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Im/politeness across Englishes [PDF]
Bio-notes: Michael Haugh is a senior lecturer in Linguistics and International English in the School of Languages and Linguistics at Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia. His areas of research interest include face, im/politeness, humour, intention and implicature, drawing from both interactional and discursive perspectives.
Haugh, Michael, Schneider, Klaus P.
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ABSTRACT Migrant healthcare workers in Australia find themselves at the centre of three intersecting concerns, often presented as ‘crises’ in contemporary discourse: the ‘care crisis’, the ‘housing crisis’ and the ‘migration crisis.’ Yet their own perspectives on these issues are rarely foregrounded. This paper explores the role of homeownership in the
Leah Williams Veazey
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The Expanding Ambit of "Human": Emerging Human Rights Subjects in Contemporary Jurisprudence [PDF]
: The traditional anthropocentric understanding of human rights is undergoing a profound re-evaluation in contemporary legal discourse. While historically focused on the individual human being, recent developments in international and regional human ...
Sima Hatami, Helen Ouliaeinia
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Chicken suits and other aspects of situated credibility contests: Explaining local trajectories of anti-minority activism [PDF]
Why do some towns become focal points for anti-minority activism at particular moments in time, when other towns with similar socio-economic conditions do not?
Busher, Joel +2 more
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ABSTRACT Improving access to legal services for Indigenous, migrant and refugee women is critical to addressing family violence. In this context, Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) has long been discussed as a solution for separating families. This paper presents key findings of a research evaluation of an Australian Government $8.37 million pilot project
Siobhan McDonnell, Alyson Wright
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Moving with the Soul: Cipari Peasant Movements for Land Rights in Indonesia
This research explains movements by peasants in Cipari, Cilacap, Central Java, Indonesia, in demanding their land rights. Compared with similar cases in Indonesia, efforts by Cipari peasants paid off in the end and presented a unique case of success ...
Jarot Santoso +3 more
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Abstract To solidify their power over society, totalitarian regimes will usually eliminate any dissent, any perceived threats early on. These threats include not only political enemies but also educated and independent segments of society, such as professional associations.
Michael Hortsch
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This study examines the associations between speaking accuracy and fluency among English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners and emotional intelligence (EI), creative thinking (CT), and academic enthusiasm (AE).
Wenli Wang +2 more
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Nowadays political reality is characterized by instability, the tendency of traditional state structures to collapse and the emergence of new interstate associations.
Kordonova Alla
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Linguvostylistic Aspects of Manipulative Influence in English Political Advertisements [PDF]
Political advertising designed to influence the behavior and beliefs of the audience. Therefore political advertisements should be original and interesting they should draw the audience’s attention by successful text decision.
Masel, Julia
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