Linguistic Problems Research Articles

The impact of language variation on educational outcomes in African rural settings

The present research discusses how language variation may influence educational outcomes within African rural settings concerning indigenous languages, colonial languages, and dialectal diversity. From the critical literature review, it has been determined that mother-tongue education advances academic performance as well as social cohesion and engagement since students find learning more accessible and relevant to their culture. Conversely, the range of dialects, along with other issues such as a lack of resources and proper teacher training, complicates the implementation of mother-tongue education. On the other hand, the use as medium of instruction of a few colonial languages causes inequalities to worsen, alienating rural learners and causing underachievement. This study has strengthened calls for more flexible and localized language policies, with further research on the longer-term impacts of indigenous language education in rural classrooms and the role of dialects. The resolution of at least these linguistic problems would allow the countries of Africa to come closer to equitable and more inclusive education systems. Keywords: Language Variation, Educational Outcomes, Rural Africa, Indigenous Languages, Colonial Languages, Dialectal Diversity.

On a new approach to studying lexical metonymy. Review of a monograph: Ilyukhina N.A. Lexical metonymy in linguistic and cognitive comprehension. Samara: OOO «SAMARAMA», 2023, 172 p. ISBN 978-5-6050869-9-4

This review is devoted to the monograph «Lexical metonymy in linguistic and cognitive comprehension» by N.A. Ilyukhina, who examines the problems of using metonymic nomination of objects, processes and persons in various denotative and discursive spheres. The relevance of the issues raised in the monograph is determined by the important role of associative thinking in the process of understanding the reality and complexity of mental connections between referents, which become the objects of metonymic nomination. The review describes the issues that have become the focus of the researcher’s attention, in particular, the typologization of lexical metonymy, substantive and verbal metonymy, metonymic transfer of definitions, metonymy in various denotative and discursive spheres. The problem of the research lies in the complexity of the linguistic representation of the cognitive mechanisms of metonymic transfer, in understanding the mental connections between the part and the whole, due to which their names can replace each other in language and speech. During the research N.A. Ilyukhina used an up-to-date method of linguocognitive analysis. As a result of the conducted fundamental research, N.A. Ilyukhina comes to a number of important conclusions. The most significant and interesting conclusions are about the unified cognitive foundations of the main transfers in the system of language and speech; about the connection of the transfer vector with the structural type of a multi-faceted concept, which contains knowledge about the corresponding referent, nominated or defined by the word; about the most significant role of the cognitive metonymic mechanism in speech activity; about the «ubiquity», universality, versatility and expansion of linguistic metonymy due to its cognitive foundations; about the possibility of using metonymy as a basis for other tropes. The monograph is of considerable interest to researchers dealing with the problems of metonymy, cognitive linguistics, semasiology, and semantics of discourse.

Improving linguistic competence through learning based on language error analysis and problems

The success of an educational institution, especially those related to teaching, depends on various components, including materials and learning models or approaches. Materials and learning models or learning approaches must not only be able to attract students' attention but must also be following their needs and development. One learning model that pays attention to the needs and development of students is problem and error analysis-based learning. This learning model presents a real problem for students at the beginning of learning, then resolved through investigation and applied using a problem-solving approach. Therefore, the research "Improving Linguistic Competence through Learning Based on Language Error Analysis and Problems" is very interesting to be done immediately. This study aims to identify linguistic errors and problems found in everyday life and describe solutions to understand these problems in improving students' linguistic competence. The study of learning based on error and problem analysis can contribute to the development of linguistics, especially on linguistic problems that are still unsolved. In addition, the results of this study can contribute to the improvement and development of learning models based on error and problem analysis. This will help create a fun, challenging, and easy learning environment.

