Although qualitative methods, grounded theory included, cannot be reduced to formulaic procedures, research tools can clarify the process. The authors discuss two instruments supporting grounded theory analysis and interpretation using two examples from doctoral students. The conditional relationship guide contextualizes the central phenomenon and relates categories linking structure with proce...

ABSTRACT This paper addresses the development of epistemic verb–argument constructions in L2 Norwegian four learners from a usage-based perspective. Usage-based theories hold that language learning is gradual process schematization. Recent research has pointed out adult may start both lexically specific and productive patterns, but also formulaic semi-fixed patterns can persist for long time an...

Appropriate use and acknowledgement of sources continues to be a central concern of academic integrity. A major challenge for research student in this is the development of a confident authorial voice which matches disciplinary expectations in language use, yet manages to do so without plagiarising through inappropriate text matching or recycling of language. This is a daunting challenge for al...

Swearing in Icelandic is the topic of this article. The main focus on grammatical aspects swear words, i.e. their morphological and syntactic characteristics behaviour, emphasizing how one swears rather than why. Tagged Corpus (MÍM), containing searchable texts from early 21st century, primary source for analysis. Even if vocabulary words relatively small swearing a formulaic use language, resu...

Abstract Figurative language processing impairments in autism have been widely demonstrated, and considered a defining feature of autism. Studies this area often consider different types figurative together, less attention has paid to identifying the factors that might contribute difficulties specific language. Here we present preregistered systematic review meta-analysis studies assessing comp...

The present «Frequency Poetic Dictionary of the Zhyrau language XV-XVIII centuries» is a scientific and encyclopedic publication on systematization lexical units formulaic combinations poetic speech centuries, as well techniques their oral-stylistic technique. They are wonderful creators keepers ancient oral epic culture Turkic-speaking peoples Crimea, North Caucasus Central Asia. Their names w...

abstractthis study aimed to shed light on young iranian efl students’ oral proficiency improvement through explicit instruction of formulaic sequences (fss). this pretest-posttest quasi experimental study was conducted in a bilingual school in shahrekord, iran. accordingly, based on actfl opi test, two groups of low intermediate students with age range of 11 to 12 were chosen to be assigned as ...

English, as a communication tool, plays an extremely significant role in cross-cultural communication. While it is true that language users can mean exactly what they their utterances, also have utterances much more than say. Speakers of English speak indirectly, and using conversational implicatures way to be indirect. And sentences often express messages above beyond literal meanings, not sur...