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Teaching English locative prepositions: a cognitive perspective
Linguistica, 2014 Prepositions are notoriously hard to learn, and frequently subject to negative transfer. In addition, prepositional meanings are commonly extended from the spatial to abstract domains and are, as a consequence, often unpredictable and arbitrary ...
Silva Bratož
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Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, Volume 26, Issue 3, September 2026.ABSTRACT Background Text‐based online chat (TBC) offers accessible mental health support for youths and young persons who may avoid traditional face‐to‐face services. While research demonstrates TBC's effectiveness, limited studies examine which specific chat helpers' communication features contribute to positive outcomes. This study identified textual
Gerard Siew Keong Chung, Tse Min Lim
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An approach ecolinguistics of prepositions portuguese
Cadernos de Letras da UFF, 2017 This article focuses on the study of prepositions from the Ecology of Spatial Relations (ERE) equivalent to what is presented in normative grammars, this way, the objective is to expose the ERE and contrasts it with the descriptions grammars do ...
Lajla Katherine Rocha Simião
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Using Grammar Dimensions to Transform Multilingual Teachers From Rule Repeaters to Reason Givers
TESOL Journal, Volume 17, Issue 3, September 2026.ABSTRACT This study examines a reconceptualized approach to grammar addressing fundamental gaps in multilingual teacher preparation. Traditional rule‐based training has historically prepared teachers to give prescriptive responses that shut down student inquiry rather than to reason about grammatical patterns in context.
Chris Corbel, Julie Choi, David Nunan
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Detecting the Geospatialness of Prepositions from Natural Language Text (Short Paper)
, 2019 There is increasing interest in detecting the presence of geospatial locative expressions that include spatial relation terms such as near or within . Being able to do so provides a foundation for interpreting relative descriptions of location and for ...
Radke, Mansi +3 more
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مجلة الآدابThis paper investigates the non-literal meanings of prepositions in English and Arabic religious texts, focusing on how image schemas shape these meanings.
Sahar Mohammad, Mahdi Kareem
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Speech and Language Markers of Bipolar Disorder: Challenges and Opportunities
Bipolar Disorders, Volume 28, Issue 5, August 2026.ABSTRACT Background Clinicians aspire to predict the emergence of Bipolar Disorder (BD) in a timely manner. To accomplish this, markers reflecting mental states that can be gathered non‐invasively and at large scale are needed. Here, we systematically evaluate evidence relating speech‐based markers to mood states in BD.
Farida Zaher +4 more
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Spatial Prepositions in Arabic and English
, 2017 The acquisition of English prepositions is particularly challenging for students learning English as a second language. This project explores the acquisition of English spatial expressions by Arab ESL learners. This study examines several issues that may
Alshammari, Maha
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A Study of the Acquisition of Spatial Prepositions by Selected Nigerian Learners of English
, 2008 This paper examines the usage of English spatial prepositions by selected senior secondary school students in Nigeria. The participants were 300 students drawn from three schools in Lagos State of Nigeria.
Ojetunde, BA +3 more
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From Pixels to Prepositions: Linking Visual Perception with Spatial Prepositions far and near
Cognitive ComputationAbstract Introduction: Human language is influenced by sensory-motor experiences. Sensory experiences gathered in a spatiotemporal world are used as raw material to create more abstract concepts. In language, one way to encode spatial relationships is through spatial prepositions.
Krishna Raj S. R +2 more
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