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Take an Introductory Linguistics Course; It May Increase Your Language Learning Ability
ABSTRACT Can general linguistics knowledge be used to better learn a new language? This exploratory study is concerned with the potential advantageous transfer of general linguistics knowledge to the learning of a new, additional foreign language.
Kiyono Fujinaga‐Gordon +2 more
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Lexical and Pragmatic Analysis of the Ukrainian Crisis
Examining how language reflects and constructs political and social reality, this paper offers a lexical and pragmatic analysis of the discourse surrounding the Ukrainian crisis. This study uses lexical/ pragmatic concepts in a corpus of texts from worldwide news stories, government declarations, and social media from 2014–2023. Its goal is to discover
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ABSTRACT The Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR) is widely used as a reference for language teaching and learning. However, providing vocabulary size (VS) estimates is beyond the CEFR's original aim. Previous research has also shown that learners’ receptive VS is related to overall proficiency and to the four language skills ...
Ferran Gesa
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Pragmatic and Cognitive Constraints on Lexical-Constructional
This article explores the constraints that underlie the functioning of motion verbs expressing movement in a particular way (e.g. skulk, scamper). Our study has been carried out in accordance with the postulates of the Lexical Constructional Model (LCM), as put forward by Ruiz de Mendoza and Mairal (2006).
Pérez Hernández, Lorena [0000-0001-6500-0157] +1 more
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L2 Chinese Grammatical Acquisition and Processing: A Substantive and Methodological Review
ABSTRACT This study presents a systematic review of 92 empirical studies on Chinese as a second language (CSL) in grammatical processing and development, synthesizing their substantive foci and methodological characteristics. The results reveal consistent scholarly attention to cross‐linguistic topics, with less focus on features that are distinctively
Shaohua Fang, Yi Xu, Jiani He, Jia Wang
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Lexical pragmatical markers of temporal positioning [PDF]
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Abstract This study investigated Theory of Mind (ToM) deficits in patients with suspected idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH), a condition affecting motor, cognitive and autonomic functions. Given the overlap between ToM‐related neural networks and those affected in iNPH, we examined whether ToM impairments are a feature of the disease ...
Akrivi Vatsi +9 more
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ABSTRACT This study investigates how ordinary Taiwanese netizens perform linguistic authority by policing others’ use of Mainland Chinese expressions in everyday online interactions not originally intended to be political and how such policing is subsequently supported, resisted, or (de)legitimized in the context of Taiwan–China relations. Three orders
Hsi‐Yao Su
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Speaker Perceptions of Americanisms in Nigerian English
ABSTRACT This study investigates the perceptions of Americanisms among three generations of Nigerians. While prior research has provided quantitative evidence for American influence in contemporary Nigerian English, the role of language beliefs and ideologies in mediating such changes remains underexplored.
Temitayo Olatoye
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Gender‐Specific Phonetic Variability in Sanzhi Dargwa
ABSTRACT Western sociophonetic research often overlooks minority languages. Our study targets this gap with a sociophonetic study of Sanzhi Dargwa, an endangered East Caucasian language spoken in Dagestan (Russian Federation) by a small community with clearly defined binary gender roles.
Melanie Weirich +2 more
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