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The Transmission of Substrate Features 基板传输特性

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Jordan Journal of Modern Languages & Literature Pub Date : 2020-07-03 DOI: 10.22452/jml.vol30no1.6

R. Laub

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Methods in Language Documentation and Description: A Guide to the Kelabit Documentation Project 语言文档和描述的方法:克拉比特文档项目指南

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Jordan Journal of Modern Languages & Literature Pub Date : 2020-07-03 DOI: 10.22452/jml.vol30no1.1

C. Hemmings

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Examining Language Development and Revitalisation Initiatives 研究语文发展及活化措施

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Jordan Journal of Modern Languages & Literature Pub Date : 2020-07-03 DOI: 10.22452/jml.vol30no1.3

Patricia Nora Riget, Yvonne Michelle Campbell

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Language Description, Documentation and Revitalisation of Languages in Malaysia 马来西亚的语言描述、文献和语言复兴

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Jordan Journal of Modern Languages & Literature Pub Date : 2020-07-03 DOI: 10.22452/jml.vol30no1.0

P. Austin, S. Pillai

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Identity and Eastern Penan in Borneo 婆罗洲的认同与东本南人

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Jordan Journal of Modern Languages & Literature Pub Date : 2020-07-03 DOI: 10.22452/jml.vol30no1.2

P. Sercombe

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Heritage Language Vitality among University Students in Malaysia 马来西亚大学生的传统语言活力

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Jordan Journal of Modern Languages & Literature Pub Date : 2020-07-03 DOI: 10.22452/jml.vol30no1.5

P. Coluzzi

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Family Language Policy in a Hakka Community in Sabah, Malaysia 马来西亚沙巴客家社区的家庭语言政策

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Jordan Journal of Modern Languages & Literature Pub Date : 2020-07-03 DOI: 10.22452/jml.vol30no1.4

Chih-i Liao

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How to be an engaged intellectual: Case studies and reflections 如何成为一名投入的知识分子:案例研究与反思

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Jordan Journal of Modern Languages & Literature Pub Date : 2020-03-30 DOI: 10.22452/jml.vol29no1.6

G. Jacobs

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Vocabulary size and vocabulary learning strategy usage among Chinese undergraduates at Universiti Putra Malaysia 马来西亚博特拉大学中文本科生词汇量与词汇学习策略的使用

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Jordan Journal of Modern Languages & Literature Pub Date : 2020-03-13 DOI: 10.22452/JML.VOL29NO1.5

Yasir Bdaiwi Jasim, Arifur Rahman, Yu-han Ma

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Are new sounds learned in an FL context? 新声音是在FL语境中习得的吗?

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Jordan Journal of Modern Languages & Literature Pub Date : 2020-03-11 DOI: 10.22452/JML.VOL29NO1.4

F. Cruz

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