WORD FORMATION – USING SUFFIXES AND IDENTIFYING DIFFICULTIES IN LEARNING NEWLY-FORMED WORDS / FORMATION DES MOTS – UTILISATION DES SUFFIXES ET IDENTIFICATION DES DIFFICULTÉS DANS L'APPRENTISSAGE DES MOTS NOUVELLEMENT FORMÉS

Word formation is a chapter of the English grammar which requires specific attention not only due to its complexity in forming new words, but also in terms of a variety of means by which it is expressed. Whether it is affixation, composition or derivation, the phenomenon is worth analyzing in order to understand the mechanisms of word formation. Therefore, the work under study aims to reveal the way our mental lexicon accesses thousands of words and word combinations for which we need a lot of linguistic skillfulness. At the same time, the study also focuses on potential difficulties that students meet in relation to the coinage or acquisition of new words which they use in everydaycontexts

The Role of Humour in Teaching for ESP Students

In the course of history, humour has been more explored in literature, but little emphasis has been laid on it in teaching for higher education students. Intended or spontaneous, humour can play an important role in teaching and can facilitate teacher-student communication. It is a good pedagogical method whose main aim is to enhance students’ learning. The teaching-learning process can acquire special valences through humour. Humour enlivens the atmosphere in the classroom, helps students overcome learning difficulties and creates social bonds between participants in the act of communication. The present work aims to highlight humour complexity in the educational process. It also focuses on approaching humour from such perspectives as: definition, semantic richness,and pedagogical implications

Foreign Language Teaching through Visuals

The learning setting has no longer been confined to very strict grammar or lexical rules since the development of technology. We can perceive the world around us through our senses, the visual one prevailing in almost all our learning or teaching tasks. Most of the school subjects including foreign languages course books comprise a high range of visuals whose main role is not only to familiarize students with the topic to be discussed but also to help them broaden their general knowledge. The present work aims to highlight both the importance of visual prompts in learning a foreign language and their impact on the visual reader

LEXICON DYNAMICS IN THE PANDEMIC ERA / DYNAMIQUE DU LEXIQUE À L’ÈRE DE LA PANDÉMIE

Language is a living organism in continual change. Lexical innovations are part of the development of any society and their role is to either depict a reality in its very essence or to create a powerful stylistic effect on the readers. Irrespective of their stability or transiency in the language, these terms give zest and grandeur to any historical age

Digital literacy and information dissemination in ESP classes

The printed format of information has been replaced by digital tools which have acquired a particular importance for learners and information users in the 21st century. Developing digital literacy and encouraging information dissemination through various channels, videos, visuals etc., have also become a relevant part of the teaching environment, especially in higher education. The right selection of the communication content by means of digital tools is equally significant to provide a high-quality teaching act in ESP classes. The present work aims to highlight how digital literacy contributes to a better and more creative educational setting. At the same time, the variety of tools used to disseminate information is even more valuable as it helps to develop critical thinking and contributes to the engagement of students in a more inspiring and motivating learning environment

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LEXICON DYNAMICS IN THE MASS-MEDIA LANGUAGE

The lexicon dynamics deals with the changes that occur in language from a historical stage to another. As part of a living organism, words emerge and fade away, bearing the mark of the linguistic norms. The linguists’ preoccupation with the accuracy of language goes back in time and is related to lexicon, semantics, grammar, spelling etc. The present study is designed as a concise presentation of certain mistakes frequently met in the current written press, with a view to correcting them. Some deviations from the norms are minor, others major, whereas their causes are numerous. Recent loans, neologisms, confusion of styles and excessive use of clichés are only a few aspects to be approached in the present work

QUANTIFYING STRUCTURES AND THE MORPHOLOGICAL CLASS OF THE NUMERAL

The numeral has always been a long debated subject in the Romanian grammar, due to its heterogeneous nature. The debate is closely connected to the grammarians’ generally stated idea that this lexical-grammatical class is denied the status of part of speech, being included in other grammatical classes. The present study is a bold attempt to demonstrate that the semantic and morpho-syntactic features categorize the numeral as an independent lexical-grammatical class, even though a series of elements interacts with other parts of speech. The values of the various types of numerals explain the morpho-syntactic heterogeneity of this class. Nevertheless, these values attributed to numerals must not be intermingled with the parts of speech themselves

Diversity and geographic distribution of haplotypes of Dirofilaria immitis across European endemic countries

Abstract Background Dirofilaria immitis, also known as heartworm, is one of the most important parasitic nematodes of domestic dogs, causing a potentially serious disease, cardiopulmonary dirofilariosis, which can be lethal. This species seems to be less 'expansive' than its sister species Dirofilaria repens, and it is believed that climate change facilitates the spread of this parasite to new non-endemic regions. Methods In total, 122 heartworm isolates were analysed from nine endemic countries in Europe (Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine) and a single isolate from Bangladesh by amplification and sequencing of two mitochondrial (mt) DNA markers: cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (COI) and dehydrogenase subunit 1 (NADH). The main aim of the current study was to determine the genetic diversity of D. immitis and compare it with D. repens haplotype diversity and distribution. DNA was extracted from adult heartworms or microfilariae in blood. Most isolates originated from dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) while 10 isolates originated from wildlife species from Romania, including eight isolates from golden jackals (Canis aureus), one isolate from a Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) and one isolate from a red fox (Vulpes vulpes). Results Median spanning network analysis was based on the combined sequence (1721 bp) obtained from two mt markers and successfully delineated nine haplotypes (Di1-Di9). Haplotype Di1 was the dominant haplotype encompassing 91 out of the 122 sequences (75%) from all nine countries and four host species. Haplotype Di2 was the second most common haplotype, formed solely by 13 isolates from Italy. The remaining sequences were assigned to Di3-Di9 haplotypes, differing by 1–4 SNPs from the dominant Di1 haplotype. There was evidence for geographical segregation of haplotypes, with three unique haplotypes associated with Italy and four others associated with certain countries (Di4 and Di7 with Slovakia; Di8 with Greece; Di6 with Hungary). Conclusion Diversity in D. immitis mt haplotypes was lower by half than in D. repens (9 vs. 18 haplotypes in D. immitis and D. repens, respectively), which may be associated with the slower expansion of heartworm in Central and NE Europe. NADH gene appears to be conserved in Dirofilaria sp. by showing lower genetic diversity than the analysed COI gene. Graphical Abstrac