The discourse connector list: a multi-genre cross-cultural corpus analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Ali Rezvani Kalajahi ◽  
Steve Neufeld ◽  
Ain Nadzimah Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Differences ◽  
American English ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Corpus Analysis ◽  
Academic English ◽  
Linguistic Feature ◽  
Pedagogical Tool ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
Cross Cultural Differences ◽  
Frequency Of Use

AbstractThis study examines the linguistic feature known as discourse connector using a corpus-informed approach. The study applies a taxonomy which classifies and describes 632 discourse connectors in eight broad classes with 17 categories. The frequency of use of each discourse connector listed was analyzed in the three different registers of spoken, non-academic and academic English in the two different cultural contexts of British and American English. The resulting data on discourse connector frequency were compiled in a database and processed with various statistical formulae to highlight multi-register and cross-cultural differences and similarities of use of each discourse connector. An interpretation of the use of this database, which is free to download and use, is included in the study as well as a discussion of the results and the potential for use as a research and pedagogical tool.

Cultural differences in academic discourse

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 214-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian A. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Standard Procedure ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
First Person ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
Cross Cultural Differences ◽  
Standard Procedures ◽  
Semantic Prosody

This corpus-based study examines first-person verbs in Methods sections in English and Spanish. Quantitative analysis was based on rhetorical Move categories and qualitative analysis on linguistic profiles (collocation, colligation, semantic preference and semantic prosody). Both the English and Spanish subcorpora had more texts without first-person verbs than with this verb form. However, in the texts with this feature, the frequency was significantly higher in Spanish and the distribution of the rhetorical Moves associated with the first-person forms was also significantly different. The qualitative analysis revealed that in the English texts, the first-person signals the reasoned choice of a non-standard procedure (32 tokens) compared to only seven standard procedures, whereas in the Spanish texts the distribution was even (25 and 26 tokens, respectively). The results support cross-cultural differences in discourse functions that have implications for both translation and academic writing in cross-cultural contexts.

Cross-cultural differences in mother-preschooler book sharing practices in the United States and Thailand

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Sirada ROCHANAVIBHATA ◽  
Viorica MARIAN
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Differences ◽  
American English ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Narrative Style ◽  
Cross Cultural Differences ◽  
Narrative Skills ◽  
Maternal Scaffolding ◽  
American Children ◽  
Book Sharing

Abstract Cross-cultural differences in book sharing practices of American and Thai mother-preschooler dyads were examined. Twenty-one Thai monolingual and 21 American-English monolingual mothers and their four-year-olds completed a book sharing task. Results revealed narrative style differences between the American and Thai groups: American mothers adopted a high-elaborative story-builder style and used affirmations, descriptions, extensions, and recasting more than Thai mothers. Thai mothers adopted a low-elaborative story-teller style and used more attention directives and expansions than American mothers. American children produced longer narratives than their Thai peers, whereas Thai children repeated their mothers’ utterances more than their American counterparts. Maternal and child narrative styles were associated. These results suggest that maternal scaffolding styles differ across cultures and influence children's developing narrative skills.

Cognitive gadgets: A provocative but flawed manifesto

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Del Giudice
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Twin Studies ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Evolutionary Approach ◽  
Genetic Inheritance ◽  
Double Standards ◽  
Cross Cultural Differences ◽  
Cherry Picking ◽  
Dichotomous Thinking

Abstract The argument against innatism at the heart of Cognitive Gadgets is provocative but premature, and is vitiated by dichotomous thinking, interpretive double standards, and evidence cherry-picking. I illustrate my criticism by addressing the heritability of imitation and mindreading, the relevance of twin studies, and the meaning of cross-cultural differences in theory of mind development. Reaching an integrative understanding of genetic inheritance, plasticity, and learning is a formidable task that demands a more nuanced evolutionary approach.

Cross-Cultural Differences in the Temporal Distribution of Autobiographical Memory

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve M. J. Janssen ◽  
Anna Gralak ◽  
Yayoi Kawasaki ◽  
Gert Kristo ◽  
Pedro M. Rodrigues ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autobiographical Memory ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Temporal Distribution ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cross Cultural Differences

¡Pura vida! Cross-cultural differences in happiness and satisfaction with life

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew S. Anderson ◽  
Michael K. Lunn ◽  
Ronald W. Wright ◽  
Alicia Limke
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cross Cultural Differences
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