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Second language pragmatics aptitude

Cogent Arts & Humanities, 2022
The present study aimed at investigating whether language pragmatics aptitude is a separate component of the construct of language aptitude distinct from the already conceived components.
Nasrin Sedaghatgoftar, Susanne Maria Reiterer   +1 more
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Tracking Motor Progression and Device‐Aided Therapy Eligibility in Parkinson's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To characterise the progression of motor symptoms and identify eligibility for device‐aided therapies in Parkinson's disease, using both the 5‐2‐1 criteria and a refined clinical definition, while examining differences across genetic subgroups.
David Ledingham, Sahana Sathyanarayana, Charlotte B. Stewart, Robyn Iredale, Victoria Foster, Debra Galley, Mark Baker, Nicola Pavese   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Word frequency and cognitive effort in turns-at-talk: turn structure affects processing load in natural conversation

Frontiers in Psychology
Frequency distributions are known to widely affect psycholinguistic processes. The effects of word frequency in turns-at-talk, the nucleus of social action in conversation, have, by contrast, been largely neglected.
Christoph Rühlemann, Mathias Barthel
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Review of New Directions in Second Language Pragmatics

Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2023
The volume is edited in honor of Andrew D. Cohen, who is a preeminent and leading scholar in applied linguistics and has made great contributions to pragmatics in second language contexts. In particular, chapters in this volume address Cohen’s legacy in
Xi Li, Liu Yang, Qiao Huang
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Association of Corticospinal Tract Asymmetry With Ambulatory Ability After Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Ambulatory ability after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is important to patients. We tested whether asymmetry between ipsi‐ and contra‐lesional corticospinal tracts (CSTs) assessed by diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is associated with post‐ICH ambulation.
Yasmin N. Aziz, Carl D. Langefeld, Mary E. Comeau, Miranda C. Marion, Tyler P. Behymer, Lee A. Gilkerson, Padmini Sekar, Weihong Yuan, Vivek Khandwala, Brady J. Williamson, Thomas Maloney, Achala Vagal, Pierce Boyne, Kari Dunning, Matthew L. Flaherty, Steven J. Kittner, Prachi Mehndiratta, Gunjan Y. Parikh, Michael L. James, David Roh, Fernando D. Testai, Farhaan S. Vahidy, James Thornton, Ranjit Bagga, Daniel Woo, Stacie L. Demel   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness and Safety of Nusinersen and Risdiplam in Spinal Muscular Atrophy: A Systematic Review

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a rare genetic disorder marked by progressive muscle weakness and mobility loss. It has a profound physical, emotional and social impact on patients and caregivers, requiring comprehensive medical and supportive care.
Amin Mehrabian, Peter Auguste, Amy Grove, Anna Brown, Janette Parr, Mubarak Patel, Furqan Butt, Jeremiah Donoghue, Mehdi Yousefi, Jo Parsons   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recognizing Communicative Intentions Lies at the Heart of Irony Processing; and Bilinguals Might do it Better: A Literature Review

Psychology of Language and Communication
Bilinguals perform better in interpreting intentions, the pillar of irony comprehension. As bilingualism becomes normal, exploring the role of the second language (L2) in irony comprehension seems invaluable. Evidence suggests that L2 proficiency impacts
Chełminiak Paweł
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Improving Detection of Client Complexity in the Community (Impact): A Study Protocol of a Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]

, 2021
Jennifer Boak, Irene Blackberry, Tshepo Rasekaba   +2 more
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Association of CDKN2A/B Homozygous Deletion and Extent of Resection With Survival of Patients With WHO CNS5 Grade 4 Astrocytoma

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives WHO grade 4 astrocytomas are associated with poor prognosis, and their prognostic factors remain controversial. This study aimed to identify the prognostic factors and develop a management algorithm for these patients. Methods This study retrospectively included 151 CNS5 adult grade 4 astrocytomas from two medical centers.
Jiawei Cai, Guanglin Zhu, Qiu He, Chen Luo, Lingyun Zhuo, Xingfu Wang, Yiming Chen, Xiaoyong Chen, Wendong You, Jiaheng Xu, Yuanxiang Lin, Dezhi Kang, Shuai Wu, Zanyi Wu   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pragmatics

, 2021
An accessible and engaging introduction to some of the key ideas in contemporary pragmatics, explaining how they have developed from and beyond the pioneering work of the philosopher Paul Grice, developing ever more sophisticated accounts of how and why the same words or behaviour mean different things in different contexts.
openaire   +1 more source