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Balkano-Romance languages : a lexicostatistic test

Linguistica Brunensia, 2013
In the article the mutual genetic relationship between four living Balkano-Romance idioms are studied, applying the method of so-called "recalibrated" glottochronology.
Václav Blažek
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A usage-based approach as a new horizon in loanword studies

Polilog: Studia Neofilologiczne, 2018
A usage-based approach as a new horizon in loanword studies It can be observed that cognitive sociolinguistics is an emerging field of linguistics, being a union of cognitive linguistics and sociolinguistics, which sheds different light on the notion ...
Daria Pańka
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Vagueness: A loanword’s good friend. The case of ‘print’ in Spanish fashion

, 2016
The language of fashion is often set as the example of a field where the use of loanwords is common practice, but has seldom been worthy of scholarly analytical attention.
Marisa Díez-Arroyo
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Conceptualizing algorithmic inequality and future agenda. An annual review of information science and technology (ARIST) paper

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract The issue of inequality caused by algorithms, termed ‘algorithmic inequality’, has recently attracted scholarly attention in many disciplines due to its profound implications for society. While the body of literature on algorithmic inequality has grown, there remains a lack of comprehensive understanding of its nature, drivers, and impact ...
Shiwei Jia, Jia Tina Du, Hui Yan
wiley   +1 more source

Contrasting roles of school and public libraries in lower primary pupils' reading

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Libraries represent an important institutional component of children's reading socialisation, yet their role is often treated as uniform despite substantial differences between school and public libraries. This study examines how visits to school and public libraries relate to pupils' reading attitudes, practices and self‐assessed reading ...
Kateřina Balcarová, Jiří Balcar
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of the current student loans regime on Muslim student engagement and retention in English higher education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract There is much interest in the potential for an alternative funding system for higher education students in England to support the spiritual and worldly needs of British Muslim students. At the heart of this issue lies a tension over whether the student financing system in English HE is haram, or forbidden under Islamic (Shari'ah) law, because ...
Richard Hall, Yusraa Maryam, Sumeya Loonat   +2 more
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Areal-linguistic approach to the diversity of the generic term for ‘music’ in the world’s languages

Rasprave Instituta za Hrvatski Jezik i Jezikoslovlje, 2018
This study uses an areal-linguistic approach to investigate etymologies and to illustrate the geographical distribution of generic terms for ‘music’ in 263 languages from around the world.
Chingduang Yurayong
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An experimental study of the role of social factors in language change: The case of loanword adaptations

, 2014
There is great variation in whether foreign sounds in loanwords are adapted or retained. Importantly, the retention of foreign sounds can lead to a sound change in the language.
Shiri Lev-Ari, S. Peperkamp
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Comparison between English Loanwords in Mandarin Chinese and Chinese Loanwords in English

International Journal of Languages, Literature and Linguistics, 2022
Language is an organ in constant evolution and as such a diachronic approach should be taken when analyzing how speakers of a given languages use it in their everyday life. English and Chinese Mandarin have become two of the most spoken languages in the world and as such some sort of linguistic influence on one another must be expected to an extent ...
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Powerful transformations: The experiences of higher education teaching staff who were first‐generation university students

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Historically, a university education has been seen primarily as a route for the middle classes to achieve professional qualifications while structural barriers have served to restrict entry to individuals from particular demographics. First‐generation students (FGS), often with low socio‐economic backgrounds, face multiple barriers to Higher ...
Helen Williams, Ellen‐Alyssa Gambles
wiley   +1 more source