On Linguistics——Descriptive linguistics

This paper supposes to express linguistics generally in a simplified way especially emphasis in the outlook of linguistics content and at the same time tries to do some minor contributions to the authorititive works General Linguistics written by R. H. Robins so that to make its theoratical and complicated expressions and principles of linguistics much more understandable for average people to some extent.

LKMT:Linguistics Knowledge-Driven Multi-Task Neural Machine Translation for Urdu and English

Thanks to the strong representation capability of pre-trained language models,supervised machine translation models have achieved outstanding performance.However,the performances of these models drop sharply when the scale of the parallel training corpus is limited.Considering the pre-trained language model has a strong ability for monolingual representation,it is the key challenge for machine translation to construct the in-depth relationship between the source and target language by injecting the lexical and syntactic information into pre-trained language models.To alleviate the dependence on the parallel corpus,we propose a Linguistics Knowledge-Driven MultiTask(LKMT)approach to inject part-of-speech and syntactic knowledge into pre-trained models,thus enhancing the machine translation performance.On the one hand,we integrate part-of-speech and dependency labels into the embedding layer and exploit large-scale monolingual corpus to update all parameters of pre-trained language models,thus ensuring the updated language model contains potential lexical and syntactic information.On the other hand,we leverage an extra self-attention layer to explicitly inject linguistic knowledge into the pre-trained language model-enhanced machine translation model.Experiments on the benchmark dataset show that our proposed LKMT approach improves the Urdu-English translation accuracy by 1.97 points and the English-Urdu translation accuracy by 2.42 points,highlighting the effectiveness of our LKMT framework.Detailed ablation experiments confirm the positive impact of part-of-speech and dependency parsing on machine translation.

Exploring Nominalization in English Abstracts of Applied Linguistics Research Articles:A Comparative Study Between Chinese and International Journals

Researchers around the world strive to communicate new knowledge,primarily via publication,with the abstract being crucial in conveying core insights.Previous research has generally analyzed the discourse features of abstracts from a macro perspective and often employed either outdated texts,such as those over a decade old,or papers written by authors with lower English academic writing proficiency as research material.In this study,we analyzed forty abstracts from leading journals in applied linguistics,evenly split between Chinese and international journals.It revealed that the use of nominalization in abstracts by Chinese and international scholars showed similarities due to the universal academic requirement for conciseness.However,due to cultural and educational differences,each group differed in their respective language choices and nominalization usage.By analyzing the application of nominalization in different cultural contexts,the results of our study offered practical suggestions for crafting abstracts that effectively convey information,thereby,contributing to the broader academic community.

Review of Accessing Academic Discourse:Systemic Functional Linguistics and Legitimation Code Theory

Accessing Academic Discourse:Systemic Functional Linguistics and Legitimation Code Theory,was edited by J.R.Martin,Karl Maton and Y.J.Doran and published by Routledge in 2020.This volume explores the dialogue with Legitimation Code Theory(LCT)from the viewpoint of systemic functional linguistics(SFL).“Systemic functional linguistics(SFL)is a long-established and widely known approach to understanding language.Legitimation Code Theory(LCT)is a younger and rapidly growing approach to exploring and shaping knowledge practices”(p.1).They have become widely used to access academic discourse by a growing number of systemic scholars and educators.

Cultural Linguistics and Intercultural Communication

The relationship between language and culture is the core issue in intercultural communication.For native language learners,their native language and local culture are in perfect harmony;while for foreign language learners,they often unconsciously separate the two,resulting in the phenomenon of“half-cooked rice”in foreign language education.This phenomenon makes us reflect on the purpose,content,and methods of foreign language education and seek theoretical guidance.Foreign language teaching aims to improve intercultural competencies,so it must face language and culture in intercultural communication.As a branch of cultural linguistics with multidisciplinary origins,intercultural linguistics focuses on the relationship between language and culture in intercultural communication.In the process of exploring how to apply linguistic theories in second language acquisition,it shows that intercultural linguistics not only has important enlightenment and application value,but also needs further studies.

