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The Translatability of Near-Synonyms into English: Analytical Study of the Translation of Al-Qarni’s Book ‘La Tahzan’

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This study aims at discovering the obstacles that might encounter translators while translating near-synonyms into English in the social field and discourse. It concludes that if translators follow a specific arrangement of equivalences as suggested and explained by Werner Koller (1979), the process of translating near-synonyms from Arabic into English will be facilitated. The methodology […]

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Online Learning and Its Effects on Students’ Writing Skills

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As a side effect of the emergency transition to remote online learning, all schools’ students and universities have stopped teaching in classroom settings in mid-March 2020 and began using internet platforms to deliver online learning activities. Teachers and students communicate through chat, video calls, or emails. The government also launched educational television programming as an

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A Contrastive Study of the Progressive Marker in English and Ikwerre Languages

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The Ikwerre and English languages differ in some linguistic features due to their different linguistic backgrounds. One of such linguistic features is the inflectional markers/affixes which are used to mark different grammatical categories. These differences often create problems to the Ikwere learners of English as a second language. This paper, therefore examines the progressive markers

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The Perceptions and Attitudes of Saudi EFL Students Toward the Use of Communicative Language Teaching in Oral Communication Classes

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Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) is widely and extensively practiced in language teaching, especially in EFL classes. In fact, most educators consider it to be the most effective and practical approach to language teaching. Early studies indicated that the positive or negative attitudes of learners toward CLT can affect their language learning process. As a result,

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A Semantic Approach to Examining English Causative Constructions

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This phraseological study argues that the causative construction [make Object to Verb] ([make O to V]) derived from [make O V] is acceptable when a semantic approach is adopted, and clarifies that: (i) the essence of communication is to convey meaning, which is reflected in syntactic patterns and (ii) semantics takes priority over syntactic patterns.

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Use of Discourse Markers in ESL Undergraduates’ Expository Essay Writing among Undergraduates in a Nigerian University

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Discourse markers (DMs) enhance unhindered flow of ideas and their relatedness in sentences and paragraphs. However, lack or misuse of DMs could lead to misinterpretation of ideas and information. This study therefore assessed the use of discourse makers as used in expository essay among undergraduates in a Nigerian university. The study employed survey research design

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The Linguistic Consequences of Digital Technology on the Learning of English in the Senegalese University Environment: The case of the SMS

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The present work is devoted to the analysis of the linguistic consequences of digital technology in the learning of the English language in a university environment. In other words, this article talks about the linguistic consequences of SMS on the learning of English in a context dominated by the implementation, by the State of Senegal,

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The Speech of the Repetition of Rhetorical Question “Then Which of the Favours of Your Lord Will You Deny? In Surat AL Rahman

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Repetition is a linguistic feature that exists in all languages, and represents different purposes, rhetorical, emphatic, or otherwise. A problematic issue arises when the rhetorical question “Then which of the favours of your Lord will you deny? In Surat AL Rahman repeated many times in Surat Al Rahman. This paper deals with this specific area

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Corruption and Decadence in Ayi Kwei Armah’s the Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born

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The erosion of traditional moral standards is a predominant concern in representations of post-independence Africa. Characters frequently act in abhorrent ways as a way of expressing this worry. In The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born, Anyi Kwei Armah condemns the public’s role in economic destruction and moral decay because almost everyone directly or indirectly

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