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The Emergence of Tab in Najdi Arabic Najdi阿拉伯语中Tab的出现

Languages Pub Date : 2023-10-23 DOI: 10.3390/languages8040245

Amereh Ibrahim Almossa

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The Birth and Death of Affixes and Other Morphological Processes in English Derivation 英语衍生词缀的生灭及其他形态过程

Languages Pub Date : 2023-10-20 DOI: 10.3390/languages8040244

Laurie Bauer

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Automatic Speech Recognition in L2 Learning: A Review Based on PRISMA Methodology 第二语言学习中的自动语音识别:基于PRISMA方法的综述

Languages Pub Date : 2023-10-20 DOI: 10.3390/languages8040242

Mireia Farrús

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Evidential Adverbs and Polarity: A Study from Spanish 证据副词与极性:来自西班牙语的研究

Languages Pub Date : 2023-10-20 DOI: 10.3390/languages8040243

Teresa María Rodríguez Ramalle

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Demystifying Translanguaging 揭开跨语言教学的神秘面纱

Languages Pub Date : 2023-10-19 DOI: 10.3390/languages8040240

Leala Holcomb, Gloshanda Lawyer, Hannah M. Dostal

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Subordination in Turkish Heritage Children with and without Developmental Language Impairment 有和没有发育性语言障碍的土耳其传统儿童的从属关系

Languages Pub Date : 2023-10-19 DOI: 10.3390/languages8040239

Nebiye Hilal Șan

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On Expletive mismo 关于脏话错误

Languages Pub Date : 2023-10-19 DOI: 10.3390/languages8040241

Luis Eguren, Cristina Sánchez López

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Empowering Chinese Language Learners from Low-Income Families to Improve Their Chinese Writing with ChatGPT’s Assistance Afterschool 帮助低收入家庭的汉语学习者在课后提高他们的汉语写作能力

Languages Pub Date : 2023-10-18 DOI: 10.3390/languages8040238

Xiaying Li, Belle Li, Su-Je Cho

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Accommodation Patterns in the Speech of Arabic-Speaking Children and Adolescents: A Variationist Analysis 阿拉伯语儿童和青少年语言中的适应模式:一个变异分析

Languages Pub Date : 2023-10-17 DOI: 10.3390/languages8040236

Ourooba Shetewi

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Non-Standard Grammatical Features in Castile-La Mancha 卡斯蒂利亚-拉曼恰语的非标准语法特征

Languages Pub Date : 2023-10-17 DOI: 10.3390/languages8040237

Bruno Camus Bergareche

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