Are there any sources about the pronunciation of /w/ as /v/ by German speakers of English or about the hypercorrection of this common mistake?

I would like to find out if German speakers of English tend to use the /w/ sound too often (e.g. in words like victim, valley or Vienna) if they try to avoid pronouncing /w/ as /v/ which is a...

05 June 2017 9,408 2 View

How do I collect online measures in a same-different task?

The same-different task requires to subjects to indicate whether a pair of stimuli seen or heard are the same (say AA or BB) or different (say AB or BA). Researchers often collect offline measures...

20 February 2021 9,226 2 View

How can we assess applied digital skills and soft skills through online examinations during COVID-19 semester?

The final qualification assessment for major programs is a strict regimen that involves different stages - oral and written exams, final project viva, internal and external review. How are ICT...

16 February 2021 1,762 8 View

Participation in questionnaire for PhD Thesis, any English, Chinese or Spanish speakers?

Hello! I am looking for Spanish, English and Chinese native speakers to participate in my final survey for my PhD thesis. https://claudiomastrangelo4.wixsite.com/phdlinguist1/research This is...

01 February 2021 4,177 10 View

How can we use `Discourse Analysis` to analyze a literary text, more specifically a corpus of poems?

In fact, I need to know the analytical tools related to discourse analysis that might be used to tackle a literary discourse (precisely poems). I also need the names of the prominent linguists who...

26 January 2021 4,687 20 View

Corpus linguistics collocate indicative of diversity?

I have a question, as to whether collocations in corpus linguistics can be used to indicate diversity. I have a corpora of media news articles, and I manage to find out the frequency of my target...

19 January 2021 1,446 1 View

What course-book would you recommend for using to teach Manipulative Discourse and CDA to Bachelor students at a linguistic university?

I need recommendations for a course-book for teaching Manipulative Discourse and CDA to BA level students of Translation.

09 January 2021 645 6 View

Hi! What is the best way to define/specify content-related factors and style-related factors in terms of language variation / gender differences?

28 December 2020 4,409 3 View

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26 December 2020 9,337 3 View

Can language alter our perception of crime?

I am looking for any resources which may be useful in a study I am conducting on the impacts that language may have on our perception of crimes. I will be using headlines which convey a particular...

23 December 2020 8,713 6 View

Is there a future in the marriage of linguistics and sociology?

From the perspective of linguistics in general and sociolinguistics in particular what are the affordances of collaboration between linguists and sociologists?

06 December 2020 5,615 7 View