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The biological origin of linguistic diversity. [PDF]
PLoS 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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Digital Maps for Linguistic Diversity [PDF]
Digital 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
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Linguistic Diversity and Redistribution [PDF]
Journal 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]
PLoS 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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Linguistic diversity shapes flexible speech perception in school age children [PDF]
Scientific ReportsEvery 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
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Investigation on the Relationship between Biodiversity and Linguistic Diversity in China and Its Formation Mechanism [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022 Xuliang Zhang, Hongrun Ju
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Frontiers 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
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The influence of peripheral emotions on inhibitory control among children
Acta 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
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Promoting Linguistic Diversity and Inclusion
The 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
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Cultural diversity, economic development and societal instability. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2007 BACKGROUND: Social scientists have suggested that cultural diversity in a nation leads to societal instability. However, societal instability may be affected not only by within-nation or alpha diversity, but also diversity between a nation and its ...
Daniel Nettle +5 more
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