Macrolinguistics and Microlinguistics

Current state of managing English teaching activities at universities under the Ministry of Public Security in Vietnam

Nguyen Thi Hong Nhung — 2025-04-30

This study evaluates the current state of managing English teaching activities at universities under the Ministry of Public Security toward standardization. Using a combination of surveys, in-depth interviews, and statistical analysis, the research highlights strengths in planning and oversight while identifying gaps in execution, motivation, and innovation.

The preschool educational environment and its impact on children's personality development

Ngo Thi Thu Hien — 2025-05-09

This study analyzes the role of the preschool educational environment in shaping children's personalities based on developmental theories. The educational environment encompasses not only physical elements but also the socio-cultural and emotional space, influencing traits such as autonomy, empathy, and the ability to cooperate. Through the synthesis of theoretical approaches and comparative analysis of the perspectives of Vygotsky, Bronfenbrenner, and Erikson, the study highlights the mechanisms of interaction between the environment and personality development. The results suggest principles for creating a safe, flexible, and interactive preschool environment that integrates moral values to foster the comprehensive development of children.

Early childhood education through a child-centered approach: Theoretical foundations and key issues

Tran Thi Thai Ha — 2025-05-09

This paper explores the foundations and key issues of early childhood education through a child-centered lens. It reviews major educational theories from Vygotsky, Piaget, and the Reggio Emilia approach to highlight how children actively construct knowledge in socially and emotionally rich environments. The study emphasizes the roles of the environment, teachers, and play-based learning in fostering autonomy, creativity, and holistic development. Despite the benefits, the paper identifies challenges such as limited teacher training, inadequate resources, rigid curricula, and inconsistent policy support. In response, it proposes theoretical and policy-driven solutions, advocating for flexible frameworks, sustained professional development, and investment in inclusive learning environments to bridge the gap between theory and practice.

Form and qualitative features of demonstratives in ethiosemitic languages

Elizabeth Minase — 2024-12-09

Based on the cross-linguistic typological observations in Himmelmann (1996), Diessel (1999), and Dixon (2003, 2010), this study is concerned with the basic form and qualitative functions of demonstratives in Ethiosemitic languages. Ethiosemitic languages use various deictic elements in communication. There are two main demonstrative bases. Regarding the qualitative features, demonstratives can express information about whether the referent is female or male; a single entity or plural; or human or non-human; however, significant variation has been observed in the demonstrative systems among the given languages. Like the basic form, the independent third-person pronoun form also provides some qualitative information about the referent.

The semantics of the Amharic verb alə ‘say’ as an auxiliary:

Daniel Aberra — 2025-04-30

Contemporary Amharic has three verbal forms: alǝ ‘say,’ al(ǝ) ‘aux’, and –al ‘infl’ sharing phonological similarity and the same semantic origin. Previous literature, however, treats them as if they are independent of each other in forms and meanings. On the contrary, this study presents an alternative description treating the three forms as interrelated based on converging evidence, following a grammaticalization process and collecting 43 sets of data from various written sources as a result the study identified the auxiliary al’s and its grammaticalized meanings; introducing single and double words and expressing subjectivity to independent clauses it introduced. As a single-word introducer, the auxiliary alǝ provided meanings such as valency changer, modal auxiliary, expressive marker, verbalizer (light verb) and enclitic word introducer; as a double words introducer the entire construction provided figurative meanings and as a linker of two clauses al(ǝ) ‘aux’ gave subjectivity readings to the entire event encoded by the construction.

The Diverse Applications of Forensic Linguistics: A Global Perspective with a Focus on Ethiopian Legal Contexts

Zinawork Assefa — 2025-04-30

Abstract

This research explores the multifaceted field of forensic linguistics and its expanding role in legal systems worldwide. It examines the application of linguistic analysis to various legal domains, including authorship identification, trademark disputes, criminal activities (such as bribery, extortion, and conspiracy), contract disputes, perjury, and the interpretation of legal language. The study also delves into the analysis of visual communication through lip-reading and videotape interpretation, as well as the linguistic examination of secret languages, codes, slang, and jargon. Furthermore, it considers the sociolinguistic dimensions of forensic linguistics, such as code-switching, forms of address, and linguistic convergence and divergence. While emphasizing the global significance of forensic linguistics and the contributions of prominent authors in the field, this paper specifically emphasizes the nascent yet promising integration of forensic linguistics within the Ethiopian legal context, showcasing few scholarly work and the potential for future development in this area. The research concludes by underscoring the value of forensic linguistics in enhancing the administration of justice both globally and within Ethiopia.

Key words: Ethiopian legal context, Legal language, Forensic linguistics, Speech-act analysis