scholarly journals Beobachtungen zum Artikelgebrauch durch Lerner des Deutschen (L1: Französisch und Italienisch)

2018 ◽  
Vol 91 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiziana Roncoroni
Keyword(s):  
Language Production ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Romance Languages ◽  
German Language ◽  
Academic Texts ◽  
Show Evidence ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Article Usage ◽  
Generic Sentences

This explorative study sheds light on article usage in German academic texts by French and Italian university (including Ph. D.) students. Given the differences between and among Romance and Germanic language systems, one might expect deviations in article usage in L2 German; in particular, speakers of Romance languages would seem likely to overgeneralise articles in their German language production. Contrary to these hypotheses, the corpora of learner varieties investigated in the present paper do not show evidence of overrepresentation and overgeneralisation of German articles, not even in generic sentences. In fact, articles tend to be underrepresented, as L2 learners often omit articles that are required in L1 German. Potential explanations of these findings are provided, giving rise to further research questions and desiderata. The latter include empirical studies on L1 German article usage in bilingual areas such as South Tirol, the use of articles in translations, and comparisons of article usage between L1 German and the L2 varieties of learners whose L1 does not have grammaticalised articles. Such studies should apply qualitative (i. e. semantic and pragmatic) as well as quantitative methods.

Is lodging research suffering from methods bias? An assessment of published research during 1990-2016

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Faizan Ali ◽  
Mehmet Ali Koseoglu ◽  
Fevzi Okumus ◽  
Eka Diraksa Putra ◽  
Mehmet Yildiz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Hospitality And Tourism ◽  
Method Bias ◽  
Published Research

Purpose The study aims to investigate if lodging research suffers from a method bias by comprehensively reviewing the research methodology used in lodging related research articles. Design/methodology/approach In all, 2,647 published papers in 16 leading hospitality and tourism published between 1990 and 2016 are analyzed using bibliometric technique. Findings In all, 69% of the empirical studies in lodging research across 26 years period used quantitative methods, with an increasing reliance on regression-based analysis and structural equation modeling, a disturbing plunging trend in methods diversity. Findings also suggest an increasing trend of using secondary data. Research limitations/implications Based on the findings of this study, theoretical and practical implications for hospitality and tourism researchers are provided. Originality/value This is the first study that reviewed a large corpus of published research (2,647 papers in 16 hospitality and tourism journals from the last 27 years) to highlight (a) methodology used, (b) methods employed and (c) data collection and analysis procedures.

A Certain Future: Epistemicity, Prediction, and Assertion in Iberian Spanish Future Expression

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessi E. Aaron
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Epistemic Modality ◽  
Romance Languages ◽  
Variable Expression ◽  
Distributional Patterns ◽  
Periphrastic Future ◽  
Synthetic Construction ◽  
Future Reference

AbstractThe choice of future construction in Romance languages with variable expression is complex, and several factors have been shown or hypothesized to influence this choice (e.g. Aaron 2006, 2010 and Poplack & Malvar 2007). One factor stands out time and time again, though scholars do not always associate it with the same form: certainty. Using corpus-based quantitative methods, the role of certainty in Iberian Spanish future form variation is examined. The semantics of futurity and epistemic modality are discussed, with particular reference to the Spanish synthetic, or morphological, future. Then, the onset of non-future-reference use of the Synthetic Future as an epistemic marker is described, and viewed in light of the role of epistemicity in the possible strengthening of the semantics of “certainty” with the Spanish Periphrastic Future. Finally, diachronic evidence from distributional patterns in grammatical person, verb class and clause type is presented, which suggests that speakers associate the periphrastic construction with “certainty” and, increasingly, the synthetic construction with “uncertainty.” It is suggested that functional competition with innovative forms can breathe new life into older forms, sparking further grammaticalization.

