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EUPHEMISM IN ANIĆ'S DICTIONARY
Fluminensia: Journal for Philological Research, 2005 Euphemism is one of the lexicographical marks for loaded words in Anić dictionaries. Anić defines euphemism as a «milder word». The euphemisms are hard to identify, the proof for it is the fact that we can find only 25 euphemisms in the Anić Dictionary ...
Dinka Pasini
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History, EarlyView.Abstract Participants in Russia's 1825 Decembrist uprising against the Tsarist regime were, quite literally, a case study in French cultural influence upon Russia. This is particularly true as it relates to Russia's emotional cultures. Although this has not, traditionally, been the primary focus of historical analysis of this event (in Soviet or ...
ADAM COKER
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Names of Snakes in Latvian Texts of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
Acta Baltico-Slavica, 2020 Names of Snakes in Latvian Texts of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries This article analyses the naming of snakes in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Latvian texts which are taken from the Corpus of Early Written Latvian Texts, containing the ...
Anta Trumpa
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Shrinking cities are increasingly drawing global attention, but urban shrinkage is seldom considered as an enduring structural condition necessitating a move beyond growth‐centric strategies. The focus often remains on mitigating symptoms rather than embracing the broader implications of long‐term decline. Understanding of what drives decision‐
Marjan Marjanović, Johanna Lilius
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AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE PRESENTED AT "ST JIMMY" SONG LYRIC [PDF]
, 2008 This study concerned with the discussion of English song’s lyric which was sung by Green Day. This study analyzed two problems (1) What kinds of figurative language are used at “St. Jimmy” song lyric?
DWI SUSANTO, ERY
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Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract Drug entry into prisons represents a serious issue for both incarcerated people and prison staff. Although substances enter prisons in many ways, staff drug smuggling represents a consistent problem facing correctional institutions globally. We draw on 131 interviews with correctional officers (COs) working in four Western Canadian prisons to ...
William J. Schultz +2 more
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A functional-pragmatic approach to wealth-related euphemisms study in business discourse
Russian Journal of LinguisticsIn business discourse, euphemisms help alleviate the sensitive topic of material privilege. While previous research has extensively addressed euphemisms denoting various financial phenomena, such as corporate downsizing and recession, the linguistic ...
Elena N. Malyuga, Barry Tomalin
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Bound by blood and bloodshed: Sibling ties and participation in genocidal violence
Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract Focusing on the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, we examine how sibling relationships—one of the most salient familial bonds—influence individual engagement in violence during mass atrocity. Drawing on an adaptation of differential association and social learning theories for contexts of mass atrocity, we analyze a novel dataset linking over 300,000 ...
Jack G. R. Wippell +3 more
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Eufemism and dyphemisms in the comments column youtube serambinews
JPPI (Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Indonesia)The objective of this research is to enhance readers' understanding and proficiency in using euphemisms and dyphemisms effectively and employing language skillfully in communication. The employed methodology is a descriptive research method characterized
Khairatin Nisak +5 more
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“Yet the Problem Remains”: Why Genetic Determinism Still Haunts Biomedical Research
Bioethics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT After the horrors of the Holocaust and its connections to eugenics were revealed to the world, many post‐war population geneticists sought to establish rhetorical distance from the Nazi's state‐led campaigns, without abandoning their belief that actively shaping the population's genetics would produce a prosperous society.
Christopher R. Donohue, Ian A. Myles
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