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Language change for the worse [PDF]

Many theories hold that language change, at least on a local level, is driven by a need for improvement. The present volume explores to what extent this assumption holds true, and whether there is a particular type of language change that we dub language
Schaden, Gerhard, Hyman, Larry M.; University of California, Berkeley, Elsweiler, Christine, Hölzl, Andreas, Faytak, Matthew, Hölzl, Andreas; University of Potsdam, Lapierre, Myriam, Weber, Thilo; Leibniz Institute for the German Language, Seiler, Guido; University of Zurich, Matoshi, Veton, Enke, Dankmar W.; LMU Munich, Nichols, Johanna; University of California, Berkeley, Deo, Ashwini, Huber, Judith, Reiner, Tabea, Jäger, Gerhard, Mühlenbernd, Roland   +16 more
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Indefinites in Romance and beyond

Due to their flexibility in interpretation, the use of indefinites and other quantificational expressions is highly variable and subject to dynamic processes of language change.The present volume addresses fundamental linguistic questions about language 
Mensching, Guido, Lauschus, Sebastian, Rosemeyer, Malte, Enrique-Arias, Andrés, Enrique-Arias, Andés, Gutiérrez Maté, Miguel, Davatz, Jan, Stark, Elisabeth, Kellert, Olga, Becker, Martin, Francia, Marika   +10 more
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The Use of Population Isolates to Identify Metabolic Syndrome's Genetic Aetiology. [PDF]

Mol Genet Genomic Med
While exogenous factors that lead to metabolic syndrome are well understood, each person's response to these is modulated by their genetics. Population isolates have the potential for higher‐powered studies of rare variants, and distinct linkage disequilibrium patterns can help map causal variants in loci identified in larger GWAS studies.
Meyjes-Brown JWI, Sutherland HG, Lea RA, Griffiths LR.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Weather Conditions Are Systematically Associated With Long-Range Nonroutine Movements in a Large Scavenger. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
As vultures rely on soaring flight, the interplay of solar radiation, as well as wind direction and strength, is crucial for both short‐ and long‐range movements. Under very weak wind conditions, Griffon Vultures restricted their movements in the areas around the colony, as exploring areas at the borders of their home range is more demanding ...
Cerri J, Fozzi I, De Rosa D, Costantino C, Aresu M, Secci D, Muzzeddu M, Berlinguer F.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Divergent phonological behaviour in heritage speakers of Sardinian

Quaderni di Linguistica e Studi Orientali, 2020
In the literature on heritage speakers, phonology is often described as a comparatively well-preserved component of language competence. It does seem to be the case that heritage speakers, even when not fully proficient in some areas of grammar, sound ...
Rosangela Lai
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Non sappiamo come scriverlo, perciò non lo parliamo: mille e una scusa per un suicidio linguistico

Rhesis, 2012
In this paper, I discuss the situation of Sardinian against the background of the massive on-going language extinction, which has long being recognized as a major problem for the world cultural heritage.
Michele Loporcaro
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Linguistic and cognitive skills in Sardinian-Italian bilingual children

Frontiers in Psychology, 2015
We report the results of a study which tested receptive Italian grammatical competence and general cognitive abilities in bilingual Italian-Sardinian children and age-matched monolingual Italian children attending the first and second year of primary ...
Maria eGarraffa, Madeleine eBeveridge, Antonella eSorace   +2 more
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Arrègulas: Oral Poetry and Minority Language Standardisation

Quaderni di Linguistica e Studi Orientali, 2019
Arrègulas is a proposal for the standardisation of Campidanese Sardinian approved by the Province of Cagliari, in 2009. It began as a reaction to the promotion by the Autonomous Region of Sardinia of one Logudorese-based standard language (Limba Sarda ...
Rosangela Lai
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Residues and Extensions of Perfective Auxiliary be: Modal Conditioning

Languages, 2022
This article provides both a diachronic and synchronic account of the generalization of perfective auxiliary be in specific irrealis modal contexts across numerous Romance varieties spoken in Italy and more widely within the Romània, which has ...
Adam Ledgeway
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Rule-Based Machine Translation for the Italian–Sardinian Language Pair

The Prague Bulletin of Mathematical Linguistics, 2017
AbstractThis paper describes the process of creation of the first machine translation system from Italian to Sardinian, a Romance language spoken on the island of Sardinia in the Mediterranean. The project was carried out by a team of translators and computational linguists.
Tyers Francis M., Alòs i Font Hèctor, Fronteddu Gianfranco, Martín-Mor Adrià   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources