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Abstract This study investigates internal linguistic variation in the instructional discourse of international teaching assistants (ITAs) by segmenting their mini‐lecture performances into four discourse types: introduction, lecture, conclusion, and audience interaction.
Heesun Chang, Hector Rivera
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Cumulative Testing for Learning Spoken Vocabulary
Abstract Cumulative testing is known to improve vocabulary learning by integrating both new and previously introduced words in weekly quizzes. While evidence for its benefits is promising, prior research has primarily focused on the written mode of vocabulary, with target words studied, practiced, and tested in the visual mode only.
Ryo Maie, Takumi Uchihara
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This short work sets out to argue that the set of simple expressions comprising the lexicon of a given individual and the lexis of a given community are not just contingently but necessarily finite at any given moment in time.
Lemanek Kamil
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Interactive Videos in Multimodal Listening Assessments: Examining Language Learners' Perspectives
Abstract The academic success of international students who speak English as a second language (L2) hinges on their ability to effectively communicate and comprehend information in English, which requires well‐developed listening skills. Given that real‐world listening mostly involves processing both auditory and visual information, incorporating ...
Shanshan He, Ruslan Suvorov
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A PPARγ/long noncoding RNA axis regulates adipose thermoneutral remodeling in mice. [PDF]
Zhang Z +13 more
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Clarity Without Credibility? Human Versus AI Abstracts in Otolaryngology
ABSTRACT Objective This study evaluated whether otolaryngologists can distinguish between human‐ and machine‐written abstracts. The primary question was whether large language models (LLMs) produce abstracts comparable in clarity and usefulness to human‐authored work, and whether reviewers can identify authorship with accuracy.
Sholem Hack +12 more
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Loanwords and Linguistic Phylogenetics: *pelek̑u‐ ‘axe’ and *(H)a(i̯)g̑‐ ‘goat’1
Abstract This paper assesses the role of borrowings in two different approaches to linguistic phylogenetics: Traditional qualitative analyses of lexemes, and quantitative computational analysis of cognacy. It problematises the assumption that loanwords can be excluded altogether from datasets of lexical cognacy.
Simon Poulsen
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Advances in statistical methods for cancer surveillance research: an age-period-cohort perspective. [PDF]
Rosenberg PS, Miranda-Filho A.
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Vulgar Minimisers in English and Spanish1
Abstract In this paper, we investigated whether vulgar minimisers form a natural class in English and Spanish by evaluating (i) their similarities and differences with respect to non‐vulgar minimisers and (ii) whether vulgar minimisers are inherently negative in these languages.
Ángel L. Jiménez‐Fernández +1 more
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