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A Bathroom of One's Own: Intimacies of Austerity and Austerities of Intimacy in Barbara Pym's Fiction

open access: yesCritical Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract ‘I have to share a bathroom’, I had so often murmured, almost with shame, as if I personally had been found unworthy of a bathroom of my own. Barbara Pym, Excellent Women (1952) For a single woman of a certain age, living alone in postwar London, austerity was more than a set of political and economic imperatives.
Charlotte Charteris
wiley   +1 more source

Antecedent Frequency Effects on Anaphoric Pronoun Resolution: Evidence from Spanish [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Egusquiza, Nerea   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Non-native EMI lecturers' expression of stance through subject pronouns and modal verbs

open access: yes, 2023
Capítulo de libro de: Marin-Arrese, J., Zamorano-Mansilla, J., & Hidalgo-Downing, L. ( 2023). Stance, Inter/Subjectivity and Identity in Discourse.
openaire   +1 more source

Impressions that matter: How Italian SOEs construct a digital image through persuasive language strategies

open access: yesFinancial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rooted in the theoretical perspective of impression management, and drawing on the critical discourse analysis (CDA) approach, this study analyzes whether and how the Italian state‐owned enterprises (SOEs) in the energy sector over the period 2020–2023 use persuasive language strategies in their annual reports to portray the image of a ...
Fiorenza Meucci   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comprehension of implied meaning in Chinese second language listening

open access: yesForeign Language Annals, EarlyView.
Abstract Listening comprehension is crucial for second language (L2) communication and acquisition. However, it has received less attention than reading, given the transient nature of speech signals and the intangible cognitive processes involved in it.
Jiafan Zhang, Wei Cai
wiley   +1 more source

Explorations, Accountants and Verdicts—Emotions in Metaphors and Gender Equality Work

open access: yesGender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Does gender equality work feel like a joint exploration or a restrictive verdict? Through semi‐structured interviews with managers and employees involved in organizational gender equality work in six Swedish private companies and one university, this study examines emotions in metaphors and their orientation toward organizational change ...
Maja Herstad
wiley   +1 more source

Investing in Game‐Based Informal Digital Learning of English (IDLE): A Chinese‐Speaking Gaming Community

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As a rapidly evolving sub‐field of computer‐assisted language learning, informal digital learning of English (IDLE) has become a significant catalyst for linguistic, affective, and pedagogical development among English as a second language (L2) learners.
Yue Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

Mān on the Referentiality Continuum in Thai

open access: yesJournal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society
Pronouns are traditionally defined as a pro-form of an explicit antecedent. However, the pronoun mān in Thai sometimes occurs without any co-referring explicit nominal expression, leading previous studies to consider them as non-referential.
Kaenmuang, Jinawat   +2 more
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