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The Native
<p> <p>This thesis paper discusses the emerging 24p and High Definition formats, and how they were utilized in the production of a short film. The benefits of these new technologies and how they compare to widely used, contemporary formats are discussed in detail.</p> </p>
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Non-native speaker attitudes toward non-native English accents
The increasing number of proficient, non-native English speakers, both in U.S. academic institutions and around the globe, warrants considerable investigation into possible norms developing within non-native to non-native interactions. This report analyzes attitudes toward accent, a prominent …
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Ecological consequences of non-native parasites for native UK fishes.
Introductions of non-native species can result in the release of their parasites. Although the majority of parasites are lost during the introduction process, those that do get released can spill over to native species and potentially result in pathological, physiological and ecological impacts. …
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Native Speakers' Reactions to Non -Native Stress in English Discourse
… evidence supporting the general hypothesis that native speakers process, understand, and respond more positively to non-native English speech when primary stress is used correctly compared to when it is not. Practical implications include suggestions for incorporating the teaching of English …
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The count/mass distinction in native and non-native grammar
… by first language (L1) transfer from their native language or are instead affected by semantic universals in L2 acquisition of the count/mass distinction. Furthermore, this dissertation also examines how similarly/differently L2-learners behave in online and offline tasks regarding the …
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Pragmatic Competence and Transferability: Native and Non-Native Speakers of Portuguese
… question the current view of the relevance of ""native speaker competence"" in second language acquisition literature. The study points out the implications of the coexistence of two or more language systems in a speaker's mind and their influence on his/her sociocultural values and …
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Third position responses in French native and non native-speaker interaction
… analytic methodology to understand how French native speakers and non-native speakers produce third position responses (i.e., question-answer-follow up responses) in a sequence of talk. Specifically, the first part of the project focuses on how French native speakers produce third position …
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Native and Non-native Grammars of Chinese Gapping-like Verb Ellipsis
… of Chinese gapping-like constructions by native MC speakers and L2 learners. It sets off to explore whether the similarities and differences between Chinese and English affect the developmental course and ultimate attainment of L2 Chinese gapping-like constructions at both the narrow …
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Native Advertising and Disclosure
… content in the converged paid media form of native advertisements. Because native advertisements have the potential to negatively impact the credibility of traditional news organizations by misleading consumers through hidden persuasion attempts, this text reviews native advertisements in …
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Site Preparation Methods For Restoration Of Non-native Pasturelands To Native Upland Habitat
… species. Areas that have been converted into non-native pastures may be restored to provide not only this invaluable ecosystem but also restore connectivity of the surrounding ecosystems. The pasture areas on The Disney Wilderness Preserve in central Florida were surveyed, and a conceptual plan …
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Processing of canonical and scrambled word orders in native and non-native Korean
… adult L2 learners are capable of developing native-like sentence processing strategies. By testing a head-final language (Korean) with relatively free word order, this study also examines whether and how scrambling (switching word order between subject and object of a transitive verb) affects …
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Analyzing Communication Performance: A Comparison of Native-English Speakers and Non-Native English Speakers
… purpose of this thesis was to research how well native and non-native English speakers proficiently communicated using learned Air Traffic Control (ATC) phraseology, and how well they communicated using plain phraseology. The participants in this study were <a …
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Speaking up! Adult ESL students' perceptions of native and non-native English speaking teachers.
Research to date on the native versus non-native English speaker teacher (NEST versus non-NEST) debate has primarily focused on teacher self-perception and performance. A neglected, but essential, viewpoint on this issue comes from English as a second language (ESL) students themselves. This study …
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DIET ANALYSIS OF NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE JUVENILE SALMONIDS IN A LAKE SUPERIOR TRIBUTARY
… caused concerns about potential competition with native brook trout (<em>Salvelinus fontinalis</em>) of the region. My research evaluated the diet of five fish size categories (FSCs) of brook trout, non-native steelhead trout (<em>Oncorhynchus mykiss</em>), and coho salmon (<em>Oncorhynchus …
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The Effect of Non-native Dialect on Speech Recognition Threshold for Native Mandarin Speakers
… being tested in a second dialect. Thirty-two native Mandarin-speaking subjects (sixteen from mainland China and sixteen from Taiwan) participated in speech recognition threshold testing in both dialects to see whether using non-native dialect test materials resulted in a significantly lower …
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Native and non-native mollusk prey vulnerability to juvenile black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) predation
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2025-05-01
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Comparing the interpretation of text message punctuation by native and non-native English speakers
… a mixed-methods design to investigate the ways native English speakers and L2 English learners perceive punctuation in text messages. The data set includes responses from a survey, which led participants to rate and describe a series of text messages, and from follow-up interviews, which allowed …
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Symbolic Execution Over Native X86
… executes ELF and WinPE binary programs over the native x86 ISA instruction set, and specifically discusses an approach to describing state mathematically using a formal algebra.
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Alcoholism treatment in native americans
… it is an important public health issue among Native Americans with their rates of preventable deaths (in large part alcohol related) at 133% higher than their European American counterparts. One of the problems of current addiction models is that they historically have been developed based on …
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