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Journal of Sociolinguistics, EarlyView.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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Lexical pragmatical markers of temporal positioning [PDF]
Yazyk i kul'tura, 2015 openaire +3 more sources
Lexical pragmatic markers of temporal positioning
Language and Culture, 2015 In this article, the position of temporal lexical markers of the group of constatives in the entire system of the lexical pragmatic markers (such lexical units which reflect various parameters of positioning of the subject of the sender in relation to various facts of the reality represented by it) is revealed.
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Language Learning, EarlyView.Abstract Research shows that children use head gestures to mark discourse focus before developing the required prosodic cues in their first language (L1), and their gestures affect the prosodic parameters of their speech. We investigated whether head gestures also act as precursors and bootstrappers of prosodic focus marking in second language (L2 ...
Lieke van Maastricht +1 more
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Lexical Pragmatics: Relevance Theory and Generalized Conversational Implicatures [PDF]
, 2003 maruenda@uv ...
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How Do They Feel? Processing Others’ Emotions in Second Language Discourse
Language Learning, EarlyView.Abstract Emotion that is implied rather than literally expressed requires the processing of literal and pragmatic information. Processing multiple information types is an easy, fast process in the first language (L1) but can be costlier in a second language (L2), especially when emotional content is involved.
Andrea González‐García Aldariz +2 more
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Language Learning, EarlyView.Abstract Semantic fluency, the ability to retrieve words within a category, relies on lexical knowledge, semantic memory and executive control mechanisms. A richer, interconnected semantic memory and optimal executive control, as seen in creative individuals, enhance fluency through broad associative searches and quicker access to remote concepts ...
Almudena Fernández‐Fontecha
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Language Learning, EarlyView.Abstract Measurement of interactional competence (IC) has attracted increasing interest in language assessment research. One key question is whether proficiency sufficiently accounts for IC, making separate IC assessment unnecessary. This study examines the IC–proficiency relationship using a test that assesses Chinese speakers’ ability to manage ...
David Wei Dai, Carsten Roever
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How generics obscure the logic of conditionals
Mind &Language, EarlyView.This paper discusses counter‐examples to modus ponens and modus tollens involving modals and quantificational adverbs, and presents new counter‐examples with generic conditionals. We argue that the counter‐examples are spurious, and are explained by the domain‐restricting effects of if‐clauses.
Daniel Lassiter +3 more
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"Ageing youthfully" or the rhetoric of medical English in advertising
Ibérica, 2014 This study examines how cosmetics brands adopt characteristics of medical English in their web sites as a rhetorical strategy to persuade consumers.
Marisa Díez Arroyo
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