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The Contingent Meaning of -ex Brand Names in English
Stvan, Laurel Smith (Edinburgh University Press, 2006)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: The –ex string found in English product and company names (e.g., Kleenex, Timex and Virex), is investigated to discover whether this ending has consistent meaning ... -
Deliberations before running another Wikipedia editing assignment
Stvan, Laurel Smith (2022-09-23)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: In assessing a popular Open Educational Resource that instructs and is shaped by students, I weigh the costs for both instructors and students in using classroom ... -
Diachronic Change in The Discourse Markers "Why" and "Say" in American English
Stvan, Laurel Smith (Peter Lang Verlag, 2006)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Generational variation and contrasts in speech vs. writing are shown in usage of the discourse markers why and say across 20th century American English. Collocating ... -
Inferring New Vocabulary Using Online Texts
Stvan, Laurel Smith (Routledge, 2005)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Through small-scale sampling of relevant specialized texts to craft hands-on inferential vocabulary tasks, both students and teachers can benefit from corpus ... -
Semantic incorporation as an account for some bare singular count noun uses in English
Stvan, Laurel Smith (2009)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: This work investigates inter-related syntactic and semantic issues concerning bare singular count nouns (BSCNs) in English. I explore differences in interpretation, ... -
Who builds it, who benefits? Deepening student and faculty knowledge about wikipedia’s scholarly value
Stvan, Laurel Smith (Springer Nature, 2023-02)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Students and faculty can jointly play a role in how Open Educational Resources are created and deployed by assigning students to expand Wikipedia pages. By producing ...