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Investigating Linguistic Prestige in Scotland: An Acoustic Study of Accommodation between Speakers of Two Varieties of Scottish Standard English

Lifespans and Styles, 2016
This paper investigates the attachment of overt and covert prestige to different varieties of Scottish Standard English (SSE), namely, Scots-SSE and Anglo-SSE. SSE itself encompasses wide linguistic variation and is often described as an accent continuum:
Abigail Salvesen
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Safe spaces and beyond: Examining the role of LGBT+ Pride Groups in fostering ontological security and allyship within UK schools

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the critical role that safe spaces, or ‘Pride Groups’, can play in developing ontological security and allyship within schools. Drawing on data collected from eight UK secondary schools and one college, the research evaluates the impact of these groups, using an innovative theoretical framework combining Meyer's minority ...
Adam Brett
wiley   +1 more source

Pulling Out All the Stops: Referee Design and Phonetic Correlates of Gay Men’s English

Lifespans and Styles, 2015
Studies of intraspeaker variation and the linguistic indexing of sexual identity have formed an important part of recent research in variationist sociolinguistics.
Victoria Dickson, Yorath Turner
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AI voice journaling for future language teachers: A path to well‐being through reflective practices

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study aimed to explore the perceived impact of using an AI‐powered voice journaling app in overcoming the challenges and stressors encountered by senior students enrolled in teaching practicum at an English Language Teaching Bachelor's programme.
Bora Demir, Duygu Özdemir
wiley   +1 more source

On the concept of the deceptive trailer: Trailer as paratext and multimodal model of film

Sign Systems Studies, 2019
The goal of the article is to contribute to the basic framework of the semiotic study of film trailers, approaching the trailer as a model of film. Discussing the signifying relations between the trailer and the film, I clarify mechanisms through which ...
Martin Oja
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Artificial intelligence literacy in assessment: Empowering pre‐service teachers to design effective exam questions for language learning

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The role of artificial intelligence (AI) in education plays a crucial role in teacher training digitalisation. Although AI has enormous potential, not much is known about how pre‐service teachers perceive and utilise AI tools in professional practice. Hence, this study, guided by the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology framework,
Gamze Erdem Coşgun
wiley   +1 more source

A Formal Look at Dependency Grammars and Phrase-Structure Grammars, with Special Consideration of Word-Order Phenomena [PDF]

arXiv, 1994
The central role of the lexicon in Meaning-Text Theory (MTT) and other dependency-based linguistic theories cannot be replicated in linguistic theories based on context-free grammars (CFGs). We describe Tree Adjoining Grammar (TAG) as a system that arises naturally in the process of lexicalizing CFGs. A TAG grammar can therefore be compared directly to
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Nature in our memory

Sign Systems Studies, 2013
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Ivar Puura
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Language change and the Degree Semantics Parameter

Natural Language & Linguistic Theory
Beck et al. (2009) and much follow-up research (including Bochnak 2015; Bowler 2016; Deal and Hohaus 2019) argue that languages systematically differ in the semantics of gradable predicates like tall and old, with some languages adopting a vague ...
Vera Hohaus
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Unveiling student sentiment dynamics toward AI‐based education through statistical analysis and Monte Carlo simulation

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the multifaceted dynamics of student sentiment towards artificial intelligence (AI)‐based education by integrating sentiment analysis techniques with statistical methods, including Monte Carlo simulations and decision tree modelling, alongside qualitative grounded theory analysis.
Volkan Duran, Ercümend Ersanlı, Hurinur Çelik   +2 more
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