The evolution of creaky voice use in read speech by native-French and native-English speakers in tandem: a pilot study by Claire Pillot-Loiseau, Céline Horgues, Sylwia Scheuer, Takeki Kamiyama

“…It also performs paralinguistic, stylistic, sociolinguistic and extra-linguistic functions. It has been reported as prevalent in (especially American) English but it is rarely described in French.During tandem exchanges between native-French speakers and native-English speakers, does voice quality found in each of the 2 languages spoken evolve in the course of the interactions? …”
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Ecolinguistic dynamics of English loanwords in Chinese: a case study on terms for cement by Ruifeng Mo, Hao-Zhang Xiao

“…Abstract Ecolinguistics explores the interplay between language and the environment, offering insights into how linguistic elements adapt and evolve. This study examines five cement-related English loanwords in Chinese to uncover the evolutionary mechanisms governing the adaptation of these loanwords by analyzing their ecological dynamics. …”
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The Association between Depression Severity, Prosody, and Voice Acoustic Features in Women with Depression by Mohammad-Sadegh Seifpanahi, Tina Ghaemi, Ali Ghaleiha, Davood Sobhani-Rad, Mohammad-Kazem Zarabian

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Is a quantifier mismatch a problem for L1 Japanese learners of English? by Paul N. Nehls, Kodai Aramaki, Tomohiro Fujii

“… After identifying a linguistic difference between the English quantifier most and the Japanese quantifier hotondo ‘most’ we set out to find if the semantic difference between the two would constitute a learning problem for Japanese second language (L2) learners of English. …”
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Development of mathematical competence as a key competence in English language teaching by A. Neguliaieva

“…These didactic materials also should comprise the psychological, linguistic, and lingua-didactic aspects, previously substantiated by the author of this paper, for developing mathematical competence as a key one in the process of teaching the English language…”
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Rethinking the <i>Unio Mystica</i>: From McGinn to Ibn ʿArabī by Arjun Nair

“…The challenge of translating mystical texts, imagery, and ideas across cultures and linguistic traditions raises obvious concerns about the misrepresentation and distortion of traditions in an environment of post-colonial critique. …”
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Scientific and Technical Texts: Translation Aspects in Electrical and Computer Engineering by Irina Suima

“…Research methods: theoretical study and analysis of literary sources on the problem of research; methods of linguistic analysis: descriptive and comparative methods, methods of classification and systematization. …”
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CREATING AN ENGLISH-SPEAKING DIGITAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR PRESCHOOLERS: LINGUODIDACTIC ASPECT by Oksana Khomyshak

“…A number of online educational platforms and applications designed for learning English have been analysed according to target audience, objectives, content, linguistic, and didactic accuracy. The author has designed a framework of English-speaking digital learning environment formation on three levels: family, educational institutions, and state. …”
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The Tamil version of Eating Attitudes Test-26: Reliability and factor structure among persons with schizophrenia by G. Swarnameenaa, Jothilakshmi Durairaj, Vaishnavi K. Madhavan, Nithyashri Hariharan, Pavithra Arunachaleeswaran, Lakshmi Venkatraman, Anoop Sankaranarayanan, Thara Rangaswamy, Padmavati Ramachandran

“…Materials and Methods: EAT-26 was translated into Tamil following the Oxford linguistic validation process. Experts evaluated its face validity and content validity. …”
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Les langues de la diffusion scientifique : une question pour les géographes et les géographies by Nathalie Lemarchand, Antoine Le Blanc

“…It invited all French-speaking geographers, from different "national" and "linguistic" contexts, but also all geographers and geographies interested in sharing their views and experience on the diffusion and production of knowledge in the global context. …”
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IELTS and TOEFL Applicants’ Self-assessment and Actual Test Performance: A Mixed-Methods Study of Relationship and Variation by Reza Rezvani, Farshad Khadivikia

“…Furthermore, qualitative data analyses highlighted the influence of factors such as experience, psychological aspects, linguistic abilities, background knowledge and feedback in explaining the variations between self-assessments and actual test performance. …”
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Relationship of Maqasid al-Shari’ah with Usul al-Fiqh (overview of historical, methodological and applicative aspects) by Nur Hasan

