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A study on the etymology of the scientific names given to planarians (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida) by Ernest Marcus’ school [PDF]
Leading zoologist and taxonomist Ernest Marcus (1893-1968) and his school described numerous new invertebrate taxa, including planarians, or triclads (Platyhelminthes). These authors rarely provided the etymology of names for the new taxa. In this paper,
Priscila Donegá Jasper +2 more
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The etymology of 'Sun' in Khitan small script used in Liao dynasty considered as the source on early stages of cultural astronomy [PDF]
This etymology contributes to clarifying the astronomic (astrological) ideas of the Early and High Middle Ages as they were reflected in languages of the key kingdoms of Eastern and Central Asia.
Roh, Y-S.
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Lexical Opportunities in English Through the Lens of Etymology
A substantial linguistic base requires a good command of grammar and vocabulary. As Nation (2001) narrates, the knowledge of vocabulary encompasses form, meaning, and use.
Ibrahim Halil Topal
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English Slang in “Gap Year” Movies Series
This research discussed about the slang words in Gap Year movie series and the word formation of the slang words which were found in the movie series.
Rahilla Fanny Fanny
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La etimología en la lingüística de Coseriu y la relevancia de los étimos frasémicos
Etymology is a lesser-known aspect of Coseriu’s research because he published no specific works of detail or size on this topic. However, to trawl through his work and count the many times he touches upon etymology in either theory or practice is an ...
Benjamín García Hernández
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Cicero’s Religiology with the treatise “De Natura Deorum” as an example [PDF]
This article deals with a systematic description of the features of Cicero’s religiology which can be found in De natura deorum; no other works of Cicero are taken into consideration.
Ksenia Shperl
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Meaning and etymology: on Greek χρεών and εἵλωτες, and on a rediscovered Euripidian form, διχαστήρ or διχαστής (Ion, 1156). We examine three difficult cases where semantics, etymology and text establishment are implicated and where thorough analysis in ...
Alain Blanc
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Bibliographical Materials for Afrikaans Etymological Lexicography
<p>Abstract: Afrikaans etymological lexicography has yet to see an analytic dictionary along the lines of Sigmund Feist's Gotisches etymologisches Wörterbuch or Anatoly Liberman's An Analytic Dictionary of English Etymology.
Jeremy Bergerson
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The decisive clue for an etymology is often found by chance. This paper presents four cases which come from the author’s personal experience.
Alessandro Parenti
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More on the Origin of the Ethnonym udmurt; 90-97 [PDF]
A new etymology is presented for the ethnonym udmurt, arguing that both its components are loans from Iranian languages. The first component ud corresponds to the Ossetian word ud, in dialects also od 'soul; life', cf.
M. G. Atamanov
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