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World Journal of English LanguageThis study investigates language borrowing with a specific focus on the incorporation of linguistic elements from French and English into Arabic dialects spoken in Morocco, Algeria, Jordan, and the UAE. These countries were selected due to their representative geographical distribution across the Arab world and their historical exposure to English and ...
Naji M AlQbailat +4 more
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People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 8, Page 2847-2865, August 2026.Abstract Mountain social–ecological systems encompass steep ecological gradients and diverse cultural practices, yet the relative roles of these factors in shaping mountain landscapes remain underexplored. In particular, the knowledge and practices of women in coproducing biocultural landscapes are often invisible in the academic literature. In the Ait
Meryem Aakairi +6 more
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Bullets over ballots: Islamist groups, the state and electoral violence in Egypt and Morocco [PDF]
, 2010 This article is concerned with state-sponsored electoral violence in liberalized autocracies. The first section of the paper identifies a number of variables that can help explain the decision calculus of authoritarian incumbents to deploy force against ...
Cavatorta, Francesco +1 more
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Civil society, Islamism and democratisation: the case of Morocco [PDF]
, 2006 The positive role that an active civil society plays in processes of democratisation is often highlighted in the literature. However, when it comes to the Middle East and North Africa, such activism is considered to be detrimental to democratisation ...
Cavatorta, Francesco +1 more
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TO BE “A HOMELESS”: Refugeetude in Birmingham's Somali Diaspora
Cultural Anthropology, Volume 41, Issue 3, Page 565-594, August 2026.ABSTRACT The city of Birmingham acts as a microcosm for the United Kingdom's urban housing crisis, where hostile migration policies intersect with austerity‐driven divestment in public housing stock to produce insecure provisioning for Birmingham's migrant and refugee communities.
NIKITA SIMPSON +2 more
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LLM‐Assisted Topic Modelling for Hate Speech Characterization
Expert Systems, Volume 43, Issue 7, July 2026.ABSTRACT In the digital era, the internet and social media have transformed communication but have also facilitated the spread of hate speech and disinformation, leading to radicalization, polarisation and toxicity. This is especially concerning for media outlets due to their significant role in shaping public discourse. This study examines the topics,
Alejandro Buitrago López +2 more
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Fairness at Risk: Where Bias Emerges in Machine Learning
Expert Systems, Volume 43, Issue 6, June 2026.ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML) now shape decisions in healthcare, finance and security, but they can reproduce historical prejudice and inequality. Bias in training data and in model implementation can amplify harm, especially for racial and gender minorities.
Otavio de Paula Albuquerque +2 more
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, 1966 A reissue of the American Dialect Society publication which appeared from 1890 to 1939, except the period 1897-99.Mode of access ...
American Dialect Society.
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Rethinking the Race–Nation Nexus: Spatial Narratives of Racialised Italians in the United Kingdom
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Volume 51, Issue 2, June 2026.ABSTRACT Nation and race are often theorised as closely intertwined, with nationalism frequently positioned as a driving force behind racism. The article advances an empirically grounded argument that challenges this assumed relationship. In particular, it explores how space, understood as a socially constructed category, is discursively mobilised in ...
Marco Antonsich
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World Englishes, heterodoxy, and applied linguistics
World Englishes, Volume 45, Issue 2, Page 279-291, June 2026.Abstract It is understandable that many people find it challenging to adopt a positive moral position with regard to English and its role in the world. The language is used in many contexts and situations to prop up systems of discrimination and inequality, leading to negative material and symbolic outcomes.
Christopher Jenks
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