基于可视化手段分析的国外听障儿童语言习得与康复干预研究述评——以Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics为域

为了及时跟进国际研究前沿,以充实和完善我国听障儿童康复干预体系,本研究选择国际权威学术期刊《Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics》,选取其中59篇聚焦于听障儿童语言习得与康复干预的核心文献,以期通过对期刊总计1194篇文献进行深入可视化处理后,探究听障儿童相关研究在二十年期间内的主要聚焦点。根据研究领域的变迁,将听障儿童语言习得与康复干预的研究分为三个阶段:阶段一(2002~2008年),该阶段的研究主要以语音学为核心;阶段二(2009~2015年),语音学研究依旧占据主导,但非语音学研究开始逐步增多,显示听障儿童语言康复研究的初步拓展;阶段三(2016~2022年),非语音学相关研究的数量和影响力显著超越语音学研究,标志着听障儿童语言康复研究进入了多元化发展阶段。In order to follow up the international research frontier in time, so as to enrich and improve the rehabilitation intervention system of hearing-impaired children in China, this study selected the international authoritative academic journal Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, and selected 59 core literatures focusing on language acquisition and rehabilitation intervention of hearing-impaired children, in order to explore the main focus points of related research on hearing-impaired children in 20 years after in-depth visualization of a total of 1194 literatures in the journal. According to the changes of research fields, the research on language acquisition and rehabilitation intervention of hearing-impaired children is divided into three stages: stage 1 (2002~2008), which mainly focuses on phonetics;In the second stage (2009~2015), phonetic research still dominates, but non-phonetic research begins to gradually increase, showing the initial expansion of language rehabilitation research for hearing-impaired children;In the third stage (2016~2022), the number and influence of non-phonetics-related research significantly surpassed that of phonetics research, marking that language rehabilitation research for hearing-impaired children has entered a diversified development stage.

The Application of Embodied Cognitive Linguistics in the English Translation of Two-Part Allegorical Saying—An Analysis of Examples From A Dream of Red Mansions

As a kind of widely circulated folk language,two-part allegorical saying(“xiehouyu”)carries the wisdom of the Chinese people and is characterized with humor and vivid imagery.Taking the two English translation versions of A Dream of Red Mansions as examples,this paper analyzes the English translation of two-part allegorical saying based on the core principle of Embodied Cognitive Linguistics(ECL),“Reality-Cognition-Language”,and explores how the English translation of two-part allegorical saying reflects the three dimensions of ECL.

A Study on the Utilization of Applied Linguistics in Contemporary English Teaching

In the context of globalization,the importance of teaching English as a common language in the world becomes increasingly apparent.Applied Linguistics belongs to one of the sub-disciplines of linguistics,which plays an important role in contemporary English teaching.The knowledge of applied linguistics can help students learn the grammar,semantics,vocabulary,writing,and other contents in English,deepen their knowledge and understanding of English,and enhance the effectiveness of English teaching.This paper mainly describes the important role played by English linguistics in English teaching and focuses on its utilization strategies in the hope of providing references on this topic.

A Study of English Grammar Teaching and Cultural Introduction from the Perspective of Applied Linguistics

Grammar teaching is the main content of university English teaching,and the quality of teaching will affect the effect of university talent cultivation.Based on the perspective of applied linguistics,it is crucial to use cultural introduction teaching for English grammar teaching.This paper will combine the basic concepts of applied linguistics and cultural introduction teaching,analyze the role of using the cultural introduction teaching method to innovate grammar teaching mode under the perspective of applied linguistics,and put forward a scientific English grammar teaching strategy with the goal of improving teaching quality.

The Application and Effect Evaluation of Corpus Linguistics in English Teaching

This paper explores the application and effect evaluation of corpus linguistics in English teaching.It first introduces the basic concepts and development history of corpus linguistics,then analyzes its connection with language teaching theories,discussing the advantages and challenges of using corpora in language teaching.Next,it delves into the methods and technologies for building and utilizing corpora,as well as their role in developing teaching resources.Lastly,within the framework and methods of teaching effect evaluation,specific application cases of corpus linguistics in teaching design are analyzed,and their effects are assessed.Recommendations for teaching improvement and future development directions are also proposed.

解读韩礼德的Appliable Linguistics

2006年3月26日韩礼德教授在香港城市大学的"韩礼德语言研究智能应用中心"成立大会上,做了题为"研究意义:建立一个适用语言学"的主旨报告。本文就适用语言学与应用语言学和可用语言学的意义差异进行了对比。在此基础上,论述适用语言学的长期目标是为了建立语言的意义发生系统,其工作机制是以社会理据来解释和描写语义发生,当前的工作重点是研究智能应用。此外,还谈及适用语言学与马克思主义语言学的关系。

College English Writing Instruction from the Perspective of Text Linguistics

This paper is designed to explore whether the theory of text linguistics,especially the knowledge of cohesion,coherence and cohesive devices could be applied in college English writing teaching to help improve students’writing abilities.Besides,the author puts forward some suggestions for both English teachers and learners.

