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The Italian Epistemic Disclaimer Non so [I Don’t Know] in a Corpus of Gynaecological Interactions 意大利语认识论免责声明Non so[我不知道]在妇科互动语料库

Languages Pub Date : 2023-09-22 DOI: 10.3390/languages8040226

Ramona Bongelli, Andrzej Zuczkowski, Ilaria Riccioni

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Acoustic Variability of /ptk/ and /bdɡ/ in Spanish: A Pilot Study 西班牙语/ptk/和/bd /的声学变异性:一项初步研究

Languages Pub Date : 2023-09-21 DOI: 10.3390/languages8030224

Brianna Butera

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Unconventional Usage of Gender-Based Japanese Sentence-Final Particles: A Study of wa and no in Youth Conversations 日语性别句末助词的非常规用法:青年对话中的wa和no研究

Languages Pub Date : 2023-09-20 DOI: 10.3390/languages8030222

Yan Wang

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Translating Migration: Art Installations against Dehumanizing Labelling Practices 翻译移民:反对非人性化标签做法的艺术装置

Languages Pub Date : 2023-09-20 DOI: 10.3390/languages8030221

Stefania Taviano

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A Special (Question) View on Wh-Doubling in Lombard Varieties 伦巴第(Lombard)品种wh2倍的特殊(问题)观

Languages Pub Date : 2023-09-20 DOI: 10.3390/languages8030223

Jacopo Garzonio, Enrico Castro, Jessica Rita Messina

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Differential Effects of Input Quantity and Input Quality on Bilingual Development: A Study with Kurdish–English Adolescents 输入量和输入质量对双语发展的差异影响:对库德语-英语青少年的研究

Languages Pub Date : 2023-09-19 DOI: 10.3390/languages8030220

Ismael Rafaat Faraj, Twana Saadi Hamid

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Singing Songs Facilitates L2 Pronunciation and Vocabulary Learning: A Study with Chinese Adolescent ESL Learners 唱歌促进第二语言发音和词汇学习:对中国青少年ESL学习者的研究

Languages Pub Date : 2023-09-18 DOI: 10.3390/languages8030219

Yuan Zhang, Florence Baills, Pilar Prieto

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Polyfunctionality of ‘Give’ in Hui Varieties of Chinese: A Typological and Areal Perspective 回族汉语“给予”的多功能性:类型学与地域学视角

Languages Pub Date : 2023-09-15 DOI: 10.3390/languages8030217

Wen Lu, Pui Yiu Szeto

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Imperatives in Heritage Spanish: Lexical Access and Lexical Frequency Effects 传统西班牙语中的祈使句:词汇获取和词汇频率效应

Languages Pub Date : 2023-09-15 DOI: 10.3390/languages8030218

Julio César López Otero

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Climate Change Discourse of Spanish-Speaking Airlines in Corporate Reports 西班牙语航空公司报告中的气候变化话语

Languages Pub Date : 2023-09-14 DOI: 10.3390/languages8030213

Pilar Pérez Cañizares

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