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Dyslexia, Volume 32, Issue 4, November 2026.ABSTRACT This study investigated the sociolinguistic background and the cognitive and literacy profiles of heritage bilingual (HB) children with specific learning disorders (SLD) in reading and spelling or typical development (TD) in comparison with their monolingual peers.
Paola Bonifacci +10 more
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Intelligibility and Comprehensibility of Hawai’i Pidgin English to Japanese Learners of English: Is Pidgin Easier to Understand than Standard English? [PDF]
, 2010 This pilot study aims to investigate the degrees of Pidgin comprehension by Japanese learners of English, and find out whether Pidgin is easier to listen to and understand than Standard English.
Sano, Yuko
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Noun and Verb (Re)learning: A Comparative Perspective on Acquisition and Post‐Stroke Aphasia
Language and Linguistics Compass, Volume 20, Issue 6, November/December 2026.ABSTRACT Nouns and verbs are fundamental building blocks of language, yet they exhibit important asymmetries. In language acquisition, nouns typically enter young children's lexicon earlier and are acquired more easily, while verbs are learned later and with greater difficulty.
Ran Li, Angela Xiaoxue He
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The impact of COVID‐19 on public perceptions of wild meat in Central Africa
People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 10, Page 3250-3268, October 2026.Abstract Wild meat is a significant source of food and income generation in Central Africa. However, there is little knowledge of how the assumed link between COVID‐19 and wild meat consumption has been discussed by the media and received by the public. In this study, we conducted media content analysis of 264 articles published in 2019–2020 related to
Yuhan Li +14 more
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Can We Witness the (Re)making of a Pidgin in Real Time? Contact in the Russian–Chinese Border Area
Languages, 2022 The empirical focus of this paper is on the interethnic communication along the Russian–Chinese border. Language contact in this area has a long history; in the 18th century, it resulted in a contact variety, the so-called Kyakhta language, or Russian ...
Kapitolina Fedorova
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Independent Ageing Amongst Older Adults Who Live Alone: Social Networks and Support in Singapore
Population, Space and Place, Volume 32, Issue 7, October 2026.ABSTRACT This paper examines how older adults who live alone draw on local and extra‐local social ties—including kinship relations, community networks, and friendships—to age independently in Singapore. Conceptually, it engages with extant debates on the hierarchical‐compensatory and task‐specific theories. The paper draws on a mixed‐methods study that
Samantha Shu Fang Lim +5 more
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Swartafrikaans: ‘n Alternatiewe gebruik
Literator, 2016 Die artikel bied ’n eerste oorsig van die aard van die alternatiewe funksies van Swartafrikaans. Hierdie funksies realiseer wanneer Swartafrikaans deur Afrikaansmoedertaalsprekers nagemaak of nagepraat word.
Anna P. Maritz
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 32, Issue 3, Page 1003-1021, September 2026.Amid the general sense of worry that large language models will soon drown out human voices, some researchers are optimistic that machine learning will allow humans to listen to and understand animal voices to an unprecedented extent. As part of a broader project aimed at interspecies communication, a loosely connected set of animal behaviourists, AI ...
Courtney Handman
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THE JAMAICAN VARIANT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN THE POST-CREOLE CONTINUUM
Вестник Тамбовского университета. Серия: Гуманитарные науки, 2017 Today the Jamaican variant of English language constitutes a unique linguistic phenomenon, which is currently undergoing many changes arising from its relatively recent appearance.
A. A. Bushmanov, P. J. Mitchell
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The Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, Volume 31, Issue 3, September 2026.ABSTRACT Emancipation Day commemorates the end of slavery and is observed annually by African Guyanese on the first Monday in August. Celebrations provide a space to honor ancestors, express gratitude, mourn, and engage in cultural rejuvenation through communal activities such as night vigils, libation ceremonies, drumming, dancing, and pilgrimages to ...
Gillian Richards‐Greaves
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