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Is Arabic punctuation rule-governed?
This paper investigates the extent to which Arabic punctuation is rule-governed, with the aim of improving text comprehension, disambiguation, and machine translation. The study highlights the lack of systematic punctuation in Arabic written discourse, which may be attributed to difficulties in sentence boundary identification or inadequate differentiation between various conjunctions. The punctuation behavior of Arabic speakers is examined in relation to sentence boundary identification and the level of agreement among Arabic specialists is assessed. A quantitative analysis of paragraph and sentence lengths across genres, categories of writers, and in comparison to English is conducted using five corpora specifically compiled for this study. Additionally, a punctuation survey is carried out to evaluate specialists’ agreement on sentence boundary identification. The results indicate that writers of Arabic interpret punctuation rules differently and that Arabic punctuation practice is irregular. The study suggests that standardization of Arabic punctuation rules is necessary to facilitate comprehension and automatic text processing.
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Translanguaging : language, bilingualism and education
The emergence over the last 10 years of the analytic concept, 'Translanguaging', has had a forceful impact on the field of Applied Linguistics. This book addresses how it has contributed to our understandings of language, bilingualism and education. Ofelia García and Li Wei trace the development of the theory of Translanguaging and consider its relationship with traditional theories and models of language and bilingualism. Based on practices by students and teachers in a variety of educational contexts, this book describes how Translanguaging is used by bilingual learners to learn and by teachers to teach. Ultimately, the book affirms the transformative nature of Translanguaging; it involves the act of languaging between and beyond systems that have previously been described as separate, and in so doing, new meanings emerge and new understandings are generated, transforming not only semiotic systems and speaker subjectivities, but also social structures.
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The third wind of language learning strategies research
The 2021 AILA World Congress featured 200 + thematic symposia, featuring presentations from thousands of experienced researchers and emerging scholars. It was this broad representation that Symposium 181, The Third Wind of Language Learning Strategies Research, endeavored to represent. Organized by Nathan Thomas and Heath Rose, the symposium consisted of seven talks framed by opening remarks and further discussion by the organizers. Each selected presentation focused on pushing the field of language learning strategies in new directions: theoretically, methodologically, and/or pedagogically. This article highlights the four presentations most relevant to the theme.
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Analysing Political Discourse
This is an essential read for anyone interested in the way language is used in the world of politics. Based on Aristotle's premise that we are all political animals, able to use language to pursue our own ends, the book uses the theoretical framework of linguistics to explore the ways in which we think and behave politically. Contemporary and high profile case studies of politicians and other speakers are used, including an examination of the dangerous influence of a politician's words on the defendants in the Stephen Lawrence murder trial. International in its perspective, Analysing Political Discourse also considers the changing landscape of political language post-September 11, including the increasing use of religious imagery in the political discourse of, amongst others, George Bush. Written in a lively and engaging style, this book provides an essential introduction to political discourse analysis.
'Analysing Political Discourse is provocative and offers readers a unique international perspective. The author's in-depth linguistic analyses of various contemporary samples of political discourse bring to light different mental representations of political thought and behavior. Given its broad scope, Analysing Political Discourse would be a valuable resource for researchers in the fields of discourse analysis, English, linguistics, sociolinguistics, and communication studies.' - Linguist List
'In just a short time, this book has become indispensable reading for those interested in the use of language in the world of politics; as much as for its clarity and readability as for the relevance of its theoretical paradigm for political discourse analysis.' - Suvremena lingvistika ( Contemporary Linguistics )
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Applications of Pattern-driven Methods in Corpus Linguistics
This volume proposes the term pattern-driven approach as a more precise alternative. The chapters illustrate a variety of methods that fall under this broad methodology, such as lexical bundles, POS-grams and semantic frames, and demonstrate how these approaches can uncover new understandings of both synchronic and diachronic linguistic phenomena.
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Researching multilingually to rethink EMI policy and practices
The invited colloquium, \"Researching Multilingually to Rethink EMI Policy and Practices\", which focused on the use of English to teach academic subjects other than English itself in regions where the majority's first language is not English, took place on 18 March 2023, at the annual meeting of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) in Portland, Oregon, USA.
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