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The Semantics and Expression of Apprehensional Modality 理解模式的语义和表达

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Language and Linguistics Compass Pub Date : 2024-11-16 DOI: 10.1111/lnc3.70002

Scott AnderBois, Maksymilian Dąbkowski

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Truthmaker Semantics and Natural Language Semantics 真理制造者语义学和自然语言语义学

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Language and Linguistics Compass Pub Date : 2024-11-16 DOI: 10.1111/lnc3.70004

Lucas Champollion

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The Roles of Neural Networks in Language Acquisition 神经网络在语言习得中的作用

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Language and Linguistics Compass Pub Date : 2024-10-24 DOI: 10.1111/lnc3.70001

Eva Portelance, Masoud Jasbi

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Challenges and Strategies for Acquiring Adjectives 掌握形容词的挑战和策略

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Language and Linguistics Compass Pub Date : 2024-09-28 DOI: 10.1111/lnc3.70000

Kristen Syrett

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N400 or P600?—A Systematic Review of ERP Studies on Gender Stereotype Violations N400 还是 P600？--对有关性别刻板印象侵犯的 ERP 研究的系统回顾

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Language and Linguistics Compass Pub Date : 2024-08-28 DOI: 10.1111/lnc3.12530

Joanna Porkert, Anna Siyanova-Chanturia, Hanneke Loerts, Anja Schüppert, Merel Keijzer

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Culmination phenomena across languages 跨语言的结语现象

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Language and Linguistics Compass Pub Date : 2024-07-26 DOI: 10.1111/lnc3.12528

Éva Kardos

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Phonetic cues to depression: A sociolinguistic perspective 抑郁的语音线索：社会语言学视角

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Language and Linguistics Compass Pub Date : 2024-07-18 DOI: 10.1111/lnc3.12529

Lauren Hall-Lew

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A place for (socio)linguistics in audio deepfake detection and discernment: Opportunities for convergence and interdisciplinary collaboration 社会）语言学在音频深度伪造检测和辨别中的地位：融合与跨学科合作的机遇

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Language and Linguistics Compass Pub Date : 2024-07-09 DOI: 10.1111/lnc3.12527

Christine Mallinson, Vandana P. Janeja, Chloe Evered, Zahra Khanjani, Lavon Davis, Noshaba Basir Bhalli, Kifekachukwu Nwosu

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Obsolescence and abortive innovations in variationist approaches to language change 变异论语言变革方法中的过时和失败创新

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Language and Linguistics Compass Pub Date : 2024-06-04 DOI: 10.1111/lnc3.12516

Marisa Brook

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Media discourses of migration: A focus on Europe 媒体关于移民的论述：聚焦欧洲

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Language and Linguistics Compass Pub Date : 2024-05-27 DOI: 10.1111/lnc3.12526

Janet M. Fuller

{"title":"Media discourses of migration: A focus on Europe","authors":"Janet M. Fuller","doi":"10.1111/lnc3.12526","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/lnc3.12526","url":null,"abstract":"With a focus on the post-2015 period in the western and northern regions of Europe, the research examined here shows prominent media discourses of othering, threat and deservedness of migrants. This spatial and temporal frame lends itself to the study of how discourses reflect the impact of the so-called ‘refugee crisis’ in these regions of Europe. Since there was also continued immigration related to increased opportunities for work, education, quality of life and family togetherness which have long brought migrants to these European countries, examining the research in this period allows us to discover how these discourses might distinguish between different migrant experiences. There is some evidence for the differentiation of certain types of people of migration background in the media discourses, despite a strong tendency to stereotype and essentialise regardless of the actual background of migrants or their descendants. Another key aspect in the research to date is how professional versus participatory media can be compared in the discourses of migration they reproduce, and how these different types of media play a role in society. The article ends with a call for a more intersectional perspective on migration which incorporates critical perspectives on racialisation, and further examination of the voices of migrants in the media.","PeriodicalId":47472,"journal":{"name":"Language and Linguistics Compass","volume":"18 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/lnc3.12526","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141164895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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