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The Americanization of Nigerian English spelling and punctuation
Abstract Spelling is the most standardized level of language, and prescriptive spelling norms in former British colonies often advocate adherence to British spelling norms which differs from the local linguistic reality. Hence, recent research on the evolution of postcolonial Englishes and the Americanization of Englishes worldwide has questioned the ...
Temitayo Olatoye
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Attitudes to Nigerian Englishes in higher education
Abstract Although there is a bourgeoning of studies on attitudes towards Nigerian Englishes, there is limited research on the effects of participants’ discipline (STEM and non‐STEM) and the type of secondary school (private and government) they attended in evaluating Nigerian Englishes.
Sopuruchi Christian Aboh
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Introduction to the special issue on Nigerian English
Abstract This article introduces this special issue of World Englishes devoted to Nigerian English. It outlines the significance of this special issue (and of Nigerian English) within global Englishes scholarship. It situates Nigerian English as one of the most demographically, functionally and intellectually important postcolonial varieties of English,
Kingsley O. Ugwuanyi
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Leveraging LLMs for Smart Cities Qualitative Data Analysis
ABSTRACT Public authorities frequently conduct surveys and analyze data from citizens, a process that is often labor‐intensive when performed manually. This paper explores how generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) can assist in automating data analysis for public authorities.
Elisa Covato +5 more
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Linking Attention Deficits to Difficulties in the Comprehension of Complex Syntax in Dyslexia
ABSTRACT Recent research suggests that dyslexia involves not only reading difficulties but also deficits in working memory, attention, language, and information processing. This study examined the role of auditory attention in the comprehension of syntactically complex sentences in children with dyslexia.
Mostafa Mazlumi, Mehdi Purmohammad
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Exploring the double deficit hypothesis in Spanish schoolchildren using latent profile analysis
Abstract Background Dyslexia is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by deficits in phonological awareness (PA). According to the Double Deficit Hypothesis (DDH), Rapid Automatic Naming (RAN) deficit is another potential independent cause. However, the evidence from studies with languages that vary in orthographic consistency is mixed.
Amanda Flores +3 more
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ABSTRACT The sensory‐neural temporal sampling (TS) theory of language acquisition emphasizes the role of individual differences in speech rhythm processing. According to this theory, neural oscillations track loudness or amplitude modulation (AM) patterns—rhythmic fluctuations in speech intensity or energy—across multiple timescales.
Arantza Campollo‐Urkiza +4 more
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Fury and the antitheatrical prejudice: The violent power of play‐acting in the Cervantine picaresque
Abstract The article studies a cross‐generic relation between theatrical performance and the outbreak of violence in picaresque contexts across works by Miguel de Cervantes. It then proceeds to contextualize these persistent incidents within the philosophical history of antitheatricality.
Rasmus Vangshardt
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ABSTRACT This research provides new directions in conceptualizing emotional geographies at the landscape level using a combination of textual deep learning (DL) and GPT‐based spatial emotion detection and interpolation using 3D empirical Bayesian kriging.
Christopher J. Anderson
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Harmonizing self-reported and free text medication data: a reproducible pipeline for gerontological research. [PDF]
Singh RK +9 more
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