Abstracts Archive

This contribution will analyze the synchronic motivation of idioms (such as se fendre la poire, ´to laugh uproariously`) by showing that, contrary to what the traditional approach implies, the processes of motivation in phraseology do not differ from those operating in the lexicon in general.A...

In the German-language discourse on gender fair language (called „gendering/Gendern" in the German speaking world), a decided pro and con prevails to a large extent, and both sides substantiate their stances also scientifically (Kotthoff 2020). The lecture will address the question of whe...

This paper presents a chronological study of the changing status of Malayalam in Singapore across three different periods over the last century, identified on the basis of significant migration trends: (1)1900 - 1960s, a period predominantly oriented toward language maintenance; (2) 1970 - 1990s, a ...

The current sociopolitical situation around the world is forcing scholars and language educators to rethink our pedagogies, methodologies, and approaches. How are academics, researchers, and language educators, engaging with the social and political reality? Or are they? How do we educate and raise ...

This paper is about building solidarity in language-policy activism. If racialized hierarchies of languages-and of the people who speak them-are so stable, then under what conditions is it possible to unite across difference and combat racial and linguistic stratification?The project behind the pape...

In order to interact properly, speakers need to understand a variety of written and oral information while considering the context in which they are produced. Thus they need to develop interactional skills. However, previous studies have proven that speakers with low levels of education do not posse...

Recent research has suggested that when transitioning to English medium instruction (EMI) tertiary education, students from L1-medium secondary schools may develop strong autonomy and strategically regulate their English learning to handle the challenges of listening to academic content in English (...

What teachers need to know about a DUB approach to language and language learning so they can let go of their "learning to use" approaches and confidently move to a "using to learn" approach.  

Basing our observations on a survey on the use of corpora in translation practice that we conducted with two groups of lexicography students in France and Italy, and on our research experience in lexicography and corpus linguistics, we will speak out in favour of dictionaries to defend their added v...

Our proposal aims to problematize how the way of characterizing mental disorders, in particular of migrant people, illustrated with obviously clinical but also social and political issues. « CRP » or  « PASS » offer care to people who are victims of trauma, particularly war or linked to exi...

In this paper, I investigate the lived experiences with English of Filipino domestic workers in Hong Kong from roughly 30 hours of recorded ethnographic interviews and fieldwork with 28 key participants talking about language in relation to their living and working experiences. Employing linguistic ...

This study examines the neural machine translation (NMT) into French of specialised texts written in Spanish. The data corresponds to a parallel corpus composed of (i) technical texts explaining the use of cryptocurrencies and (ii) the NMT of these texts by DeepL and Systran. The analysis will focus...

This paper presents text corpora analyses of political and public discourses on foreign language (FL) education alongside statistical data on actual uptake. It does so by comparing both declared (official) FL policy, debated policies and actual uptake of FL learning in a number of different European...

This paper looks at four Kabyle immigrant families' language practices in three social sites: The Kabyle/Amazigh cultural organisation in London, online platforms and the participants' domestic environment. The Kabyles are a sub-ethnic group indigenous to Algeria. The participants involved in this s...

The issue of language education of adult refugees plays a very important role in the integration of refugee and migrant populations and the recognition of linguistic repertoires and multilingual needs may form the planning dynamics of relevant programs and tailor-made courses. Linguistic integration...

Societal polarization can take a heavy toll on equitable relations of power, eroding people's capacity to see "the other" as anything but a threat, resulting in distrust, discrimination or violent social conflict. Sociolinguistics has illuminated these dynamics, constructing critically-conscious the...

In bilingual environments where languages meet and intermingle, it is challenging for children to carve out their own bilingual interactional space. Often shared cross-culturally and accessible, gestures might represent more stable forms since words may vary in each code for the same function (Nicol...

Using conversation analysis, this study traces the development of interactional competence by a novice guest-relation officer at a hotel in Vietnam in her interactions with guests in English as a lingua franca. Our data include 110 audio-recorded guest-escorting walks over 10 months. Close examinati...

Although meetings are becoming more frequent in professional situations, participants are still poorly prepared in their training for this exchange format, which nevertheless directly conditions their work. If they are invited to a meeting, whatever their qualification or status, they encounter diff...

Our proposal is part of the Augmented Artwork Analysis project, aiming to produce an application on a digital tablet for an augmented perception and interpretation of paintings in museums. Our corpus of analysis is based on an in situ observation of the mediation practices, through a captation mobil...

The world is currently experiencing demographically unprecedented aging. The problems of China's rapidly aging population appears even more serious. Studying social representations is particularly relevant for understanding social issues in the current state of aging in China. We studied the social ...

One of the most influential movements on language in recent years has been the growing attention to language rights, particularly as they affect linguistic minorities (both indigenous and migrant groups).   Research on language rights has focused on formal language-rights statements (e.g., by t...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that teaching EFL in Latin America presents innumerable challenges, such as students' low motivation and alienation towards the English lessons, the lack of resources, low proficiency and a primarily grammar-based approach. To tackle these issues, we propose th...

This study looks at two young bilingual Japanese children who return to their home country after a prolonged stay in another linguistic milieu. Firstly, both linguistic and neuro-linguistic data are examined to see if similar changes occur. Then, language retention and attrition are scrutinized in t...

This paper will present a follow-up of a large-scale survey study (n=271) of language learning strategies of multilingual learners reported in Dmitrenko (2016, 2017). The literature review included three research fields: strategy research within Second Language Acquisition, research on multilinguali...

Since 1999, The Frye literary Festival is a bilingual celebration of the literary landscape with writers from all over Canada and beyond participating in literary events in Moncton, New Brunswick. This presentation examines a digital data corpus that focuses on the queer language practices observed ...

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Literature recognizes that teachers play a key role in the implementation of changes proposed by the reforms and newly emerging societal challenges. This is why understanding language teacher identity and the ways, strategies and pedagogies language teacher education programs use to prepare teachers...

Idioms present a challenge not only to linguistic theory, but also to natural language applications. Despite a wealth of excellent literature on phraseology, in practice the linguistic information given in French dictionaries about idioms tends to be quite confusing and fragmented. The most substant...

Whereas French immersion programs have traditionally served predominantly English-speaking, Canadian-born families, student demographics are changing as a result of increased migration to Canada. Researchers have found that newcomer, multilingual students and families are often highly motivated to l...

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This presentation indicates partial results of a research on the impacts of the literary text in English classes of a public high school in the Southern of Brazil. Lessons that have already been developed were built in the light of Vygotsky's Sociocultural Historical Theory (SCHT) and aimed at liter...

This presentation deals with the possible connections between the linguistic security and insecurity of higher education students of French at the National University of La Plata (Argentina) and the phonic features of their oral productions. The aim of the analysis...

European language education policy is an important part of language policy and planning research, as it is related to the improvement of national language capacity. Under the framework of the theoretical framework of National Language Capacity, and looking back the major developments, characteristic...