Conclusion, 11 Concluding Remarks on the Theoretical, Legal, and Practical Challenges of European Antitrust Criminalization

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Whelan Peter
Keyword(s):  
Risk Aversion ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Cultural Sensitivity ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Deterrence Theory ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Rationality Assumption

This concluding chapter provides final remarks on the theoretical, legal, and practical challenges of European antitrust criminalization. It also determines five different research questions that should be addressed by future researchers. First, more detailed, reliable empirical evidence on the motivations of cartelists and whether or not they act in accordance with the rationality assumption of deterrence theory is required. Second, detailed qualitative and quantitative research concerning the usefulness of information exchange within the European Competition Network (ECN) would also be useful. Third, empirical evidence should be generated concerning whether consumers actually assume that their suppliers are not engaged in cartel activity with their competitors. Fourth, empirical studies on the extent to which risk aversion is a characteristic of corporate entities need to be pursued. Finally, empirical evidence on the cultural sensitivity of perceptions of cartel activity among the citizens of the different EU Member States would be welcome.

Indian Management Research

1990 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-105
Keyword(s):  
Operations Management ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Human Resources Management ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Resources Management

Abstracts of Management Research provide reference to articles based on Indian data and environment. Over 100 prominent journals published in India_and abroad are scanned for the purpose. A list of these journals is available on request. Empirical studies, experiences, ideas, and theories having a bearing on management in India are abstracted for this service, sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi. Vikalpa would very much appreciate if the authors send a reprint of their articles in management and related disciplines to the Vikalpa office.Their inclusion will help render the referencing service complete. The areas of management covered in the abstracts are: Finance, Accounting, and Banking; Marketing and Advertising; Organizational Behaviour; Human Resources Management, Personnel Administration, and Industrial Relations; Production I Operations Management, Quantitative Methods; Computers and Information Systems; General Management: Policy, Technology, and Management in Government; Economic Growth, Planning, and International Trade; Agriculture, Natural Resources Management, and Rural Development.

The Evolving Landscape of Research Methods in Library and Information Science

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Judith Mavodza
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Research Strategies ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Research Questions

The library and information science (LIS) profession is influenced by multidisciplinary research strategies and techniques (research methods) that in themselves are also evolving. They represent established ways of approaching research questions (e.g., qualitative vs. quantitative methods). This chapter reviews the methods of research as expressed in literature, demonstrating how, where, and if they are inter-connected. Chu concludes that popularly used approaches include the theoretical approach, experiment, content analysis, bibliometrics, questionnaire, and interview. It appears that most empirical research articles in Chu's analysis employed a quantitative approach. Although the survey emerged as the most frequently used research strategy, there is evidence that the number and variety of research methods and methodologies have been increasing. There is also evidence that qualitative approaches are gaining increasing importance and have a role to play in LIS, while mixed methods have not yet gained enough recognition in LIS research.

Indian Management Research

1990 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 81-92 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Operations Management ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Human Resources Management ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Resources Management

Abstracts of Management Research provide reference to articles based on Indian data and environment. Over 100 prominent journals published in India and abroad are scanned for the purpose. A list of these journals is available on request. Empirical studies, experiences, ideas, and theories having a bearing on management in India are abstracted for this service, sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi. Vikalpa would very much appreciate if the authors send a reprint of their articles in management and related disciplines to the Vikalpa office. Their inclusion will help render the referencing service complete. The areas of management covered in the abstracts are: Finance, Accounting and Banking; Marketing and Advertising; Organizational Behaviour; Human Resources Management, Personnel Administration and Industrial Relations; Production/Operations Management, Quantitative Methods; Computers, and Information Systems; General Management; Policy, Technology and Management in Government; Economic Growth, Planning, and International Trade; Agriculture, Natural Resources Management, and Rural Development.

