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Psilo-: exploring the case of a “diminutive” in Modern Greek [PDF]
, 2009 In this paper I explore the semantic and morphological properties of the “diminutive” use of the bound morpheme psilo- in Modern Greek (MG). First, I consider the basic lexical information recorded in dictionaries and then its equivalents (if any) in ...
Xydopoulos, George J.
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Empaako, the Magic Word: A Special Form of Address Used in Western Uganda [PDF]
, 2023 This paper investigates Empaako, a special form of address and communicative process used in western Uganda. Through a historical and ethnographic background, the next section explores the linguistics of the magical word.
Heusing, Gerald
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Model ogólnej koncepcji i struktury funkcjonalnej onomastyki [PDF]
, 2019 Model of the generic concept and structure of functional onomasticsTheoretical onomastics works with two dimensions of abstraction: a) focus on the research of highly abstracted properties of the individual elements of the proprial sphere of language, b)
Šrámek, Rudolf
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Negative politeness and no worries in Australian English
World Englishes, Volume 44, Issue 1-2, Page 253-268, March-June 2025.Abstract This paper explores how a distinctive politeness token can establish itself in a variety of world English by virtue of its pragmatics. It examines the usage of no worries as a negative politeness thanking response in a large multigenerational corpus of informal dialogues by men and women recorded at the University of Western Australia (UWA ...
Pam Peters, Isabelle Burke
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A STUDY ON FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE OF JOHNDENVER’S SONG “THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD” [PDF]
, 2007 Literature is a creativity of art which has beauty aspect like the diction of the words, the use of rhythm, meter and others. Furthermore, studying literary works can give the readers some advantages like increasing language skills and developing ...
WAHYUNI EKA KUSUMAWATI, SRI
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Your phrases matter: Third waves in research approaches and new contexts for formulaic language
International Journal of Language &Communication Disorders, Volume 59, Issue 1, Page 84-93, January/February 2024.Abstract Background This study reports on new contexts in which formulaic language has been used in the years since 2013 when the last synthesis was carried out. The background presents an old but still useful definition and lists themes under which research was arranged in 2013 and which continue to be used.
Boyd H. Davis +2 more
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, 1977 It is a toss-up with many persons as to whether History or Mathematics is their most unfavorite subject, and we shall keep this introduction to a minimum for that reason.
McClellan, John
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NJEMAČKA PREZIMENA NA JUŽNOJ ČEŠKOJ GRANICI I ASPEKTI NJIHOVOG JEZIČNOG FORMIRANJA [PDF]
, 2020 This paper deals with the German surnames used by the inhabitants of the South- Bohemian border region and with their specific features. The first of these is the higher frequency of such surnames in the region (over 18 % in South Bohemia compared to the
Alena Jaklová
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Zvijezde koje postaju populisti: Celebrity populizam Miroslava Škore tijekom predsjedničke kampanje u Hrvatskoj 2019. godine [PDF]
, 2022 Populist politicians performing as celebrities and celebrities becoming populist politicians is a phenomenon that illustrates how populism and celebrity politics can easily be combined in contemporary political communication.
Vuković, Silvija
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A SOCIOLINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF BASEBALL JARGON IN MILLER’S MONEYBALLTHE MOVIE [PDF]
, 2017 This research studied the sociolinguistic phenomenon, especially in terms of jargon. This study was intended to analyze the word-formation processes of jargon which occur in Miller’s Money Ball the movie.
Septian Nugrahanto, Achmad
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