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Linguistic Evidence Suggests that Xiōng‐nú and Huns Spoke the Same Paleo‐Siberian Language

Transactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.
Abstract The Xiōng‐nú were a tribal confederation who dominated Inner Asia from the third century BC to the second century AD. Xiōng‐nú descendants later constituted the ethnic core of the European Huns. It has been argued that the Xiōng‐nú spoke an Iranian, Turkic, Mongolic or Yeniseian language, but the linguistic affiliation of the Xiōng‐nú and the ...
Svenja Bonmann, Simon Fries
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Metus in the Roman law of obligations [PDF]

, 2004
[From the introduction]: An entire title of book four of Justinian’s Digest is devoted to explaining the doctrine of metus as it was understood at the time of the codification of the Roman law. That title begins with the following statement: "The praetor
Glover, Graham
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The Venetian Vernacular Lexicon in Eleventh‐ and Twelfth‐Century Latin Documents: Insights from the Codice Diplomatico Veneziano

Transactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates the lexicographical potential of Medieval Latin documentation from the Venetian area of the Italo‐Romance domain, highlighting the need for a systematic approach to bridge Latin and vernacular linguistic developments. The project MEDITA – Medieval Latin Documentation and Digital Italo‐Romance Lexicography.
Jacopo Gesiot
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The Principle of Legal Certainty in the Statute of Kotor (1616, Venice)

Journal on European History of Law
The paper explores the principle of legal certainty in the medieval commune of Kotor, focusing on the distribution of power and judicial authority. It examines the legal structure of Kotor, including appeal mechanisms and the role of notaries, primarily
Janko Paunović
doaj  

Public ceremony and private belief: the role of religion in the Scots law of marriage [PDF]

, 2007
Historically, religion has played an important role in the legal regulation of marriage in Scotland, with canon law prior to 1560 governing the personal aspects of marriage: formation of marriage, capacity to marry and issues relating to nullity ...
Mair, J.
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The Role of Contact in Explaining Linguistic Convergence1

Transactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.
Abstract In this paper, I explore the question of how linguistic convergence emerges and what the role of contact might be. My case study is the spread of headed relative clauses built around wh‐relative markers in the Standard Average European languages.
Nikolas Gisborne
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Germ Panic and Chalice Hygiene in the Church of England, c.1895–1930

Journal of Religious History, EarlyView.
The late‐Victorian medical revolution in bacteriology, and growing public awareness of hygienic standards and the danger of disease infection from germs, created alarm about the traditional Christian practice of drinking from a common cup at Holy Communion.
Andrew Atherstone
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Roman‑Canon Reflections of the Institution of Betrothal in Hungarian, Czechoslovak and Slovak Law [PDF]

, 2018
M. Vladár
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[catalogue entries 61 & 62] “Jean Boutillier, La somme rural” [PDF]

, 2018
Catalogue description of the book 'Somme rural' by Jean Boutillier (Tournaisis, late Middle Ages): a mixture of local customary law,, royal lesgislation and case law and Roman and canon law.
Martyn, Georges
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Rebuilding the Frankfurt School's Bridge From Theory to Practice: Jürgen Habermas's Rehabilitation of Critical Theory

Constellations, EarlyView.
Peter J. Verovšek
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