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How the diversity of human concepts of nature affects conservation of biodiversity. [PDF]

open access: yesConserv Biol, 2021
Abstract Protecting nature has become a global concern. However, the very idea of nature is problematic. We examined the etymological and semantic diversity of the word used to translate nature in a conservation context in 76 of the primary languages of the world to identify the different relationships between humankind and nature.
Ducarme F, Flipo F, Couvet D.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Language as a Specimen

open access: yesBerichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Volume 46, Issue 1, Page 92-113, March 2023., 2023
Abstract Language was never studied by linguists (or philologists) alone. The greater part of the languages of the world was first known in the West through the reports of missionaries, explorers, and colonial administrators, and what they documented reflected their specific interests.
Floris Solleveld
wiley   +1 more source

‘Qu'il est question d'une langue sauvage’: Phrasebooks for European Travellers in Eighteenth‐Century North America

open access: yesHistory, Volume 106, Issue 371, Page 356-383, July 2021., 2021
Abstract This article explores the vocabularies of Amerindian languages published as part of the travel accounts written by explorers, traders and colonial policymakers in North America over the eighteenth century. Starting with the renowned Voyages by the Baron de Lahontan, the analysis takes as its endpoint the journals of the famous expedition led ...
Giulia Iannuzzi
wiley   +1 more source

Masking Level Difference: test-retest reliability assessment in normal hearing female university students. [PDF]

open access: yesCodas, 2022
Frota SMMC   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Vulnerabilities of Arab refugees in primary health care: a scoping review. [PDF]

open access: yesRev Saude Publica, 2022
Lima Junior LP   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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