“…It’s just that usul al-fiqh is dominated by linguistic aspects, meanwhile the maqasid al-shari‘ah emphasizes the divine aspect behind the law.  …”
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Family in displacement and its role in cultural adaptation and native language preservation by Trifunović Maja

“…The paper provides guidelines for future research and practice, emphasizing the need to develop effective diaspora family support models to preserve linguistic and cultural heritage.…”
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The Journey of Adoption and Adaptation: A Reading of The Tight Game, Sola Owonibi’s Translation of Akinwumi Isola’s Ó Le Kú by Gifty Akua Nyarko, Rita Ndonibi

“…He argues that using English as the medium of African literary expression amounts to linguistic imperialism. Achebe on the other hand, believes that African writers should embrace writing African literature in any foreign language because this offers African writers a useful means of reaching a wider audience and ensuring African literature a prominent space in the global literary landscape. …”
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Fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations during music-evoked autobiographical memories in neurotypical older adults by Teresa Lesiuk, Kaitlyn Dillon, Giulia Ripani, Ioannis Iliadis, Gabriel Perez, Bonnie Levin, Xiaoyan Sun, Roger McIntosh

“…Post-hoc analyses to explore correlations between brain activity and the content of MEAMs were performed using the text analysis program Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count.DiscussionOur findings suggest that MEAM-related activation of the parahippocampal cortex is evident in normative older adults. …”
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An Automatic Approach for the Identification of Offensive Language in Perso-Arabic Urdu Language: Dataset Creation and Evaluation by Salah Ud Din, Shah Khusro, Farman Ali Khan, Munir Ahmad, Oualid Ali, Taher M. Ghazal

“…It also requires exploring new linguistic features and computational techniques on a relatively large dataset to ensure the results can be generalized effectively. …”
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Microblog discourse analysis for parenting style assessment by Zihan Wei, Lei Cao, Zhihong Qiao, Fang Luo, Xin Wang, Junrui Tian, Qi Li

“…On the one hand, our study advances the understanding of how parenting styles are reflected in the linguistic and emotional expressions of students on microblogs. …”
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Key Drivers of Consumption, Conceptual, Sensory, and Emotional Profiling of Cheeses Based on Origin and Consumer Familiarity: A Case Study of Local and Imported Cheeses in Greece by Malamatenia Panagiotou, Efstathios Kaloudis, Danai Ioanna Koukoumaki, Vasiliki Bountziouka, Evangelia Giannakou, Margarita Pandi, Konstantinos Gkatzionis

“…Social media posts have proven to be a valuable source of linguistic and cultural data for cheeses. Local cheeses, including PDO products, were found to be linked to village life and family gatherings, home, tradition, and childhood memories, with saltiness and hardness being their main sensory attributes. …”
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Protocol for visual-acoustic intervention with service delivery in-person and via telepractice (VISIT) non-inferiority trial for residual speech sound disorder by Tara McAllister, Jonathan L. Preston, Elaine R. Hitchcock, Nina R. Benway, Jennifer Hill

“…Eligible children will be speakers of American English aged 9–17 years who exhibit RSSD affecting /ɹ/ but otherwise show cognitive-linguistic and hearing abilities within the typical range. …”
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Impact of socio-demographic structure of the deaf people communities in prevalence of hereditary hearing loss by O. L. Posukh, M. S. Bady-Khoo, M. V. Zytsar, V. Yu. Mikhalskaia, S. A. Lashin, N. A. Barashkov, G. P. Romanov

“…The start for these events was the breakdown of the deep social isolation of deaf people, which occurred about 300 years ago in Europe, and later in the US, when special schools for the deaf with learning sign language as a common tool for communication were established (linguistic homogamy). Computer simulations and comparative retrospective study showed that over the past 200 years these social processes can have doubled the frequency of deafness in the US caused by the GJB2 gene mutations. …”
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