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The lexicon of oral mediation in a contrastive and historical study I: the case of [interpret-] [PDF]
International relations and commerce have always relied on either one of two pillars: an accepted koiné or trustworthy linguistic mediation, with the various pidgin attempts as an interesting tertiutn cotnparationis.
Juan José Calvo García de Leonardo
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What can historical linguistics and experimental pragmatics offer each other?
Language change is a central concern for any linguistic theory. For one thing, it is often assumed that language change is explanatory, in that it provides a reasonable answer to what Haspelmath dubbed ‘Greenberg’s Problem’ in 2014: why are languages the
Eitan Grossman, I. Noveck
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This article deals with a problem of terminological differentiation of two disciplines within the scope of comparative linguistics that studies genetically related languages in diachrony (comparative-historical linguistics) and synchrony. For the purpose
Mahanbet Dzhusupov
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Historical Linguistics of Korandje
Note: This talk has not gone through a process of peer review, and findings should therefore be treated as preliminary and subject to change. SOAS Linguistics Webinars Summer 2020 August 18 Lameen Souag (LACITO-CNRS) Abstract: The oasis of Tabelbala stands alone in Northwest Africa as the only place whose language, Korandje, comes from south of the ...
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Historical Linguistics and Philippine Hunter-Gatherers [PDF]
This paper addresses several topics with reference to Philippine hunter-gatherer groups that are relevant to an understanding of their relationships with non-hunter-gatherer groups and their significance for historical linguistics.
Reid, Lawrence A.
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Abstract The canine of saber‐toothed predators represents one of the most specialized dental structures known. Hypotheses about the function of hypertrophied canines range from display and conspecific interaction, soft food processing, to active prey acquisition.
Z. Jack Tseng
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Indo‐Pacific Linguistic Studies. Purl I: Historical Linguistics; Part 11: Descriptive Linguistics G. B. MILNER and EUGÉNIE J. A. HENDERSON, eds [PDF]
Ward H. Goodenough
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Historical linguistics and molecular anthropology
HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access archive for the deposit and dissemination of scientific research documents, whether they are published or not. The documents may come from teaching and research institutions in France or abroad, or from public or ...
B. Pakendorf
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Functional morphology of the pharyngeal teeth of the ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Abstract Many fish use a set of pharyngeal jaws in their throat to aid in prey capture and processing, particularly of large or complex prey. In this study—combining dissection, CT scanning, histology, and performance testing—we demonstrate a novel use of pharyngeal teeth in the ocean sunfish (Mola mola), a species for which pharyngeal jaw anatomy had ...
Benjamin Flaum+3 more
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PILA: A Historical-Linguistic Dataset of Proto-Italic and Latin [PDF]
Computational historical linguistics seeks to systematically understand processes of sound change, including during periods at which little to no formal recording of language is attested. At the same time, few computational resources exist which deeply explore phonological and morphological connections between proto-languages and their descendants ...
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