Results 61 to 70 of about 135,198 (212)

Documentary languages and knowledge organization systems in the context of the semantic web

open access: yesTransinformação
The aim of this study was to discuss the need for formal documentary languages as a condition for it to function in the Semantic Web. Based on a bibliographic review, Linked Open Data is presented as an initial condition for the operationalization of the
Marilda Lopes Ginez de Lara
doaj  

The Importance of Insects in Australian Aboriginal Society: A Dictionary Survey

open access: yesEthnobiology Letters, 2015
Insects and their products have long been used in Indigenous Australian societies as food, medicine and construction material, and given prominent roles in myths, traditional songs and ceremonies. However, much of the available information on the uses of
Aung Si, Myfany Turpin
doaj   +1 more source

On the non-phonemic status of the velar nasal /ŋ/ in Jivaroan

open access: yesLiames, 2010
The modern Jivaroan languages and the reconstructed proto language have all been assigned a velar nasal phoneme /ŋ/ by previous analysts. In this paper I argue that such an analysis is incorrect, and propose that the velar nasals in surface forms come ...
Simon Overall
doaj   +1 more source

The Encyclopaedia of Literature in African Languages [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
.wav and .mp3 versions of audio recording of part of the lectureThe Encyclopaedia of Literature in African Languages (ELLAF) project focuses on oral and written literature in African languages.
Baumgardt, Ursula, Lorin, Marie
core   +1 more source

Representational Collisions in Quest of a Character: Maria Lacerda de Moura in the Traffic of Lights and Sounds

open access: yesRevista Estudos Feministas, 2009
From the documentary Maria Lacerda de Moura: trajetória de uma rebelde, the present article analyzes the delicate exercise of re-creating the biography of historical personalities in a film, where the conjunction of different points of view, filmmaking
Ana Amélia Brasileiro Medeiros Silva
doaj  

Passivisation in Tanzanian Chingoni

open access: yesCogent Arts & Humanities
This study investigates passivisation in the Tanzanian Chingoni language (N12), a relatively underexplored area in the language. We specifically aim to explore the strategies for encoding the passive and determine their extent of use.
Gastor Cosmas Mapunda, Julius Taji
doaj   +1 more source

Wartime China’s Resistance against Japanese Aggression: Changing Interpretations and Perspectives [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
In 1931, Japan invaded Manchuria and established the puppet state of Manchukuo in northeast China. Hoping to avoid an all-out war with Japan, China pursued a policy of appeasement and did not resist the occupation of China.
Fortin, Jason, Pagliarini, Tom
core   +1 more source

Progression and assessment in foreign languages at Key Stage 2 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The teaching of primary languages has been increasing steadily, in response to the future entitlement for all Key Stage 2 (KS2) pupils aged 7-11 to learn a foreign language by 2010.
Barnes A.   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Educational and Lingusitic Problems of the Idigenous Peoples of Venezuela

open access: yesIkala: Revista de Lenguaje y Cultura, 2009
  In this paper, we examine the situation of Venezuelan indigenous peoples and their respective languages. We present the history and scope of the System of Intercultural Bilingual Education and discuss the implications of language policies of ...
Natalia Bondarenko Pisemskaya
doaj  

Researching endangered languages

open access: yes, 2020
This chapter explores language ideologies in the colonial context of Arabic in Egypt. After achieving independence in the second half of the twentieth century, Egypt, like all Arab countries, followed a policy of Arabization. In order to understand the implications of such policies for colonial linguistics, it is essential to explore the ideology of ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy