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On Some Control Structures in Hellenistic Greek: A Comparison with Classical and Modern Greek
Linguistic Discovery, 2002 Control Structures in Ancient Greek typically involved infinitival complementation while in Modern Greek, finite complementation is the rule. Hellenistic Greek provides an interesting "way-station" between these two types of complementation, inasmuch as ...
Brian D. Joseph
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Weather, EarlyView.The English language is a gargantuan, gluttonous beast. It has become extraordinary among its peers in its powers of assimilation – such that we rarely consider the diverse origins of the words we use. In this two‐part paper, we will explore these origins, including the Pontic‐Caspian steppe, the British Empire, latinophone scientists and a TV show. We
Kieran M. R. Hunt
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Why promoting democratic conservation governance requires less stakeholder engagement
Wildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.Better citizen engagement is needed in response to the conservation governance crisis, but stakeholder engagement may represent precisely the wrong type of public participation. We outline the etiology of stakeholder engagement, explain how it hollows out the public sphere, and suggest wildlife managers consider alternatives to stakeholder engagement ...
M. Nils Peterson, Hans Peter Hansen
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Urban oases relax desiccation risk for an arid‐adapted lizard
Functional Ecology, EarlyView.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Urbanization from expanding human development has radically altered the structure, ecology and microclimate of landscapes worldwide. These dramatic environmental alterations subject organisms to novel ecological conditions and may select for distinct ecophysiological ...
Tucker C. Heptinstall +8 more
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Pallas, 2018 In Greece, the systematic production of ancient drama at the National Theatre, especially after the inauguration of the Epidauria Festival in the 1950s, introduced and recycled a largely ‘classicist’ interpretative and performative model – and this ...
Eleni Papazoglou
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The ancient Greek roots of the term Toxic. [PDF]
Toxicol Rep, 2021 Laios K +4 more
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Games and gamification projects in the Australian public sector
Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.Abstract This article surveys the arrival of gameful government into Australian public sector practice. Gameful government is a shorthand, descriptive term denoting the interpenetration of (video)games, and design elements and thinking from them, into public sector work.
David Threlfall, Catherine Althaus
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Layout of ancient Greek papyri through lead-drawn ruling lines revealed by Macro X-Ray Fluorescence Imaging. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2023 Romano FP +13 more
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British Journal of Special Education, EarlyView.Abstract This paper summarises the findings of a research project at a British university exploring autistic students studying modern foreign languages (MFL). The project investigates the experiences, motivations, learning strategies and preferences of autistic MFL learners in a Higher Education context to better understand how MFL classroom pedagogy ...
Caroline de Saint‐Seine +2 more
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A critical lexicostatistical examination of Ancient and Modern Greek and Tsakonian
Journal of Applied Linguistics and Lexicography, 2019 This article provides a lexicostatistical comparison of Ancient and Modern Greek Swadesh-100 vocabulary with data from the three recorded dialects of Tsakonian: Southern, Northern, and Propontis.
Nick Nicholas
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