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Anastazija Kirkova-Naskova, Alice Henderson & Jonás Fouz-González (eds.). 2021. English pronunciation instruction: Research-based insights. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. xix+388 pp. ISBN: 978-90-272-0935-1(hbk) Anastazija Kirkova-Naskova, Alice Henderson & Jonás Fouz-González (eds.).2021.英语发音教学：基于研究的见解。阿姆斯特丹：xix+388 pp.ISBN: 978-90-272-0935-1(hbk)

Journal of world languages Pub Date : 2024-03-25 DOI: 10.1515/jwl-2024-0008

C. Sung, Francois Wolfaardt

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J. R. Martin, Beatriz Quiroz & Pin Wang. 2023. Systemic functional grammar: A text-based description of English, Spanish and Chinese J.R. Martin, Beatriz Quiroz & Pin Wang.2023.系统功能语法：基于文本的英语、西班牙语和汉语描述

Journal of world languages Pub Date : 2024-03-18 DOI: 10.1515/jwl-2023-1004

Dongqing Li

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Arran Stibbe. 2024. Econarrative: Ethics, ecology, and the search for new narratives to live by. London: Bloomsbury, x+278pp. ISBN: 978-1-3502-6312-3 (hbk) 阿兰-斯蒂贝2024.经济叙事：伦理、生态和寻找新的生活叙事》。伦敦：Bloomsbury, x+278pp.ISBN: 978-1-3502-6312-3 (hbk)

Journal of world languages Pub Date : 2024-03-15 DOI: 10.1515/jwl-2023-1003

Xu Song, K. A. Bakar

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Positive discourse analysis of Aotearoa New Zealand Foreign Minister’s speeches: an ecolinguistic perspective 奥特亚罗瓦新西兰外交部长演讲的积极话语分析：生态语言学视角

Journal of world languages Pub Date : 2024-01-29 DOI: 10.1515/jwl-2023-0032

Lorenzo Buonvivere

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“Spoken and monologic”: modelling oratory, past and present, through the framework of systemic functional linguistics "口语和独白"：通过系统功能语言学框架模拟过去和现在的演说词

Journal of world languages Pub Date : 2023-12-15 DOI: 10.1515/jwl-2023-0047

Fiona Rossette-Crake

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The Functional Grammar of Dance applied to ELAN annotation: meaning beyond the naked eye 应用于 ELAN 注释的舞蹈功能语法：超越肉眼的意义

Journal of world languages Pub Date : 2023-12-13 DOI: 10.1515/jwl-2023-0050

Arianna Maiorani, Chun Liu

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The role of deontic modality in the construction and mitigation of evaluation in hard news reporting 德性模式在硬新闻报道中构建和减轻评价的作用

Journal of world languages Pub Date : 2023-12-05 DOI: 10.1515/jwl-2023-0059

Boitshwarelo Rantsudu, Tom Bartlett

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Journal of world languages Pub Date : 2023-11-08 DOI: 10.1515/jwl-2023-frontmatter3

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Teaching writing to English language learners: two science teachers’ perspectives and practices 英语学习者写作教学:两位科学教师的观点与实践

Journal of world languages Pub Date : 2023-10-10 DOI: 10.1515/jwl-2023-0016

Yang Qi, Zhihui Fang

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Language and literacy in educational contexts 教育背景下的语言和读写能力

Journal of world languages Pub Date : 2023-10-05 DOI: 10.1515/jwl-2023-0020

Zhihui Fang

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