International Journal of Language and Linguistics

Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2015

  • The Manner of Articulation of the Emphatic /dˁ/ in Both Saudi and Palestinian Dialects

    Basem I. M. Al-Raba’a

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2015
    Pages: 1-7
    Received: 16 December 2014
    Accepted: 31 December 2014
    Published: 19 January 2015
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    Abstract: This study aims at investigatingthe manner of articulation of the emphatic /dˁ/ sound in both the Saudi and Palestinian dialects. The subjects’ sound recordings have been digitized on a PC and analyzed via Praat.The results reveal that the Saudis produce /dˁ/ as an emphatic fricative, whereas the Palestinians as an emphatic plosive. The implication... Show More
  • Linguistic Features to Compile a Successful Scientific Discourse: Have Tunisian Novice Researchers Ever Seen Such Features during their Educational Career

    Chokri Smaoui, Elhoucine Essefi

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2015
    Pages: 8-15
    Received: 10 September 2014
    Accepted: 14 October 2014
    Published: 27 January 2015
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    Abstract: This work predicted the difficulties of Tunisian novice researchers with scientific writing by studying, in terms of Functional Linguistics, two linguistic features used in the scientific discourse: syntactic structures and hedging. This work shows the deficiency of the official programs in terms of the required skills to compile a successful scien... Show More
  • Research Article Revision and Error Analysis (EA): Have Tunisian Novice Researchers Learnt from their Errors

    Chokri Smaoui, Elhoucine Essefi

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2015
    Pages: 16-21
    Received: 23 September 2014
    Accepted: 23 October 2014
    Published: 27 January 2015
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    Abstract: This work tried to see whether Tunisian novice researchers have taken advantage of their errors or not. By studying a case study in terms of Corpus Linguistics, it was found out that difficulties of Tunisian novice researchers lie in their unfamiliarity with error terminology and with the tradition of the corrective feedback. This lacuna is inherit... Show More
  • Reading Process as First Stage of the Publication Industry: Have Tunisian Novice Researchers Acquired the Appropriate Reading Skills to do a Good Literature Review

    Chokri Smaoui, Elhoucine Essefi

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2015
    Pages: 22-26
    Received: 23 September 2014
    Accepted: 23 October 2014
    Published: 27 January 2015
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    Abstract: This works predicted, by studying the deep rooted reasons behind difficulties of Tunisian novice researchers with efficient reading of the scientific genre, that difficulties are rooted in their educational system. It simulates the line of thinking of the strong version of the Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis (CAH). The common point between the meth... Show More
  • Mental Space Elements of Vietnamese and English Perception Verbs

    Phuong Nguyen Hoang

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2015
    Pages: 27-32
    Received: 21 January 2015
    Accepted: 2 February 2015
    Published: 10 February 2015
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    Abstract: Perception is the procedure by which we interpret information about the environment that surrounds us. We can also say that perception is the gate to cognition. The perception process gives feedback about others and us. It is not always based on true picture of reality and we behave as though our perceptions are real. There are three key attributes... Show More