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Critical contingency competition in L2 clause positioning acquisition: the case of concessive clause by Chinese EFL learners L2 语篇定位习得中的临界权变竞争：以中国 EFL 学习者的让步状语从句为例

IF 1.6 2区文学

Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory Pub Date : 2023-12-18 DOI: 10.1515/cllt-2023-0068

Jiajin Xu, Hui Kang

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Alternation in the Mandarin disposal constructions: quantifying their evolutionary dynamics across twelve centuries 汉语处置结构的交替:十二个世纪以来演变动态的量化

IF 1.6 2区文学

Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory Pub Date : 2023-11-29 DOI: 10.1515/cllt-2023-0038

Meili Liu, Hubert Cuyckens

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I couldn’t help but wonder: do modals and negation attract? 我不禁想知道:情态动词和否定相吸引吗?

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Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory Pub Date : 2023-11-15 DOI: 10.1515/cllt-2023-0029

Ulrike Schneider

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Truth be told: a corpus-based study of the cross-linguistic colexification of representational and (inter)subjective meanings 说真话:基于语料库的表征意义和(间)主观意义跨语言共化研究

2区文学

Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.1515/cllt-2021-0058

Barend Beekhuizen, Maya Blumenthal, Lee Jiang, Anna Pyrtchenkov, Jana Savevska

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Reliable detection and quantification of selective forces in language change 语言变化中选择性力量的可靠检测和量化

2区文学

Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory Pub Date : 2023-10-30 DOI: 10.1515/cllt-2023-0064

Juan Guerrero Montero, Andres Karjus, Kenny Smith, Richard A. Blythe

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Frontmatter 头版头条

2区文学

Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI: 10.1515/cllt-2023-frontmatter3

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Lexical borrowing in Korean: a diachronic approach based on a corpus analysis 韩国语词汇借用:基于语料库分析的历时分析

IF 1.6 2区文学

Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory Pub Date : 2023-08-24 DOI: 10.1515/cllt-2022-0102

Yoon-Ja Oh, Hyunjung Son

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Present perfect and preterit variation in the Spanish of Lima and Mexico city: findings from a corpus analysis 利马和墨西哥城西班牙语的现在完成语和优选语变异:来自语料库分析的发现

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Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory Pub Date : 2023-08-03 DOI: 10.1515/cllt-2022-0060

Anna Mastrantuono, Brendan Regan

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The linguistic organization of grammatical text complexity: comparing the empirical adequacy of theory-based models 语法篇章复杂性的语言组织:比较基于理论模型的经验充分性

IF 1.6 2区文学

Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory Pub Date : 2023-06-15 DOI: 10.1515/cllt-2023-0016

D. Biber, Tove Larsson, G. Hancock

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The blurring of the boundaries: changes in verb/noun heterosemy in Recent English 边界的模糊:近代英语动词/名词异质现象的变化

IF 1.6 2区文学

Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory Pub Date : 2023-06-12 DOI: 10.1515/cllt-2022-0053

Bin Shao, Jing Zheng, Hendrik De Smet

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