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• Designing participatory data physicalization as cultural connectors for a Quantified Us 2026-01-30
  Abstract This paper examines participatory data physicalization as a mode of public engagement. Building on the shift from the Quantified Self to a Quantified Us, the study investigates how data can enable shared meaning-making and intercultural dialogue beyond individual reflection. Culture is understood here as encompassing identity differences, knowledge perspectives, symbolic associations, and lived contexts […]
• Beyond Foreigner Talk 2026-01-30
  Abstract This paper challenges the common belief that first language (L1) speakers simplify their language when communicating with second language (L2) users, which is captured in Charles Ferguson’s ‘Foreigner Talk’ hypothesis. Academic research has long suggested that, along with simplified vocabulary and syntax, L1 speakers use more illustrative and larger gestures to accommodate L2 addressees. […]
• Mediated spectatorial views in the arts and beyond 2026-01-29
  Abstract As concise self-contained units of meaning at the interface of artworks and their publics, artwork titles give important insights into what is at stake in mediation in transcultural settings, under particular contextual conditions: stable visual input with cross-over of languages and cultures, and thus activation of multiple frames of reference and expectations for audiences. […]
• Reviewers in 2024/2025 2026-01-29
• At the Crossroads of Historical and Cognitive Linguistics 2026-01-29
  This volume explores the synergy between historical and cognitive linguistics, demonstrating how the two can jointly shed light on patterns of language change. Focusing on figurative language, particularly metaphor and metonymy, it features a range of case studies that zoom in on the emergence and evolution of meaning across time, with chapters addressing, among other […]
• The predictive effects of user perceptions on the willingness to continue using machine translation 2026-01-29
  Abstract Machine translation (MT) users generally express a willingness to continue using MT systems, despite their often-negative perceptions of MT output quality. Informed by an extended Technology Acceptance Model, this questionnaire-based study of trainee translators (N = 273) investigates this phenomenon by assessing the predictive effects of users’ perceptions on their intention to continue using MT systems. […]
• Agency in metaphor and translation 2026-01-29
  Abstract Cognitive approaches to metaphor translation, particularly those rooted in Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT), can be seen as overlooking the translator’s agency as they tend to emphasise the conceptual structures of metaphor in thought. As a result, very little is known about the role translators’ agency plays in their communicative decision-making. This article develops a […]
• Like a coin spinning in the air 2026-01-29
  Abstract The complexity of the science underlying quantum technology may pose a barrier to its democratization. This study investigated whether metaphors improve comprehension of, and shape attitudes toward, quantum technology. Specifically, we examined effects on perceived comprehension of a newspaper article about a new quantum computer, actual comprehension of underlying quantum phenomena (superposition and entanglement), […]
• Review of Lee (2024): Introduction to Korean as a Second Language 2026-01-29
  This article reviews Introduction to Korean as a Second Language US$ 190.00
• The generative grammar theory and studies on Altaic languages 2026-01-29
  Abstract It has been a long tradition that all functional categories of Altaic languages are treated as morphological element of content words and recognized as grammatical categories of a noun or a verb. Such an approach of blindly imitating the framework of inflectional Indo-European languages’ grammar wiped out all the referable idiosyncratic meanings of the […]
• Mirror principle and split VoiceP 2026-01-29
  Abstract This paper demonstrates that the layered affixation of passive and causative morphemes in Mongolian and Japanese mirrors the Split VoiceP structure of passive and causative clauses, where the affixation of a voice suffix signals the introduction of an argument by a voice head spelled out by that suffix. This head-argument correlation, ensuring the morpho-syntax […]
• Reported thought in Cantonese 2026-01-29
  Abstract This study explores the reported thought (RT) construction with the RT verb sam1nam2 [lit. ‘heart think’] in Cantonese. First, it is argued that sam1nam2 ‘think’ is a subject-verb compound with a dedicated RT function. Second, in written Cantonese the thought complement of sam1nam2 can take the form of a clause, emojis, underscores and/or dots […]
• Fluttering Semi-honorifics 2026-01-29
  Abstract This study presents the first systematic analysis of Fluttering Semi-honorifics (FS; seolleneun banjondae), an emerging style-shifting practice among young Korean speakers. Drawing on interviews, a two-step elicitation experiment, and a brief survey, it examines FS in terms of linguistic form, usage context, and pragmatic function. FS involves multi-sentential alternation between honorific and non-honorific endings, […]
• An analysis of Turkish lexical items insan and insanlar as impersonal pronouns 2026-01-29
  Abstract This study examines Turkish lexical item insan and its plural form insanlar to uncover their functions as impersonal pronouns. These lexical items serve as impersonal pronouns when they appear in the subject position of the sentences of which verbs bear the aorist ending –Ir or the modality markers –Abil and –mAlI. However, when they […]
• Nurturing competent non-native Korean language teachers 2026-01-29
  Abstract This study investigates the linguistic, cultural, and pedagogical challenges faced by non-native Korean as a Foreign language (NN-KFL) educators and evaluates a three-year retraining program designed to enhance their instructional competence and professional identity. Based on surveys and qualitative data from consultations and live sessions, the study identifies both common and language-specific difficulties among […]
• Misanalyses in the (de)learning of passives in Japanese-English interlanguage 2026-01-29
  Abstract This study examines the (de)learning of (indirect) passives by Japanese-speaking learners of English (JLEs). While English allows only direct passives derived via NP-movement, Japanese permits both direct and indirect passives, the latter lacking active voice counterparts. Previous research suggests that JLEs have difficulty rejecting ungrammatical indirect passives in English; however, findings regarding the difficulty […]
• Review of Kenny (2022): Machine Translation for Everyone: Empowering Users in the Age of Artificial Intelligence 2026-01-29
• The aspectual meaning and aspectual positioning of the verb base form ∅ in Early Middle Japanese 2026-01-29
  Abstract This paper examines the aspectual meaning and positioning of the verb base form ∅ in Early Middle Japanese. This paper classifies verbs based on four temporal features: [activity][telic][durative] and [intentionality]. It also examines the aspectual meanings of different types of verbs in both narrative and non-narrative sections of two Heian period narratives, The Tale […]
• Review of Luo (2025): Foreign Language Anxiety: Theory, Methodology, and Practice 2026-01-29
• An ERP study on the pragmatic processing of Korean honorifics and politeness 2026-01-29
  Abstract This study investigates Korean honorific processing, specifically examining whether it is rule-based or lexicon-based. Event-related potentials (ERPs) were measured in a group of twenty native Korean speakers to explore their responses to honorific mismatches. Participants were presented with eight variations of Korean sentences, differing in formality, honorific usage, and address form categories. The results […]