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Result verbs, scalar change, and the typology of motion verbs
, 2017 In this paper we consider the nature of ‘result verbs’, typically defined as verbs describing scalar changes, which have played a significant role in literature on verb typologies, event structures, and theories of (im)possible word meanings.
Beavers, John, Koontz-Garboden, Andrew
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MANNER ADVERBIAL VERBS IN BALINESE [PDF]
, 2017 Recent research on Austronesian languages showed that adverbial verb is a particular feature in Formosan languages, which belongs to Western Austronesian Languages (Chang, 2010).
Purnawati, Ketut Widya, Artawa , Ketut
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Subjective Predicative Attribute with Participle I in Gothic
Известия Южного федерального университета: Филологические науки, 2017 The article is concerned with providing a concise, yet complex linguistic description of the semantic, structural and stylistic characteristics of the subjective predicative attribute expressed by Participle I in the Gothic language.
Sergey V. Mukhin
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THE LANGUAGE OF POWER AND PRIVILEGE THROUGH LITERARY TEXTS: A SEMIOTIC APPROACH [PDF]
Езиков святThe paper draws on literature of the turn of the 21st century to verify the stability and relevance of the linguistic and non-linguistic characteristics of upper class language singled out before in a diachronic study.
Tatiana Ivushkina
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Manner in L2 German: evidence from motion event encoding
Revista de Lingüística y Lenguas AplicadasThis study investigates the encoding of Manner in ablative and adlative boundary-crossing motion events in German, comparing the oral productions of native speakers of German and Spanish with those of Spanish-speaking learners at proficiency levels B1 ...
Amador García Tercero
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben +4 more
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The acquisition of telic and atelic motion verbs by Arabic-speaking EFL learners
AmpersandThis study investigates how Arabic-speaking EFL learners acquire telic and atelic motion verbs, focusing on the challenges posed by structural differences between Arabic and English.
Marwa Bassam Abu Hasheish +2 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Latino children are projected to make up nearly one‐third of United States (US) children by 2060, and many of their caregivers speak Spanish. Prior survey research has documented communication difficulties for Spanish‐speaking caregivers of children with cancer, but contemporary qualitative data are limited.
Jenny Ruiz +6 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract Children's relationship with time in preschools is an under‐researched area. Young children rarely know how to measure time using a clock, but their experiences of time may contribute to understanding children's well‐being and debates about quality in preschools.
Kristín Dýrfjörð +3 more
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English Manner of Speaking Verbs and their Italian Translations: A Cross-linguistic Comparison
ATHENS JOURNAL OF PHILOLOGY, 2015 This study intends to analyze the different way in which Manner of Speaking verbs are construed in English and Italian. Following Talmy’s distinction between Satellite-framed and Verb-framed languages, we aim at demonstrating how the semantic information conveyed by these verbs may be lost or enriched when switching from English into Italian.
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