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The diachronic evolution of future tense forms in French from the perspective of the re-grammaticalization theory [PDF]

open access: yesDiacronia, 2018
Deriving from a comprehensive postdoctoral study, this article aims at presenting the evolution of future tense forms in French from the perspective of the re-grammaticalization process, understood as re-organisation of the grammatical system of a ...
Cecilia-Mihaela Popescu
doaj   +1 more source

Redistributive land reforms, agricultural productivity, and structural change: New cross‐national evidence

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Large‐scale land reforms constitute a substantial redistribution of wealth and reallocation of agricultural land, which is a major form of asset and production input in developing countries. While land redistribution (from the rich to the poor) remains a highly controversial issue, extensive evidence on its effect is limited.
Devashish Mitra   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The map of ti in Kituba - testing and expanding the typological model of the polysemy of conjunctive coordinators

open access: yesStudies in African Linguistics, 2019
The present article analyzes the polysemy of the element ti in Kituba from the perspective of cognitive linguistics, by applying the framework of dynamic semantic maps and waves.
Alexander Andrason
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‘Turkeys Cannot Vote for Christmas’: Why Epistemic Disobedience in an Anti‐Black World Matters

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Never in the history of global coloniality has the idea of epistemic disobedience been as important as in the 21st century. This is not only because the struggle for decolonisation has shifted from physical confrontation between the coloniser and the colonised into a battle of ideas but also because the former has deployed the idea of ...
Morgan Ndlovu
wiley   +1 more source

MicroCT reinvestigation of the only articulated fossil anostomid fish reveals synonymy of Arhinolemur Ameghino, 1898 and Megaleporinus Ramirez et al., 2017

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Arhinolemur scalabrinii† Ameghino, 1898 was originally described as a strepsirrhine primate (Mammalia) but has been recognized as an anostomid fish since 2012. It remains the only extinct anostomid species known from complete cranial material.
Karen M. Panzeri   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Grammaticalization, reanalysis, and CP layering

open access: yes, 2005
The article describes the diachronic development of the distibutional properties of some wh-items in the Northern Veneto dialects from the 16th to the 20th century; on the basis of this empirical evidence, the author shows that grammaticalization ...
MUNARO, Nicola, NICOLA MUNARO, MUNARO N.
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A survey on the teaching of introductory nervous system content in undergraduate courses

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Teaching introductory or foundation level concepts about anatomy and physiology of the nervous system to undergraduate students presents a conundrum for educators—how to provide students with sufficient knowledge for a successful learning experience and outcome without overwhelming students and impacting student progression and retention.
Gabrielle Todd   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The grammaticalization of coordinating interclausal connectives

open access: yes, 2011
The paper discusses the most recurrent sources for the grammaticalization of 'and', 'or' and 'but' connectives across languages, within a diachronic typology ...
Giacalone Ramat Anna, MAURI, CATERINA
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Language Contact and Grammaticalization in Gulf Pidgin Arabic

open access: yesAcademic Journal of Modern Philology
The language situation in the countries of the Arab Gulf is a highly complex one. The multilingual landscape is characterized by diglossia (Modern Standard Arabic vs.
Andrei A. Avram
doaj   +1 more source

Growing apart in shared grammaticalization

open access: yes, 2013
This article deals with shared grammaticalization of indirectives in Turkic. Indirectivity, a genuine Turkic grammatical category, is expressed by different morphological markers across the Turkic varieties; the paths of grammaticalization are, however ...
Csató, Éva Ágnes,
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