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Nominal ellipsis reveals concord in Moksha Mordvin
Syntax, Volume 26, Issue 4, Page 355-403, December 2023., 2023 Abstract On the basis of original data from Moksha Mordvin (Finno‐Ugric), I argue that some languages have nominal concord even though modifiers of the noun generally do not show inflection. Evidence for the presence of concord comes from nominal ellipsis, under which inflection is phonologically realized and restricted in the same way as regular ...
Mariia Privizentseva
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The origin of semilingualism: Nils‐Erik Hansegård and the cult of the mother tongue
Journal of Sociolinguistics, Volume 27, Issue 5, Page 506-525, November 2023., 2023 Abstract ‘Semilingualism’ is one of the most questionable theories produced in the language sciences. Yet, little is known about its origins. We present a critical account of the history of semilingualism, tracing its roots in the work of Nils Erik Hansegård, (1918–2002), inaugural chair of Sámi at Umeå University (1975–1979), who developed a theory of
David Karlander, Linus Salö
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THE TIT NAMES IN SLAVIC AND FINNO-UGRIC LANGUAGES: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Bulletin of Udmurt University. Series History and Philology, 2021 The article presents bookish and dialect tit names in Slavic and Finno-Ugric languages. The Slavic and Finno-Ugric ornithonyms denoting the genus Parus on the whole or the great tit (Parus major L.) were taken as material for analysis.
A.A. Parfenova
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Language ideology in an endogamous society: The case of Daghestan
Journal of Sociolinguistics, Volume 27, Issue 2, Page 159-176, April 2023., 2023 Abstract Studies of multilingual systems found in Indigenous small‐scale communities often assume that exogamous marriages are the norm in such societies and contribute to their linguistic diversity. This paper is an account of the language ideology of endogamous societies in rural highland Daghestan (Northeast Caucasus).
Nina Dobrushina
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The nation in bronze and granite: Creating national monuments in post‐Soviet Bishkek
Nations and Nationalism, Volume 29, Issue 2, Page 648-668, April 2023., 2023 Abstract Scholars of nationalism have long looked to material forms of symbolic power to understand the politics and cultures of nations, and national monuments specifically have been studied as reflections of ideological programmes of political regimes. However, these approaches have paid insufficient attention to processes of creation.
Moira O'Shea
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Saying Yes without Yes: The Positive Response System in Latin
Transactions of the Philological Society, Volume 121, Issue 1, Page 65-90, March 2023., 2023 Abstract The article studies a set of three positive response strategies in Latin: the echo response and the positive response particles ita and sic. It aims to determine their functions and division of labour and to establish what kind of agreement strategy existed in Latin, based on the typology of positive response systems by Sadock and Zwicky (1985)
Tomaž Potočnik
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Evolution and Spread of Politeness Systems in Indo‐European
Transactions of the Philological Society, Volume 121, Issue 1, Page 152-167, March 2023., 2023 Abstract In this paper, we investigate the phenomenon of pronominal politeness in the Indo‐European languages and demonstrate that the processes of change of pronominal systems related to politeness follow two evolutionary regimes, one inside the ‘Standard Average European’ (SAE) linguistic area and another outside of it.
Michael Dunn, Kate Bellamy
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Participation in sociolinguistic research
Language and Linguistics Compass, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2022., 2022 Abstract Involving speakers in research on their linguistic practices has been at the core of sociolinguistics since the inception of the field. In contrast to social sciences, however, sociolinguists have rarely addressed the issues surrounding the participation of those involved and engaged in the research process.
Csanád Bodó +7 more
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József Szinnyei (1857–1943) [PDF]
, 2008 As a successor of József Budenz, József Szinnyei was a dominant figure, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, of research on the Finno-Ugric languages in Hungary and of the associated teaching tasks at university level. He was an adherent
Honti, László
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Developmental Science, Volume 24, Issue 6, November 2021., 2021 Abstract Research has described several features shared between musical rhythm and speech or language, and experimental studies consistently show associations between performance on tasks in the two domains as well as impaired rhythm processing in children with language disorders.
Enikő Ladányi +2 more
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