http://hdl.handle.net/11089/54152 2026-04-06T07:44:24Z http://hdl.handle.net/11089/54218 Frequent Phraseology as Pointers to Evaluation in Judicial Opinions: A Corpus-Driven Comparative Perspective Goźdź-Roszkowski, Stanisław Using Sketch Engine to explore two sets of data, a corpus of US Supreme Court opinions and a corpus of opinions from Poland’s Trybunał Konstytucyjny (in literal translation: Constitutional Tribunal), this paper explores the use of evaluative language in the context of judicial justification. Adopting a corpus-driven approach, the analysis has shown that a number of 3-4-grams are found in co-occurrence patterns with value-laden lexis in both the SCOTUS and the Constitutional Tribunal justifications. In semantic terms, these expressions have been found to serve as pointers to evaluation and as clues to the textual segments where argumentation unfolds. The scrutiny of the relevant co-texts has revealed that these phrases tend to be utilized as building blocks of judicial discourse to help frame interpretive and argumentative concerns. 2024-12-31T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11089/54219 The Changing Landscape of Kapampangan Vocabularies: A Diachronic Analysis Gutierrez, Ariel T. The study examined the evolution of the Kapampangan language over time through the use of historical texts, dictionaries, and linguistic tools, such as interview guides and word lists. Data were taken from 62 informants in 31 towns in the Kapampangan-speaking region; the provinces of Pampanga, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan and Bataan were included in the study. Elders who were 60 years old and above, and young adults aged 17-30 years old were the main sources of information for the study. One criterion was that the participants must be native Kapampangans, meaning they were born, grew up, and currently live in the province where Kapampangan is spoken. It compared the collected data from the past to the present day. The study also examined the impact of industrial and technological advancements on language evolution. The study revealed that the Kapampangan language has been influenced by Tagalog due to its geographical proximity, and most of the younger generation has adopted this change, assimilating elements of Tagalog. In addition, social media and technological innovations have contributed to this trend. 2024-12-31T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11089/54217 Constructing Change or Status Quo. An Analysis of Transitivity Choices in Polish Newspaper Headlines Łazuka-Banach, Anna This paper falls into the realm of critical discourse studies by exploring the relationship between particular discourse structures and their meaning as set against a particular socio-political context. To do that it takes the popular analytical tool of transitivity taken from Halliday’s systemic-functional grammar to examine particular configurations of process types as employed by three Polish daily newspapers: Trybuna Ludu [People’s Tribune] - the official voice of the communist authorities, Trybuna [Tribune] - Trybuna Ludu’s ideological successor, and Gazeta Wyborcza [Electoral Newspaper] - the opposition’s newspaper. The time period considered is that between 1944 and 1991, which encompasses a number of defining moments in Polish history, as well as the period of communism and the breakthrough period of political transformation. The analysis mainly looks at process types in headlines featured on the front pages of the three dailies, against a specific historical backdrop and considers their critical potential. As such, the analysis aimed at establishing how particular, dynamic historical/political circumstances were represented through the types of processes in headlines. The results show that the discourse patterns were not only motivated, but also related to social structures in the form of power relations or certain ideological effects. Thus, the analysis is not only revealing when it comes to the notions of agency and control within a specific local context, but also proves the constitutive power of discourse which can both reproduce or change the social world, thus being itself the ‘agent’ of change, but also, and oftentimes instrumental in preserving a status quo. 2024-12-31T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11089/54216 Deep Listening: Transcribing Videos to Enhance Learners’ FL Listening Skills Casañ Pitarch, Ricardo Deep listening is an educational approach that involves a high degree of concertation to decode a message. Transcribing is one of the most usual activities within this approach. This research aims to assess the efficiency of the deep listening approach among engineering degree students taking the subject of English B2. The students had to transcribe six videos in a period of twelve weeks, and their progress was measured with three listening tests that the students had to complete before, during, and after the twelve weeks. Their results were compared to those of a control group that watched the same videos. However, their exercises consisted of responding to open questions about the content of each video. Results showed that the experimental group had more significant progress than the control group, especially during the first six weeks of the experiment. In conclusion, the deep listening approach, more concretely transcription, seems to be a valuable resource for teachers that helps learners further develop their listening skills. 2024-12-31T00:00:00Z