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Competition of synonyms through time: Conceptual and social salience factors and their interrelations

open access: yesCatalan Journal of Linguistics, 2015
This paper highlights three theoretical and descriptive insights into synonymy and lexical variation and change: (1) the diachronic development of synonymous forms reveals essential aspects about the nature and motivations of synonymy; (2) the emergence ...
Augusto Soares da Silva
doaj   +1 more source

Children and Adults as Language Learners: Rules, Variation, and Maturational Change

open access: yesTopics in Cognitive Science, 2019
Here we overview our recent research investigating children and adults' learning of rules and variation. In all these studies, our findings are that children and adults differ in how they acquire linguistic patterns that are productive, variable ...
E. Newport
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Conventions and mutual expectations — understanding sources for web genres [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Genres can be understood in many different ways. They are often perceived as a primarily sociological construction, or, alternatively, as a stylostatistically observable objective characteristic of texts.
Karlgren, Jussi
core   +1 more source

The dynamic interactions in foreign language classroom anxiety and foreign language enjoyment of pupils aged 12 to 18. A pseudo-longitudinal investigation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The combined effect of positive and negative emotions in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) has attracted the attention of researchers influenced by the Positive Psychology movement (Dewaele & MacIntyre, 2014; 2016a).
Dewaele, Jean-Marc, Dewaele, L.
core   +2 more sources

Structural biology of ferritin nanocages

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Ferritin is a conserved iron‐storage protein that sequesters iron as a ferric mineral core within a nanocage, protecting cells from oxidative damage and maintaining iron homeostasis. This review discusses ferritin biology, structure, and function, and highlights recent cryo‐EM studies revealing mechanisms of ferritinophagy, cellular iron uptake, and ...
Eloise Mastrangelo, Flavio Di Pisa
wiley   +1 more source

Quantum mechanics in terms of realism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
We expound an alternative to the Copenhagen interpretation of the formalism of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics. The basic difference is that the new interpretation is formulated in the language of epistemological realism.
Jabs, Arthur
core   +3 more sources

Linking neurogenesis, oligodendrogenesis, and myelination defects to neurodevelopmental disruption in primary mitochondrial disorders

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Mitochondrial remodeling shapes neural and glial lineage progression by matching metabolic supply with demand. Elevated OXPHOS supports differentiation and myelin formation, while myelin compaction lowers mitochondrial dependence, revealing mitochondria as key drivers of developmental energy adaptation.
Sahitya Ranjan Biswas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The expanding universe of the study of sound change [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The study of sound change has evolved from a heuristic tool for 19th century comparative historical reconstruction into the backbone of the rigid approach to language change developed by the Neogrammarians.
Hinskens, Frans
core  

Looking back while moving forward : the impact of societal and technological developments on Flemish sign language lexicographic practices

open access: yes, 2018
This paper presents an overview of lexicographic projects related to Flemish Sign Language (Vlaamse Gebarentaal or VGT). VGT consists of five regional varieties. There was a time when this lexical variation was considered a disadvantage in deaf education
Van Herreweghe, Mieke   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Toward a model of multiple paths to language learning: response to commentaries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Language learning, while seemingly effortless for young learners, is a complex process involving many interacting pieces, both within the child and in their language-learning environments, which can result in unique language learning trajectories and ...
AUDREY DELCENSERIE   +8 more
core   +1 more source

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