https://macrothink.org/journal/index.php/ijl/issue/feedInternational Journal of Linguistics2024-02-29T16:20:09-08:00Jean Leeijl@macrothink.orgOpen Journal Systems<img style="float: right; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px;" src="/journal/public/site/images/ijl/IJL_Cover.jpg" alt="" width="300" /><p><strong>International Journal of Linguistics </strong>(ISSN 1948-5425) which is an online scholarly journal, is peer-reviewed and published by Macrothink Institute. The journal encourages submission in but not limited to subjects of linguistics, including theoretical linguistics, descriptive linguistics and applied linguistics. In addition to the broad area of language research, the creative approaches to language learning and teaching are also involved, leading linguistics to a higher level of cognitive development. The linguistic research contributes to cooperation of people groups throughout the world. 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Each article will be assigned a DOI number and add persistent link for retrieval.</p><p>What is doi?</p><p>The <a title="http://www.doi.org/" href="http://www.doi.org/" target="_blank">Digital Object Identifier</a> (DOI®) System is for identifying content objects in the digital environment. DOI® names are assigned to any entity for use on digital networks. They are used to provide current information, including where they (or information about them) can be found on the Internet. Information about a digital object may change over time, including where to find it, but its DOI name will not change.<br />pls find more DOI information at <a title="http://www.doi.org/" href="http://www.doi.org/" target="_blank">http://www.doi.org/</a></p><p> </p>https://macrothink.org/journal/index.php/ijl/article/view/21596An Empirical Investigation of Featural Similarity in Wh-islands2024-02-29T16:20:08-08:00Sandra Villatasandra.villata@unikore.itJulie Franckjulie.franck@unige.ch<p>According to the most recent version of Relativized Minimality, the ungrammaticality of weak islands is the result of featural similarity between elements in an intervention configuration. The theory posits that only features triggering movement have the potential to induce intervention effects leading to ungrammaticality. However, recent advancements in the theory have extended the set of features claimed to generate intervention effects to encompass lexical restriction. This theoretical move encounters several empirical challenges. In this paper, we address this question in 3 acceptability judgment experiments in French. We explore how featural similarity influences acceptability judgments across both wh-islands and minimally different grammatical structures, that-clauses extraction, focusing on three distinct features: (i) the feature associated with question operators, (ii) lexical restriction, both anticipated to show intervention effects according to the most recent version of Relativized Minimality, and (iii) animacy, which is not expected to show such effects. Results indicate that featural similarity in lexical restriction and animacy exerts a mild influence on acceptability ratings in both islands and grammatical structures, contrary to what predicted by Relativized Minimality, while similarity in the feature associated with question operators exerts a strong influence. We propose an empirically motivated account that restricts the set of features relevant to grammar-based effects à la Relativized Minimality to core syntactic features triggering movement, and groups together the milder effects arising from similarity in other linguistic features, like lexical restriction and animacy, as resulting from similarity-based interference in memory. </p>2024-02-04T17:34:09-08:00Copyright (c) 2024 Sandra Villatahttps://macrothink.org/journal/index.php/ijl/article/view/21593Unveiling the Significance: Pattern Practice in Language Learning2024-02-29T16:20:08-08:00Abbas Eltahir Mustafaabbaseltahir30@yahoo.comThis theoretical article sheds light on an aspect of traditional language teaching that is still used in foreign language teaching classrooms and commonly called drills. These repetitive drills are designed to practice specific language elements, such as grammar structures. The current paper tries to test the assumption that the practice of mechanical drills helps students of English reinforce the learning of the target language through practice. Thus, the paper mainly evaluates the role of “mechanical practice,” or “pattern practice” in improving the learning of the target language with a particular emphasis on the learning advantages of a type of mechanical practice called repetition drills. Tracing recent research on drills, the researcher concludes that if used appropriately and in some pedagogical situations contextualized, the practice of these drills can be effective for language learning and should be included as a key part of the instructional practice.2024-02-04T17:34:09-08:00Copyright (c) 2024 Abbas Eltahir Mustafahttps://macrothink.org/journal/index.php/ijl/article/view/21597Gender Doublets as a Mark of Gender Inclusive Language: An Experimental Study on Language Processing2024-02-29T16:20:08-08:00Laura Nadallaura.nadalsanchis@unive.itAntonella Bove893652@stud.unive.it<p>Over the last decades, gender inclusive language has become a debated issue in which two opposing positions hardly reach a meeting point: those who believe that the masculine plural form for groups of people can be interpreted as neutral, unmarked and inclusive of both biological sexes compared to those who claim that the generic masculine is a sexist use of language, while the gender doublet forms (<em>los políticos y políticas</em>) are alternatives that offer greater visibility to women. The purpose of our study is to contribute to this debate by means of objective data obtained out of experimental linguistics. In this context, an eyetracking experiment was carried out with 88 native speakers of Spanish at the National University of Colombia, with the aim of testing whether one of the first alternatives proposed as an inclusive language strategy, that is gender doublet, affects the cognitive efforts required to process written sentences. The results show that gender desinences significantly affect the cognitive effort required by readers during the information retrieval phase.