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Introduction. Architextures. Building, Writing, Speaking in Nordic Literatures and Languages

Folia Scandinavica Posnaniensia
This special issue of Folia Scandinavica Posnaniensia, “Architextures. Building, Writing, Speaking in Nordic Literatures and Languages”, explores intersections of architecture, literature, and language. It investigates writerly responses to architectural
Andrea Meregalli, Andrea Romanzi, Camilla Storskog   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Embedding Sustainability Commitments in the Strategic Plans of European Higher Education Institutions

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study analyses how European universities embed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their strategic planning, proposing an integrative and multistakeholder measurement tool—Strategizer Scoring System (SDG‐3S). The research combines the Delphi method, content analysis of 198 strategic plans from universities in 33 European ...
Sandra Barrio Campo, Sara Urionabarrenetxea, Leire San‐Jose   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Himna smiđr : the ancient Hebrew conceptual metaphor "God is the maker of heaven" in the old Icelandic language and literature as a marker of Christianization in Iceland [PDF]

, 2020
The following article constitutes an analysis of the civilizing process of Christianization of medieval Iceland on a mental and linguistic micro-scale in the theoretical perspective of historical cognitive linguistics.
Bartusik, Grzegorz
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Moral Economies of Debt Forgiveness and Enforcement in Postcrisis Iceland

Economic Anthropology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Who deserves financial relief in times of crisis, and on what grounds? The 2008 collapse of Iceland's banking system prompted state intervention to mitigate household indebtedness, including forbearance, pension withdrawals, repayment adjustments, and debt reductions.
Timothy Heffernan
wiley   +1 more source

On Translating Icelandic Sagas into Modern Norwegian – the Case of Brennu Njáls Saga

, 2009
Gathered as we are here in Vilnius, on the splendid occasion of the 200th anniversary for the publication of professor Joachim Lelewel’s Edda Skandinawska, it might be pertinent to look at parallel instances of mediating Old Icelandic literature by way ...
J. Hagland
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Career Sustainability Profiles of Self‐Initiated Expatriates and Associated Person‐Related Factors

Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The increasingly volatile global working environment poses particular challenges for self‐initiated expatriates (SIEs), who often lack formal organizational support and must manage their careers independently. However, research on SIEs has largely focused on single international experiences or specific stages of the expatriation cycle, thereby
Shaofang Zong, Sandaruu Jayawardhana, Vesa Suutari   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Himna smiđr : the ancient Hebrew conceptual metaphor "God is the maker of heaven" in the old Icelandic language and literature as a marker of Christianization in Iceland

, 2021
The following article constitutes an analysis of the civilizing process of Christianization of medieval Iceland on a mental and linguistic micro-scale in the theoretical perspective of historical cognitive linguistics. According to the cognitive theory of language, language is isomorphic to mentality.
openaire   +2 more sources

Do Asian Companies Bid Higher in Cross‐Border M&A? A Moderating Effect Analysis

Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether Asian companies pay higher premiums in cross‐border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and identifies the institutional factors driving this behavior. Grounded in the concept of Asian institutional logic—characterized by state coordination, relational governance, and long‐term strategic orientation—we argue that these ...
Conrado Diego García‐Gómez, Jorge Bento Farinha, Ender Demir, José María Díez‐Esteban   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The L2 acquisition of Spanish non-nominative subjects by adult L1 English speakers [PDF]

, 2006
This study investigates the adult second language (L2) acquisition of non- nominative, non-agentive subjects, a particular feature of the Spanish language also shared by other Indo-European and South Asian languages.
Cazzoli-Goeta, Marcela A., Cazzoli-Goeta, Marcela A   +1 more
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How weather got its words: a history of meteorological English – Part 1: Old English to the Age of Discovery

Weather, EarlyView.
The English language is a gargantuan, gluttonous beast. It has become extraordinary among its peers in its powers of assimilation – such that we rarely consider the diverse origins of the words we use. In this two‐part paper, we will explore these origins, including the Pontic‐Caspian steppe, the British Empire, latinophone scientists and a TV show. We
Kieran M. R. Hunt
wiley   +1 more source