All Outputs (17)

'Keep it Gothic, Man': Gothic and Graphic Medicine in Ian Williams's The Bad Doctor (2023)
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Exploring the intersection of Gothic Medicine and Graphic Medicine in Ian William's graphic novel, The Bad Doctor, this article discusses the ways in which gothic aesthetics, particularly representations of the abject encounter, contribute to an unde... Read More about 'Keep it Gothic, Man': Gothic and Graphic Medicine in Ian Williams's The Bad Doctor.

Repetition and Incidental Learning of Multiword Units: A Conceptual Multisite Replication Study of Webb, Newton, and Chang (2013) (2023)
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This multisite study replicates Webb, Newton, and Chang's (2013) study on the effect of repetition on incidental learning of multiword units (MWUs). Even though more researchers have started to investigate MWUs, most data have been collected from uni... Read More about Repetition and Incidental Learning of Multiword Units: A Conceptual Multisite Replication Study of Webb, Newton, and Chang (2013).

Seven Falls from Olumirin’s Pot: African Eco-Spirituality and Myths of Erin-Ijesha Waterfalls in Nigeria (2023)
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Contemporary critics of ecocriticism have explored ecologies dynamically across different genres in postcolonial African literature, especially in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region. However, they overlook African Eco-spirituality underpinned by indigenous... Read More about Seven Falls from Olumirin’s Pot: African Eco-Spirituality and Myths of Erin-Ijesha Waterfalls in Nigeria.

Effects of Pre‐Reading Study and Reading Exposure on the Learning and Processing of Collocations (2023)
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Little is known about the effect of pre-reading exposure on collocational learning. This study used eye-tracking and offline measures (form recall and recognition) to explore the effectiveness of pre-reading study and reading exposure on the processi... Read More about Effects of Pre‐Reading Study and Reading Exposure on the Learning and Processing of Collocations.

Eye-tracking reading-while-listening: Challenges and methodological considerations in vocabulary research (2023)
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Learners need to know a considerable number of words to function in a second or foreign language. To help increase their word knowledge, learners are encouraged to engage in activities that provide a rich source of vocabulary like listening to music... Read More about Eye-tracking reading-while-listening: Challenges and methodological considerations in vocabulary research.

Satire in Eighteenth-Century Medical Discourse: Elizabeth Nihell, Tobias Smollett and the Advent of Man-Midwifery (2023)
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This paper examines Tobias Smollett’s scathing assessment in the Critical Review of Elizabeth Nihell’s midwifery treatise, Treatise on the Art of Midwifery (1760), a polemic against the use of instruments in childbirth and the increasing popularity o... Read More about Satire in Eighteenth-Century Medical Discourse: Elizabeth Nihell, Tobias Smollett and the Advent of Man-Midwifery.

Invisible Animals: Exploring Public Discourses to Understand the Contemporary Status of Donkeys in Britain (2023)
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Established representations of donkeys in western literature and popular culture have often been negative, portraying the animals as stupid, inept, and bad tempered. To understand whether such representations are reflected in contemporary understandi... Read More about Invisible Animals: Exploring Public Discourses to Understand the Contemporary Status of Donkeys in Britain.

What triggers perceptions of racism in Heart of Darkness? A reader-response analysis (2023)
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This paper combines reader-response analysis and stylistic insights to investigate what may be triggering perceptions of racism in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. It presents the results of a survey that asked participants to read extracts from th... Read More about What triggers perceptions of racism in Heart of Darkness? A reader-response analysis.

Exploring the responses of smallscale poultry keepers to avian influenza regulations and guidance in the United Kingdom, with recommendations for improved biosecurity messaging (2023)
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Understanding how smallscale (‘backyard’) poultry keepers interpret and respond to governmental directives designed to reduce the transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is of paramount importance in preparing for future HPAI outbrea... Read More about Exploring the responses of smallscale poultry keepers to avian influenza regulations and guidance in the United Kingdom, with recommendations for improved biosecurity messaging.

Language, gender and sexuality in 2022: documenting and resisting regressive ideology (2023)
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Rock is Dead, Long Live Rock: Quantum Archaeology in the Neolithic Present (2023)
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Kilmartin Glen's rock art and built structures suggest activities dedicated to decentring human individuality and agency, paradoxically through heightened sensory experience. This process of "losing oneself" in time and place may be understood in ter... Read More about Rock is Dead, Long Live Rock: Quantum Archaeology in the Neolithic Present.

Daneis, Dacorum: re-evaluating the Danish roots of west Hertfordshire (2023)
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Understanding and appraising ‘hate speech’ (2023)
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Hate speech has become a matter of international concern, permeating institutional and lay discussions alike. Yet, exactly what it means to refer to a linguistic act as ‘hate speech’ remains unclear. This paper examines the lay understanding of hate... Read More about Understanding and appraising ‘hate speech’.

Trauma, Mind Style, and Unreliable Narration in Toni Morrison’s Home (2023)
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This article provides a twofold reading of Toni Morrison's novel Home. In the first instance, the stylistic representation of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is explored in relation to Frank's mind style; this is done through a focused examinat... Read More about Trauma, Mind Style, and Unreliable Narration in Toni Morrison’s Home.

What is Hate Speech? The Case for a Corpus Approach (2023)
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Contemporary public discourse is saturated with speech that vilifies and incites hatred or violence against vulnerable groups. The term “hate speech” has emerged in legal circles and in ordinary language to refer to these communicative acts. But lega... Read More about What is Hate Speech? The Case for a Corpus Approach.

The language of vaccination campaigns during COVID-19 (2023)
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Understanding what makes communication effective when designing public health messages is of key importance. This applies in particular to vaccination campaigns, which aim to encourage vaccine uptake and respond to vaccine hesitancy and dispel any my... Read More about The language of vaccination campaigns during COVID-19.

Epistemic space and key concepts in early and late modern medical discourse: an exploration of two genres (2023)
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This article provides a corpus-driven overview of the ‘epistemic space’ surrounding the use of two lockwords of Early and Late Modern writings on midwifery and childbirth, child and uterus. Rather than searching for epistemic stance markers themselve... Read More about Epistemic space and key concepts in early and late modern medical discourse: an exploration of two genres.