1.
The Neural Theory of Metaphor
Number of pages: 33
Posted: 23 Jul 2009
Working Paper Series
University of California, Berkeley
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4,064
2.
Future-Time Framing: The Effect of Language on Corporate Future Orientation
Harvard Business School Organizational Behavior Unit Working Paper No. 14-082
, European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Finance Working Paper No. 412/2014
Number of pages: 43
Posted: 05 Mar 2014
Last Revised: 29 May 2018
Working Paper Series
Singapore Management University - Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Cornell University, Tilburg University - Department of Finance and University of Massachusetts Lowell
There are 2 versions of this paper
Future-Time Framing: The Effect of Language on Corporate Future Orientation
Harvard Business School Organizational Behavior Unit Working Paper No. 14-082
, European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Finance Working Paper No. 412/2014
Number of pages: 43
Posted: 05 Mar 2014
Last Revised: 29 May 2018
Downloads
2,288
Speaking of Corporate Social Responsibility
TILEC Discussion Paper No. 2014-018, CentER Discussion Paper Series No. 2014-023
Number of pages: 43
Posted: 20 Mar 2014
Last Revised: 01 May 2014
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205
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2,288
3.
Using 10-K Text to Gauge Financial Constraints
Forthcoming in the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
Number of pages: 43
Posted: 28 Sep 2013
Last Revised: 27 Aug 2015
Accepted Paper Series
University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Notre Dame and University of Notre Dame - Mendoza College of Business - Department of Finance
Downloads
2,103
4.
The Role of Error Analysis in Teaching and Learning of Second and Foreign Language
Education and Linguistics Research, 1(2), 52-62. DOI:10.5296/elr.v1i1.8189
Number of pages: 11
Posted: 14 Sep 2015
Last Revised: 22 Sep 2015
Accepted Paper Series
University of Gujrat, Islamic Azad University (IAU) - Tabriz Branch and Majmaah University
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1,674
5.
Polysemy and Conceptual Blending
POLYSEMY: FLEXIBLE PATTERNS OF MEANING IN MIND AND LANGUAGE, Brigitte Nerlich, Vimala Herman, Zazie Todd, & David Clarke, eds., pp. 79-94, Berlin & New York, 2003
Number of pages: 19
Posted: 19 Feb 2009
Accepted Paper Series
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Cognitive Science and Case Western Reserve University - Department of Cognitive Science
Downloads
1,591
6.
Political Language in Economics
Columbia Business School Research Paper No. 14-57
Number of pages: 67
Posted: 08 Dec 2014
Last Revised: 31 Oct 2018
Working Paper Series
New York University, Columbia Business School - Management and Columbia University
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1,374
7.
The Use of Word Lists in Textual Analysis
Forthcoming in the Journal of Behavioral Finance
Number of pages: 33
Posted: 17 Jul 2014
Last Revised: 02 Feb 2015
Accepted Paper Series
University of Notre Dame and University of Notre Dame - Mendoza College of Business - Department of Finance
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1,323
8.
Totalitarianism Through Newspeak and Doublethink: An Evaluation Through George Orwell's 1984
Number of pages: 8
Posted: 25 Feb 2014
Last Revised: 13 May 2017
Working Paper Series
Independent
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928
9.
Mobile Learning to Support Teaching English as a Second Language
Tayebinik, M., Puteh, M. (2012). Mobile Learning to Support Teaching English as a Second Language. Journal of Education and Practice. Vol 3, No 7, 56-62.
Number of pages: 12
Posted: 15 Jun 2013
Last Revised: 16 Jun 2013
Accepted Paper Series
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Downloads
818
10.
Wording in International Law
25 Leiden Journal of International Law, 2012, p. 575-602, Amsterdam Law School Research Paper No. 2012-63, Amsterdam Center for International Law No. 2012-09
Number of pages: 43
Posted: 01 Jun 2012
Last Revised: 11 Jan 2015
Accepted Paper Series
Sciences Po Law School
Downloads
744
11.
