Crossing The Finish Line: A Study of Sporting Metaphors as a Reflection of Cultural Identity in Mountain Province | Chapter 2 | Current Progress in Arts and Social Studies Research Vol. 4

 

It is a simple reality that metaphorical language is frequently used in discussions of sports and are challenging for students to comprehend in the classroom. Thus, due to a lack of shared metaphorical language between the students and teachers, which is a requirement for their linguistic needs in the institution, MPSPC students may find it difficult to understand the cultural discourse around sports in Mountain Province.  Using Geeraert's [1] theory of lexical semantics and the Metaphor Identification Procedure (MIP) of Pragglejaz’ Group [2] and Steen, et al. [3], this qualitative-narrative study provides an understanding of various themes generated from the metaphors and functions as well as their literal and contextual meanings. This is also helpful for students to gain an understanding of how the metaphors linguistically help them to facilitate communication culturally.  The objectives of this study were realized through interviews with student-athletes, coaches, or trainers from various educational institutions during the CARASUC MEET, MT. PROVINCE PROVINCIAL MEET, and the CARAA MEET this 2023, followed by an examination of their actual discourse for metaphorical content. Screenshots of articles, Facebook text messages, and chat comments from Group Chats (GC) were also gathered where metaphors were dominantly mentioned by the writers. Based on these situations that served as the foundation for this study's conclusion, the metaphorical expressions were evaluated, categorized, and semantically studied with six (6) themes and 3 functions. It was discovered that rather than the comments made under each article, articles posted on Facebook during and after the events predominately employ metaphorical language that are used and understood inside contexts. Therefore, this study adds to the body of knowledge in the field of data as well as the applicable conceptual and theoretical framework.

 

Author(s) Details

 

Jonnelle D. Fagsao

Teacher Education Department, Mountain Province State Polytechnic College, Bontoc, Mountain Province 2616, Philippines.

Delia A. Sumeg-ang

Teacher Education Department, Mountain Province State Polytechnic College, Bontoc, Mountain Province 2616, Philippines.

Julie Grace M. Docallas

Teacher Education Department, Mountain Province State Polytechnic College, Bontoc, Mountain Province 2616, Philippines.

Christie Lynne C. Codod

Teacher Education Department, Mountain Province State Polytechnic College, Bontoc, Mountain Province 2616, Philippines.

 

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Pedagogical Applications of Corpus Linguistics in the Twenty-First Century | Chapter 11 | Current Research in Language, Literature and Education Vol. 3

 As educators recognise the ability of computer technology to create both independent and collaborative learning settings, the role of computer technology as a resource for foreign language learners is growing in this digital era. Computer technologies such as the Internet, multimedia, and hypermedia have all been used in English Language Learning and Teaching (ELLT) to aid in the language learning process, and all of these fall under the category of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL). Corpus linguistics is a systematic study of actual (genuine) language creation (spoken or written), in which texts are constructed using computer technology (concordancer) to generate a vast collection of authentic texts, referred to as a corpus (plural-corpora). Despite decades of study on corpus linguistics, the potentials and limitations of Data-Driven Learning (DDL), and the application of corpus linguistics in English Language Teaching (ELLT), have not been generally studied. As a result, the purpose of this chapter is to explore the potentials and limitations of DDL in order to provide a foundation for future research. The chapter's educational use of DDL was used to demonstrate the contrasts between DDL and non-DDL techniques. This valuable knowledge is presented as a way to promote DDL and develop independent learners in the twenty-first century classroom. DDL learning also teaches learners to be self-corrective, constructive, and autonomous, especially when it comes to completing communicative tasks.

Author(S) Details

Kamariah Yunus
Faculty of Languages and Communication, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), 21300, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.

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Study on the Diachronic Grammaticalization of Like and Its Variants from Corpus-linguistic Perspective | Chapter 9 | Modern Perspectives in Language, Literature and Education Vol. 8

 The goal of this study is to look into the diachronic history of the word "like" and its forms "likely," "like to," "feel like," and "would like to," among others, during the grammaticalization process. The varieties of "like" and their historical trend of grammaticalization are shown in statistics from the corpora BNC and COHA. The findings show that "like" has had a significant role in both lexical and grammatical functions throughout history. Furthermore, the varieties and collocations of the word "like" are the outcome of constant human-language interaction. The findings have far-reaching consequences for second-language instruction.

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Qingliang Meng
Pinghu Teachers’ College, Jiaxing University, No. 888 Hongjia Road, Pinghu, Zhejiang 314200, P.R. China.School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, University College Dublin, Dublin 14, Dublin, Ireland.

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An Overview on Resources for Development of Hindi Speech Synthesis System | Chapter 4 | New Ideas Concerning Science and Technology Vol. 11

 The majority of knowledge in the digital world is only available to anyone who can read and understand a specific language. All spoken technology systems include the acquisition of speech corpora. The performance of the method is directly influenced by the quality and amount of speech data in the corpus. However, there are numerous opportunities to improve speech technology systems using Hindi, which is widely spoken in India. The selection of standard databases is needed to achieve such a lofty target. The corpus and lexical tools for Hindi being created by various organisations across the country are summarised in this paper. A survey of database creation efforts for the Hindi language has been conducted in this paper. It addresses some of the Hindi language's most important linguistic tools, which are accessible via a variety of resources designed for use in text-to-speech synthesis and speech recognition technology.

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Archana Balyan
Department of Electronics and Communication, Maharaja Surajmal Institute of Technology, Affiliated to GGSIPU, New Delhi, India.

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