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Journal of Sociolinguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article investigates memetic interaction as an illustrative example of complex polycentric online communication. Using a chronotopic‐scalar framework, it offers a theorized account of how online (inter)action works, how it is guided by (perceptions of) normativities, and how it is in dialogue with the “offline.” Specifically, I focus on ...
Taraneh Sanei
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On Phonological Head and Sub-Phonological Head [PDF]
, 2010 P(論文)The aim of this paper is to indicate that an adequacy of Phonological Head and Sub-Phonological Head is needed in phonological description. In this paper, apart from Morphological Head(Right-hand Head Rule) introduced by Williams(1981), I will show ...
西原, 哲雄 +3 more
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The Sounds of Trust: The Bouba–Kiki Effect in Political Leaders' Names
Kyklos, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Prior research has found evidence for the bouba–kiki effect according to which individuals associate sounds related to “bouba” and “kiki” with shapes and feelings. Using individual data from the World Values Survey, we investigate whether political leaders with names that sound “bouba” or “kiki” are associated with higher or lower trust.
Caroline Perrin, Laurent Weill
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The phonological status of English oral stops after tautosyllabic /s/ : evidence from speakers' classificatory behaviour [PDF]
, 2006 The classification of oral stops after tautosyllabic /s/ in English is an old phonological problem to which different solutions have been proposed.
Monpeán González, José Antonio
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Seeing the Speaker's Face Enhances Second Language Shadowing: Neural and Behavioral Evidence
Language Learning, EarlyView.Abstract This functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study investigated how facial cues influence second language (L2) shadowing among 42 Japanese learners of English. Participants completed four conditions that varied by task type (listening vs. shadowing) and visual input (face vs. mosaic).
Hyeonjeong Jeong +7 more
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Language Learning, EarlyView.Abstract Semantic fluency, the ability to retrieve words within a category, relies on lexical knowledge, semantic memory and executive control mechanisms. A richer, interconnected semantic memory and optimal executive control, as seen in creative individuals, enhance fluency through broad associative searches and quicker access to remote concepts ...
Almudena Fernández‐Fontecha
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Classification of Morphological Changes in the Borrowing Process from Turkish into Persian [PDF]
مطالعات زبانها و گویشهای غرب ایران, 2014 Language as a productive and dynamic phenomenon has been changing along with man’s progress. A change frequently observed in most languages is borrowing due to extensive relationships among people of different languages.
Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini-Maasoum +2 more
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Language Learning, EarlyView.Abstract Selective admissions at universities in the United Kingdom aim to ensure a baseline language competence, yet, despite persistent achievement disparities across linguistic backgrounds, systematic comparisons of linguistic skills underpinning academic success remain rare.
Justyna Mackiewicz, Danijela Trenkic
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Phono Syntactic Theorital Analysis of Jussive Structer in Arabic Syntax: Chomsky 1968-1995 views
The Islamic Culture, 2018 The objective of this work is purely theoretical within the modern linguistic theory in an attempt to study the phonologica l as well as the syntactic problems took place in the structure of jussive in Modern Standard Arabic with reference to Theory of ...
Dr.Atef Jalabneh, Abdul Raoof zuhdi
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Language Learning, EarlyView.Abstract The present study investigated learning new meanings of known words from reading, following Hulme et al.’s (2018) study. English speakers read four short stories containing 16 critical words (i.e., familiar word forms assigned invented secondary meanings).
Nurul Aini Mohd Jelani, Irina Elgort
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