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(1) Background: The article addresses the issue of geospatial dynamics of Lithuanian–Slavic ethnolinguistic boundaries in Southeastern Lithuania (SEL) that were influenced by long-term Lithuanian–Slavic linguistic competition. The aim of the study was to
Aidas Gudaitis
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Most traditional atlases are based on the interview with a single informant. Would the linguistic image of this point be the same if another person (even with the same age and socio-cultural profile), researcher or group of questions had been chosen? The
Xosé Afonso Álvarez Pérez
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Folletti, verruche e garofani… Saggio sugli anemonimi in Corsica
In this article we analyze the Corsican anemonyms from a double point of view. The first aims to analyze the two types of denominations of the winds present on the island: the winds also present in Italian (scirocco, libeccio, maestrale, etc.) and the ...
Daniele Mortato
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This modest survey is the first to be carried out using the methodology of Jules Gilliéron, the Swiss linguist, founder of the Atlas Linguistique de la France and precursor of linguistic geography, in the Gaelic languages, i.e.
Arthur John Hughes
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Mapping Wikipedia’s Geolinguistic Contours
Abstract Wikipedia is one of the predominant ways in which internet users obtain knowledge about the world. It is also one of the most important mirrors, or augmentations, of the world: it contains representations of all manner of places. However, Wikipedia’s knowledge of the world is characterised by a linguistic inequality. Although
Dittus, Martin, Graham, Mark
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Atlas of the Baltic languages: from idea to pilot project
Atlas of the Baltic languages: from idea to pilot project Dialectologists from Latvian Language Institute of the University of Latvia and the Department of Language History and Dialectology of the Institute of the Lithuanian Language, have developed a ...
Anna Stafecka
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Abstract Guided by Foucault's concept of “discursive formations,” the study reported here draws on primary archival and secondary source material to examine how French has been discursively shaped in England and in relation to English. Unpacking sociohistorical constructions of sameness–difference offers a productive frame to explore ideological ...
Simon Coffey
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The Role of the Mother in Lithuanian Heritage Language Maintenance
The paper explores the pivotal role of mothers in maintaining the Lithuanian language within the Lithuanian diaspora, drawing upon Spolsky’s family language policy theory and Curdt-Christiansen’s dynamic family language policy model.
Meilutė Ramonienė +1 more
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Preparation of the interactive Slovenian Linguistic Atlas
For decades, the project of compiling the Slovenski lingvistični atlas (Slovenian Linguistic Atlas, SLA) involved various methods of mapping and commenting on the collected dialect material at all linguistic levels.
Jožica Škofic
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