Video analysis of music therapy interaction for children experiencing neurodevelopment delay

Children experiencing neurodevelopmental delay have motor, linguistic, and cognitive problems that affect their skills in various domains, especially interpersonal ones. Since music therapy is based on musical exchange, these three case studies explore how child–music therapists’ interactions change within and between sessions. Moreover, we evaluated whether the children’s and parents’ musical interaction changed in everyday life. Three children experiencing neurodevelopmental delay participated in 70 psychodynamic music therapy sessions, relying primarily on musical improvisation techniques. The initial (i.e. pre-test) and final sessions (i.e. post-test) were video recorded and codified with the Kategoriensystem Musik Therapie (KAMUTHE) in the 10th and 30th minutes. Videos were analyzed using the Behavioral Observation Research Interactive Software (BORIS). In addition, parents completed the Music in Everyday Life (MEL) Scale to evaluate how they experienced musical activities with their children. Reliable Change Indexes (RCIs) were calculated to assess significant changes in everyday musical activities. Based on video analysis, three children were more active at the 30th minute and the post-test, while Music Therapists stimulated them less. In addition, therapists adapted the activities and stimuli based on the children’s responses. Based on RCIs, parents reported an increased musical engagement with two children. Music therapy might help children experiencing neurodevelopmental delays modify their interaction style and improve motor and interpersonal skills.

PROBLEMS AND PRACTICAL NEEDS IN LEARNING SPEAKING IN HIGHER EDUCATION

This research aimed to find out the student's problems and practical needs in learning speaking. It employed qualitative methods that gathered responses from 40 out of 233 students in the second semester of the English Department at the University of Mataram. The questionnaire and interview were used to collect the data needed. The questionnaire consisted of 20 questions and was distributed using Google Forms, and the interview utilized 5 questions to elicit more detailed responses from the respondents. The collected data were analyzed systematically through the data reduction, display, and conclusion stages. The findings of this research showed that the students not only had linguistic problems, such as lack of pronunciation, grammatical knowledge, and vocabulary mastery, but they also faced psychological problems including fear of making mistakes, shyness of speaking in front of the class, anxiety, and not having enough confidence. Further, to improve their speaking skills, the students required more practice and exercises inside and outside the classroom with suitable speaking materials for their level. Additionally, focusing on activities rather than just materials and providing constructive feedback whenever they make mistakes will be crucial for their learning.

THE INTERACTION OF LEGAL SYSTEMS AS LINGUISTIC COMMUNITIES. Part 2

Law as a linguistic phenomenon has seldom been a subject of research in the Russian civil law studies, as well in national jurisprudence at large. As for attempts at systemizing descriptions of the semantic interaction of legal systems, its properties and types, they are barely existent. At the same time, the cases of such interaction per se seem to lie on the surface. The article examines the general properties of such interaction, identifies the essential features of its main varieties and offers descriptions and solutions to the most interesting issues within each one. Doing so, the author makes use of some case modelling. Along with well-known kinds of semantic interaction, such as the characterization problem and the application of foreign law (in conflict law), comparative studies and incorporation, the article also refers to interpenetration of various schemes of meaning within same jurisdiction. The author puts all the matters in the context of linguistic problem and approaches them from the standpoint of his understanding of private law. The scientific outcome can be seen in the attempt to create a general theory of semantic interaction of legal systems based on general properties of such interaction and on the disclosure of its individual types.

Implementation Of Writing Skills Based On The Independent Curriculum In The seventh Grade Of MTsN 1 Kediri City

Learning writing skill in the seventh grade of MTsN 1 Kediri City is one of the language skills where students are expected to be able to develop Arabic writing skills well and master the basics of Arabic writing correctly. The research aims to find out the implementation of kitabah learning based on the independent curriculum and to find out the obstacles experienced by students during kitabah learning in the seventh grade of MTsN 1 Kediri City. The method used in this study is a qualitative research method that is descriptive. The research data was collected from primary data and secondary data sources with collection techniques using observation, interviews and documentation. The data analysis techniques used include data reduction, data presentation and conclusion drawing. The results of this research show that: (1) In the implementation of writing learning based on the independent curriculum, teachers have implemented differentiated learning by forming working groups with different student abilities. (2) Obstacles to the Implementation of Kitabah Learning, namely linguistic problems and nonlinguistic problems. As for the obstacles to the implementation of the independent curriculum, namely the lack of package books available in the library. So that not all students have books.

