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From modality to millianism

Noûs, Volume 59, Issue 4, Page 851-872, December 2025.
Abstract A new argument is offered which proceeds through epistemic possibility (for all S knows, p), cutting a trail from modality to Millianism, the controversial thesis that the semantic content of a proper name is simply its bearer. New definitions are provided for various epistemic modal notions.
Nathan Salmón
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Contemporary methodology of teaching English punctuation: problems and new vistas

Вестник Самарского университета: История, педагогика, филология, 2021
The article outlines the way the English system of punctuation marks is presented in contemporary ELT research and practice. The following types of sources are considered and analyzed in the article: grammar books for teaching English as the first ...
E. V. Mikhailovskaia, O. V. Sapunova
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Sorries seem to have the harder words

British Journal of Psychology, Volume 116, Issue 4, Page 757-769, November 2025.
Abstract Is someone who says ‘I'm genuinely sorry’ more sorry than someone who says ‘I'm really sorry’? The studies in this paper show that people use longer words when apologizing (Study 1) and interpret apologies with longer words as more apologetic (Study 2). This is in line with signalling accounts that propose that apologizers should incur a cost (
Shiri Lev‐Ari
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PRAGMALINGUISTICS: EXPLORING THE SOCIAL DYNAMICS OF LANGUAGE USE

This article provides a comprehensive overview of pragmalinguistics, a subfield of linguistics that explores the intricate relationship between language and social context.
Yulchiyeva Dilfuzaxon Zafarjon qizi
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The Bidirectionality of Pragmatic Transfer in Chinese English Language Learners' Compliment Responses: The Effects of Second Language Proficiency

Language Learning, Volume 75, Issue 3, Page 898-929, September 2025.
Abstract A handful of second language (L2) studies have explored bidirectional pragmatic transfer: forward pragmatic transfer—the influence of learners' first language (L1) on their L2—and reverse pragmatic transfer—the impact of learners' L2 on their L1.
Ying Zhang (she/her)
wiley   +1 more source

THE MAJOR ASPECTS IN THE NOTION OF PRAGMALINGUISTICS

, 2023
The article below is aimed to analyze aspects of pragmatics: speech acts and conversational implicature, which are the main notions of pragmalinguistics. While delivering a particular speech act, the addressee has some aims to realize and they are called
Jumamuratova Yulduz Baxtiyarovna
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English‐Only Policies and Allegations of Racism in Nursing: Safety, Culture and Respect Prevail

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 81, Issue 6, Page 3362-3375, June 2025.
ABSTRACT Aims To provide a critical analysis of the allegation that introduction of workplace English‐Only policies for nurses may be racist. To provide guidance to inform policy development in this field. Methods The intertwined complexities informing English‐Only policy development are explored inclusive of the complicated relationship between ...
Sharon Brownie, Linda Chalmers
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The role of individual differences in second language pragmatics: A systematic review

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 34, Issue 4, Page 1316-1334, November 2024.
Abstract The current systematic review aims to understand the role of individual differences (IDs) in second language (L2) pragmatics and offer recommendations for further research in this domain. To achieve this, 86 empirical studies in L2 pragmatics published in SSCI (Social Science Citation Index) journals from 2000 to 2023 were systematically ...
Lan Zhang, Scott Aubrey
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English learning and use in Hong Kong's bilingual education: Implications for L2 learners’ development of interactional competence

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 183-205, February 2024.
Abstract The use of English in international communication has focused scholarly attention on L2 learners’ development of interactional competence (IC), that is, the ability to co‐construct interactions purposefully and meaningfully in specific contexts.
Jim Yee Him Chan, Steve Walsh
wiley   +1 more source

THE EXPRESSIONS OF REQUEST FOUND IN NANNY MC PHEE AND THE BIG BANG MOVIE BY SUSANNA WHITE: PRAGMATICS ANALYSIS

Jurnal Penelitian Humaniora, 2012
This study is aimed at analyzing request expressions found in Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang movie by Susanna White, focusing on the pragmalinguistics for request ex- pressions, the illocution of request expression, and the request strategy in this movie.
Ika Ida Wijayanti
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