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Linguacultural aspects of the value and semantic attitude to the speech act of promise in Russian 语言文化方面对俄语承诺言语行为的价值和语义态度

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Russian Journal of Linguistics Pub Date : 2023-06-30 DOI: 10.22363/2687-0088-30603

M. Zagidullina, Asghar Ghodrati, M. Shafaghi

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Review of Vishnyakova O.D., Lipgart A.A. (eds.). 2023. World Languages and Cultures as an Object of Philological Investigation. Moscow: Nauka, 456 p.

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Russian Journal of Linguistics Pub Date : 2023-06-30 DOI: 10.22363/2687-0088-34831

Evgeniya M. Butenina

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Taking back control: The role of image schemas in the Brexit discourse 夺回控制权:意象图式在英国脱欧话语中的作用

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Russian Journal of Linguistics Pub Date : 2023-06-30 DOI: 10.22363/2687-0088-31509

Victoria Martín de la Rosa

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Review of Maria M. Buras. 2022. Linguists Who Came in from the Cold. Moscow: AST Publishing House (Series The Great Sixties). ISBN 978-5-17-144664-2 《玛丽亚·m·布拉斯评论》，2022。从寒冷中走出来的语言学家。莫斯科:AST出版社(《伟大的六十年代系列》)。ISBN 978-5-17-144664-2

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Russian Journal of Linguistics Pub Date : 2023-06-30 DOI: 10.22363/2687-0088-34869

O. V. Nikitin

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Lateralization of emotion word in the first and second language: Evidence from Turkish-English bilinguals 第一和第二语言中情绪词的偏侧化:来自土耳其-英语双语者的证据

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Russian Journal of Linguistics Pub Date : 2023-06-30 DOI: 10.22363/2687-0088-30464

Filiz Mergen, Gulmira Kuruoglu

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Transgressive Russianness: Claiming authenticity in the Russian woman assemblage 越界的俄罗斯性:在俄罗斯女性群体中主张真实性

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Russian Journal of Linguistics Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.22363/2687-0088-31179

E. Gritsenko, A. Laletina

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The speech act of compliment in student-teacher interaction: A case study of Emirati university students’ attitudes 师生互动中的恭维言语行为:以阿联酋大学生态度为例

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Russian Journal of Linguistics Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.22363/2687-0088-30051

Tanju Deveci, Jessica Midraj, W. El-Sokkary

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Review of Gerrard Mugford. 2022. Developing Cross-Cultural Relational Ability in Foreign Language LearningAsset-Based Pedagogy to Enhance Pragmatic Competence 《杰拉德·穆格福德评论》，2022。在外语学习中培养跨文化关系能力——基于资产教学法提高语用能力

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Russian Journal of Linguistics Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.22363/2687-0088-33774

A. Ilina

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Politeness and impoliteness in social network service communication in Korea 韩国社交网络服务沟通中的礼貌与不礼貌

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Russian Journal of Linguistics Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.22363/2687-0088-32031

Seongha Rhee

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Translingualism and intercultural narratives in Kiana Davenport’s “House of Many Gods” Kiana Davenport《众神之家》中的翻译主义与跨文化叙事

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Russian Journal of Linguistics Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.22363/2687-0088-33328

Semyon S. Galaktionov, Z. Proshina

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