AMERICAN TELEVANGELICAL FRAMES: RELIGIOSITY, SPIRITUALITY, AND COMMODIFICATION by Nopita Trihastutie

“…In the era of media, religious broadcasting serves as a mean for individuals to express their private rights of speech and act based on their faith in public. By taking prosperity televangelical broadcasts as the main object, this article examines several aspects that are critical for understanding the religiousness and the secularization of American televangelism. …”
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The use of social networks in the study of foreign languages at the university by L. D. Efanova, V. L. Polyakova

“…The analysis of the effectiveness of the use of communities in social networks for the study of foreign languages at the University both at the level of language and at the level of speech material has been conducted. The application of messengers for speaking practice with native speakers has been substantiated, which allows to overcome the language barrier, to train pronunciation, to replenish the vocabulary with modern language lexicon. …”
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A la recherche d’un paradigme de gestion de crise de la Covid-19 au Pérou by Irène Valitutto

“…Thus, we examine the construction of this response strategy by an analysis of the official speech that defines it. Through this study, we seek to bring out the issues of power that this crisis situation reveals, by focusing on the involvement of the army.…”
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Pós-colonialidade, pós-escravismo, bioficção e con(tra)temporaneidade by Denise Carrascosa

“…This critical essay promotes a connection between the contemporary concept from the literary theory field named “biofiction”, the post-colonial theory and the issue of Africa n - diasporic subjetivization, from the Brazilian historical experience and intellectual possibility of speech, crisscrossed with a symptomatic study of the last novels written by Toni Morrison, Home (2012), and Jamaica Kincaid, See now then ( 2013), as well as of the novel A question of power (1970) by Bessie Head. …”
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Conceptions de l’animal au regard de dialectique objet/sujet by Michel Vidal, Laurence Simonneaux

“…New conceptions of the animal are suggested in the speech of different stakeholders (professionals of animals, animal rights activists), scientists within humanities or biology. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 vaccination on tinnitus onset and severity: a comprehensive survey study by Anusha Yellamsetty, Egbe-Etu Etu, Shaowen Bao

“…Significant increases in tinnitus loudness, pitch, and anxiety post-vaccination, along with challenges in speech perception, emphasize the need for further research into the auditory effects of COVID-19 vaccination. …”
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Auditory Cortical Maturation in a Child with Cochlear Implant: Analysis of Electrophysiological and Behavioral Measures by Liliane Aparecida Fagundes Silva, Maria Inês Vieira Couto, Robinson Koji Tsuji, Ricardo Ferreira Bento, Ana Claudia Martinho de Carvalho, Carla Gentile Matas

“…She was evaluated using the P1 component of Long Latency Auditory Evoked Potential (LLAEP); speech perception tests of the Glendonald Auditory Screening Procedure (GASP); Infant Toddler Meaningful Auditory Integration Scale (IT-MAIS); and Meaningful Use of Speech Scales (MUSS). …”
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Liras into Lyres: Talking Across Difference in the Works of Edith Nesbit by Melissa Jenkins

“…Yet, I posit that this focus on mishearings and misunderstandings restores unexpected power to the child’s speech, especially when the child is speaking to other children. …”
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The Neural Development of Chinese Lexical Tone Perception: A Mismatch Negativity Study Across Childhood, Adolescence, and Adulthood by Han Wu, Yixiao Zhang, Yiru Liu, Shijun Zhang, Linjun Zhang, Hua Shu, Yang Zhang

“…Methods: The MMN response to a flat-falling tonal contrast (Tone1 versus Tone4) were recorded from children (25 participants aged 6–8), adolescents (26 participants aged 12–14), and young adults (20 participants aged 18–24). Nonsense speech stimuli were also used by superimposing Tone1 and Tone4 on an English syllable. …”
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Beta oscillations predict the envelope sharpness in a rhythmic beat sequence by Sabine Leske, Tor Endestad, Vegard Volehaugen, Maja D. Foldal, Alejandro O. Blenkmann, Anne-Kristin Solbakk, Anne Danielsen

“…Most environmental rhythms and patterns in human behavior, such as walking, dancing, and speech do not, however, display strict isochrony but are instead quasi-periodic. …”
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Changes in Vowel Articulation with Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation in Dysarthric Speakers with Parkinson’s Disease by Vincent Martel Sauvageau, Joël Macoir, Mélanie Langlois, Michel Prud’Homme, Léo Cantin, Johanna-Pascale Roy

“…Optimization of the electrical parameters for each patient is important and may lead to improvement in speech fine motor control. However, the impact on overall speech intelligibility may still be small. …”
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Investigating Whether Consuming Meals in a Dining Room Impacts Patients’ Mood, Level of Interaction, and Subsequent Nutrient Intake in a Stroke Rehabilitation Ward. by Sali Abouhajar, Grace Bennett, Linda Dooley, Tracy Waldron, Katie Walsh, Sile Murphy, Aoibheann McMorrow, Joseph Harbison, Suzanne L Doyle

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Neuropati Auditori by Sukri Rahman, Rossy Rosalinda

“…Keywords: Auditory neuropathy, BERA, OAE, speech perception…”
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Protocol for a feasibility study evaluating a supported self-management intervention for stroke survivors with aphasia (StarStep study) by Faye Wray, Madeline Cruice, Ian Kellar, Anne Forster

“…The Living with Aphasia intervention will be facilitated by speech and language therapists and implemented in two community stroke teams in the north of England. …”
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Mystical perspectives in interreligious dialogue by K. Waaijman

“… This article discusses the distinction that is being made between the unknowability of God, the source of all that is, and Jesus of Nazareth, the body language of God, from the viewpoint of spirituality with Paul’s address at the Areopagus in Athens (Acts 17:16-32) as point of departure. This speech virtually represents the oldest Christian interfaith meeting in which there is a dialogue between religious Athenians and Paul. …”
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Il était une fois la langue inclusive by Emily Lombardero

“…These nouns are examined first from a morphological and then semantic point of view, with particular attention paid to job titles and animal names ; thirdly, several figures of speech are explored that bring grammatical gender into play. …”
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Stratégies d’accommodation en anglais américain : le cas de l’interro-négative by Pauline Levillain

“…To do so, the strategic adjustments are examined in the light of the conversational context, the points of view expressed by the speakers and the objectives they would like to reach. Both the Speech-Act theory and the Pragma-Dialectical Approach not only shed light on the relevance of the use of negative interrogative clauses in contexts of disagreement but also help us understand how complex interpersonal relations develop when speakers want to reach an agreement by sharing points of view.…”
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Recommendations of Pope Francis on Rhetoric by Marian Šuráb

“…The Pope reiterated the importance of the preacher to speak properly, use appropriate language, speak simply and clearly, be mindful of the vocal aspect of their speech, to use appropriate gestures and not to speak for  too long. …”
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The pragmatic function of asides that stage an event in the Fourth Gospel by R.S. Hobyane

“…It therefore seeks to contribute to Johannine research by analysing these specific asides from a speech act interpretive perspective. It aims to demonstrate that these asides are inherently performative, representing a deliberate communicative strategy by the implied author to engage and compel participation from the reader. …”
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Review of EAP Talk by Wang Chenghao, Zou Bin

“…This technological tool review aims to provide a brief overview of EAP Talk, an artificial intelligence (AI) English speech assessment platform, outlining its various evaluation features, highlighting the advantages of each function, illustrating its potential for academic English teaching and proposing critical evaluations and suggestions for its upgradeable components. …”
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