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Object Honorification in Korean Verbs
(Georgetown University, 2022)
This thesis investigates the morphosyntactic mechanism behind the realization of the honorification of direct and indirect objects on verbs in Korean. Unlike subject honorifics, object-honorific verbs do not have a designated ...
A Descriptive Study of Nouns and Nominal Phrases in Soqotri
(Georgetown University, 2022)
This dissertation thoroughly describes the noun and the major phrases within the nominal domain in Soqotri, one of the Modern South Arabian languages which belong to the West Semitic branch of the Semitic language family. ...
Crosslinguistic Influence from Spanish in L3 Portuguese: The Roles of Language Background, Proficiency Level, Crosslinguistic Awareness, and Psychotypology
(Georgetown University, 2022)
While research on crosslinguistic influence (CLI) in third language (L3) learning has widely supported typological proximity as a primary determinant of CLI in L3s (e.g., Giancaspro et al., 2015; Montrul et al., 2010; ...
Contributions of Cross-linguistic Influence and Language Aptitude to the Perception and Production of L3 Spanish Labial Stops among Korean-English of Varying L3 Proficiency
(Georgetown University, 2022)
Over the last two decades, there has been an increasing interest in third language (L3) phonology (Cabrelli Amaro, 2012; Cabrelli Amaro & Wrembel, 2016). However, research so far has been primarily directed at specific ...
Positioning, Storylines, Master Narratives, and Intertextuality: Student Veteran Discourse about Decisions, Transitions, and Communities of Practice
(Georgetown University, 2022)
While existing research recognizes the importance of transitions in military members’ lives, there are few, and to my knowledge no micro-level discourse analytic, studies illuminating how military veterans talk about their ...