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Conversational Implicatures (and How to Spot Them) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
In everyday conversations we often convey information that goes above and beyond what we strictly speaking say: exaggeration and irony are obvious examples. H.P.
Blome-Tillmann, Michael
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Impact of empiric potassium supplementation on mortality, sudden cardiac arrest and stroke in furosemide initiators

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aim A prior non‐randomized study suggests that potassium supplementation may improve survival among furosemide initiators, and a randomized trial suggests that salt substitutes containing potassium might lower stroke risk. We conducted a retrospective cohort study using health‐care data to confirm or refute these associations among new users of ...
Thanh Phuong Pham Nguyen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Linguocultural Specifics of Artificial Intelligence Representation in the English Language Media Discourse: Corpus-Based Approach

open access: yesВестник Волгоградского государственного университета: Серия 2. Языкознание, 2023
The article deals with the discursive construction of artificial intelligence (AI) in the English-language media discourse. Corpus methods establish semantic, figurative-perceptual and axiological specificity in the media representation of AI in various
Larisa A. Kochetova
doaj   +1 more source

Lexical Pragmatics and the nature of word meaning [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Estudio de los procesos de ajuste léxico de extensión y especificación aplicados al significado de las palabras, examinando los usos que los hablantes hacen de las mismas que abarcan un continuo desde los más literales a los más metafóricos.Este artículo
Eizaga Rebollar, Bárbara
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LIKE IN SIMILES – A RELEVANCE-THEORETIC VIEW [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The paper examines the meaning of like as used in similes in the light of relevance theory. Similes, even though superficially indistinguishable from literal comparisons, are found to be closer to metaphors. Therefore, it is proposed that like in similes
Andersen   +64 more
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Communication of Business‐Nonprofit Collaborations and Environmental Legitimacy: Exploratory Insights From Italian Firms

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Collaborations with nonprofits can enhance firms' legitimacy, yet the relationship between their communication and corporate environmental legitimacy remains poorly understood. Furthermore, research lacks an analysis of the communication of business‐nonprofit collaborations through multiple actors' perspectives.
Andrea Rizzuni   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neologisms of English Origin in Present-Day Slovak

open access: yesELOPE, 2022
The aim of the paper is to analyse post-1989 Anglicisms in present-day Slovak. Central concepts of the study are neologisms (new items in the lexicon of a language), present-day Slovak (the Slovak language from 1989 onwards), borrowing (one of several ...
Martin Ološtiak, Soňa Rešovská
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Bridging Academic Research and Business Practices at the Crossroad of Circular Economy and the SDGs

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The global shift toward sustainability has amplified interest in the Circular Economy, which aims to optimize resource use and minimize waste. In parallel, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a universal framework for addressing social, environmental, and economic challenges.
Corentin Juin, Andrea Nicolodi
wiley   +1 more source

EXPLORING EFL LEARNERS´ PRAGMATIC FAILURE: PERSPECTIVES FROM MOROCCAN EFL TEACHERS

open access: yesآداب الكوفة
Acquiring a language necessitates not only exposure to isolated lexical items and grammar rules but also rules of language use. Such input is profusely available in first language acquisition. However, in foreign language learning contexts, students are
Abdelfattah Abidi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

ESG Ratings and Firms' Engagement in Global Innovation Ecosystems: Implications for Green Innovation Capacity

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The increasing salience of climate change has intensified attention to the roe of ESG ratings in shaping firms' green innovation. We examine the link between ESG performance and green innovation, highlighting the role of participation in global innovation networks.
Miaomiao Tao   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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