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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Second language acquisition research has largely emphasized language development, often overlooking language maintenance following international mobility. Addressing this gap, the present longitudinal mixed‐methods study examined oral proficiency maintenance among foreign language (FL) learners 9 months after returning from residence abroad ...
Yunjung (Yunie) Ku
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Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article analyzes how industrial relations actors maintain legitimacy in global labor governance by investigating the legitimation politics at the International Labour Organization (ILO). Drawing on the concept of legitimacy tests, we identify three strategies that the workers' and employers' groups at the ILO have deployed to maintain ...
Huw Thomas, Vicente Silva
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, 2007 Esempi di multilinguismo in Europa. Inglese lingua franca e italiano lingua straniera Il XIII e il XIV incontro sono stati dedicati alla situazione presente degli insegnamenti linguistici nelle facoltà economiche italiane ed europee.
L. Schena, C. Preite, L.T. Soliman, S. Vecchiato, F. Sabatini, M. Benedetti, M.T. Prat Zagrebelsky, R. Salvi, B. Cambiaghi, K. Katerinov, P. Diadori, G. Garzone, E. Turra, C. Schwarze, A. Hornung, S. Ruggia, D. Mangano, C. Désoutter, M. Carrera Diaz, F. Matte Bon +3 more
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Describing and analyzing English as a Lingua Franca [PDF]
, 2013 textResearchers are becoming increasingly interested in responding to the effects of the English language’s viability as a Lingua Franca. English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) is being used predominantly in communication from one non-native speaker to another,
Dunlap, Katie J.
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Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.A three‐dimensional model is used to analyze the locomotor biomechanics of the large Late Triassic archosaurian reptile Postosuchus kirkpatricki. The study finds that it is more uncertain than previously concluded whether it was quadrupedal or bipedal, and plantigrade or digitigrade, but it clearly had locomotor specializations including large hindlimb
John R. Hutchinson +6 more
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INTERVIEW: Interview with Professor Barbara Seidlhofer
Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2018 Professor Barbara Seidlhofer is a professor of English and applied linguistics at the University of Vienna, Austria. Her research and teaching focus is on English as a lingua franca (conceptualization, description, theoretical implications), the nature ...
Davoud Amini
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Speaker Perceptions of Americanisms in Nigerian English
Journal of Sociolinguistics, EarlyView.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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Journal of Sociolinguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In the lead‐up to their asylum interviews, unaccompanied minors often struggle to disclose the highly sensitive and personal narratives of their migration journeys to their guardians. Instead, they may resort to “thin stories”: generic, rehearsed stories of suffering, which risk being qualified by the authorities as “inauthentic” or even ...
Lotte Remue
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Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.EMD is one of the few biological agents with human histologic evidence supporting periodontal regeneration. This is reflected in improved clinical outcomes when used in regenerative surgery for intrabony defects. Despite its biological plausibility for broader therapeutic applications, further high‐quality randomized clinical trials are needed to ...
Richard J. Miron +10 more
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Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article engages with Ching‐Kwan Lee's (2025) idea that the post‐1997 Hong Kong protests represent a series of decolonization efforts, stemming from British colonial rule and now from the Chinese ‘neo‐colonial’ regime. Instead of focusing on Hong Kong natives, however, this article presents mainland Chinese immigrants (MCIs) who live in ...
Yao‐Tai Li
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