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Analysis of Pragmatic Functions of English Euphemism from the Perspective of Pragmatic Principles
, 2020 Euphemism is a common linguistic phenomenon in human society and plays an important role in human daily communicative activities. In the process of the development of euphemism, there are many studies on euphemism.
Yu Cao
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Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Background Poor pain management in horses is a welfare concern. The ‘diagnosis’ of pain cannot be separated from the broader set of interactions through which it emerges. The interactions that take place during veterinary consultations shape the ways in which, or whether, pain management is discussed.
Rebecca Smith +3 more
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Lexical-Semantic Explication of Concept DEATH in Yakut language
Научный диалог, 2017 Еhe results of the lexical-semantic explication of a universal concept of DEATH in the Yakut language picture of the world are presented. The relevance of the work is determined by the fact that the study of concepts, occupying a significant place in the
N. N. Vasilyeva, A. M. Nikolayeva
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Freedom of choice or force of circumstance? : Eastern European sex-workers in the Republic of Cyprus ; paper for the conference 'Alltag der Globalisierung. Perspektiven einer transnationalen Anthropologie', January 16-18, 2003, Institute of Cultural Anthropology and European Ethnology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main [PDF]
, 2003 This paper focuses on Eastern European migrants who, since the beginning of the 1990s, are entering the Republic Cyprus as “artistes”. This is a visa permit status as well as an euphemism for short-term work permits in the local sex industry. In addition
Lenz, Ramona
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Accented Epidermal Thinking: How Vocal Accent Reinforces the Visibility of Race
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This conceptual article introduces the notion of accented epidermal thinking, which refers to the ways in which the perception, voicing, and discussion of vocal accent all reinforce or accent the idea of race being a visual construct. The article explores how accented epidermal thinking manifests itself in three areas.
Vijay A. Ramjattan
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[Review of] Leslie W. Dunbar, ed. Minority Report: What Has Happened to Blacks, Hispanics. American Indians, and Other Minorities in the Eighties [PDF]
, 1987 Six years since President Reagan took office, public policies related to the needs of the poor have been established which set back the gains of the Civil Rights movement. Although gains have been made, at least on the surface, the current administration\
Ortega, Carlos F.
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Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article analyzes how industrial relations actors maintain legitimacy in global labor governance by investigating the legitimation politics at the International Labour Organization (ILO). Drawing on the concept of legitimacy tests, we identify three strategies that the workers' and employers' groups at the ILO have deployed to maintain ...
Huw Thomas, Vicente Silva
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Union–Member Engagement in Cambodia's Construction Sector
Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article argues for the concept of adaptive unionism as a useful way to explore the pragmatic, often short‐term approach that unions adopt just to survive in many parts of the Global South, exploring the impact of an adaptive approach through a comparative study of the Building and Wood Workers Trade Union Federation of Cambodia's ...
Michele Ford, Vichhra Mouyly
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Linguistic Taboo in Romanian Poetry. Trauma, Depression and Addictions
ACROSS, 2023 This paper aims to analyse the linguistic taboo in contemporary Romanian poetry, interpreting the euphemisms and dysphemisms related to traumatic experiences, depression and addictions, which function as tabooed realities at the level of the poetic ...
Alina NECULACHI
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Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aims This study aimed to (1) gain an understanding of the experiences of IENs in providing cancer and end‐of‐life care; (2) explore their cultural beliefs and practices and analyse how their experiences, beliefs, and practices shape approaches to nursing care within this care context. Design Hermeneutic inquiry.
Jay Balante +2 more
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