Studies 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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ARCHAIC FORMS OF THE LINKING VERB TO BE IN THE POETIC SPEECH OF THE XVIII CENTURY: GRAMMATICAL AND STYLISTIC CHARACTERISTICS [PDF]
, 2022 N. V. Patroeva
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A Critical Analysis of Microsoft's Rhetoric and Reality of Sustainability Engagement
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study critically examines Microsoft's environmental, social and governance (ESG) rhetoric and operational reality, to offer insights that extend beyond conventional greenwashing or bluewashing. Drawing on over 20 years of Microsoft's sustainability reports (2003–2024), third‐party ESG evaluations and media investigations, it employs ...
Omaima A. G. Hassan, Iqbal Khadaroo
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Language Contact and Grammaticalization in Gulf Pidgin Arabic
Academic Journal of Modern PhilologyThe 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
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Grammaticalisation processes in Flemish sign language [PDF]
, 2019 Following Hopper & Traugott (2003 [1993]: 232), grammaticalisation can be defined as “the change whereby lexical items and constructions come in certain linguistic contexts to serve grammatical functions and, once grammaticalized, continue to develop new
Van Herreweghe, Mieke
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Grooved Surface of the Obturator Internus Muscle With Two Distinct Adjacent Parts
Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The specific anatomical features of the obturator internus, particularly those of its medial surface, remain insufficiently characterized. This study investigated the morphology of the obturator internus muscle by focusing on the shape of its medial surface and potential age‐related changes.
Satoru Muro +4 more
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Grammaticalization of a reciprocal pronoun in a diachronic typological perspective: evidence from Vedic and Indo-European [PDF]
, 2007 Historische fonologie en morfologie van het Indo ...
Kulikov, Leonid
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Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Prosthesis‐patient mismatch (PPM) remains common following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and is associated with worse clinical outcomes. PPM is of particular concern in small aortic annuli (SAA). Aims To compare the incidence, predictors, and long‐term impact of PPM in SAA TAVR.
Itamar Loewenstein +9 more
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INCLUSION OF THE OUTSIDER – GRAMMATICALIZATION OF THE VERBAL PARTICLE MAAI IN CANTONESE [PDF]
Taiwan Journal of Linguistics, 2010 This paper explores the grammaticalization of the verbal particle maai in Cantonese. Originally a verb of movement meaning ‘approach/get close to’ a reference point, maai has undergone grammaticalization to become a directional particle meaning ‘towards’.
Winnie Chor
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From demonstratives to degree words: on the origin of the intensifying function of this/that in american english [PDF]
, 2018 The intensifying function of this/that can be traced back to the 14th century, when they acquired their adverbial status as a result of a grammaticalization process that turned them from deictic demonstratives into degree adverbs with the meaning of ‘to ...
Calle-Martin, Javier
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