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How is L2 pair interaction related to fluency and language use? A quantitative approach L2 结对互动与语言流畅性和语言使用有何关系？定量方法

Applied Corpus Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-08-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.acorp.2024.100102

Lama Alhusain

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Mitigation in instructor feedback: A register analysis of written and spoken comments 教师反馈中的缓解：对书面和口头评论的语域分析

Applied Corpus Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-07-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.acorp.2024.100101

Elizabeth Hanks, Cassidy Christenson

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Book review of Designing and Evaluating Language Corpora 设计和评估语言语料库》书评

Applied Corpus Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-07-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.acorp.2024.100100

Kimberly P. Becker

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How do I know this Law corpus is reliable and valid? Using a representativeness argument for corpus validation 我如何知道该法律语料库是可靠有效的？使用代表性论据验证语料库

Applied Corpus Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-07-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.acorp.2024.100099

Jenny Kemp

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Toward a tool for evaluating corpus-based word lists for use in english language teaching contexts 开发一种工具，用于评估英语教学中使用的基于语料库的词表

Applied Corpus Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-06-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.acorp.2024.100098

Sarah Alzeer , Paul Thompson

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Analysis of verb argument constructions (VACs) in L2 learners across proficiency levels: A corpus-based study in L1 Indonesian 分析不同水平的 L2 学习者的动词论证结构 (VAC)：基于语料库的印尼语第一语言研究

Applied Corpus Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-06-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.acorp.2024.100097

Febriana Lestari

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From Argentina to Zimbabwe: Exploring the global appeal of the International Baccalaureate 从阿根廷到津巴布韦：探索国际高中毕业会考的全球吸引力

Applied Corpus Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-06-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.acorp.2024.100096

Saira Fitzgerald

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Attitudes, communicative functions, and lexicogrammatical features of anti-vaccine discourse on Telegram Telegram 上反疫苗言论的态度、交际功能和词汇语法特征

Applied Corpus Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-05-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.acorp.2024.100095

Souad Boumechaal , Serge Sharoff

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Wash your hands: CDC, WHO, and NHS tweets in the #COVID19 pandemic 洗手：疾病预防控制中心、世卫组织和国家医疗服务体系在 #COVID19 大流行中的推文

Applied Corpus Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-05-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.acorp.2024.100094

Katherine A Ireland

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Applying corpus linguistics to the law 将语料库语言学应用于法律

Applied Corpus Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-04-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.acorp.2024.100093

Jesse Egbert , Ute Römer-Barron

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