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Rahman, A. R. M. Mostafizar; Rahman, Abu Rashed Md. Mahbuber – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2021
This paper aims to determine the functions of hybridizing languages in the television talk show discourses in Bangladesh. Though hybridization of Bangla is harshly criticized in the media discourses for its alleged pollution of Bangla language, this linguistic practice, which seems to be rampant and pervasive in the society, is demonstrated not…
Descriptors: Television, Programming (Broadcast), Foreign Countries, Indo European Languages
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Köroglu, Zehra – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2019
This study has been conducted to evaluate transition marker (TM) types in the MA theses written by the native speakers (NSs) of English and Turkish speakers (TSs) of English. The purpose is to compare the most salient transition types of the NSs and TSs randomly selected theses introduction, results and discussion, and conclusion sections in the…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Native Speakers, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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Nur, Sahril; Arsyad, Safnil; Zaim, Muhammad; Ramadhan, Syahrul – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2021
The use of appropriate rhetorical moves (RMs) and meta-discourse markers (MMs) improve the argumentative and persuasive force of academic texts, such as essays, thesis, seminar papers, and articles. However, authors from different language backgrounds and levels of expertise may use different RMs and MMs when writing in a foreign language. This…
Descriptors: Periodicals, Journal Articles, Documentation, Applied Linguistics
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Lubishtani, Manjola – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2019
The main purpose of this paper is the functional analysis and argumentation of text connectors as tools for implementation of the textual connectivity not only in the local but also global context. Given the comparative nature of this paper, we will be comparing typology and relationships expressed by the connectors in some of the argumentative…
Descriptors: Semantics, Correlation, Indo European Languages, Classification
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Yüksel, H. Gülru; Efeoglu, Gülümser; Celen, Kiymet Merve – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2018
Efforts to understand changes in language development and variations in language production across lifespan have increased considerably in the past several decades (Sankoff, 2017). In narrative discourse production, although several studies have reported age-related differences, the findings are not consistent. Additionally, previous research has…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Age Differences, Story Telling, Connected Discourse
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Abu Rabiah, Eihab – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2020
Since Ure (1971) and Halliday (1985), different measures have been proposed in the research literature as a proxy for investigating lexicon advances. They are called lexical richness measures and are an important tool in assessing advance of the lexicon (Johansson, 2009). This article evaluates three lexical richness measures of progress in the…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Arabs, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction