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Simulated Manual Interaction As The Conceptual Base For Reference And Predication: A Cognitive Grammar Analysis Of The Integration Between Handling Gestures And Speech, Ryan D. Smith

Linguistics ETDs

Prior research on representational hand gestures has shown that an object’s affordances influence both the likelihood that it will be indexed in a representational gesture, and the form of the gesture used to refer to it. Objects which afford being held are associated with higher gesture rates than objects which do not afford being held. Further research has shown that the ways humans prototypically interact with an object also influence the reference technique used to refer to that object through a hand gesture. An object that people interact with manually will tend to be indexed through a gesture imitating the …

Iskhaqhаn Ibrat: New Materials, N. Karimov

Scientific journal of the Fergana State University

In this article new materials and information about life and creative works of Ishaqhon Ibrat are given. Also it has been introduced clarification into archives concerned with arrest of poet

The Biographical Method Of The Novel “Ruzi Choriyevs Last Will”, H. Hudoymurodova

Scientific journal of the Fergana State University

In this article the novel of Nodir Normatov "Ruzi Choriev's last will" are analysed. In this novel -essay the problems of biographical method has been revealed

Functional Features Of Timbre, M. Hakimov, M G’Oziyeva

Scientific journal of the Fergana State University

The information on timbre as one of the components of the voice is given in the article. The functional features of the timbre are enlightened. The special attention is given to the information function of the timbre.

Adout The Forming Of Compound Oronyms, O. Begimov

Scientific journal of the Fergana State University

In the article the peculiarities of forming compound oronyms of south Uzbekistan have been analysed.

The Analyses Of The Toponyms Of Valley In The Work “The History Of Iskhaqhon Ibrat”, R. Shukurov, G. Juraboyeva

Scientific journal of the Fergana State University

This article analyzes the views of Isakhan Zhunaydullokhoja Ibrat coals regarding the toponymy of the Fergana Valley reflected in his work «The history of Ferghana».

Stylistic Peculiarities Of The Uzbek Literary Works For Children, O. Abobakirova

Scientific journal of the Fergana State University

In this article the methodological peculiarities of histories for Anvar Obidjon which devofed to children are analyzed.

About Term And Interpretation, I. Hojaliyev, I. Ahmadjonov

Scientific journal of the Fergana State University

In the given article the problems of application of the term in Uzbek linguistics. Analyzed the outlook of some scientists concerning interpretation of terms and studied problems

Realia In Direct And Indirect Translation, B. Bahriddinova

Scientific journal of the Fergana State University

This article is analyzed the translation of realie into Uzbek language of W. Shakespeare’s tragedy “Othello”

Some Phonetic Features Of Sharof Boshbekov’S Dramas, G Ikromova

Scientific journal of the Fergana State University

In this article is said about some phonetic features of Sharof Boshbekov’s dramas of characters speech and stylistic features of phonetic units are gone into detail.

The Comparative Analysis Of Abdurauf Fitrat’S Works By Salikh Bishakchi, Z. Jurayeva, N. Usarova, N. Dultayeva

Scientific journal of the Fergana State University

In this article described the interpretation of Abdurauf Fitrat’s literary inheritance by foreign scholars, especially by the Turkish literary critic Salih Bishakchi.

Expression Of Lexemes Within Semes Of Space In Uzbek And Kyrgyz Language Lexics, B., Kurbanova, Z. Karimova

Scientific journal of the Fergana State University

The given article describes similar and distinctive features of lexemes with seme “space” in Uzbek and Kyrgуz languages.

A Critical Discourse Analysis Of Saudi Arabian Women In Zoe Ferraris' Finding Nouf, Sharifa Bahri

Linguistics ETDs

Saudi Arabian women are often stereotyped, in Western media, not only as victims of the oppression of their male-dominant society but also as voiceless uneducated objects who are simply housewives. The aim of this paper is to challenge this representation of Saudi Arabian women by digging deeper into how these women are represented in the discourse of literature by an author from the United States. A mystery novel featuring Saudi Arabian women and their struggle inside Saudi Arabia has been chosen for Critical Discourse Analysis: Zoe Ferraris’ Finding Nouf (2009). The novel was chosen not only for its genre, location, …

The Essence Of The Teaching/Learning Process: An Exploration Of The Perspectives And Lived Experiences Of University Spanish Language Teaching Assistants, Sarah Schulman

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs

U.S. schools are emblematic of the increasingly linguistic and cultural diversity present in this country. Despite this well-documented shift, U.S. foreign language teacher education programs have yet to align learning outcomes with the cognitive and affective needs of linguistically and culturally diverse students. Providing educators with opportunities to learn about and prepare for the needs of these students is essential, but this alone will not address the essence of the underlying problem. If foreign language teacher education programs are to evolve, a deeper understanding of the teaching/learning process is critical.

