On the problem of integral description of speech genres [PDF]
The article formulates the subject and tasks of the future speech-genre discipline – the integral description of speech genres – which, in the author’s opinion, claims to be central to the general theory of speech genres.
Dementyev, Vadim Viktorovich
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The 2015 Sheffield System for Transcription of Multi–Genre Broadcast Media [PDF]
We describe the University of Sheffield system for participation in the 2015 Multi-Genre Broadcast (MGB) challenge task of transcribing multi-genre broadcast shows.
Deena, S. +7 more
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Learner emotions and performance in hypercasual VR games with adaptive AI difficulty
Abstract Hypercasual virtual reality games (HVRGs) are widely regarded as cost‐effective tools for rapid skill acquisition, yet the mechanisms that optimise their effectiveness and user acceptance remain insufficiently explored. This mixed‐methods empirical study investigates how playful emotions, characterised by engagement, enjoyment and anxiety ...
Zeeshan Ahmed, Faizan Ahmad, Chen Hui
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(Be) like en anglais, genre en français : de la prosodie comme commentaire subjectif
This study aims at contrasting (be) like and genre as triggers of direct speech. Like appears mostly in the well-studied be like structure which has now become a true contender of say when reporting direct speech.
Jeanne VIGNERON-BOSBACH
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An automatic part-of-speech tagger for Middle Low German [PDF]
Syntactically annotated corpora are highly important for enabling large-scale diachronic and diatopic language research. Such corpora have recently been developed for a variety of historical languages, or are still under development.
Breitbarth, Anne +4 more
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Abstract With growing attention to student agency in academic and policy discourse, international education has become a prominent context for examining how students navigate new cultural, academic, linguistic and social environments. However, much of this discussion attributes student agency to the ‘international’ aspect, while overlooking the ...
Soyoung Lee
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Irony, historiography, and political criticism : The Porcaria coniuratio [PDF]
This article examines Leon Battista Alberti’s 'Porcaria coniuratio', the historical epistle on Stefano Porcari’s conspiracy against Nicholas V, which was discovered by the pope before the conspirators could carry out the plot, in January 1453.
Celati, Marta
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Discourse-pragmatic variation in Paris French and London English: Insights from general extenders [PDF]
This paper examines the use of general extenders (GEs), such as and stuff in English and et tout in French, in Paris French and London English. We aim to compare the social and the linguistic conditioning of extender use in the two languages, discuss the
Secova, Maria
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A systematic review of second language (L2) student writers' metacognitive experiences
Abstract This systematic review synthesises empirical evidence on second language (L2) student writers' metacognitive experiences (MEs) across different classroom‐based L2 learning contexts in peer‐reviewed academic journals. A comprehensive search of six databases (Scopus, APA PsycINFO, British Education Index, ERIC subscription, Education Source and ...
Zhe Li +3 more
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“My canary died. Come to us for Christmas”: The dynamics of the genre canon of a message in a postcard in diachrony and in ontogenesis (based on postcards written by children from the corpus “I am writing to you”) [PDF]
The article features the speech genre “a message in a postcard” in Russian communicative practice of two periods: the period before 1917 Revolution and the Soviet period.
Kolmogorova, Anastasia Vladimirovna +1 more
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