A QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF SELECTED ETHNIC AND RACIAL TERMINOLOGY PRESENT IN ASSORTED PUBLIC ENGLISH CORPORA

A Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Selected Ethnic and Racial Terminology Present in Assorted Public English Corpora

The central focus of the article is to analyse large collections of linguistic data in order to unveil language patterns pointing to the pervasive racist sentiments.Lexical choices made by speakers are assumed to reflect their attitudes to certain minority groups.Since languages reflect ideas present in a society, it Espresso Cups is possible to fi

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Comparison of unweighted and item response theory-based weighted sum scoring for the Nine-Questions Depression-Rating Scale in the Northern Thai Dialect

Abstract Background The Nine-Questions Depression-Rating Scale (9Q) has been developed as an alternative assessment tool for assessing the severity of depressive symptoms in Thai adults.The traditional unweighted sum scoring approach does not account for differences in the loadings of the items on the actual severity.Therefore, we developed an Item

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Optimizing Building Thermal Insulation: The Impact of Brick Geometry and Thermal Coefficient on Energy Efficiency and Comfort

The thermal insulation properties of building walls are critical to the overall energy efficiency and comfort of a building.One important factor that can affect these properties is the type of bricks used in construction.Bricks can vary in their geometry and thermal coefficient, which can impact their ability to transfer heat through the wall.The g

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