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What are particularistic pejoratives?

Mind &Language, EarlyView.
Particularistic pejoratives (PPs) mock individuals based on their personal attributes yet lack a precise definition. This paper seeks to refine our understanding of PPs by examining their derogatory profiles across three dimensions: descriptiveness, intensity, and slurring potential.
Víctor Carranza‐Pinedo
wiley   +1 more source

Neurocognitive Trajectories of Scalar Implicature in Mandarin-Speaking Children: ERP Evidence for Attentional Allocation and Pragmatic Recalibration (4-6 Years). [PDF]

Behav Sci (Basel)
Cheng L, Yuan W, Mao H, Peng Y, Jia L, Fu B, Jia X.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Did I have a dream last night? White dreaming as metacognitive feelings

Mind &Language, EarlyView.
While most research on sleep mentation focuses on dream reports, sleep experiences can also include reports lacking content, such as white dreaming—the feeling of knowing one dreamt but being unable to recall its contents. I claim that white dreaming is a metacognitive feeling, akin to tip‐of‐the‐tongue and déjà experiences.
Adriana Alcaraz Sánchez
wiley   +1 more source

Lost in translation: Decoding the errors in consecutive interpreting by Chinese EFL learners. [PDF]

PLoS One
Zhuang Y, Chen L.
europepmc   +1 more source

Developing L2 semantic knowledge of English modality through concept‐based language instruction: Do cognitive linguistics materials have an advantage?

The Modern Language Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates the pedagogical impact of integrating cognitive linguistics (CL) into concept‐based language instruction (C‐BLI) for teaching English modal verbs. Eighty‐nine Mandarin‐speaking university learners were assigned to one of three instructional conditions: C‐BLI with CL‐based conceptualizations (C‐BLI‐CL), C‐BLI with non‐CL
Helen Zhao, James P. Lantolf
wiley   +1 more source

One test, many tongues: Surveying language proficiency across the globe. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
van Rijn P, Sun Y, Lee H, Marjieh R, Sucholutsky I, Lanzarini F, André E, Jacoby N.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Making all repertoires count: Re‐envisioning TBLT through critical multilingual language awareness

The Modern Language Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract As calls intensify for language education to provide authentic exposure to linguistic and cultural diversity—an essential condition for preparing learners to navigate an interconnected world—concerns about the declining status of additional language study reveal an important challenge.
Koen Van Gorp
wiley   +1 more source

Crowdsourcing lexical diversity. [PDF]

Front Artif Intell
Khalilia H, Otterbacher J, Bella G, Darma S, Giunchiglia F.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Tudor England and Stewart Scotland Through Spanish Eyes: A Complete Transcription and Translation of Pedro de Ayala's Letter of 1498 to King Ferdinand of Castile and Queen Isabella of Aragon

Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Pedro de Ayala served as a diplomat for King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile at the courts of Henry VII, King of England, and James IV, King of Scots. In July 1498, he wrote a letter, partly in cipher, to report to his king and queen on such matters as Spain's interests in international diplomacy; the characters and ...
Adrian William Jaime, Valeria Tapia Cruz, Mairi Cowan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

ConversationAlign: Open-source software for analyzing patterns of lexical use and alignment in conversation transcripts. [PDF]

Behav Res Methods
Sacks B, Ulichney V, Duncan A, Helion C, Weinstein SM, Giovannetti T, Cooney G, Reilly J.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source