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Polarized Discourses of Abortion in English: A Corpus-based Study of Semantic Prosody and Discursive Salience 英语堕胎语篇的两极分化:基于语料库的语义韵律和语篇显著性研究

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Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2023-08-22 DOI: 10.1093/applin/amad042

Bethan Malory

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Capturing Thresholds and Continuities: Individual Differences as Predictors of L2 Sociolinguistic Repertoires in Adult Migrant Learners in Austria 捕捉阈值和连续性:奥地利成年移民学习者二语社会语言技能的个体差异预测因子

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Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2023-08-22 DOI: 10.1093/applin/amad055

Mason A. Wirtz, S. Pfenninger

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On the Promise of Using Membership Categorization Analysis to Investigate Interactional Competence 论成员分类分析在互动能力调查中的应用前景

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Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2023-08-16 DOI: 10.1093/applin/amad049

David Wei Dai, Mitchell Davey

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Virtuous Outlaws: Affective Claims to Value in Professional Speechwriters’ Discourse 道德违法者:职业演讲稿撰写人话语中的情感价值主张

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Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2023-08-11 DOI: 10.1093/applin/amad048

Gwynne Mapes

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Trends in the Expression of Epistemic Stance in NIH Research Funding Applications: 1985–2020 认知状态在美国国立卫生研究院研究资助申请中的表达趋势：1985-2020

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Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2023-08-11 DOI: 10.1093/applin/amad050

Neil Millar, Bryan Mathis, Bojan Batalo, B. Budgell

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Multimodal Participation and Engagement: Social Interaction in the Classroom 多模式参与与参与:课堂中的社会互动

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Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2023-08-10 DOI: 10.1093/applin/amad036

Minttu Vänttinen

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Weight Stigma: Towards a Language-Informed Analytical Framework 重量耻辱:走向一个语言知情的分析框架

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Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2023-08-02 DOI: 10.1093/applin/amad033

M. Bednarek, Carly Bray, D. P. Vanichkina, Gavin Brookes, C. Bonfiglioli, Tara Coltman-Patel, Kelvin Lee, Paul Baker

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