ABSTRACT This article argues that marriage was central to historical change in the Yoruba‐speaking region of West Africa during the eighteenth century. It draws on ìtàn, a distinct oral source, to show that conjugality shaped Yoruba processes of urbanisation and political centralisation, gendered divisions of labour and social innovation and creativity.
Insa Nolte
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The serial mediation effects of parent-child relationships on juvenile delinquency: a nationwide analysis based on data from China's Recidivism Survey. [PDF]
Chen Q, Sun W.
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A Comparative Study of the Effect of Humor on Grammatical Competence [PDF]
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The body in language, the language beyond the body: embrainment and graded embodiment in the evolution and use of language. [PDF]
Arbib MA, Cuccio V.
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Why do Public Debates Escalate? Trigger Points and the Moral Dynamics of “Hot Politics”
ABSTRACT Escalating, emotionally charged, and moralized forms of controversy are a central feature of contemporary politics. Our study develops a framework for understanding how political debates between ordinary citizens become heated; why certain issues provoke particularly strong emotions; and how this affective potential is weaponized by ...
Linus Westheuser +2 more
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Language in vivo vs. in silico: Size matters but Larger Language Models still do not comprehend language on a par with humans due to impenetrable semantic reference. [PDF]
Dentella V, Günther F, Leivada E.
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ABSTRACT Background As sex chromosome trisomies (SCTs), including 47, XXX, 47, XXY, and 47, XYY, are associated with increased risk for neurodevelopmental challenges, studying SCTs may help in understanding the role of early parental caregiving in shaping neurodevelopmental phenotypes of this genetically at‐risk population.
Sophie van Rijn +4 more
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Grammar error diagnosis using graph convolutional networks with knowledge graph integration. [PDF]
Zhang J, Ma Y.
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What It Was Like, What Happened, What It Is Like Now: Liminal Spaces and the Pedagogy of Recovery
ABSTRACT Addiction recovery is frequently interpreted through biomedical or punitive frameworks that overlook its cultural, ritual, and pedagogical dimensions. This article offers a theoretical and interpretive analysis of peer‐led, meeting‐based recovery communities in North America, particularly those organized around mutual‐aid traditions such as ...
Patrick L. Pellett
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