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Estimating National and Foreign Trade Elasticities Using Generalized Transport Costs
ABSTRACT We introduce the definition of two distinct trade elasticities corresponding to imports from regions located in the same country (national elasticities) and foreign regions located in other countries (foreign elasticities). We resort to a three‐tier nested CES utility structure to derive the corresponding demand gravity equations.
José L. Zofío +3 more
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Neural correlates of phonological, orthographic and semantic reading processing in dyslexia
Developmental dyslexia is one of the most prevalent learning disabilities, thought to be associated with dysfunction in the neural systems underlying typical reading acquisition. Neuroimaging research has shown that readers with dyslexia exhibit regional
Pedro M. Paz-Alonso +8 more
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Constraints in code-switching: a case study from Basque and Spanish
In the present study we analyze two features in Basque-Spanish code-switching data: (1) phonological mixing in intraword position involving phoneme /θ/ and (2) switches between pronouns and verbs.
Arrate Isasi-Isasmendi, Irantzu Epelde
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La situación sociolingüística de la lengua vasca hoy: País Vasco y Navarra
Basque Country is a territory that occupies the northern part of the Iberian Peninsula, bordering the Bay of Bizkaia. In the nineteenth century was not lacking in the Basque Country who predicted that the Basque language not reach the twentieth century ...
Maitena Etxebarria
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A brief grammar of Euskara, the Basque language
LoC Class: PH5205, LoC subject headings: Basque language ...
Laka, I., Laka Mugarza, Itziar
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ABSTRACT A common misconception is that, with age, cognition deteriorates across all domains. Instead, certain aspects are negatively impacted, while others are relatively spared, or, continue to improve. Specifically, fluid intelligence (i.e., problem‐solving skills) peaks in early adulthood and declines, whereas crystallized intelligence (i.e ...
Anna M. Momy +4 more
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Language use and language attitudes of students in a bilingual immersion programme in Hong Kong [PDF]
A study was carried out to understand the language use and language attitudes of the Cantonese speaking Chinese students of a Hong Kong secondary school which used English as the medium of instruction.
Ip, Sook Kuen Joanna
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The Sounds of Trust: The Bouba–Kiki Effect in Political Leaders' Names
ABSTRACT Prior research has found evidence for the bouba–kiki effect according to which individuals associate sounds related to “bouba” and “kiki” with shapes and feelings. Using individual data from the World Values Survey, we investigate whether political leaders with names that sound “bouba” or “kiki” are associated with higher or lower trust.
Caroline Perrin, Laurent Weill
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Waking the Hedgehog: The Literary Universe of Bernardo Atxaga
This analysis of the writings of Bernardo Atxaga inspired by his image of the Basque language as a hedgehog that has "survived … by withdrawing," but that has now emerged—preeminently in the work of this most international of Basque authors.
Olaziregi, Mari J.
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Abstract Little research has explored how language dominance may affect the development and ultimate attainment of morphosyntax in a situation of widespread and social bilingualism, where exposure to both languages starts early on and can be sustained over time.
Adriana Soto‐Corominas +2 more
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