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Open Journal of Modern Linguistics (OJML) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in modern linguistics. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of…
Youmna Samir Abu El-‘ela Hasan, Wafaa Batran Wahba
Case Theory posits that every argument within the syntactic structure is assigned case. According to Theta Theory, each argument receives only one theta role, in light of the visibility condition which demands that only theta-marked constituents be visible to…
Gwladys Pa’ami Tchakote
This research aims at analysing conflict discourses and processes of conflict management in a multicultural Njanga Land as in Ngong’s one act play Symphonic Shades . The premise of this study is that language has an inherent power to resolve conflict, and hum…
Xueyao Zhang, Xiumei Liu
This study investigates the communication from journal editors to authors in the context of academic publishing. More specifically, it tries to uncover the “black box” of how journal editors achieve their communicative purposes through their online Instructio…
Zaina Tsouhlaris
Native speakers of English use the negative quantifier none in constructions followed by the singular or the plural form of the main verb in a sentence like None (of the students) is/are present . This article intends to explain why such choice is permissible…
Yumei Zhu
This paper critically examines genre-based studies in English for Academic Purpose (EAP) within the context of disciplinary changes. While genre-based investigations in various disciplines provide valuable insights into RA writing, they may inadvertently perp…
Melissa Dockrill Garrett, Callie Mady
The French immersion (FI) program has been offered for over 50 years in Canada. Given that more than five decades brings changes to context and understanding, this review focuses on the foundation of the program and its present iteration. In particular, we fo…
Shubin Chen, Vahid Nimehchisalem, Ain Nadzimah Abdullah
This research investigates the complex interplay between curriculum and assessment in tertiary-level poetry education within English language instruction, recognizing poetry’s role in enhancing proficiency and cultural awareness. Employing a curriculum-centri…
Kwasi Opoku
Despite the widespread application of Systemic Functional Grammar (SFG) in various text analyses, there exists a dearth of reviews concerning critical syntactic issues within SFG. These syntactic challenges stem primarily from its fundamental conceptual frame…
Chenxi Chen
This study aims to explore four dimensions of test validity: face validity, construct validity, consequential validity and criterion validity in the context of the Duolingo English Test. Through descriptive research, it brings about some inspiration for test…
Raquel Criado
Researchers have highlighted the imperative need to perform studies on textbook use, given the acknowledged importance of textbooks as the primary teaching tool in foreign language classrooms and the roles of teachers in mediating the effects of textbooks on…
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Open Journal of Modern Linguistics (OJML) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in modern linguistics. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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