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Exploring How Japanese Second Language English Readers Respond to Proper Names

open access: yesOnomástica desde América Latina, 2022
An assumption in second language (L2) vocabulary and reading research is that L2 readers can easily understand the proper names they encounter, though empirical support for this conjecture is lacking.
Kimberly Klassen
doaj   +1 more source

Translate or transliterate? When metonymic names are more than proper names

open access: yesTranslation and Interpreting : the International Journal of Translation and Interpreting Research, 2022
This paper investigates problems surrounding translating and/or transliterating, examines a case study, and discusses how a poet/lover uses different appellations to purposefully address his beloved, which include the beloved’s actual name and three ...
Raja Lahiani
doaj   +1 more source

Translating Proper Names: a Functionalist Approach

open access: yesNames, 2007
Proper names create special problems for translators. A typology of proper names is presented and their use in aesthetic-expressive and informative texts is discussed.
Anastasia Parianou
doaj   +1 more source

Ubiquitous Place Names Standardization and Study in Indonesia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Place names play a vital role in human society. Names exist in all languages and place names are an indispensible part of International communication. This has been acknowledged by the establishment of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical ...
Lauder, A. F. (Allan)   +1 more
core   +2 more sources

Proper Names in Maupassant's Short Stories

open access: yesNames, 1992
In his numerous novels and short stories, Guy de Maupassant used an enormous number of proper names, some of which were his own invention. He used a variety of methods to create names, and he used names in various ways, ranging from comical to ...
Charlotte Schapira
doaj   +1 more source

Tulajdonnevek a nyelvatlaszokban

open access: yesNévtani Értesítő, 2021
Proper names in linguistic atlases The study offers an overview of the proper names included in Hungarian linguistic atlases. First, the lexicons of these atlases are examined, emphasising the reasons behind the low number of proper names.
PANNA SZABÓ
doaj   +1 more source

Névtani kérdések a nyest.hu-n [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Since the 1st of June 2009, members of the general public have been able to visit a Hungarian website focusing on national and international news and events concerning Linguistic Studies.
Haindrich, Helga Anna
core   +3 more sources

Hematopoietic (stem) cells—The elixir of life?

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The aging of HSCs (hematopoietic stem cells) and the blood system leads to the decline of other organs. Rejuvenating aged HSCs improves the function of the blood system, slowing the aging of the heart, kidney, brain, and liver, and the occurrence of age‐related diseases.
Emilie L. Cerezo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Russell-names: an introduction to Millian descriptivism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This essay studies the semantic properties of what I call Russell-names. Russell-names bear intimate semantic relations with descriptive conditions, in consonance with the main tenets of descriptivism.
A Plantinga   +25 more
core   +3 more sources

The role and implications of mammalian cellular circadian entrainment

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
At their most fundamental level, mammalian circadian rhythms occur inside every individual cell. To tell the correct time, cells must align (or ‘entrain’) their circadian rhythm to the external environment. In this review, we highlight how cells entrain to the major circadian cues of light, feeding and temperature, and the implications this has for our
Priya Crosby
wiley   +1 more source

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