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Exploring Variation and Change in the Distant Past

open access: yesCadernos de Linguística
This article explores the potential of analysing language variation and change in written records dating back to the earliest stages of the time period conventionally termed ‘historical’.
Rodrigo Hernáiz
doaj   +1 more source

GAYO LANGUAGE IS OLD MALAY (A DIALECTOLOGY STUDY: THE LANGUAGE CHANGE)

open access: yesEnglisia, 2014
An interdisciplinary linguistic which studies the problem on language variation is so called Dialectology. The variation of language happens on the usage that is caused by the change of social environment and place for ages.
Abdussalam Abdussalam, Salami Mahmud
doaj   +1 more source

German today : an extensive speech data collection in the German speaking area of Europe [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The research project “German Today” aims to determine the amount of regional variation in (near-) standard German spoken by young and older educated adults, and to identify and locate the regional features.
Berend, Nina   +3 more
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The propagation of a cultural or biological trait by neutral genetic drift in a subdivided population

open access: yes, 2007
We study fixation probabilities and times as a consequence of neutral genetic drift in subdivided populations, motivated by a model of the cultural evolutionary process of language change that is described by the same mathematics as the biological ...
Barton   +48 more
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Digital twins to accelerate target identification and drug development for immune‐mediated disorders

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Digital twins integrate patient‐derived molecular and clinical data into personalised computational models that simulate disease mechanisms. They enable rapid identification and validation of therapeutic targets, prediction of drug responses, and prioritisation of candidate interventions.
Anna Niarakis, Philippe Moingeon
wiley   +1 more source

Synchrony and Diachrony: a dynamic interface [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The focus of this volume is on the relation between synchrony and diachrony. It is examined in the light of the most recent theories of language change and linguistic variation.

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Rhetoric in the language of real estate marketing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
“Des. Res.”, “rarely available”, “viewing essential” – these are all part of the peculiar parlance of housing advertisements which contain a heady mix of euphemism, hyperbole and superlative.
de Boton A.   +9 more
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The skills required for transition to university and study in biological sciences: A student perspective

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Bioscience students were asked for their opinions on the value and teaching of skills. 204 responded that teamwork, time management and study skills are necessary to reach University, that scientific writing, research, laboratory and presentation skills are taught effectively during their studies, while other skills are gained inherently through study ...
Janella Borrell, Susan Crennell
wiley   +1 more source

Language Change or Language Innovation? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Linguists should pay special attention to those aspects of English which signal possible, impending, or ongoing change in the standard language. Not all kinds of variation will result in changes in standard English: some developments in society are ...
Dorda, Svitlana Volodymyrivna   +2 more
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How discourse context shapes the lexicon: Explaining the distribution of Spanish f- / h- words [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Using a corpus of Medieval Spanish text, we examine factors affecting the Modern Standard Spanish outcome of the initial /f/ in Latin FV‑ words. Regression analyses reveal that the frequency of a word’s use in extralexical phonetic reducing environments ...
Brown, Esther L., Raymond, William D
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