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Medical Academic Speech. A Corpus-based Investigation of Same-Speaker Most Frequent Content Key Word Repetition in Non-Native English Discourse
2016
Studies on repetition in ELF interactions have been carried out in several domains, but medical academic discourse still remains under-researched. This paper explores same-speaker repetition in a 31,153-word corpus of lectures included in the 100,135-word medical section of the 1 million-word ELFA (English as a Lingua Franca in Academic Settings) corpus. More specifi cally, the corpus was searched for the most frequent same-speaker content key word repetition and corresponding functions, with both immediate and delayed repetition being scrutinized. The results confi rmed the initial hypothesis according to which same-speaker repetition was expected to be pervasive in the data, not only as a…
Using corpus tools to analyse learner language in a UK EAP context
2014
This study analyses the language of successful spoken requests used by Chinese intermediate level English for Academic Purposes (EAP) students in Discourse Completion Tasks (DCTs) at a UK higher education institution. Using corpus tools, the authors examined the frequent words, chunks and moves in request data and compared this to general reference corpora. Findings suggest that successful spoken requests often made use of high frequency modals and chunks. The data also demonstrated that the use of appropriate request moves were often associated with success, even if the language used contained linguistic errors. The findings have important implications for how spoken requests are taught in…
Gender-neutral Language in EU Secondary Legislation: The Case of the English Language
2023
English does not have a grammatical gender, thus having an “intrinsic predisposition towards gender-neutral forms” (Poddighe 2020, 3). Most personal nouns do not indicate a specific gender, as in the case of person or engineer. However, there are also personal nouns with lexical gender, such as king or queen (Hellinger 2001). As a result, in English there is a risk of creating sentences that are not gender-neutral. Within the EU, the promotion of the use of a more inclusive language represents an important objective. For this reason, in recent years, various documents containing guidelines on gender-neutral language have been elaborated to encourage members of the EU institutions to adopt a…
Corpus linguistics and its aplications in higher education
2010
The aim of this paper is to review and analyse relevant factors related to the implementation of corpus linguistics (CL) in higher education. First we set out to describe underlying principles of CL and its developments in relation to theoretical linguistics and its applications in modern teaching practices. Then we attempt to establish how different types of corpora have contributed to the development of direct and indirect approaches in language teaching. We single out Data Driven Learning (DDL) due to its relevance in applied linguistics literature, and examine in detail advantages and drawbacks. Finally, we outline problems concerning the implementation of CL in the classroom since awar…
Pre- and postsynaptic type-1 cannabinoid receptors control the alterations of glutamate transmission in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
2013
Type-1 cannabinoid receptors (CB1R) are important regulators of the neurodegenerative damage in multiple sclerosis (MS) and in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). In GABAergic striatal neurons, CB1R stimulation exerts protective effects by limiting inflammation-induced potentiation of glutamate-mediated spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currents (sEPSCs). Here we show that CB1R located on GABAergic or on glutamatergic neurons are differentially involved in the pre- and postsynaptic alterations of sEPSCs caused by EAE in the striatum. After induction of EAE, mice selectively lacking CB1R on GABAergic neurons (GABA-CB1R-KO) showed exacerbated alterations of sEPSC duration in GA…
Amerikāņu angļu valodas lietvārdu lietojums citu angļu valodas variantu tekstos
2019
Nav noslēpums, ka angļu valoda ir viena no izplatītākajām valodām pasaulē, un tiek uzskatīta par vienotu valodu starp tiem, kuru dzimtā valoda nav angļu. Tieši tāpēc tā plašāk pazīstama kā lingua franca. Angļu valoda ir bagāta ar dažādiem dialektiem un tā ir plaši izpaltīta dažādās pasaules valstīs, kā piemēram Amerikas Savienotajās Valstīs, Kanādā, Lielbritānijā un daudzās citās. Amerikas Savienotajām Valstīm ir ļoti liela ietekme uz angļu valodu, jo tā ir viena no lielākajām valstīm pasaulē, ar lielāko daļu angļu valodā runājošo pasaules iedzīvotāju. Tieši tāpēc, pētījuma galvenais mērķis bija apkopot, analizēt un salīdzināt Amerikāņu angļu valodas lietvārdu lietojumu Britu un Kanādas Nac…
English, Language and Communication
2005
The main aim of English, Language and Communication is to offer Italian learners of English a valuable tool to deal with this field not only from a theoretical point of view, but also from a pragmatic perspective, which looks upon contributions from the young branch of Linguistics, known as Corpus Linguistics. The book is also intended for those who are interested in how language, English in this case, works in general and in a particular context of communication.
Lenguaje formulaico del alemán en páginas web hoteleras de los países de lengua alemana: un estudio basado en paquetes léxicos
2021
El presente trabajo estudia el lenguaje formulaico de las páginas web hoteleras de países de lengua alemana a partir de la identificación y el análisis de paquetes léxicos (lexical bundles). Se trata de una investigación basada en metodología de lingüística de corpus sobre la frecuencia, estructura y funciones de este tipo de secuencias del lenguaje formulaico. Nuestro principal objetivo ha consistido en realizar un inventario de los paquetes léxicos más característicos de estos textos y determinar las variaciones de los mismos, a partir de la identificación de marcos frasales, que hemos puesto en correspondencia. Dicho inventario ha sido objeto de análisis y clasificación siguiendo criteri…
De la multiplicité des données en langue naturelle aux corpus : �contraintes et possibilités méthodologiques�(en discours spécialisés)
2019
National audience; Cette conférence invitée dans le cadre du séminaire du Centre de Linguistique en Sorbonne (Celiso, EA7332) propose une synthèse de réflexions essentiellement épistémologiques et méthodologiques sur la constitution et l'exploitation de corpus (plurilingues) dans la recherche sur les langues-cultures-milieux de spécialité. L'utilisation de corpus écrits traditionnels étant largement documentée dans ce cadre, le focus est mis ici sur des corpus plus complexes et, surtout, mon conventionnelles. Sont ainsi revisitées à cette occasion les notions de corpus comparables et parallèles et, surtout, celle d'écologie des corpus - en écho à l'écologie du langage de Haugen. Pour illust…
Markers of Anemia in Children with Type 1 Diabetes
2018
Aim. The aim of the study was to assess markers of anemia in type 1 diabetes (T1D) children, compare them to results obtained in the control group, and estimate their relation to BMI SDS. Methods. 94 (59% ♀) T1D children without other autoimmune disorders, aged 12.5 ± 4.1 years, T1D duration: 4.2 ± 3.6 years, HbA1c 7.3 ± 1.5% (57 ± 12.6 mmol/mol). Sex- and age-matched controls (43 children). In all children, anthropometric measurements, the blood count, iron turnover parameters, and vitamin B12 concentration were taken. Results. T1DM children had significantly higher red cell distribution width (RDW) (13.6 versus 12.6%; p<0.001), hepcidin (0.25 versus 0.12 ng/ml; p<0.001), and vitamin…