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El eufemismo léxico del discurso político y sus efectos cognitivos
Logos: Revista de Lingüística, Literatura y Filosofía, 2017 In some studies about euphemism it has been pointed out that politicians usually resort to euphemistic expressions to conceal unpleasant facts that could damage their own image (Rodríguez González, 1991; Roldán Pérez, 2003; Crespo Fernández, 2005a). This
Nuria Barranco Flores
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Supported Decision‐Making Rights in Behaviour Support Policies
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Disability policy emphasises that people with disability have the right to exercise their will and preferences in their lives, and decision‐making support must be provided to realise this right if they request. One context in which people's will and preferences are often restricted is behaviour support.
Sally Robinson +6 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Drawing upon interview research across two academic departments as part of the early stages of a ‘decolonise the curriculum’ initiative at a Southern UK university, this study highlights a growing gulf between policy and practice in efforts to address systemic racial inequalities in UK universities. A reliance upon precarious labour, a culture
Triona Fitton +4 more
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Modalities of Verbal Mitigation in Literary Language: Artful vs. Explicit Sexual Euphemism [PDF]
, 2008 [Abstract] It is my purpose in this paper to provide an overview of two modalities of euphemism detected in the novels The Rainbow by D.H. Lawrence and Yellow Dog by Martin Amis, referred to as ‘artful’ and ‘explicit euphemism’, that account for the wide
Crespo Fernández, Eliecer
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“Special needs” is an ineffective euphemism [PDF]
, 2012 Recension av: Erika Fatland, Änglastaden : berättelser från Beslan, Norstedt, 2012, ISBN 978-91-1-304378-
Morton Ann Gernsbacher +3 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines how national education in Hong Kong functions as a contested arena in which state and non‐state actors struggle over the meaning of citizenship, identity and schooling. Using inductive frame analysis of 319 news articles (2020–2025) from five Chinese‐ and English‐language outlets, it identifies diagnostic, prognostic and ...
Jason Cong Lin
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Eufemisme dan Realisasi Wujud Analogi pada Komentar Akun Facebook Presiden Joko Widodo sebagai Bahan Ajar Bahasa Indonesia Kelas VIII [PDF]
, 2018 This study aims to describe (1) the form of euphemism, (2) the realization of analogy in facebook account commentary of President Joko Widodo, and (3) the utilization of euphemism as the teaching material of Indonesian class VIII.
, Drs. Agus Budi Wahyudi, M.Hum. +1 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Racial inequalities are pervasive in higher education despite concerted efforts to redress issues of access, progression and continuation. Little attention has been paid to how universities themselves construct race within their policy texts.
Benjamin Hart, Mirna Šumatić
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Investigating the Mechanisms of Euphemism in Translation of Taboos in Alhavi's Novel Hayfa Baytar [PDF]
پژوهشهای ترجمه در زبان و ادبیات عربی, 2018 With the expansion of linguistic relationships among nations, the cultural impact has a natural effect and causes the creation of a mutual relationship between language and culture.
Abdul Basat Arab Yousef Abadi +1 more
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The Fascist Moment: Security, Exclusion, Extermination [PDF]
, 2009 Security is cultivated and mobilized by enacting exclusionary practices, and exclusion is cultivated and realized on security grounds. This article explores the political dangers that lie in this connection, dangers which open the door to a fascist ...
Neocleous, M
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