STUDENTS’ PROBLEMS IN WRITING PARAGRAPH: STUDY AT THE BACHELOR STUDENTS’ ENGLISH EDUCATION

Writing skill is one of the most important language skill to be mastered in the language learning process, especially English. The writing process starts from writing a paragraph. Paragraph are important in writing skill. The purpose of this research was to find students’ problems in writing Paragraph and the dominant problem in Writing Paragraph at The Second Semester of English Education at Muhammadiyah Kotabumi University. This research employed descriptive qualitative research that examined 8 students in the second semester of English Education Study Program. The design of this research was descriptive qualitative research. The instrument used to collect the data were document of students writing tasks and interview guideline. The kind of interview that was used semi-structured interview. Based on theories of Bryne divides writing problems into three categories. The first is linguistic problems. Linguistic aspects such as grammar, vocabulary, Language use and choice of sentence in writing. The second is Physiology, namely content. The third is cognitive such as spelling, punctuation, capitalization and paragraph. Based on the findings, the results showed that the students' problems in writing paragraph indicate that students faced problems in 2 categories which consisted: linguistic and cognitive problems. Linguistic problems which consist of grammar is 49, vocabulary is 7, and choice of sentence is 2, and cognitive problems which consist of spelling is 1, punctuation is 26, capitalization is 29, and paragraphing is 3. Moreover, it also findthe dominant problem in writing paragraph was linguistic problems which consist grammar is 49 where student still experience problems in understanding the basic nature of grammar, namely problems in terms of the appropriateness of the placement of to be, and the correct pattern of verbs. Then, for the Physiology problem, namely content, there were no problems found on the results of the analysis of 8 students' writing documents at the second semester of English education at Muhammadiyah Kotabumi University.

Problem Encountered by the Students in Speaking English at English Students of Baturaja University

This research analyzes the problems faced by students of the English language education study program at Baturaja University, in speaking English. This type of research is descriptive qualitative using a survey approach. The sample in this study consisted of 48 students including the second semester with 26 respondents and the fourth semester with 22 students as respondents. Data was collected through a questionnaire using Google Form which was then distributed online via WhatsApp groups for each respondent class. It consist 20 statement with 2 indicator, namely: linguistic problems and psychology problems. The researcher used four point of likert scale for analyzing the data recapitulation, The researchers found two problems faced by students when speaking English, including linguistic problems and psychological problems. The results research show that 28,13% strongly agree, 46,2% agree, 20,01% disagree, 5,64% strongly disagree of students have linguistic problems in speaking English with the highest cause being lack of vocabulary. Meanwhile, regarding psychological problems, based on research resultsresearch show that 19,4% strongly agree, 46,2% agree, 20,01% disagree, 5,64% strongly of students have psychology problems in speaking English with the highest cause being lack of self-confidence. Thus, it can be seen that the most dominant causing problems in speaking English among students is linguistic problems.

