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Families of choice among LGBTQ+ people in Slovenia: Meanings, formation, barriers, and significance

open access: yesFamily Relations, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To explore families of choice among LGBTQ+ individuals in Slovenia. Background Families of choice are formed by LGBTQ+ individuals through chosen bonds rather than bio‐legal ties, fulfilling needs unmet by families of origin. Although international research has explored their functions across various contexts, this topic has not yet ...
Nika Ferbežar
wiley   +1 more source

Local Search and the Evolution of World Models

open access: yesTopics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract An open question regarding how people develop their models of the world is how new candidates are generated for consideration out of infinitely many possibilities. We discuss the role that evolutionary mechanisms play in this process. Specifically, we argue that when it comes to developing a global world model, innovation is necessarily ...
Neil R. Bramley   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

VERBALIZATION OF THE CARDINAL POINTS IN THE RUSSIAN DIALECTS OF KRASNOYARSK TERRITORY (semiotic binary oppositions «East-West», «South-North»)

open access: yesВестник Кемеровского государственного университета, 2015
The lexical system of dialects allows the reconstruction of the linguistic worldview. This study deals with some aspects of verbalized worldview of the residents of KrasnoyarskTerritory.
A. G. Timchenko
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Linguistic prehistory of the Australian boab [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
©2014 Patrick McConvell, Thomas Saunders & Stef SpronckThis paper was presented at the 44th Conference of the Australian Linguistic Society, 2013, at the University of Melbourne. All papers in the volume have been double blind peer-reviewed.
McConvell, Patrick (R18383)   +3 more
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Society, Worldview and Outreach

open access: yes, 2018
As well as impinging upon issues of law and governance, astrobiology is also bound up with questions concerning who we are and where we come from, worldview questions of a more existential and philosophical sort.
L. Dartnell   +21 more
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Walking the walk? Quantifying university L2 French students' prioritization and experience of critical literacies instruction

open access: yesForeign Language Annals, EarlyView.
Abstract Critical pedagogical approaches such as critical literacies represent important tools for incorporating diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice into L2 teaching, an objective that is more important now than ever before. However, research has shown that implementing such practices is difficult—even for instructors who value them—due to
Julia A. Gorham
wiley   +1 more source

When Leadership Is Denied: A Phenomenological Study of Women's Lived Experiences of Promotion Rejection in the Pakistani Fashion Industry

open access: yesGender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the growing presence of women in creative and leadership roles within the fashion industry, many continue to face barriers to leadership progression. Leadership rejection remains a critical yet underexplored experience that can significantly affect women's professional identity and aspirations.
Atif Bilal   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

L2‐Mediated Personal Competence as a Dimension of Identity Development Among International Students in Kazakhstan: A Mixed Methods Study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Kazakhstan has emerged as a non‐traditional destination for international students through the expansion of English‐medium instruction and government‐funded scholarship schemes. This convergent mixed‐methods study examines how degree‐seeking international students from non‐Commonwealth of Independent States countries adapt to academic ...
Kymbat Yessenbekova, Anas Hajar
wiley   +1 more source

Linguistic worldview in multilingual groups as an indicator of developing a communal identity: The case of Esperanto [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Linguistic worldview is a language-entrenched interpretation of reality that emerges in a speech community inseparable from its culture. Therefore, the task of ethnolinguistics is to reconstruct not only worldviews but also communal identities ...
Stria, Ida
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