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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Locative verbs in L2 learning : a modular processing perspective
No full textThe current project investigates developmental aspects of acquiring locative verb constructions in English as a second language. Locative verbs, such as to pour, to spill, to spray, and to sprinkle, constitute a prototypical case of an overgeneralization problem in language learning: Whereas some of the verbs can appear in two alternative constructions (e.g., John sprayed water onto the plant vs. John sprayed the plant with water), others are restricted to a single frame (e.g., John poured juice into the glass) and are perceived as unnatural when used in the alternative structure (e.g., *John poured the glass with juice). How do language learners acquire the alternation patterns, and, at the same time, avoid overgeneralizations? In contrast to the depth and diversity of child language investigations (e.g., Ambridge, Pine, & Rowland, 2012; Gropen, Pinker, Hollander, & Goldberg, 1991a, 1991b), only a handful of research projects examined acquisition of the locative semi-regularities in L2 producing contradictory and largely irreconcilable proposals. The dissertation critically reviews methodological, theoretical, and empirical underpinnings of the conflicting claims, recasts the problem of learning locative semi-regularities within the MOGUL (Modular Online Growth and Use of Language) framework (Sharwood Smith & Truscott, 2014; Truscott & Sharwood Smith, 2004), and proposes an alternative processing-based account of how real-time encounters of the target constructions relate to the developmental transitions in language learners\u2019 grammatical representations.The study tested predictions of the alternative proposals in two empirical investigations. One hundred and two native speakers of Mandarin Chinese learning English as a second language (of low, intermediate, and high L2 proficiency levels) and a comparison group of English native speakers (n=50) took part in an acceptability judgment task (Experiment 1) and an eye-tracking study using visual world paradigm (Experiment 2). Results revealed complex but consistent patterns in participants\u2019 performance. All experimental groups demonstrated both target-like performance and diverged from the assumed target language standards. These findings suggest that any property theory relying on specifications of what L2 learners know (or fail to know) at different stages in L2 development (Gregg, 2008) would face considerable challenges in explaining the observed behavioral patterns. At the same time, the results can be naturally understood within a dynamic framework allowing an integration of the property-theoretical constructs with the mechanisms explaining real-time changes in the linguistic system.Thesis (Ph. D.)--Michigan State University. Second Language Studies, 2018Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-188
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Get PDFWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
ВИВЧЕННЯ ДРУГОЇ МОВИ ЯК МІЖДИСЦИПЛІНАРНА ДОСЛІДНИЦЬКА ПЛАТФОРМА
Get PDFSecond Language Acquisition (SLA) is a dynamic interdisciplinary field of inquiry that bridges linguistics, psychology, education, neuroscience, and related domains in studying how individuals acquire additional languages. Despite its broad implications, SLA remains relatively unfamiliar to many scholars interested in language, communication, and education. This paper briefly synthesizes key theoretical and empirical advances in SLA, emphasizing its significance within applied linguistics and across a spectrum of scholarly and professional domains. Early models, rooted in structuralism and behaviorism, cast language learning as rote habit formation driven by stimulus and response. Revision of these views eventually led to the cognitive paradigm shift and reframed learners as active agents constructing internal grammar through mental processes. The concept of interlanguage marked a turning point, positing that learners develop intermediate linguistic systems shaped by input, cognition, and individual variation. Current research explores the nuanced interplay between implicit and explicit learning, the role of comprehensible input, as well as the impact of interaction and corrective feedback in language development. Additionally, affective factors such as motivation, anxiety, and self-confidence are now considered integral to acquisition. In this expanded framework, SLA offers practical implications for language education and insights into the architecture of the mind, making it an essential interdisciplinary platform for philologists, educators, cognitive scientists, and policymakers alike.Вивчення другої мови (Second Language Acquisition, SLA) це динамічна міждисциплінарна галузь досліджень, яка поєднує лінгвістику, психологію, освіту, та інші суміжні науки у вивченні того, як люди опановують іноземні мови. Незважаючи на свої значимі здобутки, SLA залишається відносно незнайомою академічною дисципліною для багатьох науковців, які цікавляться мовою, комунікацією та освітою. Ця стаття розглядає ключові теоретичні та емпіричні досягнення в галузі SLA, підкреслюючи їхні значення в прикладній лінгвістиці та в широкому спектрі наукових і професійних сфер. Ранні моделі, засновані на структуралізмі та біхевіоризмі, розглядали вивчення мови як набуття мовленнєвих звичок, що формуються під впливом стимулів і реакцій. Перегляд цих поглядів зрештою призвів до зміни парадигми і переосмислення людей котрі вивчають мову як активних агентів, що конструюють внутрішню граматику мови. Концепція міжмовності стала поворотним моментом, стверджуючи, що учні розвивають проміжні мовні системи, сформовані під впливом мовних вхідних даних (language input), низки когнітивних процесів та індивідуальних варіацій. Сучасні SLA дослідження вивчають взаємозв\u27язок між імпліцитним та експліцитним навчанням, роль мовних вхідних даних (comprehensible input), а також вплив мовної взаємодії (interaction) та коригувальних відгуків (corrective feedback) на мовний розвиток. Крім того, афективні фактори, такі як мотивація, тривожність і впевненість у собі, тепер вважаються невід\u27ємною складовою засвоєння мови. У цьому розширеному контексті SLA має практичне значення для мовної освіти та розуміння архітектури людського розуму, що робить її важливою міждисциплінарною платформою для філологів, освітян, психологів та інших науковців
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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