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Metaphors and the Invention of Writing

open access: yesTopics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract The foundation of ancient, invented writing systems lies in the predominant iconicity of their sign shapes. However, these shapes are often used not for their referential meaning but in a metaphorical way, whereby one entity stands for another.
Ludovica Ottaviano   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Numbers on the Visigothic Slates: A Cognitive Approach

open access: yesTopics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Numerical notation found on multiple slates from Early Medieval Visigothic Iberia remains undeciphered. Previous studies have proposed that they simply represent Roman numerals. However, the comparative study of the numbers on the written and numerical slates suggests that they do not in fact represent the same graphic code.
Nerea Fernández Cadenas
wiley   +1 more source

Validating cephalometric angular reconstruction for determining vertical dimension in edentulous patients. [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Oral Health
Mahajan A   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The transportation of embedded inversion in world Englishes

open access: yesWorld Englishes, EarlyView.
Abstract The present study uses private correspondence to investigate the use of embedded inversion on both sides of the Atlantic as an illustration of the spread of spoken/conversational features through writing. The paper discusses the use of embedded inversion in Irish English (IrE) and briefly compares its occurrence in other varieties of English ...
Carolina P. Amador‐Moreno
wiley   +1 more source

Papers in phonetics and phonology

open access: diamond, 2005
Christian Geng   +2 more
openalex   +2 more sources

Stigma, self‐styling and ‘forced accents’ among English L2 speakers in Spain

open access: yesWorld Englishes, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines the relationship between shame, stigma and accent for non‐native English speakers in Spain. The low English competence of the Spanish population frequently constitutes a source of individual and collective stigma – which includes the apparent undesirability of Spanish‐sounding English.
Eva Codó, Carly Collins
wiley   +1 more source

Attitudes to Nigerian Englishes in higher education

open access: yesWorld Englishes, EarlyView.
Abstract Although there is a bourgeoning of studies on attitudes towards Nigerian Englishes, there is limited research on the effects of participants’ discipline (STEM and non‐STEM) and the type of secondary school (private and government) they attended in evaluating Nigerian Englishes.
Sopuruchi Christian Aboh
wiley   +1 more source

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