Good and Evil Ethical Concepts in the Linguistic Picture of the World of Kyrgyz

This article analyses actual problems of cognitive linguistics, intensively developing linguistic direction since the 80s of the XX century. The study concisely conducted a scientific and theoretical analysis of cognitivism, the object of the study of which becomes the human mind, thinking and mental processes. The formation of a concept as a basic concept of cognitive linguistics is connected with cognitive activity, world perception of a person. The concept as a result of national linguo culture reflects national, spiritual and cultural values in the linguistic picture of the world of any ethnic group. It is noted that language is a manifestation of cognitive processes, “activity of the mind” is studied on the material of language i.e. language means. The article is devoted to the analysis of ethical concepts “good” and “evil” in the language consciousness of the Kyrgyz people. It is noted that the key tokens are good and evil. The study is conducted on the material of analysis of lexical meanings of linguistic units with morphemes: zhakshy, zhaman, Kyrgyz proverb, a passage from the Epic of Manas, consisting of opposition “good” and “evil”. The article briefly describes the essence of the philosophy of good and evil of the Kyrgyz people, which reflects humanistic ideas, moral and ethical, national values, ethnic peculiarities of mentality of the Kyrgyz people. In them, good stands for love, good, success, faith, hope, honor and dignity, a sense of duty, and evil is manifested in destruction, greedy profligacy, slyness, anger, etc. The study notes that the conceptual part of the structure of concepts “good” and “evil” is “multiple and complex, as they use figurative expressions, which include purely personal perception, linguistic mentality and means of artistic expression. It has been determined that the moral and ethical concepts of “good” and “evil” are a neglected topic in Kyrgyz linguistics. They have a special place in the linguistic consciousness of the Kyrgyz people and require further in-depth study.

İNGİLİS DİLİNDƏ OLAN ZOONİMLƏRİN LEKSİK XÜSUSİYYƏTLƏRİ

Lexical Features of Zoonyms in English Language Summary Zoonyms consist of an important part of the vocabulary in English language. The naming of animals by various special names has existed since ancient times to nowadays, which is related to their special role in human life. They are invaluable assistants in human economic activity, close and true friends for circus and zoo workers. Moreover, since they cannot be translated, they are attributed to non-equivalent units. That is why it contains a national-cultural component revealed through the semantic analysis and comparison of words. Human does not deal with the world, but with his own ideas, cognitive patterns and models. Even so, the communication and interaction of language and culture becomes one of the main problems of modern linguistics. Key words: zoonym, phraseological units, metaphor, lexical feature, communication

Философия языка А.М. Деборина

The article is devoted to one of the little-known episodes of the scientific life of the famous Soviet philosopher Academician Abram Deborin. The author will analyze his works on linguistics. In the mid 1930s. Abram Deborin enthusiastically set about creating his own linguistic and philosophical concept of the origin of language and thinking on the basis of Nikolai Marr’s “New theory of language”. He developed and supplemented this doctrine, building a complete philosophy of language. Marr’s doctrine correlated with the Marxist-Leninist worldview of Abram Deborin, and also corresponded to his adherence to the doctrine of Hegel. The focus of the article is the book The New Doctrine of Language and Dialectical Materialism (1935), as well as his other works that deal with questions of linguistics. Developing the ideas of Marr, the Soviet philosopher strengthened his Marxist argument and resolved some of the contradictions of Marrism. He left aside the insignificant linguistic aspects of Marrism, which had nothing to do with philosophical problems. Abram Deborin became the first author of works on linguistics written from the standpoint of the “New theory of language”, and he was the only one to remain so. After the famous discussion on linguistics in 1950, when Joseph Stalin came out with the work Marxism and Problems of Linguistics, in which Marrism was crushed, Abram Deborin was forced to repent of his mistakes, demonstrating his rejection of the “New theory of language”. However, the scientist did not abandon the important idea of Nikolai Marr about the transition from synthetic thinking in primitive society to analytical thinking in class society. This idea was developed in his works at the junction of philosophy and linguistics, written after 1950. In this period particularly developed in his philosophy of language was the idea of the coincidence of opposite meanings in one word expressing some concept of the human protolanguage.

