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From Nominalisation to Passive in Old Tibetan: Reconstructing Grammatical Meaning in an Extinct Language1

Transactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.
Abstract Based on an analysis of the Old Literary Tibetan corpus—a corpus of the oldest documented Tibetic language—the present study provides evidence that literary Tibetan v3 verb stems (commonly termed ‘future’) initially encoded passive voice. New arguments put forward in this article range from Trans‐Himalayan nominal morphology to early Tibetan ...
Joanna Bialek
wiley   +1 more source

Indefinite article + possessive + noun in Spanish: A case of refunctionalization?

Languages, 2018
The phenomenon under discussion is an example of a grammatical change that can be explained by refunctionalization, and as such, can be understood as the acquisition of a new meaning by an ‘endangered’ grammatical construction, which is reassigned to ...
Enrique Pato
doaj   +1 more source

AGRICULTURE IN A SOCIALIST CITY: Towards an Alter‐Urban Political Ecology

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Urban political ecology has developed as a critique of capitalist urbanization. This article develops the concept of alter‐urban political ecology to define urban environments emerging not from capitalist urbanization but from efforts to transform it. Drawing on archival research and ethnographic fieldwork in five urban farms in socialist Cuba,
Gustav Cederlöf
wiley   +1 more source

The Wire Is Not the Territory: Understanding Representational Drift in Olfaction With Dynamical Systems Theory

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Representational drift is a phenomenon of increasing interest in the cognitive and neural sciences. While investigations are ongoing for other sensory cortices, recent research has demonstrated the pervasiveness in which it occurs in the piriform cortex for olfaction.
Ann‐Sophie Barwich, Gabriel J. Severino   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sentenças genericamente quantificadas e expressões de referência a espécies no português brasileiro

Cadernos de Estudos Lingüísticos, 2012
This article investigates the expression of genericity in Brazilian Portuguese. Its theoretical background is the analysis of kind referring expressions as proper names of kinds (cf.
Ana Müller
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Capital and the Family

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How are capital and the family interconnected in contemporary capitalism? In this article, we argue that they come together in owning relations. By owning capital across generations, families bridge the temporal gap between the durability of capital and the finite lifespan of private property holders and thus resolve the problem of bona ...
Jens Beckert, Isabell Stamm
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating Hybrid Work in Organizations: A Strategic HRM Perspective to Pursue Vertical and Horizontal Alignment

Human Resource Management Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Technological advancements and, more recently, the COVID‐19 pandemic have accelerated the transition toward hybrid workplaces. Even though the design of appropriate HRM practices is recognized as an important factor in ensuring an effective transition toward hybrid work environments, existing research has offered limited insights into how ...
Sara Bonesso, Laura Cortellazzo, Giovanna Afeltra   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Definiteness at the syntax-semantics interface: testing the acquisition of English articles by Kuwaiti Arabic speakers in relative clause contexts

Language Testing in Asia
The present study investigates the acquisition of English articles in relative clause contexts by L1 Kuwaiti Arabic speakers. We propose a testing instrument designed to evaluate the use of the definite and indefinite articles in restrictive relative ...
Marta Tryzna, Ivan Ivanov, Yousuf AlBader   +2 more
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Unpacking China's Digital Ascent in the Global South: The Case of Huawei in North Africa

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite frequent concerns in Western policy and media circles about the risks of using Chinese telecommunications suppliers, firms like Huawei have encountered little resistance from governments or citizens in the Global South. Empirical research explaining this acceptance remains limited.
Tin Hinane El Kadi
wiley   +1 more source

Weaving Political Identities: Jean‐Luc Nancy, Empedocles, and (the Later) Plato

Constellations, EarlyView.
Benjamin Hutchens
wiley   +1 more source