In response to this need, this qualitative study explored how …

How To Attract African American College Students To Study Spanish: A Model For Virginia State University, Erika M. Neal

Virginias Collegiate Honors Council Conference

Being culturally aware and able to communicate with people from different regions of the world is one of the most critical skills a student of color can obtain during their educational career. Not only will a student’s perspective of the world be altered, but their market value will skyrocket by 5-10% on average according to Forbes. Being bilingual or multilingual is a skill that can be applied to any career field in today’s society. Unfortunately, many African American students have had little to no exposure to foreign languages and cultures specifically Spanish. Even for those who have had some exposure …

Right-Wing, Nationalist Discourses And Counter-Discourses On Twitter During The European Migrant Crisis, Ramona Kreis

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study examines right-wing, nationalist-conservative discourses on Twitter. Specifically, this study explores the features of right-wing discourses and counter-discourses in the context of the European migrant crisis in 2015 and the terrorist attack in Berlin, Germany, in 2016. Informed by critical discourse analysis and multimodal discourse analysis, the analysis focuses on discursive strategies and semiotic and multimodal resources found in tweets that either endorse or challenge anti-refugee stances during the aforementioned time frames. Additionally, this study explores to what extent the platform-specific technological affordances facilitate dialogic interaction between users who express right-wing opinions and users who challenge right-wing discourses.

The …

Lexical Influence In Phoneme Perception With Non-Degraded And Spectrally-Degraded Speech, Jane Bradley Smart

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In speech perception tasks with ambiguous bottom-up information, lexical processes have been shown to influence listener responses, such as in phoneme categorization tasks (Ganong, 1980). Proponents of interactive theories of speech perception and spoken word recognition assert this influence is a top-down feedback mechanism that can affect bottom-up perceptual processes (e.g., McClelland & Elman, 1986). While robust influences on phoneme perception have been reported in multiple studies (Connine & Clifton, 1987; Ganong, 1980; Gow, Segawa, Ahlfors, & Lin, 2008; Pitt & Samuel, 1993; among others), some phonetic contrasts, particularly those that distinguish place of articulation, have been tested in very …

A Perception Study Of Rioplatense Spanish, Cecelia Staggs

McNair Scholars Research Journal

Rioplatense Spanish (RPS; Argentina and Uruguay) is known for its distinctive pronunciation features. In Standard American Spanish, the sound associated with the letters ‘y’ or ‘ll’ is [j] (as in ‘yellow’), but in RPS the sound is [ʒ] (as in ‘measure’) or, more recently, [ʃ] (as in ‘shoe’). Previous studies found this sound change (from [ʒ] to [ʃ]) is almost complete in speakers from Uruguay and Argentina, but the change in Uruguay is more recent. In this study, RPS speakers from both countries were presented with audio recordings of words containing all possible variants of the sounds [j], [ʒ], and …

Motivated To Learn: Motivational Differences In High School And University-Level Foreign Language Classroom Experiences, Roy Williams Iv

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Student motivation in the context of foreign language learning is a complex topic that influences many areas of language study. Dornyei’s L2 Motivational Self Model and the concept of future self guides give some insight into the underlying motivational orientations when used to analyze self-reported survey data regarding language learning and its perceived benefits (Dornyei & Ushioda, 2009, p. 456). This analysis brings to light some of the major differences between these two contexts, challenges the idea that they are identical or equivalent in learning outcomes, and suggests some practical application to the foreign language classroom at Western Kentucky University.

Assessment Of Academic Vocabulary In Early Adolescents Using A Novel Sampling Method, Amber Cline

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The current study examined a method of language sampling (the Dixit Method- Science, Math, Engineering, Arts, and Math) in early adolescents with typically developing language. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of the DM-STEAM in eliciting lexically sophisticated spoken language samples in the early adolescent population. To examine lexical sophistication, traditional measures of analysis such as mean length of utterance (MLU) and average type token ratio (AVG TTR) were applied along with a measure of low frequency vocabulary. To compare performance on the DM-STEAM, school standardized assessments were obtained to measure student skill in academic content …