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The biological origin of linguistic diversity. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2012
In contrast with animal communication systems, diversity is characteristic of almost every aspect of human language. Languages variously employ tones, clicks, or manual signs to signal differences in meaning; some languages lack the noun-verb distinction
Andrea Baronchelli   +3 more
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Linguistic Diversity and Redistribution [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of the European Economic Association, 2009
This paper investigates the effect of linguistic diversity on redistribution in a broad cross-section of countries. We use the notion of "linguistic distances" and show that the commonly used fractionalization index, which ignores linguistic distances, yields insigni cant results.
Klaus Desmet   +2 more
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The geographical configuration of a language area influences linguistic diversity. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2019
Like the transfer of genetic variation through gene flow, language changes constantly as a result of its use in human interaction. Contact between speakers is most likely to happen when they are close in space, time, and social setting.
John L A Huisman   +2 more
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Markets and linguistic diversity [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2010
The choice of language is a crucial decision for firms competing in cultural goods and media markets with a bilingual or multilingual consumer base. To the extent that multilingual consumers have preferences over the intrinsic characteristics (content) as well as over the language of the product, we can examine the efficiency of market outcomes ...
Ramon Caminal
openaire   +11 more sources

Linguistic diversity shapes flexible speech perception in school age children [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Reports
Every day, listeners encounter a wide range of acoustic signals. Successfully solving this variability problem allows them to interpret these signals accurately.
Ethan Kutlu   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The method behind the unprecedented production of indicators of the presence of languages in the Internet

open access: yesFrontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics, 2023
Reliable and updated indicators of the presence of languages in the Internet are required to drive efficiently policies for languages, to forecast e-commerce market or to support further researches on the field of digital support of languages.
Daniel Pimienta   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The influence of peripheral emotions on inhibitory control among children

open access: yesActa Psychologica, 2022
In this study, we investigated the cognitive-emotional interplay by measuring the effects of executive competition (Pessoa, 2013), i.e., how inhibitory control is influenced when emotional information is encountered. Sixty-three children (8 to 9 years of
Sophia Czapka   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Digital Maps for Linguistic Diversity

open access: yesDigital Humanities in the Nordic and Baltic Countries Publications, 2021
Documenting and analyzing how multilingualism materializes around us gives insights in the use, hierarchies and inclusions of languages in society.
Coppélie Cocq   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Promoting Linguistic Diversity and Inclusion

open access: yesThe International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion, 2021
Using a lingua franca for scholarly communication offers some advantages, but it also limits research diversity, and there is a growing movement to encourage publication in other languages.
Lynne Bowker
doaj   +1 more source

Protecting Linguistic and Religious Minorities: Looking for Synergies among Legal Instruments

open access: yesReligions, 2021
Language and religion are two main cultural markers of collective identities and articulating factors at play in the majority-minority game. However, from a legal and political point of view, language and religion work very differently as factors for ...
Eduardo J. Ruiz Vieytez
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