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The Modern Language Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT It has been suggested that informing language learners about the original, literal meaning of idioms helps them to remember these expressions, but the empirical evidence is limited. A new study was conducted with three groups of learners of English (53 Chinese students at a university in Canada, 56 students at a university in China, and 77 ...
Xiaofei Wang +3 more
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Remnant Case Forms and Patterns of Syncretism in Early West Germanic
Transactions of the Philological Society, Volume 124, Issue 2, Page 357-385, July 2026.Abstract Early stages of the Old West Germanic languages differ from the other two branches, Gothic and Norse, by showing remnants of a fifth case in a‐ and ō‐stem nouns. The forms in question, which have the ending ‐i or ‐u, are conventionally labelled ‘instrumental’ and cover a range of functions, such as instrument, means, comitative and locative ...
Will Thurlwell
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Synonymy of Being and Its Arguments with a Focus on the Views of Ibn Sina and Fakhr al-Din al-Razi [PDF]
حکمت سینویSpiritual sharing of being is one of the foundational principles of Islamic philosophy. The central question is whether "being" has a single, unified meaning applicable to various essences and subjects, or if "being" encompasses multiple concepts, with ...
Ali Ansari Baygi
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Неофилология, 2023 The work presents an attempt to fill the gap in the study of intraspecific homonymy in felisonymy. The current research is aimed at determining the specifics of intraspecific homofelisonyms on a modern synchronous section of felisonymic material.
I. V. Ostroverkhaia
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International Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 28, Issue 3, Page 318-329, July 2026.Abstract This paper offers a reflection on methodological issues surrounding the historical study of deification in response to the approach proposed in the Oxford Handbook of Deification. The paper contextualises the OHD's proposal in light of previous attempts to address the question of how to define/identify the concept of deification.
Brendan A. Harris
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Homonymy as a logical term in Origen [PDF]
The paper aims to deal with the problem of “homonymy” in Origen’s work from the point of logic. As far as Origen is concerned, this term expresses the difference between the literal and non-literal meanings of various Scriptural texts.
Somos, Róbert
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Revue suisse de zoologie., 1981 (Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
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Polysemy and Homonymy Seen in Their Stylistic Use [PDF]
, 2015 This article is concerned with stylistic phenomenon of polysemy and homonymy. Treated together they represent not only a complex linguistic phenomenon but also a stylistic one, which deserves proper treatment. In this article we mainly deal with the main
Sonila Daiu
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Automating the analysis of public saliency and attitudes toward biodiversity from digital media
Conservation Biology, Volume 40, Issue 2, April 2026.Abstract Measuring public attitudes toward wildlife provides crucial insights into human relationships with nature and helps monitor progress toward Global Biodiversity Framework targets. Yet, conducting such assessments at a global scale presents challenges.
Noah Giebink +8 more
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On the putative homonymy involving Hemistephanus Enderlein (Hymenoptera, Stephanidae) [PDF]
, 2021 Melo, Gabriel A. R. (2021): On the putative homonymy involving Hemistephanus Enderlein (Hymenoptera, Stephanidae).
Melo, Gabriel A. R.
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