https://www.sciedu.ca/journal/index.php/elr/issue/feedEnglish Linguistics Research2024-03-03T23:23:43-08:00Camille Suelr@sciedupress.comOpen Journal Systems<img src="/journal/public/site/images/elr/elrcover.jpg" alt="elr" width="338" height="400" align="right" hspace="20" /><p><em>English Linguistics Research</em> (ELR) is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal, published by Sciedu Press. The journal is published <strong>Semiannually</strong> (June and December).</p><p>The journal encourages and publishes research papers in the fields of English language, applied English linguistics, theoretical English linguistics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, computational linguistics, comparative linguistics, and dialectology. The journal is published in both printed and online versions. 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The main goal is to observe F1 and F2 of vowels /i æ u/ next to the aforementioned sounds. The outcome of this study shows that F1 and F2 values next to emphatics and uvulars are reliable acoustic correlates. Emphatics and uvulars next to vowels increase F1 values, a pattern not noticeable in vowels next to plain sounds /ð s t/. Both groups also show lower F2 values compared to plain coronals. The size of F2 decrease, however, is lower in vowels following emphatics than vowels following uvulars. Differences in F2 values between these sound groups suggest differences in their articulatory mechanisms.</p>2023-12-30T00:00:00-08:00Copyright (c) 2024 Majed Al Solamihttps://www.sciedu.ca/journal/index.php/elr/article/view/25405Comparative Analysis of Lexical Bundles in Dissertation Abstracts: Insights for Teaching Academic English to Chinese Students2024-03-03T23:23:43-08:00Kai Baobaokai@usst.edu.cn<p>Lexical bundle research in academic abstracts has predominantly focused on research articles, with less attention given to dissertation abstracts. This is particularly relevant for Chinese graduate students who are required to provide English abstracts in their dissertations. Addressing this gap, the study compared the structural and functional distribution of lexical bundles in dissertation abstracts by linguistics students from China and the United States to inform academic instruction. Two corpora, the Chinese University Student Collection and the American University Student Collection, each with 700 abstracts, were compiled and analyzed. The findings showed that Chinese students proportionally used more noun phrase (NP) and prepositional phrase (PP)-based lexical bundles, but fewer verb phrase (VP)-based ones, compared to their American counterparts. Additionally, they used a higher proportion of research- and participant-oriented bundles, but fewer text-oriented bundles. These differences highlight distinct structural and functional preferences in lexical bundle usage between the two student groups. This study underscores the importance of adapting instructional strategies to address these differences, enhancing English academic writing skills of Chinese graduate students by acknowledging the diverse linguistic approaches of international student populations.</p>2024-02-27T00:00:00-08:00Copyright (c) 2024 Kai Baohttps://www.sciedu.ca/journal/index.php/elr/article/view/25176The Impact of Technology on Human Translators and Translation Quality: A Study on Machine Translation and Computer-Assisted Translation Tools2024-03-03T23:23:43-08:00Yixin WangMX120230287@stu.yzu.edu.cn<p>This paper explores the influence of technology, especially computer-assisted translation (CAT) tools, on human translators and the quality of translated texts. the development of machine translation is reviewed, including advancements in neural machine translation (NMT), and various types of CAT tools such as translation memory (TM) systems and terminology management tools. The impact of technology on human translators is analysed, highlighting their evolving role in the digital age, and the effects on translation quality is examined. The article addresses the advantages and challenges associated with technology in translation, emphasizing the need for a balanced approach that combines the strengths of technology with the expertise of human translators.</p>2024-03-03T23:22:50-08:00Copyright (c) 2024 Yixin Wang