Языковые особенности молодежных субкультур (на примере субкультуры эмо)

The article examines the linguistic features of various subcultures, which is an urgent problem of modern linguistics. This is because of their wide and rapid spread among young people. A special case of this type of linguistic personality is the emo linguistic personality, which is the object of this study. The study of linguistic material, which is an emic discourse, allows you to cover the intellectual sphere of the personality, the linguistic personality of EMO, characterized by its worldview, worldview, which is based on the emic philosophy of death and immortality. The pur-pose of the article is to identify the linguistic features of the EMO subculture, reflecting the phi-losophy, life values and principles of its representatives. The article summarizes new material on the topic under study, taken from EMO forums, which allows us to identify certain specifics of the subcultural language of EMO kids. Based on the study, several deliberate phonetic, spelling, and grammatical distortions of words have been detected, resulting in the development of occasional words, some of which may be conditionally recognized. An attempt was made to determine the ways of creative expression in the speech of emo subculture members. The examination of EMO forums revealed that aphorisms are often used in the speech activity of representatives of this sub-culture, which may be classified relativistically into groups. It has been shown that language is an important means of representing the philosophy and life beliefs of representatives of the emic subculture, which encourages the free expression of one’s own feelings.

МEANS OF PERSUASION IN JOURNAL DISCOURSE

The article is devoted to one of topical problems of modern linguistics – to the study of strategies and tactics of persuasion in various types of discourse. Modern scientists consider linguistic means of achieving the goal of influence. The purposefulness of speech actions is a topical phenomenon in political, advertising, tourism, journalism and other types of discourse. The most obvious potential of the persuasive impact is manifested in the journal discourse, which is an implicit model of social interaction. The choice of the French women’s magazine discourse as an object of research is due to the special form of the social role of the Western European woman. It is established that gender-marked speech portraits are manifested in women’s magazine discourse. Subject of research includes the title of the text of the French women’s magazine article from the point of view of the ways of linguistic implementation of the media discourse’s persusive function. The pragmaorientation of the title of the journal text, which has a special strategy for the implementation of the main goals and objectives of the journal discourse, is noted. The article considers the evolution of strategies and tactics of the persuasion of the French women’s journal discourse, due to the transformation of the role of women in the French linguistic and cultural community. The article concludes that the subject matter and linguistic organisation of the headlines of French women’s magazines of the present and before the 1960s partially coincide, but are of different potential for the realisation of persuasion.

THE INTERACTION OF LEGAL SYSTEMS AS LINGUISTIC COMMUNITIES (P. 1)

Law as a linguistic phenomenon has seldom been a subject of research in the Russian civil law studies, as well in national jurisprudence at large. As for attempts at systemising descriptions of the semantic interaction of legal systems, its properties and types, they are barely existant. At the same time, the cases of such interaction per se seem to lie on the surface. The article examines the general properties of such interaction, identifies the essential features of its main varieties and offers descriptions and solutions to the most interesting issues within each one. Doing so, the author makes use of some case modelling. Along with well-known kinds of semantic interaction, such as the characterisation problem and the application of foreign law (in conflict law), comparative studies and incorporation, the article also refers to interpenetration of various schemes of meaning within same jurisdiction. The author puts all the matters in the context of linguistic problem and approaches them from the standpoint of his understanding of private law. The scientific outcome can be seen in the attempt to create a general theory of semantic interaction of legal systems based on general properties of such interaction and on the disclosure of its individual types.

The Classroom Management in English Language Teaching

This paper examined a review study of the classroom management in English language teaching. Classroom Management is one of the important aspects of English language teaching is directly related to the job of English teachers in their classrooms. The successful of the English teacher is related to the ability of the teacher in managing his / her class. Today, the classroom management is an art as well as a science for the English teacher in order to become effective teacher in EFL or ESL classrooms. The teacher can use the art and science of his / her teaching English along with various classroom activities to motivate his/ her students to gain confidence in the learning of English. The classroom management in English classrooms is an important factor that contributes to success in English language teaching and learning. When we condider about the classroom management, the classroom management cannot be studied properly without touching upon the study of psychological problems, learner problems, and linguistic problems. This study reviews classroom management is known as one of the big challenges of the teacher in controlling ELT classroom.

