The syntax of naming constructions in European Portuguese dialects: variation and change
Journal of Portuguese Linguistics, 2012 This paper discusses the syntax of naming constructions with the verb chamar ‘to call’. We show that in some varieties of European Portuguese the verb chamar displays an alternation in the expression of the named entity, which is manifested by the ...
Adriana Cardoso, Catarina Magro
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Focusing for Pronoun Resolution in English Discourse: An Implementation
, 1994 Anaphora resolution is one of the most active research areas in natural language processing. This study examines focusing as a tool for the resolution of pronouns which are a kind of anaphora. Focusing is a discourse phenomenon like anaphora.
Akman, Varol, Ersan, Ebru
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Information structure and the accessibility of clausally introduced referents [PDF]
, 2013 This paper will examine the role of various factors in affecting the salience, and hence the accessibility to pronominal reference, of entities introduced into a discourse by a full clause.
Borthen, Kaja +2 more
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Teaching Through Trauma: English Teachers Navigating Affective Regimes in Post‐Earthquake Türkiye
TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract This study explores how English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers in post‐earthquake Türkiye narrated their experiences of loss, survival, and teaching within state‐imposed affective regimes. Drawing on an affective–discursive analysis of Ministry of National Education (MoNE) documents and media texts, the study first investigates how ...
Merve Özçelik
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Asmeniniai įvardžiai mokslo kalboje. Personal pronouns in Lithuanian scientific discourse [PDF]
Kalbotyra, 2012 The focus of the paper is the use of personal pronouns as a means of author stance expression in the Corpus Academicum Lithuanicum (about 9 million words) representing a variety of academic genres in five science areas (Biomedical sciences, Humanities ...
Nijolė Linkevičienė +1 more
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Veiksmažodžio refleksyviojo posesyvumo raiška lietuvių senuosiuose raštuose
Baltistica, 2011 THE EXPRESSION OF VERBAL REFLEXIVE POSSESSIVENESS IN THE OLD LITHUANIAN WRITINGSSummaryThe usage of reflexive verbs to denote an action performed by the subject for his/her own sake is more appropriate, although the same meaning may be expressed by non ...
Bronius Maskuliūnas
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Centering, Anaphora Resolution, and Discourse Structure [PDF]
, 1997 Centering was formulated as a model of the relationship between attentional state, the form of referring expressions, and the coherence of an utterance within a discourse segment (Grosz, Joshi and Weinstein, 1986; Grosz, Joshi and Weinstein, 1995).
Walker, Marilyn A.
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The influence of linguistic and social factors on the recent decline of French ne [PDF]
, 2002 In this article we present some results showing the decline in radio speech in the use of the French negative particle ne over the last forty years or so.
Armstrong, N., Smith, A.
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Gender diversity in adolescents with chronic liver disease: Presence and lived experience insights
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, EarlyView.
Katherine Wheatley +3 more
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A Bird's Eye View of English Grammar: Connecting the Dots in Two Dimensions
TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract Over the past few decades, discussions on grammar instruction have primarily focused on teaching methodologies, such as whether grammar should be taught explicitly or implicitly, and whether the focus should be on form or forms. This paper, however, shifts the focus to grammar itself, aiming to provide a “shape” for pedagogical grammar.
Akira Tajino, Yoshitaka Kato
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