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Subjective reactions to phonological variation in Costa Rican Spanish [PDF]
Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 1984 The results of a subjective reaction test on a sample of 440 Costa Ricans indicate that in societies where educational levels are not generally high, social status groups may be differentiated phonologically by the use of prestigeful features rather than by stigmatized ones, contrary to findings regarding social dialects in the United States ...
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Polio Crisis in Costa Rica: Lessons Learned and Achievements
Revista Electrónica Educare, 2015 This presentation shows some of the consequences of the polio crisis in Costa Rica during the 1950’s, in order to preserve certain attitudes of Costa Ricans back then that are worth remembering: simplicity, solidarity and gratefulness.
Gioconda Vargas-Morúa +1 more
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Disability Studies Quarterly, 2018 This essay juxtaposes original translations of contrasting images from the novel En una silla de ruedas [In a Wheelchair] by Costa Rican writer Carmen Lyra and Poemas de la inmovilidad [Poems of Immobility] by Uruguayan writer Luisa Luisi to reveal how ...
Laura Kanost
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España: En tu temblor de tragedia yo miro sangre de gloria
Revista de Filología y Lingüística de la Universidad de Costa Rica, 2015 Este artículo examina cómo los intelectuales y escritores costarricenses reaccionaron a las diferentes situaciones que la Guerra Civil española dio lugar a Costa Rica.
José Ángel Vargas Vargas
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Actualidades Investigativas en Educación, 2007 Este artículo expone los principales hallazgos de las investigaciones que, de 1990 al año 2007, se han desarrollado en la Universidad de Costa Rica, particularmente en la Facultad de Educación, sin obviar el aporte de otras instancias de la universidad,
Marielos Murillo Rojas +1 more
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Perception of social variables related to allophones of taps and trills
Cadernos de Linguística, 2021 This work presents preliminary research into determining value judgments of socioeconomic class and educational level of speakers based on the allophones of the alveolar tap /ɾ/ and trill /r/ in found in Costa Rican Spanish speech.
Mariela A. Porras-Chaverri +1 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Female empowerment and its use in development contexts has histories in coloniality. Gender programs typically imply an individualistic, depoliticized concept. This article examines whether such initiatives can be supportive for empowerment. We apply an embedded qualitative case study of Bean Voyage's program to support female coffee producers
Annelie M. Gütte +3 more
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Revista de Estudios Latinoamericanos sobre Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres, 2023 In Costa Rica, all the large volcanoes have been converted into national parks, which has limited human occupation and productive activities in its closest areas.
Guillermo E. Alvarado +4 more
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Learning from 20 Years of Payments for Ecosystem Services in Costa Rica [PDF]
, 2013 Costa Rica's Payments for Ecosystems Services (PES) programme has become something of an icon in the world of conservation. Its innovative blend of economic and regulatory instruments - and its hitches and successes - provide a valuable source of ...
Adriana Chacon-Cascante +3 more
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Metallurgy In Costa-Rica [PDF]
, 1979 Anthropolog
Accola, Richard M., Lange, Frederick W.
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