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Pragmatic markers and verba dicendi: An investigation of Mauritian Creole

open access: yesJournal of Pragmatics, 2023
Offering a detailed investigation of three Mauritian Creole pragmatic markers based on one of the verba dicendi, dir ‘say’, in a corpus of spoken discourse, this article sets out to offer a preliminary insight into a category of elements that, to date, is mostly unexplored. By applying a methodology inspired by Canonical
Sandra Paoli, Hannah Davidson
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The imagined island: Colonialism and constructed remoteness on Diego Garcia

open access: yesThe Geographical Journal, Volume 190, Issue 4, December 2024.
Abstract Colonial powers have long used islands and island forms for imperial projects, including military bases, weapons testing, resource mining and migrant detention. In order to pursue these interests, colonial powers have often sought geographically remote sites, but they further rely on the construction of remoteness. This article reflects on the
Kate Motluk
wiley   +1 more source

‘Executive robbery’: UK public law, race, and ‘regimes of dispossession’ in the Chagos Archipelago

open access: yesJournal of Law and Society, Volume 51, Issue 1, Page 57-81, March 2024.
Abstract This article explores the relationship between United Kingdom (UK) public law and ‘regimes of dispossession’, taking the Chagos Archipelago as its point of departure. This article argues that this instance of dispossession, typically understood as fortifying the military power of the United States, was also part of a wider geography of states ...
TANZIL CHOWDHURY
wiley   +1 more source

Multilingualism research in Anglophone contexts as a discursive construction of multilingual practice [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This article investigates the presence of multilingualism as an academic practice within the field of research in multilingualism by examining the citation practices of research publishing in key English-language journals in the field.
Liddicoat, Anthony
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Reflexives [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
Contains fulltext : 4216.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open ...
Muysken, P.C., Smith, N.
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Curriculum development in integrated science for form one to form three in Mauritius : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy at Massey University [PDF]

open access: yes, 1981
During the past decade, Integrated Science curricula and courses have mushroomed all over the world. Likewise the Mauritius Integrated Science Project came into existence in 1976. Implied is that this 'new' science course is also a 'better' course. Is it
Sin Yan Too, Chin Hin
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Effects of ethnicity and gender on youth health

open access: yesCogent Social Sciences, 2016
This study investigated the effects of ethnicity and gender on the health of young people (14–25 years old) living in Mauritius. Combinations of female and male by four ethnic groups—“Creole”, “Hindu”, “Muslim” and “Mixed”—were used for multivariate ...
Komalsingh Rambaree, Igor Knez
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Rethinking non-traditional resistance at work : the case of the Indian Diaspora in Mauritius [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Resistance at work can take many forms and this is reflected in the multiple ways it has been theorised in research. In this paper, I use postcolonial theory to analyse employee resistance in Mauritius.
Ashcroft B.   +43 more
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The predicate marker li in Mauritian Creole [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
There is a morpheme 'li' in Mauritian Creole (MC), which is homophonous with the 3sg pronoun, and which, in the early creole, occurs frequently between the subject and the predicate in affirmative, present tense clauses. I propose that that 'li' may have
Guillemin, Diana
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