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A comparative study of media, media use and ethnolinguistic vitality in bilingual communities

Eesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri, 2011
This paper presents some preliminary results from acomparative study of interrelations between identity (in terms of subjectively identified identity); media (in terms of completeness in supply); media use (in terms of choice of language); and EV among ...
Tom Moring, Catharina Lojander-Visapää, Andrea Nordqvist, Laszlo Vincze, Nadja Mänty   +4 more
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EFL learning, religious faith and globalization in Indonesia's pesantren

World Englishes, Volume 45, Issue 3, Page 595-612, September 2026.
Abstract Increasing global demands to teach and learn English in religious educational institutions remain high, yet little EFL research has been conducted in such contexts. Using Indonesia's Islamic educational institutions (i.e., the pesantren) as a focus of analysis, this article seeks to narrow that gap by examining the key factors driving EFL ...
Muhammad Jauhari Sofi, Christopher J. Jenks   +1 more
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Jazyková krajina Banskej Bystrice (Kontinuita textov a križovatka etník)

Slavia Meridionalis, 2021
Language Landscape of Banská Bystric (Continuity of Texts and Intersection of Ethnic Groups) The language landscape of Banská Bystrica is made up of visible language, which means written language in the form of contextually fixed words, sentences and ...
Pavol Odaloš
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Livelihood and Dietary Transitions in Subsistence Populations of Northern Laos: Insights From Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotope Analysis

American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 190, Issue 4, August 2026.
Conceptual Framework: Livelihood, diet, and hair isotope values. ABSTRACT Objectives Rural populations in northern Laos have experienced dramatic socioeconomic transformation driven by national policies and regional economic integration, substantially influencing their self‐sufficient livelihoods.
Ziyang Li, Mihoko Kibe, Yuki Mizuno, Masafumi Saitoh, Kohei Yamazaki, Hiroaki Masuoka, Satoko Kosaka, Kazumi Natsuhara, Kazuhiro Hirayama, Nouhak Inthavong, Sengchanh Kounnavong, Minoru Yoneda, Shinsuke Tomita, Masahiro Umezaki   +13 more
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Wild Edible Plants in Angola: Diversity, Traditional Uses, Phytochemical Properties, and Socio‐Economic Potential

eFood, Volume 7, Issue 4, August 2026.
Wild edible plants (WEP) in Angola: number of species recorded by family and their distribution ranges; four of the most used WEP: Tamarindus indica (Fabaceae), Carissa spinarum (Apocynaceae), Adansonia digitata (Malvaceae), and Vitex doniana (Lamiaceae).
Claudete Bastos, Ângela Liberal, Margarida Moldão, Lillian Barros, Luís Catarino   +4 more
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Imagined Majorities: Perceived Group Size and Population Replacement Beliefs in Turkey

Population, Space and Place, Volume 32, Issue 6, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Population‐replacement beliefs are often treated as an intensified form of demographic misperception. This article instead argues that they comprise three distinct layers: perceptions of the current migrant population size, expectations of future growth and the attribution of deliberate political agency.
Evren Balta, Ezgi Elçi, Deniz Sert
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Linguistic Attitudes of Students: The Power and Social Value of the Lithuanian Language

Lietuvių Kalba
The study analyses the linguistic attitudes of upper secondary school students toward the Lithuanian language, based on quantitative data collected in Lithuanian schools during the 2023–2024 academic year.
Nida Poderienė
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The hole in the doughnut: Formalizing and testing a key model of degrowth

Contemporary Economic Policy, Volume 44, Issue 3, Page 549-575, July 2026.
Abstract Degrowth scholars often claim that capitalism generates social and ecological imbalances, as captured by Kate Raworth's leading doughnut model. We formalize this model using social and environmental indices and measure imbalances using their coefficient of variation.
Ashruta Acharya, Vincent Geloso, Aleksander Psurek   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identitatea și vitalitatea etnolingvistică

Sociologie Românească, 1999
The ethnolinguistic identity was built on situated identity theory and is not static, but dynamic, and situation ally dependent. The concept of ethnolinguistic vitality is used to designate the sociostructural forces that determine a particular ethnic ...
Cristina Chiru
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Perceptions of the Ethnolinguistic Vitality of the Mapuche Language in the Context of Higher Education in Chile

Zeszyty Wiejskie
This article is focused on perceptions of the ethnolinguistic vitality of the Mapuche language in the context of higher education in Chile. Data obtained during a questionnaire survey distributed online and face-to-face among students of two private ...
Miroslav Horák, Kristina Somerlíková, Michal Uhrin, Martina Petrová   +3 more
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