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Le verbe « avoir » à travers les dialectes du breton
La Bretagne Linguistique, 2009 This article is an investigation of the syntax and parametric variation of the verb “avoir”, based on the empirical domain of dialectal and diachronic variation in Breton.
Mélanie Jouitteau, Milan Rezac
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The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations
Insect Science, EarlyView.This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean +6 more
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Necessary borders for negotiation: the role of translation
TranscUlturAl, 2017 Translation is usually deemed to help bridge gaps but seldom thought of as a means of strengthening or, at least, highlighting borders. The present article uses the example of translations involving the Breton language in order to show that translation ...
David ar Rouz
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Regionalism in modern France [PDF]
, 1924 Thesis (M.A.)--Boston ...
Gaffney, Alice Rita
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American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract How do legislators' occupational backgrounds shape their ability to advance policy? We argue that politicians with professional experience are perceived as more credible in their areas of expertise and can more effectively persuade voters and peers. We examine this argument in a series of experiments in three Western democracies.
Mia Costa, Miguel M. Pereira
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Studia z Filologii Polskiej i Słowiańskiej, 2015 Can the presently created Kashubian literary language and the currently formed new Breton language be objects of consideration for researchers of the linguistic picture of the world?
Nicole Dołowy-Rybińska +1 more
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Supernatural whirlwinds in the folklore of Celtic countries. [PDF]
, 2007 En ligne : http://danielgiraudon.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/6/3/3163761/bealoideas-whirlwinds_in_celtic_countries.pdfInternational audienceThis paper is based largely on a series of fieldwork recording I made in the breton countryside over the last few years.
Giraudon, Daniel
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‘Pitch accent’ and prosodic structure in Scottish Gaelic: Reassessing the role of contact [PDF]
, 2015 This paper considers the origin of ‘pitch accents’ in Scottish Gaelic with a view to evaluating the hypothesis that this feature was borrowed from North Germanic varieties spoken by Norse settlers in medieval Scotland. It is shown that the ‘pitch accent’
Pavel Iosad
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National identity after conquest
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Conquering powers routinely adopt state‐directed nationalization projects that seek to make the boundaries of the nation coterminous with the (newly expanded) boundaries of the state. To this end, they implement policies that elevate the economic status of individuals who embrace the occupier's national identity and discriminate against those ...
Christopher Carter, Daniel W. Gingerich
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La Bretagne Linguistique, 1986 The thesis defended in this paper can be summed up as follows: it seems to us that the decline of the Breton language can be explained by economic reasons from the inter-war period onwards.
Jean-Marie Rousseau
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