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Gender Differences in the Use of Negation Markers in Qassimi Arabic: A Sociolinguistic Analysis 卡西米阿拉伯语中使用否定标记的性别差异：社会语言学分析

International journal of English linguistics Pub Date : 2024-07-24 DOI: 10.5539/ijel.v14n4p117

Noorah A. Almohaimeed

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Pedagogical Tasks for Rhetorical Consciousness-Raising in College EFL Reading Classrooms 在大学英语阅读课堂上提高修辞意识的教学任务

International journal of English linguistics Pub Date : 2024-07-16 DOI: 10.5539/ijel.v14n4p69

Mustafa Hersi

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A Comparative Study on the Lexical Collocations in Academic Discourse by International Scholars and Chinese EFL Learners 国际学者与中国 EFL 学习者学术话语中词汇搭配的比较研究

International journal of English linguistics Pub Date : 2024-07-16 DOI: 10.5539/ijel.v14n4p90

Nan Wang

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Exploring Intercultural Communication Through Identity Construction: A Case of YouTube Comments 通过身份构建探索跨文化交流：YouTube 评论案例

International journal of English linguistics Pub Date : 2024-07-16 DOI: 10.5539/ijel.v14n4p79

Peng Li

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The Effect of Service Training on English Teachers’ Beliefs and Attitudes 服务培训对英语教师信念和态度的影响

International journal of English linguistics Pub Date : 2024-07-16 DOI: 10.5539/ijel.v14n4p104

M. Almohammadi, A. Almuhammadi

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Exploring EFL Teachers’ Insights Regarding Artificial Intelligence Driven Tools in Student-Centered Writing Instructions 探索英语教师对以学生为中心的写作指导中人工智能驱动工具的见解

International journal of English linguistics Pub Date : 2024-05-20 DOI: 10.5539/ijel.v14n3p93

Mohd Nazim

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Voice Typing to Enhance English Intermediate Level Learners’ Speaking Proficiency: A Case Study 语音打字提高英语中级水平学习者的口语能力：案例研究

International journal of English linguistics Pub Date : 2024-05-20 DOI: 10.5539/ijel.v14n3p67

Alaa Alnajashi

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The Perceptions of Saudi EFL Students Toward the Effect of Anxiety on Their Oral Communication 沙特 EFL 学生对焦虑对口语交际影响的看法

International journal of English linguistics Pub Date : 2024-05-20 DOI: 10.5539/ijel.v14n3p33

Bashayer Mohsen Alshiabani, F. N. Algraini

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A Corpus-Based Critical Discourse Analysis of Chinese and American News Coverage on Climate Change 基于语料库的中美气候变化新闻报道批评性话语分析

International journal of English linguistics Pub Date : 2024-05-20 DOI: 10.5539/ijel.v14n3p42

Xinyuan Huang, Siqi Che

{"title":"A Corpus-Based Critical Discourse Analysis of Chinese and American News Coverage on Climate Change","authors":"Xinyuan Huang, Siqi Che","doi":"10.5539/ijel.v14n3p42","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5539/ijel.v14n3p42","url":null,"abstract":"As the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) convened, the climate issue remained a focal point of coverage in both Chinese and American mainstream media. This paper seeks to explore the linguistic features of news discourse of climate change in China and the United States and the discursive strategy applied to strengthen national ideologies. Taking the reports on climate change in China Daily and Los Angeles Times within 2 months after COP27 as the research corpus, this paper examines the language features, the discursive processes of the text and possible social factors through a combination of corpus linguistics(CL) and critical discourse analysis(CDA) under the framework of Fairclough’s Three-Dimensional Model of Discourse. The finding suggests that both countries enhance national ideologies by constructing a responsible national image through objective climate reporting. Chinese media tends to focus on national efforts to improve ecological environment and global cooperation, while US newspaper attaches importance to climate security and pursues a leading position in global ecological governance.","PeriodicalId":91092,"journal":{"name":"International journal of English linguistics","volume":"82 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141123027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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“View and Hide Definitions” of Racist Hate Speech: Ethnophaulisms in Google’s English Dictionary 种族主义仇恨言论的 "查看和隐藏定义"：谷歌英语词典中的 "种族 "一词

International journal of English linguistics Pub Date : 2024-05-20 DOI: 10.5539/ijel.v14n3p1

Silvia Pettini

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