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INSECT LIFE AND LETTERS: THE STUDIES OF HANNS HEINZ EWERS AND OTTO AND ROSE HECHT
German Life and Letters, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article argues that vast histories of war and displacement in the twentieth century are connected to the small and almost unnoticeable lives of insects, and that philology has much to gain from paying attention to insect worlds. We examine two case studies: the work of the German entomologist Otto Hecht and his wife, Rose Caro Hecht, and ...
Alice Christensen, Ina Linge
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Fluminensia: Journal for Philological Research, 2012 The paper explores the function of feuilletonistic discourse in the work of Mijo Mirković/Mate Balota (1898–1963). We analyzed the communication aspect of popular non-fictional genres in the processes of construction of identities and promotion of ...
Nataša Urošević
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite the efforts devoted to improving L2 writing pedagogy to promote student writing development, students’ dissatisfactory writing development and outcomes are still reported. Investigating student learning preparedness to navigate L2 writing curriculum transitions may generate new understandings and provide an alternative explanation for ...
Yu Zhou, Shulin Yu
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Corpus Linguistics as a Research Method in Nursing: A Practical Approach to Analysing Language Data
Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim To highlight the use of corpus linguistics for analysing language data and to provide a worked example of this approach in nursing research. Design Methodology discussion paper. Methods This paper introduces corpus linguistics as a distinct approach to undertaking qualitative research in nursing.
Carmel Bond
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Gragoatá, 2007 This article presents a tendency in contemporary Latin-American literature to mix genres and use fictional literary criticism in the construction of hybrid novels and short stories.
Rafael Eduardo Gutiérrez Giraldo
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The Story of Romantic Love and Polyamory
Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article explores the relationship between romantic love and polyamory. Our central question is whether traditional norms of monogamy can be excised from romantic love so as to harmonize with polyamory's ethical dimensions (as we construe them).
Michael Milona, Lauren Weindling
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On Mapping Genre: Literary Fiction/Genre Fiction and Globalization Processes
, 2015 This chapter argues that the two phrases, 'literary fiction' and 'genre fiction', mark competing territorial claims from two sides of the literary establishment with regard to ordering and disposing (fictional) texts. These territorial claims are better understood with reference to the political economy of the literary establishment, the social ...
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'It must be right, I saw it on TV!': An observational study of third stage birth practices in popular television programmes. [PDF]
JRSM Open, 2023 Dawda G, Weeks AD, Bewley S.
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Theory‐Driven IRT Modeling of Vocabulary Development: Matthew Effects and the Case for Unipolar IRT
Journal of Educational Measurement, EarlyView.Abstract Item response theory (IRT) encompasses a broader class of measurement models than is commonly appreciated by practitioners in educational measurement. For measures of vocabulary and its development, we show how psychological theory might in certain instances support unipolar IRT modeling as a superior alternative to the more traditional ...
Qi (Helen) Huang +2 more
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