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The include network: Advancing cross‐linguistic equity in brain health research [PDF]
Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 22, Issue 6, June 2026.Abstract Speech and language measures are increasingly recognized as sensitive, scalable, non‐invasive markers of diverse brain disorders. Yet, current research is overwhelmingly English‐centric, neglecting the world's vast linguistic diversity and undermining these markers’ global applicability.
Adolfo M. García +13 more
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Mapping the neurovascular landscape in aging and dementia: cerebral small vessel disease markers in a multicenter Latin American cohort [PDF]
Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 22, Issue 5, May 2026.Abstract INTRODUCTION Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) is a key contributor to cognitive impairment and dementia, yet few studies have compared CSVD across dementia variants, particularly in underrepresented populations. METHODS In a multicenter cross‐sectional study, we analyzed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) markers of CSVD, including white ...
Florencia Altschuler +24 more
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Is It a Southern Thing? Linguistic Stereotyping in Earwitnesses’ Descriptions of Italian Accents
Journal of Sociolinguistics, EarlyView.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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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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Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 22, Issue 1, January 2026.Abstract INTRODUCTION Verbal fluency tasks are widely used in primary progressive aphasia (PPA), but most studies rely only on total correct responses, overlooking qualitative features of the words produced. We applied a scalable computational framework to extract item‐level features from fluency responses in semantic variant (svPPA) and logopenic ...
Jet M. J. Vonk +12 more
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The demographic landscape of Spanish language teaching research: A cross‐national study
The Modern Language Journal, Volume 109, Issue 4, Page 887-914, Winter 2025.Abstract Engagement with research has long been recognized as a key driver of improved language teaching practices and teachers’ professional growth. Yet, language teaching practitioners often remain distanced from research activities, thus perpetuating a well‐documented gap between research and practice.
Javier Muñoz‐Basols +2 more
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Sites of Contact and Models of Change: Introduction
Transactions of the Philological Society, Volume 123, Issue 3, Page 391-398, November 2025.This Special Issue of Transactions of the Philological Society grew out of a Symposium held in November 2023 at St John's College, Cambridge, in honour of our friend and colleague, Peter Matthews, who died on 7 April 2023. Both the Symposium and the Special Issue were commissioned by the Council of the Philological Society in his memory.
Sylvia Adamson, Nigel Vincent
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Do Formal Stance Strategies Reveal Disciplinary Variation in Professional Scientific Writing?
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 35, Issue 3, Page 1242-1261, August 2025.ABSTRACT Stance in academic discourse has been extensively studied, with numerous investigations indicating that its expression varies across disciplines, depending on the authors’ intention to either enhance or diminish their voice or presence (e.g., It seems fairly certain vs. This is based on the belief that…).
Elizaveta A. Smirnova +1 more
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Bilingual Development in the Tai‐Vietnamese Multicultural Borderland
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 35, Issue 3, Page 1402-1412, August 2025.ABSTRACT Northern Vietnam, in particular the regions along the international border, is home to a rich diversity of language communities. Important research opportunities have presented themselves in the Tai‐speaking communities in rural districts near Laos with an emphasis on the development and preservation of the Tai languages.
Thi‐Nham Le, Norbert Francis
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Prerequisite Relations Annotation Tool: Annotation and analysis of educational relations in texts
Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Volume 76, Issue 7, Page 1006-1027, July 2025.Abstract Relations between terms in texts have long been studied in linguistics and specialized knowledge domains, especially when occurring in educational materials like textbooks, where they play a crucial role in guiding instructional design and learning.
Chiara Alzetta, Ilaria Torre
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