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Georeferenced data of Christian mission stations, Ghana (1752-1932). [PDF]

Data Brief, 2021
Meier Zu Selhausen F, Moradi A, Jedwab R.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Delomization, or the esoteric Nechung kang so, the Dalai Lama, and exilic imaginings of a Tibetan community

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 2, August 2026.
Abstract I propose the concept of delomization, the process whereby a sign comes to be understood as a symbol. I term such signs delomes. With rhematization and dicentization, delomization completes the triplet that linguistic anthropologists derive from Charles Sanders Peirce's third trichotomy.
Urmila Nair
wiley   +1 more source

Etymology and entomology: The semiotics and ethics of multispecies gene nomenclatures

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 2, August 2026.
Abstract This article examines controversies surrounding gene names that are perceived as humorous in the context of fruit flies but are considered rude in the clinical context of human medicine. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in insect laboratories, interviews with entomologists and geneticists, and an analysis of scientific and clinical ...
Colin M. E. Halverson
wiley   +1 more source

Saint Apollonia and the Ethical Foundations of Contemporary Dental Practice. [PDF]

Int Dent J
Fiorillo L, Samaranayake LP.
europepmc   +1 more source

Beyond African Ecclesiastical History

Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae
This article sets out to demonstrate the import of storytelling techniques in ecclesiastical history and across the various academic disciplines. As techniques in communication, they are critical pillars in both ancient and modern history. Storytelling is one of the facets of culture that has remained largely intact for generations, especially in ...
openaire   +2 more sources

The passion of butterflies: Notes on “translating” a Navajo poem by Rex Lee Jim

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 2, August 2026.
Abstract This essay honors three kinds of tradition. The first tradition is the poetry of Rex Lee Jim. The second tradition is the translation work of Blackhorse Mitchell. The third tradition is the discourse‐centered and ethnopoetic tradition of linguistic anthropology. I do this by focusing on a brief poem in Navajo by Rex Lee Jim.
Anthony K. Webster
wiley   +1 more source

Unexpected Positive Cultures After Failed Proximal Humerus Osteosynthesis: Why a Two-Stage Procedure Could Be Safer. [PDF]

J Clin Med
Garofalo R, Lassandro N, Crescenzo A, Ranieri R, Del Buono A, Fontanarosa A.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

From community care to corporate category: Platforms' discourse on digital trans‐affirming practices

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 2, August 2026.
Abstract Trans‐affirming community movements have interfaced with tech platforms in recent decades, leading to innovations in pronoun‐sharing online. As (mostly US‐based) platforms created online “pronouns fields,” they released supportive statements and help pages about the feature. However, with the recent roll‐back of LGBTQ+ support, such support is
Cedar Brown
wiley   +1 more source

Crossroads of Identity: The Late Medieval Evolutions of a Hospital Community. [PDF]

Yale J Biol Med
Barnhouse LC.
europepmc   +1 more source

Palatal violence: Sonic gatekeeping and enemy‐making in wartime Ukraine

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 2, August 2026.
Abstract Within 2 days of Russia's full‐scale invasion of Ukraine, a single word—palianytsia, a Ukrainian round loaf—became a phonetic test separating Ukrainians from Russians. The article traces how a culinary term was enregistered as a wartime shibboleth that structurally marks the very citizens it was meant to protect as enemies.
Anatoli Ulyanov
wiley   +1 more source