{"title":"Periphrastic Nominalization in Khanty","authors":"A. Starchenko","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3338411","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3338411","url":null,"abstract":"This paper focus on periphrastic nominalization — a construction which has nominal external syntax and which is used to express complement clauses. In this paper we examine the morphological and syntactic properties of this construction and compare those properties with those of typical nominalizations. In particular, a classification of nominalization into processes and results is used as the basis for comparison. As it is a crucial point regarding the contrast between a word and a construction, we also discuss whether the periphrastic nominalization shows signs of grammaticalization.","PeriodicalId":331192,"journal":{"name":"Z-General & Theoretical Linguistics eJournal","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122726014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Semiótica de la imagen: símbolos, marcas y significación (Semiotics of the Image: Symbols, Brands, and Signification)","authors":"M. Ponce","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3333952","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3333952","url":null,"abstract":"<b>Spanish Abstract:</b> Ante la evolución de la cultura visual contemporánea, la semiótica de la imagen, en tanto disciplina y dominio, evoluciona a su vez en consonancia. Esta tendencia resume una serie de mejoras en las tecnologías de la visualización de manera de poder crear nuevas imágenes que representan la explosiva variación de la expresión cultural en el mundo. La semiótica cultural en general y la semiótica de la imagen en particular se benefician del progreso alcanzado por la biosemiótica, un campo que saca a la luz la riqueza de la Naturaleza como un inmenso libro de signos. Desde los trabajos de F. de Saussure y de C. S. Peirce en adelante, estamos en mejores condiciones de exponer e interpretar la relación entre significante y significado en una miríada de objetos de enunciación y significación. Este artículo retoma los principales conceptos que forman parte de la teoría de la semiótica y ofrece una reflexión acerca de la materia en relación con las afirmaciones y múltiples enlaces con la filosofía del lenguaje en la obra de U. Eco. <br><br><b>English Abstract:</b> In the face of contemporary visual culture evolution, semiotics of the image, as a discipline and domain, evolves accordingly. This trend epitomizes a series of improvements in visualization technologies so as to create new images that represents the explosive variation of cultural expression worldwide. Cultural semiotics in general and the semiotics of the image in particular seizes on the progress achieved by biosemiotics, a field that dredges up the unevenness of Nature as an immense book of signs. From the works of F. de Saussure and C. S. Peirce onwards, we are able to expound and interpret the relation between signifier and signified in a myriad of signification objects. This paper retakes the main concepts that encompasses the semiotics theory and the principles of semiotic meaning making and also offers a reflection about the subject matter in connection with U. Eco´s statements and linkages with the philosophy of language.","PeriodicalId":331192,"journal":{"name":"Z-General & Theoretical Linguistics eJournal","volume":"72 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126574242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Automatic Detection of Natural Phonological Classes in Russian Sign Language","authors":"G. Moroz, Antonina Plaskovitskaya, P. Rudnev","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3301213","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3301213","url":null,"abstract":"The present paper applies Multiple Correspondence Analysis to test the validity of an existing theoretical model of the phonological system of Russian Sign Language (RSL). We show that comparing the importance of phonological features using ratio plots and MCA is a promising way of revealing non-binary oppositions in phonological systems of human languages irrespective of modality.","PeriodicalId":331192,"journal":{"name":"Z-General & Theoretical Linguistics eJournal","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122514120","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Learner-Centered Group Work in Multi-Level EFL Classes","authors":"Abdulmoneim Mahmoud","doi":"10.2139/SSRN.2814811","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/SSRN.2814811","url":null,"abstract":"Multi-level classes pose a formidable challenge to EFL teachers. Many researchers suggest group work as a solution but, in its traditional form, it may not lead to effective learning because some important decisions and arrangements are under the teacher’s control. Taking essay writing and translation as examples, this study aims to propose some general and other course-specific measures whereby group work can be made more learner-centered. It constitutes a five-point departure from from traditional group work: the decision to do group work has to be based on the students' attitudes towards it and they have to form their own pairs and groups, choose a group leader by themselves, use L1 for asking for and offering assistance, and interact across groups. Further research is needed to verify the findings of this study and to explore ways of using learner-centered group work in teaching other EFL skills.","PeriodicalId":331192,"journal":{"name":"Z-General & Theoretical Linguistics eJournal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128778325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Seyed Yasin Yazdi Amirkhiz, K. Bakar, Karim Hajhashemi
{"title":"The Use of Personal Pronouns: A Comparison between Iranian and Malaysian Dyads","authors":"Seyed Yasin Yazdi Amirkhiz, K. Bakar, Karim Hajhashemi","doi":"10.7575/AIAC.IJALEL.V.3N.1P.245","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7575/AIAC.IJALEL.V.3N.1P.245","url":null,"abstract":"The present paper is part of a larger study which comparatively examined the collaborative discourse of two Iranian and two Malaysian dyads. The members of the dyads were all female and of the same English language proficiency. Core findings of the study on the typology and the frequency of the pronouns used by the participants in the course of eleven sessions of collaborative writing are reported. The content analysis of their pair talk for pronouns indicated that Iranian participants tended to use “I” and “you” considerably more than their Malaysian counterparts, whereas Malaysian participants were found to have a stronger tendency to use “we” more often. The findings are discussed with regard to the macro-cultural dichotomy of world cultures (collectivist/ individualist).","PeriodicalId":331192,"journal":{"name":"Z-General & Theoretical Linguistics eJournal","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115202423","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}