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The Definite Article in Mel [PDF]
As a function word, the definite article is subject to some attrition in the course of language change, usually originating in a a form with fuller phonetic substance such as a demonstrative, e.g., Greenberg 1978.
Childs, George Tucker
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Strategies of Indefiniteness Marking in Central Sicilian—Evidence from the Dialect of Delia
This paper is meant as a contribution to the research project on variation and optionality in the determiner system in Italo-Romance, with novel data from the Sicilian dialect of Delia. The study is based on fieldwork interviews and the construction of a
Vincenzo Nicolò Di Caro
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The Arabic Definite Article: A Challenge Facing Advanced L2 Learners
One of the most difficult challenges of learning Arabic as a foreign language is mastering the definite article system. Research in the area of Arabic L2 acquisition shows that the Arabic definite article al- ‘the’ poses serious difficulties for adult ...
A . Alkohlani, Fatima
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The definite article in Romance expletives and long weak definites
This paper focuses on some issues involving expletive articles and long weak definites in Romance (mainly Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese and Catalan), in comparison to DPs that elicit a strong reading.
M.Teresa Espinal, Sonia Cyrino
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Locus et telos : aller à l’école, être à la plage
This paper discusses the telic reading of the constructions aller à l’école (« to go to school »), aller à la plage (« to go to the beach »). It extends the analysis of Corblin (2011) in the light of recent comments by M. Aurnague (Aurnague, forthcoming).
Francis Corblin
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Young children's use of the definite and in definite articles in referring expressions [PDF]
It is argued that the theoretical framework used in earlier studies of children's use of the articles is inadequate, failing in some important ways to capture even normal adult usage.
Emslie, Hazel Carr
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ABSTRACT Background Ischemic stroke, a major cause of mortality and long‐term disability, results from the abrupt cessation of cerebral blood flow due to vascular occlusion or rupture. Icosapent Ethyl (EPA‐EE), approved for hypertriglyceridemia, has anti‐inflammatory and antithrombotic properties that may lessen ischemic damage.
Mitra Mahmoudi Meymand +5 more
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(De)accenting definite descriptions [PDF]
This paper focuses on definite descriptions. It will be shown that a definite description refers to a given discourse referent if the descriptive content is completely deaccented.
Umbach, Carla
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DEFINITE ARTICLE ON THE REPRESENTATIONS OF ALLAH IN “AL FATIHAH†[PDF]
Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta\u27ala has representations that are manifested in the best names namely Asmaul Husna or other related names of Allah. The greatness of Allah is mentioned in the Qur\u27an through existence of definite article the on the ...
Ardiansyah, Erlan Aditya
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Endothelial Cell Proteins as Biomarkers in Susac Syndrome
ABSTRACT Objective Susac syndrome (SS) is a rare CD8+ T cell–mediated microangiopathy affecting the brain, retina, and auditory labyrinth. Endothelial injury is thought to be a central mechanism; however, no circulating disease biomarkers are known. We performed targeted proteomic profiling to identify circulating endothelial‐associated proteins as ...
Rohit Benjamin +11 more
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