Study on how to learn English well from the perspective of cognitive linguistics for college students

This paper discusses the theoretical and practical guidance of cognitive linguistics in the college students＇ English learning. It mainly deals with the English listening on the basis of metcognition, the practice of cognitive linguistics in oral English learning, the practice of cognitive linguistics in English reading, the learning strategy of English writing on the basis of cognitive linguistics and the practice of cognitive linguistics in English translation. The paper draws the conclusion that in any aspects of English learning, i.e. listening, speaking, reading, writing and translating, cognitive linguistics could be practiced. When cognitive linguistics is applied in English learning, the learners can break through the bottlenecks of college English study.

Educational Linguistics and College English Syllabus Design

The direct application of linguistic theories to syllabus design gives rise to frequent change of syllabus type in the history of syllabus development, which makes language teachers feel difficult to adapt to, to adopt and to implement. The recognition and popularization of the new-born discipline educational linguistics servers as a method to ease the situation, especially in the college English syllabus design in China. The development and application of the fruitful achievements in educational linguistics is bound to provide us with a more scientific approach to syllabus design in the future.

Corpus Linguistics and its Application in ELT

The use of corpus linguistics in ELT has become a new tendency.At the beginning,a historical retrospect is given to clarify the historical development of corpus linguistics.Afterwards,the various definitions of corpus linguistics are discussed in detail,and a personal perspective is put forward after citing the dispute about corpus linguistics.In the second place,the four criteria of a corpus are classified.Meanwhile,four characteristics of corpus linguistics are enumerated.In the last place,the oversea and domestic applications of corpus linguistics in ELT are listed,and Data-Driven Learning is presented as a typical example.

On the Prague School and Its Contribution to Text Linguistics

In recent years,numerous textual studies have appeared.The Prague school occupies an important status in linguistic field.This paper aims to introduce the Prague school and its contribution to text linguistics.

A Critical,Bio-social Paradigm in Applied Linguistics:A new Flower Blooming in the Field

In this article,some new developments in the field of applied linguistics are summarized.In addition,it is illustrated that researchers’epistemology determines their methodology.And their research conclusions are also led by their epistemology.It is proposed that a critical,bio-social paradigm be taken in the field of applied linguistics.

Linguistics and Foreign Language Teaching

Since linguistics is defined as the scientific study of language, it is obvious that such a study would help a lot in language teaching and learning. Linguistics defines the nature of language learning in connection with various linguistic theories therefore it helps the teachers to choose teaching methods and techniques. Furthermore, the process of linguistic study can be summarized as follows: First, certain linguistic facts are observed, which are found to display some similarities and generalizations, hypotheses are formulated to account for these facts; and then make sure these hypotheses; finally a rule of linguistics is constructed. Our students are doing the same. They imitated what the teacher did and did what the teacher told them to. At last, they bear the usage of English in minds.

A Great Work on the Leap-Forward Development of Linguistics——A Book Review on Contrastive Linguistics

Contrastive Linguistics is a book on linguistics by Professor Ke Ping.It defined the discipline property of contrastive linguistics.The categories and the theory system of contrastive linguistics get deepened,for Professor Ke brings forward the term tertium contrast and divide the inferiority into extra-linguistic subsystem and intra-linguistic subsystem.The research methods of contrastive linguistics get enriched through putting forward three kinds of positive quantitative contrastive research methods.In addition,it cites various authorities and develops the new through critical assimilation of the old.And the theory mentioned in this book is tightly integrated with practice.So the book is rather valuable and Suitable for a variety of readers with different purposes.

A Look at Contrastive Linguistics--Differences and Similarities between English Attributes and Chinese Attributes

Contrastive linguistics is a branch of linguistics which mainly involves contrast or comparison,and it can leave us some useful insights into our problems,especially for translation work.This paper discusses similarities and differences between English attributes and Chinese attributes from the perspective of the location,the composition,and the function,for the purpose of presenting a sound version for the original text.