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Situating Genre in Task‐Informed Second Language Writing Research
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper, a review of task‐informed second language writing research examining the effect(s) of various genres—in particular argumentative genres—on the linguistic complexity of written L2 performance, traces the treatment of genre in such studies.
Mark D. Johnson
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Between Construction and Inheritance: The Hidden Frame of Colonialism in Galician Nationalism
Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT During the 1960s and 1970s, anticolonial liberation narratives transcended the geopolitical boundaries of the Global South and profoundly shaped nationalist movements in Europe. Although the anticolonial frame gained momentum during this period, its overtly confrontational rhetoric was gradually supplanted by moderate frames that aligned with ...
Xavier de Pablo, Ramón Máiz
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Superlative Objoid Constructions in British and American English
World Englishes, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates regional variation in Superlative Objoid constructions (SOCs) and their prepositional variant (at‐SOCs). SOCs combine a possessive pronoun with a superlative adjective. These function as manner‐degree modifiers in a context where the possessive is in postverbal position and correlative with the subject, as in they tried
Tamara Bouso, Marianne Hundt
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Policy Studies Journal, Volume 54, Issue 4, November 2026.ABSTRACT Public consultations are a cornerstone of democratic policymaking, yet the sheer volume and heterogeneity of submissions often overwhelm traditional analysis. Emerging large language models (LLMs) offer new opportunities for making sense of such data, but their performance in contexts with high linguistic and technical diversity remains ...
Edgar Mathevet, Lauriane Cailleux
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Is It a Southern Thing? Linguistic Stereotyping in Earwitnesses’ Descriptions of Italian Accents
Journal of Sociolinguistics, Volume 30, Issue 4, Page 411-425, September 2026.ABSTRACT This study examines how linguistic stereotypes affect hearer perceptions of different speakers’ accents focusing on two Italian regional varieties: one from the South and one from the North. Three studies explored the effects of selective attention, confirmation bias, and cultural context.
Clara Loiacono, Luuk Lagerwerf
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People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 8, Page 2682-2699, August 2026.Abstract Human–predator coexistence presents urgent conservation challenges that demand approaches extending beyond mere conflict mitigation. Indigenous knowledge systems, though historically marginalised by Western science, offer vital insights into ethical, sustainable relationships with nature.
Rocío Almuna +12 more
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The passion of butterflies: Notes on “translating” a Navajo poem by Rex Lee Jim
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 2, August 2026.Abstract This essay honors three kinds of tradition. The first tradition is the poetry of Rex Lee Jim. The second tradition is the translation work of Blackhorse Mitchell. The third tradition is the discourse‐centered and ethnopoetic tradition of linguistic anthropology. I do this by focusing on a brief poem in Navajo by Rex Lee Jim.
Anthony K. Webster
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