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Dozie, Chinomso P.; Chinedu-Oko, Chioma N.; Anyanwu, Patricia N.; Egwim, Favour O.; Otagburuagu, Emeka J. – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2022
This article examined the Igbo native speakers' perception of request act as well as the linguistic politeness strategies used to achieve this communicative intention in their conversational English as bilinguals. The study participants were 2748 undergraduate Igbo native speakers purposively selected from different Federal and State Universities…
Descriptors: Speech Acts, Native Speakers, African Languages, Undergraduate Students
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Akbari, Mohsen – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
Aphasia as a multifaceted language disorder associated with the complicated links between language and brain has been and is of interest and significance to the stream of research in different disciplines including neurolinguistics, psycholinguistics, cognitive studies and language acquisition. Along with explorations into the manifestations of…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Aphasia, Neurolinguistics, Psycholinguistics
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Al-Shujairi, Yasir Bdaiwi Jasim; Buba, Jamila AbdulAzeez; Ya'u, Mohammed Sani – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2016
An increasing body of studies suggests that bilingual persons are better than monolinguals on a variety of cognitive measures. Thus, the present study investigates the relationship between the onset age of bilingual and the development of cognitive control among Nigerians. 10 bilingual students studying at University Putra Malaysia have been…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Bilingualism, Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency
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Vahdany, Fereidoon; Abdollahzadeh, Milad; Gholami, Shokoufeh; Ghanipoor, Mahmood – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
This study aimed at investigating the relationship between types of dictionaries used and lexical proficiency in writing. Eighty TOEFL students took part in responding to two Questionnaires collecting information about their dictionary type preferences and habits of dictionary use, along with an interview for further in-depth responses. They were…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Dictionaries
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Keshavarz, Mohammad H.; Ghamoushi, Masoume – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
Some researchers argue that linguistic knowledge of one's native language facilitates the acquisition of additional languages (see, for example, Cenoz & Valencia, 1994; Grenfell & Harris, 2006; Hakuta, 1990; Keshavarz & Astaneh, 2004). To contribute to this line of research, the present study investigated the probability of significant…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Metacognition, Reading Strategies, Bilingualism