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Proper and common names in the semantic system [PDF]
Brain Structure and Function, 2022 Abstract Proper names are an important part of language and communication. They are thought to have a special status due to their neuropsychological and psycholinguistic profile. To what extent proper names rely on the same semantic system as common names is not clear.
Rutvik Desai +2 more
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What can Verbal Derivation Tell us about Proper Names?
Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology, 2022 Proper names are always defined in relation to common nouns. No agreement on their definition has yet been reached. Following Philippe [2020: 445], the study explores the hypothesis that proper names are not nouns but borrow from the semantics ...
Aurélie Héois
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Studia Romanica Posnaniensia, 2019 Acronyms are lexical units that have been thoroughly explored in terms of their morphology or pronunciation. However, their semantic value has not been entirely determined yet. The present paper aims at investigating the manner in which a semantic value
Dorota Lajus
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Grizzled Mantid (suggested common name) Gonatista grisea (Fabricius) (Mantodea: Mantidae)
EDIS, 2017 The grizzled mantid, Gonatista grisea (Fabricius) (Figure 1), is an arboreal (tree dwelling) mantid commonly found in Florida. It is a mottled gray-green in color and somewhat flattened, which allows it to mimic lichens while pressed against tree trunks
Haleigh A. Ray +1 more
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Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2019 Lahugada dohertyi is one of the many lesser-known cicadas of northeastern India which has never been studied since its discovery. Recently, a century later, a population of this elusive cicada was discovered in northern West Bengal. This paper gives an
Vivek Sarkar
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Corela, 2023 The study of antonomasia, which is in fact a double trope since there are antonomasia of proper name and antonomasia of common name, could imply the existence of a system of the proper name based on positions and organized around a prototype, the ...
Nicolas Laurent
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Wedge-Shaped Beetles (suggested common name) Ripiphorus spp. (Insecta: Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae)
EDIS, 2015 Ripiphoridae are a family of unusual parasitic beetles that are thought to be related to tumbling flower beetles and blister beetles. They parasitize bees and wasps, roaches, and wood-boring beetles, but specific hosts for many ripiphorid species are ...
David Owens +4 more
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List of popular names for Brazilian rodents (Mammalia: Rodentia) [PDF]
Zoologia (Curitiba)Binomial nomenclature in Latin is used to name species, allowing communication between scientists but not with the general public. We compiled popular names in Portuguese, Spanish, and English for the rodent species that occur in Brazil, revealing a ...
Gisela Sobral +7 more
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Patron de nombres vulgares de malezas difundidas en Argentina y Brasil Weeds common names lists
Planta Daninha, 1997 A designação científica das espécies vegetais consideradas plantas daninhas é a mesma em qualquer parte do mundo, o que facilita o seu estudo e intercâmbio de informações entre os pesquisadores que se dedicam a ciência das plantas daninhas. O lavrador, o
Angela B. Della Penna, J. A. Verdejo
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What is in a “common” name? A call for consistent terminology for nonnative Sus scrofa
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2016 Sus scrofa is both a destructive invasive species and a popular game animal in many parts of the world, but there is a lack of consistency and accuracy in how scientists and wildlife managers refer to wild‐living members of the species.
David A. Keiter +2 more
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