Learning in action sports: A scoping review

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 263-283
Author(s):  
Eva Ellmer ◽  
Steven Rynne ◽  
Eimear Enright
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Action Sports ◽  
Academic Field ◽  
Research Questions

Action sports have increased in popularity, particularly over the past two decades. Research in the area has also proliferated, as multiple disciplinary perspectives and theoretical and conceptual frames have been applied to understanding and exploring a host of research questions concerning action sports culture, contexts and participants. However, despite this flurry of research activity, not much is known empirically about the learning of action sport participants, and few studies have focused specifically on learning in action sports. A scoping review was, therefore, conducted with the aim of synthesising the work that has been undertaken, and mapping future research agendas. Informed by Arksey and O’Malley’s six-stage framework, leading sports and education databases and Google Scholar were searched for empirical literature on learning in action sports published before July 2018. After the results were screened and relevant studies identified, data were extracted and analysed using a frequency and thematic analysis to form both a descriptive and thematic summary. A total of 78 empirical studies both from the peer-reviewed and grey literature were included in the scoping review. The frequency analysis concerned information on publication year, academic field, study design, study tools, sport and population. The thematic analysis led to the development of five main themes, addressing learning in social, physical, cultural, and cognitive/psychological contexts and via various forms of feedback. The majority of articles on learning in action sports were published from 2010 onward, suggesting a growing interest in the area. More theses/dissertations resulted in peer-reviewed publications; however, less than half of all reviewed journal articles were published in education/pedagogy journals. Theoretical and conceptual frameworks were rarely explicitly referenced and/or lacked clarity. There was consensus that learning in action sports is largely informal and self-regulated. With the increasing professionalisation of many action sports and their inclusion in international competition events and also in national curricula, an increase in more formalised learning is predicted. Finally, learning in action sports can be highly individualistic but only a few studies acknowledged this. A greater variety of research questions and methodologies, and more work across disciplinary boundaries will assist in the generation of new knowledge.

Indian Management Research

1989 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 75-86
Keyword(s):  
Operations Management ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Human Resources Management ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Resources Management

Abstracts of Management Research provide reference to articles based onindian data and environment. Over 100 prominent journals published in India and abroad are scanned for the purpose. A list of these journals is available on request. Empirical studies, experiences, ideas, and themjes having a bearing on management in India. are abstracted for this service, sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi. Vikalpa would very much appreciate if the authors send a reprint of their articles in management and related disciplines to the Vikalpa office. The areas of management covered in the abstracts are: Finance, Accounting, and Banking; Marketing and Advertising; Organizational Behaviour; Human Resources Management, Personnel Administration, and Industrial Relations; Production/ Operations Management; Quantitative Methods; Computers and Information Systems; General Management: Policy, Technology, and Management in Government; Economic Growth, Planning, and International Trade;. Agriculture, Natural Resources Management, and Rural Development.

Crosslinguistic influence in bilingual language acquisition: Italian and French as recipient languages

2001 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natascha Müller ◽  
Aafke Hulk
Keyword(s):  
Romance Languages ◽  
Bilingual Children ◽  
Positive Evidence ◽  
Grammatical Analysis ◽  
Target Form ◽  
Universal Principles ◽  
Show Evidence ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Italian Children ◽  
Crosslinguistic Influence

In this paper we want to compare the results from monolingual children with object omissions in bilingual children who have acquired two languages simultaneously. Our longitudinal studies of bilingual Dutch–French, German–French, and German–Italian children show that the bilingual children behave like monolingual children regarding the type of object omissions in the Romance languages. They differ from monolingual children with respect to the extent to which object drop is used. At the same time, the children differentiate the two systems they are using. We want to claim that the difference between monolingual and bilingual children concerning object omissions in the Romance languages is due to crosslinguistic influence in bilingual children: the Germanic language influences the Romance language. Crosslinguistic influence occurs once a syntactic construction in language A allows for more than one grammatical analysis from the perspective of child grammar and language B contains positive evidence for one of these possible analyses. The bilingual child is not able to map the universal strategies onto language-specific rules as quickly as the monolinguals, since s/he is confronted with a much wider range of language-specific syntactic possibilities. One of the possibilities seems to be compatible with a universal strategy. We would like to argue for the existence of crosslinguistic influence, induced by the mapping of universal principles onto language-specific principles – in particular, pragmatic onto syntactic principles. This influence will be defined as mapping induced influence. We will account for the object omissions by postulating an empty discourse-connected PRO in pre-S position (Müller, Crysmann, and Kaiser, 1996; Hulk, 1997). Like monolingual children, bilingual children use this possibility until they show evidence of the C-system (the full clause) in its target form.

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