INTER-UNIVERSITY LECTURE COURSE “SYSTEMIC, DISCURSIVE, AND COGNITIVE ASPECTS OF WORD-FORMATION AND MORPHOLOGICAL DERIVATION IN RUSSIAN”

The article describes the online course of lectures Systemic, Discursive and Cognitive Aspects of Word-formation and Morphological Derivation in Russian Language, held in accordance with the Program of Cooperation between Lomonosov Moscow State University and Donetsk State University. It was held in September 2022 - May 2023 by the Russian Language Departments of the Lomonosov Moscow State University and the Donetsk State University for students from the two universities. The prehistory and motives of the creation of the lecture course , a chronicle of its implementation with a description of the subjects of the lectures and linguistic problems are presented. It is noted that not only representatives of the organizing universities, but also professors from other Russian universities took an active part in the creation of the course as lecturers. The authors give the students’ and lecturers’ evaluations of the course.

Attempts to Unravel and to Overcome The Educational Issues of Nahwu (A Multi-Site Descriptive Study at UINSI Samarinda and UNSIQ Wonosobo)

Nahwu is an integral part of the curriculum in teaching Arabic in all Islamic educational institutions in the world, either in the form of a separate subject or part of the study of the Arabic language. But when studying it, he found some problems, whether linguistic or non-linguistic, that needed ways to be overcome. Therefore, this research aims to describe and analyze the problems related to teaching science and their solutions. This research is a qualitative research and descriptive multiplicity of sites in Sultan Aji Muhammad Idris Islamic State University Samarinda and the Central Java Quranic Sciences University in Wonosobo in the Department of Arabic Language Teaching, and the research sample of intermediate students in the proficiency of the Arabic language sitting in the fourth level in the subject about 2 and the subject towards developmental. The sources of data in this research are interviews, observation, and documentation, and the data is analyzed using the data analysis method of Miles and Huberman. The results of the research indicate that there are linguistic and non-linguistic problems, and the problems revolve around vocabulary, lack of exercise, short lecture hours, lack of motivation and awareness, lack of diversity of strategies, educational facilities, and students' academic backgrounds. Solutions to these problems are: creating educational programs to memorize vocabulary; improving communication; reviewing the curriculum; directing efforts towards enhancing motivation and awareness; adopting cooperative learning strategies; providing materials using the concept of mind maps or tables; staying on key points identified; providing additional lessons; and improving classroom facilities.

Open Problems in Computational Historical Linguistics

Problems constitute the starting point of all scientific research. The essay reflects on the different kinds of problems that scientists address in their research and discusses a list of 10 problems for the field of computational historical linguistics, that was proposed throughout 2019 in a series of blog posts (see http://phylonetworks.blogspot.com/). In contrast to problems identified in different contexts, these problems were considered to be solvable, but no solution could be proposed back then. By discussing the problems in the light of developments that have been made in the field during the past five years, a modified list is proposed that takes new insights into account but also finds that the majority of the problems has not yet been solved.

A Study on Speaking Skill Difficulties Encountered by the Eleventh-Grade Students of the Islamic Boarding School of Darul Aman Gombara

This research aims to find the students' speaking skill difficulties, the causes of students' difficulties and to know the teacher strategies for overcoming the speaking difficulties encountered by the eleventh-grade students of the Islamic boarding school of Darul Aman Gombara Makassar. The research design of this research is descriptive qualitative. The data were collected through classroom observation and interviews. The findings indicate that (1) The students' speaking skill difficulties encountered by the Islamic Boarding School Darul Aman Gombara students were classified into two aspects; linguistic and non-linguistic problems. The linguistic problems are divided into three kinds; lack of vocabulary, incorrect pronunciation, and lack of grammatical knowledge. Nonlinguistic Problem is divided into Fear of Making Mistakes, shyness, and anxiety. (2) There are some causes of the students' speaking skill difficulties encountered by the Islamic boarding school of Darul Aman Gombara students. Those problems were caused by several problems such as; insufficient subject knowledge, low motivation, limited practice, and English being difficult to learn. (3) and some strategies used by the teacher in overcoming students' speaking skill difficulties were; Games, Role Play, Storytelling, and Brainstorming.