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Limits to Language Prediction: Findings From Diverse Populations
Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.Abstract For a model in cognitive science to adequately explain cognitive processes across different populations, empirical findings from diverse participant groups are essential. This paper selectively reviews studies that investigated prediction in different populations and discusses what they reveal about the mechanisms and role of language ...
Aine Ito
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Macro- and microstructural issues in Mazuna lexicography [PDF]
, 2009 All the works in Mazuna lexicography have a common denominator: they are translation dictionaries biased towards French and were compiled by Catholic and Protestant missionaries or colonial administrators.
Mavoungou, Paul Achille
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Learners’ Perceptions of Monolingual Dictionaries in Learning English as a Foreign Language [PDF]
, 2019 Dictionary is an acknowledged learning tool which has a tremendous role in acquiring a language. It has proved to be helpful in learning vocabulary and developing language proficiency.
Mahmood Ahmad, Mudassar +2 more
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Los diccionarios electrónicos fraseológicos, perspectivas para la lengua y la traducción
Estudios de Lingüística, 2004 This paper shows the poor treatment of phraseological units provided by traditional monolingual and bilingual dictionaries. It then goes on to focus on the recent launching of electronic dictionaries, their applications and the automated ...
Pedro Mogorrón Huerta
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World Englishes, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This mixed‐methods study explores relationships among university students’ motivation for English‐medium instruction (EMI), beliefs about English‐only practices, and views on translanguaging at a Bangladeshi private university. It also examines whether disciplinary background and previous medium of instruction shape these perspectives.
Mohammad Mosiur Rahman +2 more
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Monolingual and bilingual learners' dictionaries [PDF]
, 2004 CITATION: Gouws, R. H. 2004. Monolingual and bilingual learners' dictionaries. Lexikos, 14:264-274, doi:10.5788/14-0-693.The original publication is available at http://lexikos.journals.ac.zaWhen deciding on the best learners' dictionary for a specific ...
Gouws, Rufus H.
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Lexicography, or the Gentle Art of Making Mistakes
Altre Modernità, 2017 The man in the street’s attitude of mind towards dictionaries is that they are the true repositories of all the words in a language, and that they are both authoritative and objective – in short, dictionaries are perfect. By mainly referring to the early
Giovanni Iamartino
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Linguistic Variation in Shona with Special Reference to Monolingual Dictionaries*
Lexikos, 2011 This article focuses on the problems lexicographers of monolingual dictionaries face when dealing with a language characterised by differences associated with geographical variation. The article specifically seeks to explore problems with which Shona lexicographers are confronted when working on monolingual Shona dictionaries.
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Exclusion Labels in Slavic Monolingual Dictionaries [PDF]
Colloquium: New Philologies, 2016 The present paper analyzed the practices of excluding vocabulary items from the standard language in four major Slavic monolingual dictionaries (Polish, Russian, Serbian, and Slovenian). The analysis has revealed that there exist a range of primary (overt) and secondary (implicit) exclusion labels and that their effect is negotiated in the ...
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The Impact of English on Other Languages and Linguistic Justice
World Englishes, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article explores the implications of English's role as a global lingua franca for other languages, with a particular focus on the transformations these languages undergo due to English influence. Such changes are most evident in the lexical domain, where they are typically examined under the framework of lexical borrowing or Anglicisms ...
Sabine Fiedler
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