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Towards a unified account of na in Akan

Glossa
Grammatical accounts of na in Akan identify two different forms: nà with a low tone (LT-na) and ná with a high tone (HT-na). LT-na functions in two ways: as a focus marker or a conjunction, the latter of which can take a prefix and be realized as ɛna ...
Galia Hatav, James Essegbey
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Liberty Icons: Linguistic and Multimodal Notes on the Cultural Roots of Digital Technologies

Lea, 2013
Since the famous 1984 Apple Television Ad, personal computers and the Internet have become icons of popular culture that embody libertarian values. Indeed, they have been described as the necessary tools for the empowerment of the individual and the realization of a peer-to-peer decentralized democracy.
openaire   +3 more sources

Challenges in Genomic Variant Interpretation Within Pakistani Populations due to Genomic Healthcare Inequalities

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Accurate classification of genomic variants is crucial to ensure correct diagnosis, genetic counseling, and clinical management of monogenic inherited disorders. Variant interpretation can be hindered in populations that are significantly underrepresented in large reference genomic databases, leading to genomic healthcare inequalities. Despite
Zantasha Khalid, Matthew Adams, Anees Muhammad, Raeesa Tehreen, Arfa Azeem, Asif Ahmed, Nishanka Ubeyratna, Claire G. Salter, Joseph S. Leslie, Nikol Voutsina, Emma L. Baple, Andrew H. Crosby, Sabika Firasat, Muhammad Tahir Sarwar, Shamim Saleha, Asma Gul, Lettie E. Rawlins   +16 more
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CLCN4‐Related Neurodevelopmental Condition: Characterization of Speech and Language Abilities

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Speech and language difficulties are a core feature of the CLCN4‐related neurodevelopmental condition, but these have not been well described. Here we systematically phenotype speech and language in 13 participants (10 female, aged 1 year 10 months–41 years 10 months) with pathogenic CLCN4 variants (12 missense de novo, 1 premature stop codon ...
Alexandra Garrett, Vera M. Kalscheuer, Rebeca Ridings Figueroa, Elizabeth E. Palmer, Angela T. Morgan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Philanthropy and Indigenous Initiatives: Insights From Australian Donors

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper draws on a survey and interview data, collected from a group of 180 donors who made monetary gifts to an Australian higher education institution, to better understand what drives individuals and organisations to donate to Indigenous initiatives.
Celina McEwen, Christopher Bajada, Deborah Cotton, Kevin Wallace, David S. Waller   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE MYSTERIES OF A COMMON RUSSIAN WORDS (FENCE, BRIDGE, RAFT)

Филологический класс, 2017
The article is devoted to the history of three words in Russian. They are all connected with labour and they appeared in professional communication between people. The words are zabor (fence), most (bridge) and plot (raft).
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Intergenerational Family Relationships and Old‐Age Volunteering: The Perspectives of Older Chinese Immigrants in Greater Sydney, Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Embedded in the framework of intergenerational solidarity, this paper explores the interactions between older immigrants' participation in volunteering activities and intergenerational family relationships in the Chinese community in Sydney, Australia. The study investigates the effects of volunteering on the lives of older Chinese immigrants.
Bingqin Li, Yiran Li, Alan Morris, Youqing Fan, Xin Gu, Ilan Katz   +5 more
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Hub and Spokes in Intellectual Disability Mental Health Support

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The distribution of specialist health services is usually uneven by location due to limited resources, which is a problem for people with complex needs. In this context, how can a hub and spoke model offer appropriate services for people with intellectual disability and mental health needs?
Christiane Purcal, Karen R. Fisher, Janelle Weise, Peri O'Shea, Julian Trollor   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A lexical database tool for quantitative phonological research

, 1997
A lexical database tool tailored for phonological research is described. Database fields include transcriptions, glosses and hyperlinks to speech files.
Bird, Steven
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The Insistence of Blackness and the Persistence of Antiblackness in Ireland

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper positions Ireland as a critical site for examining the insistence of blackness and an antiblackness created and sustained through Irish ethnonationalist imaginaries and exclusionary processes. Drawing on connected sociologies and Irish Black Studies, this enquiry argues that antiblackness in Ireland operates as a generational force,
Philomena Mullen
wiley   +1 more source