Languages and literature topic list of research papers
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Introducing categorization of homophonous words in English language
Abstract The homophones existing in English language are investigated and classified in this study. It is analysed from different angles whether they are completely overlapped, partially similar or wrongly assumed to be homophonous. In some...
2012 / Parivash Moaddab, Bahram Latifi -
Sex, Love, and Letters: Writing Simone de Beauvoir, 1949–19632010 / Judith G. Coffin
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Gender Studies in English, Turkish and Georgian Languages in Terms of Grammatical, Semantic and Pragmatic Levels
Abstract The research work deals with the study of Gender and Linguistics. In the present study, gender in English, Georgian and Turkish Languages are being investigated. Our aim is to study gender similarities and differences in different types of...
2014 / Ramazan Göçtü, Muzaffer Kır -
‘Number’ and Article Choice: The Case of Persian Learners of English
Abstract In her theory of Feature Re-assembly, Lardiere (2007) claims that the problems learners face in acquiring a second language grammar are not due to their inability to learn new features. Rather, learners are unable (temporarily, at least) to ...
2014 / Marjan Momenzade, Manijeh Youhanaee -
A Cognitive Study of Happiness Metaphors in Persian and English
Abstract Metaphorical expressions are widely used in everyday language. The present study aims to examine and compare how metaphorical expressions of happiness are employed in English and Persian. The conceptual metaphor theory was adopted as the...
2014 / Fatemeh Safarnejad, Imran Ho-Abdullah, Norsimah Mat Awal -
The Usage of Psychological Passives in Spoken and Written English: A Corpus-based Analysis and Implications for English Language Teaching
Abstract This article aims to compare conversation data and written data from the BNC regarding the usage of psychological passives (e.g. John was surprised by/at Bill.) in order to understand more thoroughly important differences and similarities...
2013 / Miharu Fuyuno -
A Comparative Analysis of the Linguistic Dysfunctions in the Didactic Communication
Abstract The focus of our paper is on the linguistic dysfunctions arising in the process of didactic communication. Starting from the existing literature, the objectives of our research are to identify the linguistic dysfunctions in the didactic...
2014 / Flavia Mălureanu, Luiza Enachi-Vasluianu -
Alternating Verbs in Multilingual Speakers with Aphasia and Multilingual Late Learners of English2010 / Malathy Venkatesh, Susan Edwards, Douglas Saddy
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Study of Archetypal Motif of Father in The Forsyte Saga2011 /
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Relating self reports of writing behaviour and online task execution using a temporal model2011 / Marion Tillema, Huub van den Bergh, Gert Rijlaarsdam, Ted Sanders
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Teaching problematic consonants in English to young learners
Abstract The purpose of this study is to improve pronunciation of Turkish young learners at Jale Tezer College. It aims to show that English pronunciation can be taught and improved by using various songs and games. The research has been carried out ...
2010 / Arif Sarıçoban, Albina Kuç -
Introduction: The acquisition of sociolinguistic competence2004 / Robert Bayley, Vera Regan
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German Language Tourist Information In Macedonia and the Translational Activity
Abstract By means of tourist information, the provider attempts to communicate with potential customers. To appeal to foreign consumers, the provider uses the help of translators. Here I will try to present that the tourist brochure texts demand a...
2012 / Jagotka Strezovska -
A Testimonie’S Stance: Editorial Positioning in Ælfric’S Sermo in die Pascae2013 / Margarita Mele-Marrero
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Fulfilling the Tasks of Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening through Drama Workshop
Abstract This paper intends to present the results of a small scale study on the implementation of drama workshop among second language learners. The objectives of the study are i) to investigate whether drama activities are able to integrate all...
2013 / Norul Alima Nordin, Nurhidayah Mohd Sharif, Ng Siew Fong, Wan Fara Adlina Wan Mansor, Mohamad Hassan Zakaria -
Reyner Banham and modern design culture
Abstract What is modernity in architecture? In English speaking world, the question is likely impossible to answer without considering the works of Peter Reyner Banham (1922–1988). Regardless of his polemist and disparaging style in his critical...
2012 / Bagoes Wiryomartono -
Frequency of Subjunctive Use in Oral Production in Two Varieties of Spanish
Abstract This research establishes an analysis of mood use in semi-spontaneous oral production in two varieties of Spanish. A total of 104 adult monolingual native speakers of Spanish participated in the study (N=56 from Rosario, Argentina and N=48...
2015 / Muriel Gallego, Emilia Alonso Marks -
Social Changes Reflected in Specialized Languages: Lexical Re-/deconstruction in Lesbian Studies
Abstract One of the most important factors of recognition, belonging and identification in scientific communities is their specialized language: doctors, mathematicians and anthropologists feel they are part of a group with which they can interact...
2015 / Isabel Balteiro -
The Syntactic Process Mark Steedman (University of Edinburgh) Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press (Language, speech, and communication series), 2000 , xiv+330 pp; hardbound, ISBN 0-262-19420-1 , $35.002006 / Joakim Nivre
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The Effect of Four Formats of Multiple-choice Questions on the Listening Comprehension of EFL Learners
Abstract This study aimed at investigating the effect of four formats of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) on the listening comprehension of EFL learners. To achieve this goal, 6o homogeneous intermediate EFL learners were selected as the sample of...
2014 / Fatemeh Hemmati, Esmaeil Ghaderi