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The double modal construction in English world wide
World Englishes, EarlyView.Abstract The dual foci of the present study of double modals are their semantic characteristics and their distribution across regional varieties of English world wide. Tokens were extracted from GloWbE:Blogs, a database whose great size and informal tenor facilitated the investigation of this low‐frequency non‐standard feature. Double modals were found
Peter Collins, Adam Smith
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A Történeti magyar családnévatlasz előmunkálatairól
Névtani Értesítő, 2011 Preliminary studies on the Atlas of Hungarian Historical Family Names In synchronic and diachronic surveys of family names, digital atlases have recently become extremely important tools, as they can provide information on the spatial ...
János N. Fodor, Éva F. Láncz
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Studia Linguistica, Volume 80, Issue 2, August 2026.ABSTRACT Word‐final position is widely recognized as a structurally weak and restricted domain, yet languages differ strikingly in how they regulate segments and clusters at the right edge. While some systems categorically prohibit final consonants, others allow only a subset of segments, and still others impose process‐based adjustments such as final ...
Semra Baturay Meral
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Mapping Language: Names, Speakers and Voices
Area, Volume 58, Issue 2, June 2026.Short Abstract In this conversational piece, we reflect on our experience of working with and on maps and map‐makers that have shaped linguistic conventions and ideas, suggesting geographers have much to contribute by engaging with such mapping. It illuminates how maps rendered the unpredictable geography of speakers and the naming of places as ...
Beth Williamson, Philip Jagessar
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(Not) On the Map: Story‐Mapping Uncertainties in Syrians' Displacement Between Syria and Tunisia
Antipode, Volume 58, Issue 3, May 2026.ABSTRACT One way of challenging hegemonic narratives about migration to Europe is to foreground aspects we do not know for certain. Representations of uncertainties point to a challenge to critical migration researchers: how does human movement exceed predictable responses to borders? This is a conceptual, but also an ethical question, as it compels us
Ann‐Christin Zuntz +3 more
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Phonological Awareness in Chinese EFL: Age‐Related Development and Phoneme‐Specific Challenges
Reading Research Quarterly, Volume 61, Issue 2, April/May/June 2026.This study examined how EFL learners' English PA develops with grade level and figured out the specific English phoneme contrasts that are challenging for Chinese EFL learners to learn. A total of 995 fourth‐ to sixth‐grade students were recruited. Results revealed that PA performance significantly improved with grade level, with the largest effect ...
Lishi Liang, Luke K. Fryer, Shunyi Guo
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 1, January 2026.Our analysis reveals a significant spatial congruence between the distribution of giant pandas and Southwestern Mandarin in China. Based on the national census, 93.62% of wild pandas reside in counties where this dialect predominates, a pattern supported by strong statistical evidence (Schoener's D = 0.92).
Shang Gao, Yiming Gao
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, 2020 The author presents the functions of the lexical exponents of gradations with a dialectal origin, namely of: the adjective galanty and the averbs galancie, galancio, galanto in the colloquial Polish language and Polish dialects.
Jaros, Irena
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, 2017 In Catalonia, from a general point of view and concerning Geolinguistics, three assessments can be done: a) no new initiatives for creating a general linguistic atlas are expected; on the contrary, the tendency would be to create regional or local ...
Perea, Maria Pilar, 1960-
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The Social Consequence of Bureaucratic Oversight: Evidence From the Great Chinese Famine
Governance, Volume 39, Issue 1, January 2026.ABSTRACT Existing literature shows that increasing political oversight of bureaucrats can improve the quality of government service delivery. Yet when the state is mainly concerned with maximizing revenue extraction from society, increasing bureaucratic oversight may result in social loss. I illustrate this argument with evidence from the Great Chinese
Ning He
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