Korean Students‘ Language Learning Strategies and Years of Studying English as Predictors of Proficiency in English
Teaching English to Speakers of Languages Journal, Vol. 2, pp. 39-61, 2010
Number of pages: 23
Posted: 11 Jul 2010
Accepted Paper Series
De La Salle University, Manila
Downloads
739
12.
Alien Language: Immigration Metaphors and the Jurisprudence of Otherness
Fordham Law Review, Vol. 79, p. 1545, 2011
Number of pages: 54
Posted: 07 Apr 2011
Last Revised: 13 Dec 2016
Accepted Paper Series
Willamette University - College of Law
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723
13.
Learning Phrasal Verbs through Image Schemas: A New Approach
Sarah Vieira, Antonio Abreu, FROM LANGUAGE AS SYSTEM TO LANGUAGE AS USE: IMAGE SCHEMAS IN THE DESCRIPTION AND EXPLANATION OF PHRASAL VERBS IN ENGLISH, October 31, 2008
Number of pages: 19
Posted: 24 Oct 2009
Last Revised: 02 Nov 2009
Accepted Paper Series
Universidade Estadual Paulista and São Paulo State University - UNESP
Downloads
713
14.
Processing Fluency and Investors’ Reactions to Disclosure Readability
Journal of Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 50
Posted: 10 Jul 2011
Last Revised: 02 Feb 2012
Accepted Paper Series
SC Johnson Graduate School of Business
Downloads
697
15.
Two Kinds of Concept: Implicit and Explicit
Number of pages: 13
Posted: 27 Apr 2010
Working Paper Series
University of Missouri at Saint Louis
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601
16.
Talk is Not Always Cheap: What Firms Say, How They Say It, and Social Performance
Number of pages: 38
Posted: 31 Mar 2014
Last Revised: 17 Feb 2017
Working Paper Series
London Business School - Department of Strategic & International Management and London Business School - Department of Strategic & International Management
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579
17.
اللّسانيّات في قلب المسيرات:الشّعارات خطابا طقوسيّا، بقلم: الأزهر الزناد (Linguistics at the Heart of the Marches and Demonstrations: Slogans as a Ritual Discourse)
Number of pages: 38
Posted: 04 Nov 2013
Working Paper Series
University of Manouba - Faculty of Arts, Literatures and Humanities
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493
18.
'And/Or' and the Proper Use of Legal Language
Maryland Law Review, Forthcoming, American University, WCL Research Paper No. 2017-10
Number of pages: 26
Posted: 07 Mar 2017
Last Revised: 04 Apr 2018
Accepted Paper Series
American University - Washington College of Law
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486
19.
The Importance of Intercultural Competence in the Development of Successful International Businesses
Number of pages: 7
Posted: 26 Aug 2014
Working Paper Series
Max Planck Society for the Advancement of the Sciences - Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
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464
20.
Metaphor, Models, and Meaning in Contract Law
116 Penn. St. L. Rev. 987 (2012), Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 11-04
Number of pages: 56
Posted: 15 Feb 2011
Last Revised: 12 Apr 2012
Working Paper Series
Suffolk University Law School
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455
21.
Always Judged - Case Study of an Interview Using Conversation Analysis
Clinical Law Review, Vol. 16, p. 423, 2010, NYLS Clinical Research Institute Paper No. 09/10 #12
Number of pages: 28
Posted: 30 Jun 2009
Last Revised: 06 Feb 2013
Accepted Paper Series
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
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430
22.
The Dictionary Is Not a Fortress: Definitional Fallacies and a Corpus-Based Approach to Plain Meaning
Brigham Young University Law Review, p. 1915, 2010
Number of pages: 65
Posted: 03 Feb 2011
Accepted Paper Series
University of Chicago - Law School
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413
23.
Types of Lexical Relations: Reiteration
Annals of the University of Craiova, Series: Philology, English, Year XI, No.2, 2010
Number of pages: 7
Posted: 25 Apr 2016
Accepted Paper Series
University of Craiova
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409
24.
Languages and Corporate Savings Behavior
Number of pages: 47
Posted: 27 Jan 2015
Last Revised: 15 Jul 2017
Working Paper Series
China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), University of Miami - Department of Finance, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) and University of Queensland
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394
25.