</p>2024-02-08T00:31:29-08:00Copyright (c) 2024 Laura Nadal, Antonella Bovehttps://macrothink.org/journal/index.php/ijl/article/view/21727The Discursive Clash Between the Portraits of Turkey and the Ottoman Empire in Relation to Their Foreign Policy: The ‘Victorious’ Turkey Versus the ‘Defeated’ Ottoman Empire2024-02-29T16:20:08-08:00Reyhan Kadriye Gokselrgoksel@alumni.bilkent.edu.trThis article argues that the Turkish press of the early republican years was one of the instruments used by the Turkish political discourse of the early republican years to disseminate and reproduce its values in the public sphere. This article attempts to examine the discursive distinction between Turkey and the Ottoman Empire in terms of their international relations through the Turkish press discourse. To this end, this article focuses on the Turkish newspaper column "Sabah Gazeteleri ne diyorlar?" published in the Turkish newspaper Haber Akşam Postası on June 11, 1938, and conducts an argumentation analysis of the column by applying the Vienna School of Discourse-Historical Approach (Reisigl & Wodak 2001; Wodak 1990, 1994; Wodak & Meyer 2001; Wodak & Chilton 2005; Wodak et al. 2009). This article examines the rhetorical, discursive, and argumentative strategies used by the editorial writer Asım Us to persuade readers. One of the key findings of the article is the following: the negative portrayal of the Ottoman Empire versus the positive portrayal of Turkey. While the Ottoman Empire was described as "defeated" in World War I, Turkey was portrayed as a "victorious" country that was able to sign the Treaty of Lausanne with the Entente powers on an equal footing.2024-02-05T00:00:00-08:00Copyright (c) 2024 Reyhan Kadriye Gokselhttps://macrothink.org/journal/index.php/ijl/article/view/21690A Vocabulary Analysis of ‘Life’ and ‘New Headway’ Textbooks: Vocabulary Coverage, Frequency, and Repetition2024-02-29T16:20:08-08:00Nesreen Masoud Al-Ahmadinmealahmadi@kau.edu.saHassan Alshumranihalshumrani1@kau.edu.sa<p>Despite the recognition of the role of textbooks as primary sources of word development, little research has examined three key vocabulary-related aspects (coverage/load, frequency, and repetition) across two globally used commercial English language textbooks, in this case <em>Life</em> and <em>New Headway</em>. This study adopted a corpus-based approach to analyze all the lexical items appearing in each of the two students’ main textbooks, along with the accompanying workbooks, on the basis of the three word-related aspects given above. Particularly, it compared the 95% and 98% lexical coverage of the two textbooks, and the frequency and repetition of high-frequency words across both textbooks. The findings revealed that students using these textbooks would need to develop knowledge of between 2,000 and 3,000 word families to generate an acceptable understanding of their content. The largest number of running words across the <em>Life</em> and <em>New Headway</em> textbooks belonged to the high word frequency group, and approximately 50% of these words were repeated 15 times or more within each textbook. The study concludes with a discussion of several pedagogical implications and suggestions for further research.</p>2024-02-21T17:55:46-08:00Copyright (c) 2024 Nesreen Al-Ahmadi, Hassan Alshumranihttps://macrothink.org/journal/index.php/ijl/article/view/21733Rhetorical Contrast Between Turkey and the Ottoman Empire: ‘Modern’ Turkey Versus ‘Unmodern’ Ottoman Empire2024-02-29T16:20:08-08:00Reyhan Kadriye Gokselrgoksel@alumni.bilkent.edu.trIn its first decades, the Turkish Republic attempted to create a new national identity that differed from the identity of the Ottoman Empire in socio-cultural, bureaucratic, administrative and legal terms. This attempt led to the creation of a rhetoric of difference between Turkey and the Ottoman Empire. This article argues that the rhetorical rupture between Turkey and the Ottoman Empire was reflected in the Turkish press discourse of the early republican years. Applying the Vienna School of Discourse-Historical Approach (Reisigl & Wodak 2001; Wodak 1990, 1994), this article will analyze the discursive and rhetorical strategies of the editorial published by M. Nermi in Cumhuriyet newspaper in 1931 to show that the editorialist M. Nermi strove to explain the administrative and perspective difference of Turkey from the Ottoman Empire. This article will show what kind of persuasive techniques the editorialist used to make the readers agree with his arguments.2024-02-05T00:00:00-08:00Copyright (c) 2024 Reyhan Kadriye Gokselhttps://macrothink.org/journal/index.php/ijl/article/view/21668Industrial Training Program During COVID-19 Pandemic: Perceptions and Challenges2024-02-29T16:20:09-08:00Norfarhana Fadilla Mohd Zakifarhanafadilla@uitm.edu.myMuna Liyana Mohamad Tarmizimunaliyana.s@gmail.comSharifah Nadia Syed Nasharudinsharifahnadia@uitm.edu.myNur Syamimi Zaharisyamimi8058@uitm.edu.myAn industrial training program provides working experience to the final-year students to prepare them for the real world. However, these industrial training students were affected in completing the program when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world from 2020 until 2021. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the students’ perceptions of the skills required before joining an industrial training program and to find out the challenges industrial training students faced at the workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic. To achieve the research objectives of this study, a qualitative approach was employed among five industrial training students who had completed their industrial training program during the COVID-19 pandemic. They were interviewed and video-recorded. The data were then analyzed using thematic analysis. The study's findings show that the students valued five specific skills before joining an industrial training program: leadership, proactive, knowledge management, ICT, and communication skills. Meanwhile, there were two significant challenges faced by the students in completing the industrial training program during the COVID-19 pandemic which missed out on the opportunities to gain firsthand knowledge from their managers and coworkers, and also communication issues including in receiving tasks and guidance, as well as immediate feedback from the supervisors. Thus, universities need to offer courses or activities that help students develop relevant skills that are suitable for WFO and WFH working situations to prepare them for the industrial training program. The quantitative data method can be used to collect extensive data for further study to gain a deeper understanding of the problem.2024-02-29T16:20:02-08:00Copyright (c) 2024 Norfarhana Fadilla Mohd Zaki, Muna Liyana Mohamad Tarmizi, Sharifah Nadia Syed Nasharudin, Nur Syamimi Zahari