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The manifestation of intonational focus in Castilian Spanish
Catalan Journal of Linguistics, 2003 In this paper we study the phonological manifestation of various intonational focus domains in Castilian Spanish. We propose that downstep is one of the intonational signallers of focus in this language.
Mercedes Cabrera Abreu +1 more
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Floating tones and contour tones in Kenyang
Studies in African Linguistics, 1988 Tonal alternations in the Bantu language Kenyang appear on first consideration to be rather complicated but yield to analysis into a small number of rules, which reveal interesting properties of floating tones, contour tones, and the tone-bearing unit in
David Odden
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Basin Research, Volume 38, Issue 3, May–June 2026.Piacenzian mixed carbonate‐siliciclastic succession (‘Macco’ unit) deposited on the passive margin of the Tyrrhenian back‐arc basin. Sedimentation was controlled by syn‐sedimentary tectonics, with NW–SE first‐order faults (3–4 km) creating accommodation space and NE–SW second‐order faults (~0.5 km) influencing facies distribution and growth structures.
Marco Brandano +5 more
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IET Power Electronics, Volume 19, Issue 1, January/December 2026.This paper introduces a novel snake optimization‐assisted deep transfer learning‐based reinforcement learning (SOA‐DTL‐RL)‐based adaptive cascade PI controller that uniquely integrates transfer learning for rapid adaptation, reinforcement learning for real‐time optimization, and snake optimization for optimal initial gain selection, ensuring robust ...
SeyyedMorteza Ghamari, Asma Aziz
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Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Volume 130, Issue 8, August 2025.Abstract The dynamics of fluid flow within faults plays a critical role in the evolution of fault strength through the seismic cycle. The key processes that control how fluids affect fault slip behavior are the evolution of fault porosity and fluid recharge and drainage during slip that, in turn, determine dilational strengthening or compaction ...
R. Affinito +4 more
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Tone in Mabia Languages: Structure and Processes
LanguagesThe Mabia languages belong to the Niger–Congo family and are spoken primarily across the savannah and Sahelian regions of West Africa, including northern Ghana, Ivory Coast, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali.
Alexander Angsongna +6 more
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Hydrodynamics of Fault Gouges From Constitutive Modelling to the Physics of Friction
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Volume 130, Issue 7, July 2025.Abstract The development of rate‐ and state‐dependent friction laws offered important insights into the key physical mechanisms of the frictional behavior of fault gouges and their seismic cycle. However, past approaches were specifically tailored to address the problem of fault shearing, leaving questions about their ability to comprehensively ...
Filippo Masi, Itai Einav
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Blueprint for a Universal Theory of Learning to Read: The Combinatorial Model
Reading Research Quarterly, Volume 60, Issue 2, April/May/June 2025.The Reading Tree. Abstract In this essay, I outline some of the essential ingredients of a universal theory of reading acquisition, one that seeks to highlight commonalities while embracing the global diversity of languages, writing systems, and cultures.
David L. Share
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Relative Clause and Downstep in Japanese
Proceedings of the Annual Meetings on Phonology, 2019 It has been proposed that Japanese downstep, in which the pitch register is lowered after an accented phrase, is sensitive to certain syntactic boundaries. In this paper, we investigate whether downstep is blocked at the relative clause boundary in a production experiment with ten speakers. The results suggest that it does not block downstep.
Manami Hirayama, Hyun Kyung Hwang
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Rapid Normal Stress Oscillations Cause Weakening and Anelastic Dilation in Gouge‐Bearing Faults
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 51, Issue 15, 16 August 2024.Abstract Fault normal stress (σn) changes dynamically during earthquakes. However, the impact of these changes on fault strength is poorly understood. We explore the effects of rapidly varying σn by conducting rotary‐shear experiments on simulated fault gouges at 1 μm/s, under well‐drained, hydrothermal conditions.
Jianye Chen +2 more
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