Investigating Children's Why-Questions. A Study Comparing Argumentative and Explanatory Function
Bova, A., & Arcidiacono, F. (2013). Investigating children’s Why-questions. A study comparing argumentative and explanatory function. Discourse Studies, 15(6): 713-734. doi: 10.1177/1461445613490013,
Number of pages: 33
Posted: 24 Mar 2014
Last Revised: 09 Apr 2014
Accepted Paper Series
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan and University of Neuchatel
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379
26.
Investigating the Factors Leading to Speaking Difficulties: Both Perspectives of Efl Saudi Learners and Their Teachers
Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) Volume.7 Number.2 June, 2016
Number of pages: 20
Posted: 03 Aug 2016
Working Paper Series
University of Tabuk and University of Tabuk
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376
27.
Lexical Cohesion: Aspects of Collocation Using Halliday and Hasan’s Systemic Model of Cohesion
Translation Studies: Retrospective and Prospective Views. Galaţi: Galati University Press, 2010,
Number of pages: 5
Posted: 26 Jun 2016
Accepted Paper Series
University of Craiova
Downloads
369
28.
Implementing Task-Based Language Teaching in ESL Classrooms
Number of pages: 5
Posted: 08 Feb 2016
Last Revised: 09 Mar 2016
Working Paper Series
National University
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363
29.
Speech Act Theory and the Concept of Intention in Literary Criticism
Review of English Studies Canaria, Vol. 24, pp. 89-104, 1992
Number of pages: 9
Posted: 25 May 2010
Accepted Paper Series
Universidad de Zaragoza
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361
30.
The Interpersonal Metafunction of Clauses: Polarity and Modality
Proceedings of the International Conference Challenges in Language, Literature and Arts at the Beginning of the 21st Century”, Germanic Languages, volume 1, Alba Iulia, Editura Aeternitas, 2009,
Number of pages: 7
Posted: 25 Apr 2016
Accepted Paper Series
University of Craiova
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359
31.
Is Privacy Policy Language Irrelevant to Consumers?
45 Journal of Legal Studies, Forthcoming, University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 776, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 16-19
Number of pages: 29
Posted: 14 Sep 2016
Last Revised: 30 Sep 2016
Accepted Paper Series
University of Chicago Law School and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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358
32.
Functions of 'Why' Questions Asked by Children in Family Conversations
Bova, A. (2011). Functions of Why-questions used by children in family conversations. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 30, 776-782. doi: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.10.151
Number of pages: 7
Posted: 24 Mar 2014
Accepted Paper Series
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan
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354
33.
The Effect of Study Habits on English Language Achievement
Arab World English Journal (AWEJ), Volume 7, Number 4, December 2016
Number of pages: 20
Posted: 19 Jan 2017
Working Paper Series
Community College of Qatar
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352
34.
Does Concrete Language in Disclosures Increase Willingness to Invest?
Number of pages: 42
Posted: 29 Apr 2014
Working Paper Series
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, SC Johnson Graduate School of Business and University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting
Downloads
339
35.
Linguistic Pragmatics in Advertising Research: Conceptual Framework
International scientific-practical conference "Actual problems of development of the media industry at the present stage", St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg State University of Cinema and Television. 28-29 November 2014
Number of pages: 8
Posted: 06 Mar 2015
Last Revised: 15 Mar 2015
Working Paper Series
St. Petersburg University of Cinema and Television, St. Petersburg University of Cinema and Television and
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332
36.
The Role and Scope of Language Learning in Various Fields
Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol 4, Issue 8, Sept 2014
Number of pages: 8
Posted: 23 Sep 2014
Accepted Paper Series
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University
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328
37.
Saurashtra: A Language, Region, Culture & Community
Number of pages: 13
Posted: 04 Apr 2012
Working Paper Series
Shanti Business School (SBS)
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325
38.
As Imagination Bodies Forth the Forms of Things Unknown
Pragmatics and Cognition, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 179-185, 1995
Number of pages: 6
Posted: 16 Jun 2009
Accepted Paper Series
Case Western Reserve University - Department of Cognitive Science
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324
39.
Motivational Orientation in Foreign Language Learning: The Case of Filipino Foreign Language Learners
Gonzales, R. DLC. (2010).Motivational Orientation in Foreign Language Learning: The Case of Filipino Foreign Language Learners.TESOL Journal Vol. 3, pp. 3-28
Number of pages: 26
Posted: 12 Mar 2016
Working Paper Series
University of Santo Tomas Graduate School
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323
40.
Game Theory: An Approach from Thomas S. Schelling
Number of pages: 16
Posted: 01 Apr 2010
Working Paper Series
Universidad Externado de Colombia - Facultad de Finanzas, Gobierno y Relaciones Internacionales
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322
41.
Does Highlighting Concrete Language in Disclosures Mitigate Home Bias?
Number of pages: 37
Posted: 13 Jun 2012
Last Revised: 23 Oct 2012
Working Paper Series
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, SC Johnson Graduate School of Business and University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting
Downloads
318
42.
While Effusive, 'Conclusory' is Still Quite Elusive: The Story of a Word, Iqbal, and a Perplexing Lexical Inquiry of Supreme Importance
University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Vol. 73, No. 2, 2011 (2013)
Number of pages: 125
Posted: 04 Apr 2013
Last Revised: 24 Jun 2013
Accepted Paper Series
Chapman University, The Dale E. Fowler School of Law
There are 2 versions of this paper
While Effusive, 'Conclusory' is Still Quite Elusive: The Story of a Word, Iqbal, and a Perplexing Lexical Inquiry of Supreme Importance
University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Vol. 73, No. 2, 2011 (2013)
Number of pages: 125
Posted: 04 Apr 2013
Last Revised: 24 Jun 2013
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298
While Effusive, 'Conclusory' is Still Quite Elusive: The Story of a Word, Iqbal, and a Perplexing Lexical Inquiry of Supreme Importance
University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Forthcoming, Chapman University Law Research Paper No. 11-18
Number of pages: 124
Posted: 30 May 2011
Last Revised: 18 Mar 2013
Downloads
187
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298
43.
A Lawyer's Introduction to Meaning in the Framework of Corpus Linguistics
Brigham Young University Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 54
Posted: 31 Jan 2017
Last Revised: 21 Sep 2017
Accepted Paper Series
Georgetown University Law Center
Downloads
296
44.
A Cognitive Linguistics Overview of Offense and Hate Speech
Number of pages: 25
Posted: 22 Jan 2013
Working Paper Series
Case Western Reserve University - Department of Cognitive Science
Downloads
286
45.
'Heads or Tails?' – A Reachability Bias in Binary Choice
Forthcoming in Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition
Number of pages: 30
Posted: 15 Jan 2014
Accepted Paper Series
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Federmann School of Government and Public Policy and Carnegie Mellon University - H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management
Downloads
281
46.
Predicting Stock Market Returns Based on the Content of Annual Report Narrative: A New Anomaly
Number of pages: 43
Posted: 31 Jul 2014
Last Revised: 20 Aug 2015
Working Paper Series
Open University, UK and Coventry University
Downloads
277
47.
The Definite Article, ‘The’: The Most Frequently Used Word in World’s Englishes
Research Journal of English Language and Literature, Volume 2, Issue 3, 2014
Number of pages: 4
Posted: 19 Nov 2014
Accepted Paper Series
Central Institute of Indian Languages
Downloads
274
48.
Pink and White Carnations: A Semiotic Analysis of Wallace Stevens
Number of pages: 9
Posted: 26 Nov 2009
Working Paper Series
Case Western Reserve University
Downloads
268
49.
Textual Paralanguage and Its Implications for Marketing Communications
Journal of Consumer Psychology, 27(1), 98-107, 2017
Number of pages: 37
Posted: 16 May 2016
Last Revised: 24 Feb 2017
Accepted Paper Series
University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin School of Business and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Downloads
268
50.
A Comparison between the French and RP English Vowel Systems
Number of pages: 25
Posted: 30 Apr 2011
Last Revised: 10 Oct 2015
Working Paper Series
Universidad de Zaragoza
Downloads
266
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