Dataset on multiregional variations of Bangla language (BD-Dialect). [PDF]
Rahman A, Muna NH, Prity MS.
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Modal verbs in South Asian online Englishes: must, (have) got to, have to and need to
Abstract This research article presents an analysis of four (semi‐)modals of necessity/obligation (must, (have) got to, have to and need to) in four CMC registers (comments, tweets, web forums and websites) originating from four South Asian countries (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) along with the United Kingdom and United States.
Muhammad Shakir
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Cultural and linguistic responsiveness in long-term care: A scoping review protocol on programs for residents and staff. [PDF]
Yan W +3 more
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Alternation of must, have to, and need to in English as a lingua franca
Abstract This study explores the grammatical variability of modal auxiliary verbs in English as a lingua franca. Focusing on the ongoing change must, have to, and need to, this research utilizes two spoken corpora: the Vienna–Oxford International Corpus of English (VOICE) and the Asian Corpus of English (ACE).
Chunyuan Nie +2 more
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Engaging the stuff of words: language materiality and symbolic power. [PDF]
Thurlow C.
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The [ADJ + as] intensifier construction in Māori English/Aotearoa English
Abstract We introduce the Waikato Māori English Conversation (MEC) corpus, which consists of 43 dyadic conversations between 49 young adults who self‐recorded informal conversations with close friends, in their own homes, with no topic of conversation specified (83 hours of dialogue; nearly 800,000 words).
Andreea S. Calude, Hēmi Whaanga
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BanglaSarc3: A benchmark dataset for Bangla sarcasm detection from social media to advance Bangla NLP. [PDF]
Biswas S +5 more
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Abstract English Medium Instruction (EMI) has rapidly become an important part of higher education in many countries around the world. While the number of EMI programmes and institutions has increased, professional development programme (PDP) opportunities for EMI lecturers and their effectiveness are not yet well designed or closely aligned with local
Mehmet Birgün, Yasemin Kırkgöz
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A comparative study of doctor's meaning construction in diagnostic discourse with different degrees of patient satisfaction: A review. [PDF]
Liang H, Wang C.
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Drawing teaching into scorable form: A socio‐material critique of lesson observation
Abstract Amid rising accountability and standardisation mandates, paraprofessional educators constitute a growing yet precarious segment of the global education workforce. While their roles are expanding, the instruments used to assess their practice remain critically underexamined, despite having significant consequences for professional identity and ...
Elizabeth Hashimura, Rob McGregor
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