Results 51 to 60 of about 32,773 (157)
Making fun of the standard tongue: Enregisterment, social difference, and Kurdish language humor
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 35, Issue 3, December 2025.Abstract This article analyzes how humor around contrasts between standard and non‐standard Northern, i.e., Kurmanji, Kurdish spoken in Turkey contributes to the enregisterment of standard Kurdish, arguing that Kurdish language jokes promote the recognition and, to different degrees, uptake of standardized linguistic repertoires among differently ...
Patrick C. Lewis
wiley +1 more source
گۆڤارا زانستێن مرۆڤایەتی یا زانكۆیا زاخۆShort poetry is one of the most important means of expression in world literature, the brevity of the poem and the depth of its meanings attract readers Short poetry in Kurdish literature has a long history.
Dilkhwaz Mohammed, Halima Abdullah
doaj +1 more source
Journal of language studiesThe current research is an attempt to interpret the concept of nihilism from the ancient Greek era to the postmodern era from different perspectives.
Shwana Noori Abdullah
semanticscholar +1 more source
Language and identity in the Assyrian diaspora [PDF]
, 2001 published or submitted for publicationis peer ...
McClure, Erica F.
core
New Arabic Records From Cairo on Supernovae 1181 and 1006
Astronomische Nachrichten, Volume 346, Issue 9, November 2025.ABSTRACT The remnant of the historical supernova SN 1181 is under discussion: While the previously suggested G130.7+3.1 (3C58) appears too old (3000–5000 year), the unusual star IRAS00500+6713 with a surrounding nebula (Pa‐30) has an expansion age not inconsistent with a SN Iax explosion in ad 1181 under the assumption that neither acceleration nor ...
J. G. Fischer +3 more
wiley +1 more source
How does religion influence an emerging nationalism? Evidence from the Kurdish context in Turkey
Nations and Nationalism, Volume 31, Issue 4, Page 982-1002, October 2025.Abstract Based on qualitative interviews with 66 Sunni Muslim Kurdish elites, this study reveals that Kurdish Islamic circles in Turkey are not monolithic, homogeneous or fixed. Some willingly or unwillingly maintain their Islamic identity as a primary reference point for self‐consciousness, motivation for collective action and political aspirations ...
Muttalip Caglayan
wiley +1 more source
Kurdish Prufrock: Eliot's "Prufrock" and Bekas's "An Autumn Letter". A Comparative Study
Journal of Garmian University, 2018 "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by the famous modern poet T. S. Eliot is oneof the masterpieces not only of the poet himself but also of the modern English poetryat large; it, therefore, is widely read and influenced a large number of poets ...
Ibrahim A. Murad
semanticscholar +1 more source
Antipode, Volume 57, Issue 5, Page 1750-1770, September 2025.Abstract We propose that a critical examination of infrastructure sabotage should consider its material and immaterial dimension, and its constructive and destructive effects. Combining these two antagonisms, we suggest a matrix of four quadrants that describes (1) deconstructive material effects, (2) constructive material effects, (3) destructive ...
Theo Aalders, Eric Mutisya Kioko
wiley +1 more source
An Emotional Economy of Mundane Objects [PDF]
, 2014 Cataloged from PDF version of article.This article illuminates the affective potentialities of objects. We examine the circulation of Kurdish music cassettes in Turkey during the restrictive and strife-laden period of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. We find
Ger, G., Kuruoglu, A.
core +1 more source
The German Quarterly, Volume 98, Issue 2, Page 91-108, Spring 2025.Abstract This essay explores the disturbing presence of anti‐Black language and tropes in Emine Sevgi Özdamar's recent, celebrated novel Ein von Schatten begrenzter Raum. Drawing on Toni Morrison's classic analysis in Playing in the Dark, I argue Özdamar's anti‐Blackness is characterized by a double‐valence: on one hand, Özdamar's anti‐Blackness ...
Barbara N. Nagel
wiley +1 more source