Self‐rated daily language use, more than self‐rated bilingual language competency, moderates the effects of brain on cognition in a Hispanic cohort

Meghan R Elliott; Miguel Arce Rentería; Dan M. Mungas; Rachel A. Whitmer; Charles S. DeCarli; Evan M Fletcher

doi:10.1002/alz.054473

Contrastive Pragmatics: Apologies & Thanks in English and Italian

International Journal of English Linguistics ◽

10.5539/ijel.v6n1p73 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 73

Author(s):

Cuneyt Demir ◽

Mehmet Takkac

Keyword(s):

Social Action ◽

Speech Acts ◽

Language Use ◽

Speech Act ◽

American English ◽

The Status ◽

Language Competency ◽

Different Cultures ◽

Remedial Strategies

<p>Awareness of language or language competency has greatly changed from the focus of language itself as form and structure to language use as pragmatics. Accordingly, it is widely accepted that different cultures structure discourse in different ways. Moreover, studies have shown that this holds for discourse genres traditionally considered as highly standardized in their rituals and formulas. Taking inspiration from such studies, this paper employs a corpus-based approach to examine variations of the apology and thanking strategies used in English and Italian. First the apology itself as a form of social action is closely analyzed and then thanking. This study also pays special attention on analyzing and contrasting apology and thanking strategies in American English and in Italian in terms of Marion Owen’s remedial strategies (Owen, 1983), and Olshtain & Cohen’s semantic formulas in the apology speech act set (Olshtain & Cohen, 1983). The purpose of the study is not only to compare apology and thanking speech acts but to also learn their contextual use. The findings suggest that the status and role of the situation affect the speakers’ choice of apology and thanking strategies, and semantic formulas are of great importance.</p>

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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LANGUAGE COMPETENCY AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

International Journal of Education, Psychology and Counseling ◽

10.35631/ijepc.643012 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (43) ◽

pp. 131-136

Author(s):

Chiow Thai Soon ◽

Mohd Sohaimi Esa ◽

Siti Nurul Aishah Abdul Hamid ◽

Henry Bating

Keyword(s):

Language Use ◽

Institutional Environment ◽

Global Business ◽

Business World ◽

Language Differences ◽

Business Opportunity ◽

Business Partners ◽

Language Competency ◽

Trading Blocs ◽

Language Competencies

The article reviewed the relationship between language competency and business opportunity in five global regional trading blocs. By having the language competency may facilitate the business opportunity but language differences may create frictions between the business partners and/or the workers. Besides for the purpose of communication, language use in the business world may enhance trust and loyalty between business partners and from the customers. Different linguistic landscapes are formed and dominated by different language communities in the global business world. Five important languages used in the global business world which are English, Mandarin, Spanish, German and Portuguese, are reviewed according to their regional trading blocs. Malaysian authority specifically the Malaysian Education Ministry is suggested to design and adapt more practical and relevant education language plan to produce graduates with different language competencies for the future human resource market. The authority is also suggested to create a favourable institutional environment for variant language use in the country.

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Language Use and Professional Discourse as an Important Component of Forensic Anthropology

Forensic Anthropology ◽

10.5744/fa.2020.4012 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Emily Michon

Keyword(s):

Forensic Anthropology ◽

Professional Training ◽

Language Use ◽

Linguistic Anthropology ◽

Vital Role ◽

Forensic Sciences ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Professional Discourse ◽

Social Settings ◽

Language Competency

Communication plays a vital role in the perception of forensic anthropology as a necessary and beneficial component ofsociety, and, as anthropologists, we are responsible for communicating in a way that is considered appropriate by the communities weserve. Consequently, understanding what constitutes “appropriate” and “inappropriate” language is an important component of forensicanthropology. Despite the importance of communication, classroom learning and professional training in forensic anthropology do notalways directly address language use. Using concepts from linguistic anthropology, the aim of this study is to determine what registersexist within forensic anthropology; how they are learned, understood, and communicated; the ways in which they compare to language usein other forensic disciplines; and why it is important to address professional language use in forensic anthropology. The term registerrefers to linguistic repertoire associated with particular persons and social settings, varying culturally with individuals and their socialpractices (Agha 1999). Data collected from an online questionnaire distributed to members of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences(AAFS) were used to analyze individual perceptions of language use in professional settings. Results show that register is affected bydemographic variation among professionals, audience, location, and professional experience. Registers that commonly appear includetechnical jargon, professional, respectful, and humorous language. This study concludes that language competency is vital in maintainingan ethical relationship with both public and professional communities, and that students and early professionals would benefit from a moredirect approach to learning the significance and use of language in forensic settings.

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Extensive Reading in Developing Language Competency for Indonesian EFL Learners Majoring in English

IJELTAL (Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics) ◽

10.21093/ijeltal.v1i2.20 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 153

Author(s):

Syofia Delfi ◽

Hamidah Yamat

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Language Use ◽

Extensive Reading ◽

Efl Learners ◽

Reading Materials ◽

Language Competency ◽

Learning Language

Extensive reading might develop EFL learners’English competency because in the process of reading, they keep on reading a lot of reading materials and immerse in the language use. This article is based on literature review for a study “ a Case Study on Two Indonesian Learners’ Extensive Reading in English Experiences towards Developing Reading Competency”. This article aims to describe how extensive reading contributes to English competency of EFL learners. The review shows that the contribution of extensive reading is in terms of the context of Indonesian EFL learners, learning language for Indonesian EFL learners, and characteristics and the benefit of extensive reading meet the Indonesian EFL Learners’ reading experiences. The more the learners read, the more they acquire the language, and the more they acquire the language, the more they develop their language competency. This process shows how extensive reading contributes to English competency. This review is expected to be meaningful for the study designed.

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Linguistic Competence in Aphasia

Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication ◽

10.1044/aac17.3.87 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 17 (3) ◽

pp. 87-92

Author(s):

Leonard L. LaPointe

Keyword(s):

Language Use ◽

Linguistic Competence ◽

Careful Study ◽

Feral Children ◽

Performance Factors ◽

Performance Loss ◽

Linguistic Rules ◽

Communication Goals ◽

Aphasia Treatment ◽

And Performance

Abstract Loss of implicit linguistic competence assumes a loss of linguistic rules, necessary linguistic computations, or representations. In aphasia, the inherent neurological damage is frequently assumed by some to be a loss of implicit linguistic competence that has damaged or wiped out neural centers or pathways that are necessary for maintenance of the language rules and representations needed to communicate. Not everyone agrees with this view of language use in aphasia. The measurement of implicit language competence, although apparently necessary and satisfying for theoretic linguistics, is complexly interwoven with performance factors. Transience, stimulability, and variability in aphasia language use provide evidence for an access deficit model that supports performance loss. Advances in understanding linguistic competence and performance may be informed by careful study of bilingual language acquisition and loss, the language of savants, the language of feral children, and advances in neuroimaging. Social models of aphasia treatment, coupled with an access deficit view of aphasia, can salve our restless minds and allow pursuit of maximum interactive communication goals even without a comfortable explanation of implicit linguistic competence in aphasia.

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