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Download full textKongsatt, Ratchadavan; Chaisuwanb, Thanchanok; Chaokuembong, Kamonpit; Thalee, Paphachaya; Suebtaetrakoon, Anutta – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2023
African American Vernacular English (AAVE) is a distinct variety of English that exhibits unique phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. However, the focus of this study was on the grammatical aspects of AAVE. The objectives were to identify and analyze the predominant grammatical features of AAVE employed by Justin Bieber in his songs from…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Singing, North American English, Grammar
Kanokwan Phongpanya; Natcha Khamhaengrit; Atikhom Thienthong – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2025
While synonymy has been extensively studied, few studies have examined the ditransitive construction of synonyms across English varieties. Informed by construction grammar viewing pattern-meaning combinations as constructions and using a 1.9-billion-word corpus of texts from 20 countries, this article analyzes four different ways of expressing…
Descriptors: Language Variation, Semantics, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Audrey B. Morallo; Shirley N. Dita – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2025
This study investigates the subject-verb (SV) concord of nouns with Latin plural endings in Philippine English. Despite the seemingly straightforward nature of SV agreement, it poses challenges for first-language (L1) and second-language (L2) English learners. Data from the GloWbe and NOW corpora were analyzed to identify the nouns' SV concord…
Descriptors: Verbs, Nouns, Form Classes (Languages), Grammar
Srisongka, Naridtiphol; Yanasugondha, Vimolchaya – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2019
This research aims to determine the intelligibility of Thai English used by local vendors on street food menus for East Asian tourists. To achieve the primary goal, the characteristics of Thai English used in dishes on street food menus, including Moo Nam Tok (Spicy sliced pork salad), Pad Thai (Thai-style stir-fried noodles), Khao Pad (Fried…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Variation, Foreign Countries, Tourism
Fatimah Jeharsae; Theerat Chaweewan; Yusop Boonsuk – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2024
The global prevalence of English as a lingua franca (ELF) across diverse linguacultural communities within the three circles invites an in-depth analysis of its phonological and lexicogrammatical features, especially among non-native English speakers. This qualitative study investigated these features among 30 Thai students from English and…
Descriptors: Nonstandard Dialects, Language Variation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Meknakha, Hataimart; Timyam, Napasri – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2023
Previous research in English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) has revealed that deviations in lexicogrammar are not always random, but a result of underlying communicative processes (Cogo & Dewey, 2012; Guziurová, 2020; Jafari, 2021; Ranta, 2013, 2022). Most previous studies relied upon spoken interactions, particularly in business and academic…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
