Vol 4, No 2 (2012)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5296/ijl.v4i2

International Journal of Linguistics  Vol. 4, No. 2, June 2012

Table of Contents

Articles

Quichua of Imbabura: A Brief Phonetic Sketch of Fricatives
Jesus Toapanta, Marleen Haboud
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pp.1-17
Development of Phonological Awareness and Letter Knowledge in Bosnian Preschool Children
Mirela Duranovic, Mensur Huseinbasic, Sanela Tinjak
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pp.18-34
L1 Transfer in Recognition and Production of A/Telic Sentences
Mohammad Falhasiri, Manijeh Youhanaee, Hossein Barati
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pp.35-54
A Model for the Evaluation of Translations: With an Emphasis on the Stylistic Features
Mostafa Sedaghat Rostami
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pp.55-72
The Impact of Narrative Storyline Complexity on EFL Learners’ Oral Performance
Nasser Oroujlou, Sedigheh Haghjou
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pp.73-86
Hausa-English Code-switching in Kanywood Films
Chamo Isa Yusuf
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pp.87-96
The Impact of HIV/AIDS Message in Selected Kenyan Primary School Texts: A Linguistic Perspective
Jane Wanjiku Kinuthia, Tchai Furaha, Yieke Arudo Felicia
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pp.97-109
An Event Semantic Structure Analysis of Shona Causative Constructions
Victor Mugari
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pp.110-123
Utilization of Hedging Devices by American and Iranian Researchers in the Field of Civil Engineering
Sina Nasiri
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pp.124-133
Applying Systemic Functional Linguistics to Bahasa Indonesia Clauses
Eva Tuckyta Sari Sujatna
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pp.134-146
A Comparative Analysis of Interactive Metadiscourse Features in Discussion section of Research Articles Written in English and Persian
Gholam Hassan Khajavy, Seyyedeh Fatemeh Asadpour, Ali Yousefi
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pp.147-159
An Optimality Theoretic Analysis of Broken Plurals in Muscat Arabic
Khalsa Al Aghbari
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pp.160-192
Testing the Usability of an Arabic Version of TOPL-2 in Measuring Pragmatic Language Impairment in Children and Adolescents with Developmental Dysphasia
Ahmed M. S. Alduais, Rasha M. Shoeib, Fayza Saleh Al-Hammadi, Khalid Hassan Al-Malki
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pp.193-214
Strength Asymmetry and Positional Licensing: An Optimality Theoretic Account of Assamese Regressive Voicing Assimilation
Dr. Hemanga Dutta
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pp.215-228
Attribution Theory and Personality Traits among EFL Learners
Arezoo Asghari, Azar Hosseini Fatemi, Reza Pishghadam
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pp.229-243
Examining the Relationship between Translation Students’ Locus of Control and Their Translation Achievement
Behzad Ghonsooly, Ali Moharer
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pp.244-259
An Investigation of Evidentiality in the Arabic Language
Eid Alhaisoni, Marwan Ali Jarrah, Muhammad S. Shehadeh
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pp.260-273
Anaphoric Expressions of EFL Speakers in Cameroon
Napoleon Kang Epoge
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pp.274-287
Guessing Word Meaning from Context Has Its Limit: Why?
Ahmad Azman Mokhtar, Rafizah Mohd Rawian
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pp.288-305
Reexamining the Role of Implicit and Explicit Focus on Form: Iranian EFL Context
Sajad Afshari, Nasser Oroujlou
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pp.306-322
Teaching Reading Strategies to Students who Study Foreign Languages
Zamira Merkuri, Aleksander Boboli
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pp.322-333
The Effect of Consciousness-Raising Tasks on Iranian Elementary EFL Learners' Syntax Acquisition
Parviz Behrouzi, Fakhereh Kazemirad
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pp.334-347
A Comparative Study of Ideational Grammatical Metaphor in Business and Political Texts
Yaser Hadidi, Ali Raghami
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pp.348-365
Role of Motivation and Attitude in Introduction and Learning of English as a Foreign Language in Libyan High Schools
Awad Mohamed S Youssef
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pp.366-375
Investigating the Effect of Farsi Font Type and Font Size on the Speed of Text Reading by Gaidence School Students
Khatere Kazemi, Manijeh Youhanaee, Mozhgan neisani
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pp.376-385
Does It Pay off? The Effect of Social and Cultural Capital on Learners’ Language Learning Strategies
Azizollah Dabaghi, Ali Mohammad Mohammadi
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pp.386-399
Face-Threatening Speech Acts and Face-Invading Speech Acts: An Interpretation of Politeness Phenomena
José María Gil
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pp.400-411
Weblog-Based Collaborative Learning: Iranian EFL Learners’ Writing Skill and Motivation
Saeed Taki, Elham Fardafshari
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pp.412-429
Vowel Deletion in Arabic Dialects of Yemen (ADY): A Linguistic Perspective
Sadeq Ali Al Yaari, Fayza Saleh Al Hammadi, Abubakar Buba Luwa
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pp.430-458
Different Textual Enhancement Formats and the Intake of English Past Simple Tense
Elshan Sarboland
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pp.459-474
Measuring Pragmatic Language in Children with Developmental Dysphasia: Comparing Results of Arabic Versions of TOPL-2 and CELF-4 (PP and ORS Subtests)
Ahmed Mohammed Alduais, Rasha Mohammed Shoeib, Fayza Saleh Al Hammadi, Khalid Hassan Al Malki, Farah Hameid Alenezi
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pp.475-494
The Effect of Metacognitive Strategy Instruction on the Listening Performance of EFL Students
Parviz Birjandi, Amir Hossein Rahimi
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pp.495-517
Vocabulary Discovery Strategy Used by Saudi EFL Students in an Intensive English Language Learning Context
Maha Alhaysony
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pp.518-535
The Impact of Instructing Self-Questioning in Reading Literary Texts
Katayoon Afzali
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pp.536-550
Critical Literacy in ELT in Pakistan: Contradictory or Complementary
Sayed Kazim Shah, Rashid Mahmood, Abdul Hameed, Hafiz Muhammad Fazal e Haq
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pp.551-562
Investigating the Effect of Farsi Font Type and Letter Space on the Rate of Morpheme Recognition by Gaidence School Students
Khatere Kazemi, Manijeh Youhanaee, Mozhgan neisani
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pp.563-575
Structural Shifts in Translation of Children's Literature
Jalil Fat'hi, Monireh Akbari
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pp.576-594