Bad Practices: Unintended Consequences of Practice‐Based Theories of Reference
ABSTRACT Practice theories are a genus of causal theories of reference. They claim that the semantic referent of an utterance of a name is determined by features of a practice of using that name to speaker‐refer to, or coordinate actions around, a certain object.
Hugo Heagren
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Singapore: Current Perspectives on Prevalence, Disease Burden, and Treatment. [PDF]
Yii A +3 more
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Abstract This study explores ways in which multilingual English listeners react to and rate three varieties of Asian English in three presentational modes: audio only, audiovisual and audiovisual with a face mask. Using a speech intelligibility framework, the study examines the extent to which presentational mode affects intelligibility and listener ...
Jette G. Hansen Edwards, Mary L. Zampini
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Associations between smartphone addiction, anxiety, depression, and academic performance among university students. [PDF]
Ghazali SE +6 more
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Alternation of must, have to, and need to in English as a lingua franca
Abstract This study explores the grammatical variability of modal auxiliary verbs in English as a lingua franca. Focusing on the ongoing change must, have to, and need to, this research utilizes two spoken corpora: the Vienna–Oxford International Corpus of English (VOICE) and the Asian Corpus of English (ACE).
Chunyuan Nie +2 more
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Maternal anemia across pregnancy in a multi-ethnic tertiary maternity center in a Singaporean population: prevalence, risk factors, and pregnancy outcomes. [PDF]
Peng HMS +4 more
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EFL learning, religious faith and globalization in Indonesia's pesantren
Abstract Increasing global demands to teach and learn English in religious educational institutions remain high, yet little EFL research has been conducted in such contexts. Using Indonesia's Islamic educational institutions (i.e., the pesantren) as a focus of analysis, this article seeks to narrow that gap by examining the key factors driving EFL ...
Muhammad Jauhari Sofi +1 more
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GC–MS profiling of D. racemosus identified bioactive phytochemicals with promising molecular interactions through docking analysis. The methanolic extract demonstrated significant antinociceptive activity against acetic acid‐ and formalin‐induced pain and exhibited antidiabetic effects in streptozotocin‐induced diabetic Swiss albino mice, supporting ...
Md Sajib Ali +7 more
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Translation, cultural adaptation, and psychometric validation of the Malay version of the Disrespect and Mistreatment During Childbirth Questionnaire. [PDF]
Stephen Sampil N +3 more
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