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Updating Old English Dative–Genitives: A Diachronic Construction Grammar Account 更新古英语助动词：异时构式语法说明

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Languages Pub Date : 2024-06-11 DOI: 10.3390/languages9060213

Juan G. Vázquez-González

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Two Languages, One Goal: Code-Switching in Doctor–Patient Communication in the Galician Healthcare System 两种语言，一个目标：加利西亚医疗系统中医患交流中的代码转换

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Languages Pub Date : 2024-06-06 DOI: 10.3390/languages9060209

Vanesa Rodríguez Tembrás

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Who Are Bilinguals? Surfacing Teacher Candidates’ Conceptions of Bilingualism 谁是双语者？浮现师范生的双语观念

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Languages Pub Date : 2024-06-06 DOI: 10.3390/languages9060208

Minhye Son, Elisabeth H. Kim

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The Subtitling of Swearing: A Pilot Reception Study 脏话字幕：试听研究

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Languages Pub Date : 2024-05-17 DOI: 10.3390/languages9050184

W. Moura

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The Syntax of Speech Acts: Deictic Inversion as an Evidential Strategy in English 言语行为的句法：英语中作为证据策略的 Deictic Inversion

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Languages Pub Date : 2024-05-17 DOI: 10.3390/languages9050183

A. Ojea

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The Holistic Advantage: Unified Quantitative Modeling for Less-Biased, In-Depth Insights into (Socio)Linguistic Variation 整体优势：统一定量建模，深入洞察（社会）语言变异，减少偏见

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Languages Pub Date : 2024-05-16 DOI: 10.3390/languages9050182

Wilkinson Daniel Wong Gonzales

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The Contrastive and Referential Function of Specific Classifiers in Xiamen Southern Min—Evidence from a Cognitive Experimental Study 厦门闽南语中特定分类词的对比和指代功能--来自认知实验研究的证据

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Languages Pub Date : 2024-05-15 DOI: 10.3390/languages9050181

Qi Huang, Walter Bisang

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Thrivers and Survivors during Study Abroad: The Individual Cases of Japanese Learners of English 留学期间的成功者和幸存者：日本英语学习者的个人案例

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Languages Pub Date : 2024-05-15 DOI: 10.3390/languages9050180

Nicola Halenko, M. Economidou-Kogetsidis

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When Your Pronominal Marking Matters during a Pandemic: Shawi Pronominals and COVID-19 Interventions 大流行病期间，您的称谓标记是否重要？沙维语前置词和 COVID-19 干预措施

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Languages Pub Date : 2024-05-14 DOI: 10.3390/languages9050178

Luis Miguel Rojas-Berscia

{"title":"When Your Pronominal Marking Matters during a Pandemic: Shawi Pronominals and COVID-19 Interventions","authors":"Luis Miguel Rojas-Berscia","doi":"10.3390/languages9050178","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/languages9050178","url":null,"abstract":"In this communication, I focus on Shawi forms of address used in Peruvian State posters during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic took a heavy toll on the Peruvian Indigenous population. A recent study showed that Indigenous people had 3.18 times the risk of infection and 0.4 times the mortality risk of the general population in Peru. The Shawi have not been included among the most heavily affected. A preliminary descriptive and critical account of Peruvian State posters whereby languages such as Shawi and other Peruvian Indigenous languages (Awajun, Ashaninka, different varieties of Quechua, Shipibo, etc.) have been used to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is provided. Shawi seems to be the only language of the sample where information has been framed using first-person inclusive forms. This appears to have led to enhanced communal engagement in the suggested health-related practices. Additionally, opinions on the issue from local stakeholders are briefly discussed. While the results are derived solely from preliminary observations, my findings could serve as a basis for enhancing health communication strategies in other Indigenous contexts, utilizing linguistically informed intercultural approaches.","PeriodicalId":52329,"journal":{"name":"Languages","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140980373","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}

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Exploring Semanticity for Content and Function Word Distinction in Catalan 探索加泰罗尼亚语中内容和功能词区分的语义性

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Languages Pub Date : 2024-05-14 DOI: 10.3390/languages9050179

Neus Català, Jaume Baixeries, A. Hernández-Fernández

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