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Deeper than shallow: Evidence for structure-based parsing biases in second-language sentence processing
(Cambridge University PressDepartment of Linguistics & TESOL, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2012)This study examines the reading patterns of native speakers (NSs) and high-level (Chinese) nonnative speakers (NNSs) on three English sentence types involving temporarily ambiguous structural configurations. The reading ... -
Deliberations before running another Wikipedia editing assignment
(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
(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 ... -
Diphthongization and underspecification in Kɔnni
(Linguistics & TESOL, 1994)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: The problems of analyzing vowels of Gur languages are well-known to those who work among them. The bulk of the difficulty in Kɔnni comes in the analysis of the mid ... -
A DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF 1 PETER
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2005-05)The study focuses on two problems. The first concerns the structure of the text. The text is considered to be notoriously difficult to outline. The second problem is the function of the participle in 1 Peter. The letter ... -
A DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF THE 1998 UNITED STATES SENATE CANDIDATES' PRE-ELECTION DEBATES
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2000-08)Every two years, candidates for national-level public office participate in pre-election debates as part of their campaign. In debates, candidates attempt to distinguish themselves from their opponents and persuade the ... -
A Discourse Analysis Of The Periphrastic Imperfect In The Greek New Testament Writings Of Luke
(Linguistics, 2010-07-19)Motivated by Bloomfield's belief that linguistic variation is not without motivation, this paper seeks to determine the distinction between the morphological imperfect and periphrastic imperfect of Koine Greek within the ... -
Discourse-based evidence for an ergative analysis of Cebuano
(Linguistics & TESOL, 1994)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: The case-marking systems of Philippine languages have been difficult to classify as either nominative-accusative (NOM-ACC) or ergative-absolutive (ERG-ABS). The ... -
"Does Your Throat Hurt More In The Morning Or Throughout The Day?" "Yes.": Intercultural Medical Discourse
(Linguistics, 2008-04-22)An increasing number of immigrants to the United States do not use English as their first, or even second, language. Members of the medical community who treats such patients often do not speak the range of home languages ... -
The Effects of Anaphor Form and Antecedent Type on Anaphoric Processing
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The Emergence Of Pragmatic Softeners In Spanish By Instructed Learners Of Spanish In The Study Abroad And Immersion Contexts
(Linguistics, 2009-09-16)This dissertation explores and expands the term pragmatic softening as produced and perceived by L2 learners of Spanish. The learners included 36 intermediate-level learners studying in a U.S.-based immersion academy and ... -
EMPIRICAL EXAMINATION OF TWO DIAGNOSTICS OF KOREAN UNACCUSATIVITY
(2016-01-14)According to the Unaccusative Hypothesis (UH), intransitive verbs can be divided into two classes: unaccusative verbs (e.g. fall) and unergative verbs (e.g. dance) (Burzio 1986, Perlmutter 1978). Several approaches have ... -
EMPLOYING A PARALLEL CORPUS-BASED APPROACH IN TEACHING SEMANTIC PROSODY AND COLLOCATIONAL BEHAVIOR TO ARABIC EFL LEARNERS
(2021-08-10)This dissertation is intended to investigate if, and to what extent, a web-interface parallel corpus known as Reverso Context can assist Arabic EFL learners in addressing two aspects of word knowledge: semantic prosody and ... -
THE ERTIREAN ENGLISH CURRICULUM: GRADES 2-6 ASSESSING ACADEMIC READINESS
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2005-05)This study is an examination of the 2002 Eritrean English curriculum from Grades 2–6. In the Eritrean educational system, the nine languages of Eritrea are the languages of education until Grade 6, when students are expected ... -
An Examination Of The Tone System Of Fur And Its Function In Grammar
(Linguistics, 2008-09-17)This research into the tonal system of Fur and its grammatical functions began with several basic assumptions. These assumptions were based on the excellent prior research by Jakobi (1989), and Kutsch Lojenga and Waag(2000). ... -
F1 and center of gravity interplay in the maintenance of phonological height within a statistical model of a communal grammar: the case of Foodo [ATR] acoustics
(Linguistics & TESOL, 2007)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: This paper presents the notion of an idealized or communal grammar as a statistical model of mode, mean or median as emerging from a representative number of a ... -
FACILITATIVE OR FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR ADULT LEARNERS TO ACQUIRE ORAL PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH
(University of Texas at Arlington, 1999-12)Social interaction in the language classroom has been said to contribute to the acquisition of oral proficiency in a target language by presumably facilitating comprehension and learner production through negotiation of ... -
'Field linguistics' takes researchers to all parts of the globe
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Finding the "two" in diglossia
(Linguistics & TESOL, 1994)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Sociolinguists generally agree that a diglossic situation is one in which a single speech community employs two or more varieties of language, a H(igh) variety and ... -
Form Interference Effects During Silent Reading
(Department of Linguistics and TESOL, the University of Texas at Arlington., 2013)Although many studies have shown that phonological repetition causes reading comprehension difficulties, the nature of these processing costs remains unclear. Purpose of the study: to shed light on this issue by examining ...