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Signo, 2016 There is a growing spoken and written use of the expression é que named " expletive " both in the Brazilian and European Portuguese. This paper reports the results of an empirical investigation of the emergence use of the expression é que.
João Bosco Figueiredo Gomes +1 more
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, 2013 The existence of an extensive body of literature on the Present Perfect (PP), both Spanish-specific (cf. Alarcos Llorach 1947, Copple 2011, Escobar 1997, Gili Gaya 1972, Howe 2013, Rodríguez Louro 2009, Schwenter 1994, Schwenter & Torres Cacoullos 2008 ...
Dumont, Jenny
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On grammatical relations as constraints on referent identification [PDF]
, 2010 Based on a Relevance Theory-informed view of language development, this paper argues that grammatical relations are construction-specific conventionalizations (grammaticalizations) of implicatures which arise out of repeated patterns of reference to ...
LaPolla, Randy J.
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THEMES OF GRAMMATICAL FORMS IN THE NOMINATIVE SYSTEM
, 2023 Gilberta Hadaj, Albana Tairi
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Sidelining Mitigation: Climate Delay Discourses Among Municipal Legislators in Southeastern Brazil
Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how municipal legislators frame climate mitigation and how these framings shift responsibility, narrow the perceived scope of municipal authority, and reduce the urgency or feasibility of local action. We analyzed 31 interviews with city councilors serving on Permanent Environmental Committees across municipalities in ...
Tainá Yumi Patriani
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Interview with Prof. Elizabeth Closs Traugott
Revista Linguística, 2015 A distinguished scholar, Professor Emerita of Linguistics and English at Stanford University, California, Elizabeth C. Traugott has been one of the most prominent researchers of the last decades, as she has explored historical syntax, semantics and ...
Julia Oliveira Costa Nunes +1 more
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Ditransitive verbs and the ditransitive construction: a diachronic perspective [PDF]
, 2011 This paper argues for the adoption of a construction-based perspective to the investigation of diachronic shifts in valency, which is a hitherto largely neglected topic in the framework of valency grammar. On the basis of a comparison of the set of verbs
Colleman, Timothy
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Personality, prescriptivism, and pronouns: Factors influencing grammaticality judgments of gender-neutral language – CORRIGENDUM [PDF]
, 2019 Evan D. Bradley +2 more
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Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.This study explores the potential of solar PV and concentrating PV (CPV) technologies as sustainable energy solutions for Nigeria, highlighting their suitability in transitioning away from fossil fuels. By harnessing abundant solar resources, these technologies offer efficient, clean, and locally adaptable alternatives, supporting energy security ...
Sani Mohammed Lawal +4 more
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The evolution of a coordinator from a vocative source: the case of the disjunctive ja: in Jordanian Arabic. [PDF]
Heliyon, 2021 Jaradat AA, Jaradat AA, Al-Taher MA.
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