Languages and literature topic list of research papers
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A description of ASL features in writing
Abstract Similar to second language students who embed features of their primary languages in the writing of their second languages, deaf and hard of hearing (d/hh) writers utilize features of American Sign Language (ASL) in their writing of...
2014 / Kimberly A. Wolbers, Shannon C. Graham, Hannah M. Dostal, Lisa M. Bowers -
The Impact of Students’ Training in Questioning the Author Technique on EFL Reading Comprehension
Abstract The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of student-generated questions on reading comprehension of EFL students. Ninety-eight adult students participated in this study. There were three experimental groups and one control ...
2011 / Sasan Baleghizadeh -
Experiments on the Automatic Induction of German Semantic Verb Classes2006 / Sabine Schulte im Walde
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The Iranian EFL Teachers’ Perceptions on Translation Strategy Use
Abstract The use of translation in learning a foreign language can be ignored by language teachers, but translation is widely used throughout learners’ learning process. The present study, therefore, attempted to explore Iranian EFL teachers’...
2013 / Amir Asgarian -
Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Sharatchandra Chattopadhyay on Love and Sex2014 / N. P. Sil
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“The Group from the West”: Song, endangered language and sonic activism on Guernsey
Abstract This article studies the interconnection between song, endangered language and sonic activism on the island of Guernsey in the Channel Islands. The discussion focuses on the role of song as a vehicle for helping to nurture a context of...
2013 / Henry Johnson -
The Phonetics and Semantics Relationship in Poems
Abstract Meaningful units and words in a language constitute the expression power of this language. Words are morphemes or cluster of morphemes having meaning or function and they can be used on their own. Words are meaningful or functional...
2012 / Nilgun Acik Onkas -
Self-mention in Scientific Articles Written by Turkish and Non-Turkish Authors
Abstract This study explored the distribution and frequency of first person pronouns, particularly the use of “I” and “we” perspective, through comparative qualitative and quantitative analysis of 20 articles written by Turkish authors in English,...
2013 / Pınar Karahan -
Acknowledgement of Reviewers2015 /
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7 * Poetics2011 / N. Williams
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A Cross Cultural Study on Iranian EFL Students’ Pragmatic Transfer
Abstract This study aimed to identify the complaint strategies used by the Persian- speaking EFL students, and find out if there was any evidence of pragmatic transfer in their complaint realizations. To this end, three groups participated in the...
2015 / Anahita Yarahmadi, Sharzad Fathi -
The Reference to L1 and L2 in SFL: Proposals Based on the Aprescrilov Learner Corpus
Abstract In this article we introduce the architecture and use of the learner corpus Aprescrilov, and try to show its utility in the didactics of Spanish as a Foreign Language (SFL) in multilingual Belgium from the objectives and methodology of a...
2015 / Kris Buyse, Lydia Fernández Pereda, Katrien Verveckken -
The Broaden-and-Build Theory of Positive Emotions in Second Language Learning
Abstract Positive emotions can build cognitive and emotional resources. From this perspective, the consensus of opinion is that positive emotions contribute to “approach behavior” or “continued action”. That is to say, individuals experiencing...
2015 / Ali Rahimi, Rouhollah Askari Bigdeli -
The Impact of Mobiles on Language Learning on the Part of English Foreign Language (EFL) University Students
Abstract M-learning may have an impact on the English language learner. Nowadays, in different communities around the world, mobiles are used widely, and researchers have conducted research into this topic. Similar to research done in this area...
2014 / Azad Ali Muhammed -
The grammar of the essential indexical
Abstract Like proper names, demonstratives, and definite descriptions, pronouns have referential uses. These can be ‘essentially indexical’ in the sense that they cannot be replaced by non-pronominal forms of reference. Here we show that the grammar ...
2014 / Txuss Martin, Wolfram Hinzen -
Discourse Particles in EFL and PFL Course-books: Tracing Text Authenticity
Abstract In the present study, a corpus-based analysis of EFL and Persian as a Foreign Language (PFL) coursebooks was conducted to scrutinize the degree to which curriculum designers in each language tried to implement discourse particles in the...
2014 / Maryam Alavi-Nia, Muhammad Mozaffari -
Pronouns and pointing in sign languages
Abstract Pointing signs are used for pronominal reference (among many other functions) in sign languages. Many pointing signs do not look very different from non-signers’ pointing gestures (Kendon, 2004; Kita, 2003c). However, most sign language...
2013 / Kearsy Cormier, Adam Schembri, Bencie Woll -
The Archaeological Record Speaks: Bridging Anthropology and Linguistics2011 / Sergio Balari, Antonio Benítez-Burraco, Marta Camps, Víctor M. Longa, Guillermo Lorenzo, et al.
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Metaphors on “Literature” by teachers-to-be graduates of Turkish language and literature departments
Abstract This study aims at analyzing metaphors on the concept of “literature” by graduates of Turkish Language and Literature Departments. Metaphor, the use of a word instead of another, as a language act is one of the basic concepts of literature. ...
2010 / Nermin Yazıcı -
The Development of Learner Autonomy Through Internet Resources and Its Impact on English Language Attainment2013 / Mirosław Pawlak, Mariusz Kruk