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Innovations: The Eureka Euphemism
Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022 Santosh G Honavar
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A PERCEPTION OF EUPHEMISTIC-COINAGE AND CREATIVITY OF YOUTHS IN AKOKOLAND
International Studies JournalResearch Problem: Although euphemism has received scholarly attention in other contexts, little research has examined its communicative and social functions among Nigerian youths.
AFOLABI INNOCENT ARIREMAKO +1 more
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War, Trauma and Diasporic Identity in Vyvyane Loh's Breaking the Tongue
World Englishes, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Japan's involvement in the Second World War offers provocative narrative material for authors who write about the cultural politics of race under wartime conditions, such as the internment experience of Japanese Americans in the United States and the mass killings of Chinese (Operation Sook Ching), suspected of anti‐Japanese sentiments in ...
Walter S. H. Lim
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Escalating Deception: A Control‐Theoretic Analysis of the Volkswagen Emissions Scandal
Business and Society Review, Volume 131, Issue 3, Fall 2026.ABSTRACT This paper examines how well‐intentioned organizations can descend into unethical behavior, using the Volkswagen emissions scandal as a case study. Traditional approaches emphasize a gradual escalation of wrongdoing, but our analysis uncovers stage‐like shifts in deceptive practices.
Carmen Tanner, Warren Mansell
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DYSPHEMISTIC DENTS AND EUPHEMISTIC ALIGNMENTS OF THE POETIC TEXT OF TATJANA GROMAČA
Fluminensia: Journal for Philological Research, 2010 This article is based on the research of the figurative fied of the poetic text of Tatjana Gromača. The anterior readings of this text were basically oriented on the critical and literary theorical researches and contextualization in the domain of the ...
Tin Lemac
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Disfemisme dan Eufemisme pada Terjemahan Indonesia-Inggris dalam Film "Agak Laen”
Prasasti: Journal of LinguisticsTranslation in movies is very influential in terms of language use on how the message is conveyed to the audience. This study aims to describe and analyze the changes of dysphemism expressions in the Indonesian dialogues of “Agak Laen” film characters ...
Ghina Qolbi +2 more
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The Limits of Sociological Practice: On the Analytical Function of Sociology
Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, Volume 56, Issue 3, September 2026.ABSTRACT This article examines whether sociologists have lost sight of the proper scope of the discipline from a functional perspective, arguing that many of the tensions surrounding sociology arise from expectations that exceed its analytical function. Contemporary sociology is often expected to provide immediate solutions, predict future developments
Rubén Tamboleo García
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Journal of Pragmatics ResearchThis paper investigates the Marriage Conflict Resolution (MCR) discourse among Dholuo speakers, which is full of taboo words, particularly those with sexual connotations and other obscenities.
Felix Owino +2 more
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, 2015 Tekst Euphemisms jest adresowany do osób zainteresowanych tematyką uniwersalnych zjawisk i zmian zachodzących w języku w zakresie semantyki i użycia konkretnych pojęć w języku. Przykłady zaczerpnięte zostały z języka angielskiego.
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“It's Okay, Everyone Else Is Doing It”: Moral Disengagement and Peer Delinquency
Journal of Adolescence, Volume 98, Issue 6, Page 2059-2069, August 2026.ABSTRACT Introduction Adolescence is a developmental period during which moral cognition and peer environments change in ways that shape trajectories of antisocial behavior into adulthood. Although moral disengagement (MD) and peer delinquency (PD) are established risk factors for persistent offending, they are typically studied in isolation.
Romain Decrop, Michael McCart
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