating Informal Digital Learning of English

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examined the ecological challenges teachers faced in integrating Informal Digital Learning of English (IDLE) among 159 in‐service Hong Kong EFL teachers from 2019 to 2024. Analysis of 470 entries revealed that 50% of the challenges stem from exo‐system factors (e.g., heavy workloads), 23% were from macro‐system factors (e.g ...
Artem Zadorozhnyy, Lai Wan Yee Winsy, Ju Seong Lee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synthesising Sign Language from semantics, approaching "from the target and back" [PDF]

arXiv, 2017
We present a Sign Language modelling approach allowing to build grammars and create linguistic input for Sign synthesis through avatars. We comment on the type of grammar it allows to build, and observe a resemblance between the resulting expressions and traditional semantic representations.
arxiv  

Personal Investment in Language Processing: The Role of Self‐Reference in Initial Lexical Acquisition

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Recent research on learner factors in task‐based language teaching (TBLT) has demonstrated positive effects for treatments that draw on learners' personal experiences. However, the specific processes responsible for these effects are not well understood.
Taghreed Qahl, Craig Lambert
wiley   +1 more source

Enhanced Empathy for English Language Learners: How ESOL Teachers' Past Language Learning Informs Their Teacher Knowledge and Practices

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract While there has been a growing interest in teachers' empathy within TESOL, the various dimensions of empathy remain less explored compared to other fields such as anthropology, medicine, and psychology. Guided by the theoretical framing of “teacher knowledge” (TK), this paper reports on one key theme from a doctoral study concerning how ESOL ...
Rohan K. Willis, Sharon Harvey, Irmengard Wohlfart   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

ASPECTS OF NUMERAL RESEARCH IN UKRAINIAN LINGUISTICS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 21ST CENTURY

Theory and Practice of Teaching Ukrainian as a Foreign Language
The article is dedicated to interpreting the modern understanding of numerals as a part of speech through the prism of both traditional and contemporary grammatical frameworks and new scientific paradigms.
O. Kovtun
semanticscholar   +1 more source

From Task Motivation to L2 Learning: Understanding Links through Learners' Task Engagement

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigated whether learners' task motivation predicts their task engagement, and whether their task engagement is associated with subsequent L2 learning. Task motivation was operationalized through situated expectancy‐value theory (SEVT; Eccles & Wigfield, 2020), a model of the proximal (i.e., task‐specific) social‐cognitive ...
Phil Hiver, Phung Dao
wiley   +1 more source

Cultural semiotics, translatability, and informational loss in visual texts of the biotech industry

Sign Systems Studies, 2014
The paper examines a specific advertising campaign of a biotech company characteristic of the whole biotech industry and discusses how the evocation of universal values, such as the protection and correct management of the planet’s resources, the ...
Charikleia Yoka, Evangelos Kourdis
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NEGATIVE TRANSFER AND ENGLISH WRITING PROFICIENCY AMONG JUNIOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN CHINA

International Journal of Education, Psychology and Counseling
English and Chinese exhibit notable differences across various linguistic aspects. Hypotaxis is a significant feature emphasized in English, whereas parataxis holds prominence in Chinese.
Xiaofang Zhao, Esther Jawing, Xiaoman Liu   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source