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The Semantic Prosody and Semantic Preference of Maximizers in Saudi EFL Writings 沙特英语写作中最大化者的语义韵律和语义偏好

International Journal of Language & Linguistics Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.30845/ijll.v6n3p5

Mashael Alrajhi

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Breaching the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: The Needs and Feasibility of in Hospital ESP Instruction 突破新生儿重症监护病房:医院ESP教学的必要性与可行性

International Journal of Language & Linguistics Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.30845/ijll.v6n4p1

D. Rueckert, Esen Gokpinar-Shelton

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Teacher Supervision Program to Enhance Teacher’s Learning to Teach Glocal Englishes 教师监督计划，提高教师学习教授全球英语

International Journal of Language & Linguistics Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.30845/ijll.v6n2p17

Thananya Viriyapanyanont, Panwalai Kewara, D. Prabjandee

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Improving ESL Students’ Speaking Ability through Instructional Scaffolding 通过教学脚手架提高ESL学生的口语能力

International Journal of Language & Linguistics Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.30845/ijll.v6n3p2

LelanieBasco LelanieBasco, Thomas Nickle

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Teaching Segmental Features to EFL Learners 英语学习者的语段特征教学

International Journal of Language & Linguistics Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.30845/ijll.v6n4p6

Guillaume Marie Kanyandu Betu

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Students' Grammatical Errors as Corrected by English Teachers at Secondary Schools in Sudan 苏丹中学英语教师对学生语法错误的纠正

International Journal of Language & Linguistics Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.30845/ijll.v6n4p7

Elrayah Eltahir Adam

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Etulo Verb Structure 动词结构

International Journal of Language & Linguistics Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.30845/ijll.v6n4p15

Adaobi Ngozi Okoye

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“Us” versus “Them” Ethnic Identity Construction in Nigerian Political Discourse 尼日利亚政治话语中的“我们”与“他们”族群认同建构

International Journal of Language & Linguistics Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.30845/ijll.v6n3p8

C. Ezeifeka

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A Cognophonetic Study of H-Epenthesis by Educated Yoruba-English Bilinguals 受过教育的约鲁巴-英语双语者h -扩音的认知研究

International Journal of Language & Linguistics Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.30845/ijll.v6n4p16

M. A. Bankole, Bunmi O. Esan

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The Translation of Religious Words and Expressions in Naguib Mahfouz’s Sugar 纳吉布·马哈福兹《糖》中宗教词汇的翻译

International Journal of Language & Linguistics Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.30845/ijll.v7n2p8

Ahmed Sokarno Abdel-Hafix

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