As gender constructs could be disseminated through language, English textbooks could be
a fertile arena to maintain or deconstruct traditional gender constructs. Since seventh grade …

The present study investigates the use of filled pauses in the Trinity Lancaster Corpus
Sample by 1,244 learners/second-language speakers of English at different proficiency …

This paper examines the use of 'uh'and 'um'in spontaneous speech.'Uh'and 'um'have
traditionally been labeled as markers of disfluency, and in questionanswering, they are …

The present study aims to explore the status of filled pauses as pragmatic markers by taking
into account their accompanying visual and gestural behavior. This aspect has not yet been …

Abstract English as an international language emphasizes on learning different major
dialect forms; in particular, it aims to equip students with the linguistic tools to communicate …

This dissertation aims at contributing to a characterization of speech disfluencies in
European Portuguese Despite of the growing interest for such phenomena in recent years …

This study addresses possible benefits of study abroad on second language fluency.
Specifically, we compare the use of disfluencies as an indicator of in-class second language …

Research on hesitation has revealed that hesitation markers are generally considered to be
predominantly used in spontaneous speech. This study investigates and reports on the …

Previous studies on hesitation strategies used by beginner or advanced L2 learners
revealed that beginners mostly leave their hesitation pauses unfilled which causes their …

Canadá se reconoce y es reconocido internacionalmente como un país de convergencias
lingüísticas y culturales. En este escenario, el español ha encontrado–con el paso de los …