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Word-Initial Geminates in Sardinian
Quaderni di Linguistica e Studi Orientali, 2015 It is reported to be uncommon for a language to display phonological contrasts between simplex and geminate obstruents: Italian and Japanese are among the few that do (Tsujimura 2007; Davis 2011).
Rosangela Lai
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No evidence for reduced Simon cost in elderly bilinguals and bidialectals [PDF]
, 2014 We explored whether a bilingual advantage in executive control is associated with differences in cultural and ethnic background associated with the bilinguals’ immigrant status, and whether dialect use in monolinguals can also incur such an advantage ...
Fiala, Linda +3 more
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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. +3 more
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Prolegomeni allo studio dei parlanti ereditari di sardo
Quaderni di Linguistica e Studi OrientaliWhen a minority language holds a subordinate position and is neglected or abandoned in family communication, some speakers acquire it imperfectly, resulting in limited proficiency; these individuals are known as heritage speakers.
Rosangela Lai
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Genetic characterization of Sardinia grapevine cultivars by SSR markers analysis
OENO One, 2007 Aim: The objective of the present study is to investigate the molecular characteristics of Sardinian grapevine cultivars to evaluate cases of synonyms and false attributions to protect local agro-biodiversity.
Fabrizio de Mattia +8 more
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The Differential Object Marking of The Arborense Dialect of Sardinian in Language Contact Setting [PDF]
Journal of Language Contact, 2020 This paper focuses on the Arborense Differential Object Marking (dom) system, which in line with the typical Sardinian dom system marks the object noun phrases characterized by a high degree of animacy and specificity with the preposition a. This is why the Sardinian dom is also called prepositional accusative.
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New Insights on the Question Particle "a" in Sardinian [PDF]
, 2015 The article analyzes the Sardinian question particle a in yes/no "special" questions. Following Obenauer (2004, 2006), this particle is taken to mark special interrogative clauses that cannot be answered with yes or no as they denote invitations or ...
Mensching, Guido
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La tipologia dei parlanti di lingue di minoranza: tradizionali, ereditari e neo-parlanti
Quaderni di Linguistica e Studi OrientaliMinority languages are typically subjected to constant pressure from the dominant language. This situation often leads to a gradual language shift, resulting in the emergence of different types of minority language speakers.
Rosangela Lai
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Bella festa si fa ncelu: Jesuits and Musical Traditions in the Heart of the Mediterranean [PDF]
, 2016 Still today, in Sicily, Sardinia, and Corsica, the three main islands of the western Mediterranean, there is a great flourishing of orally transmitted devotional songs which can be traced back to the acculturation processes brought about by Jesuit ...
Macchiarella, Ignazio, Milleddu, Roberto
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Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.Abstract Background In modern medicine the concept of wellness is often accompanied by various misconceptions arising from several factors, including a lack of clear definitions, the commercialization of wellness, and prevailing biases and stereotypes.
Indu Subramanian +40 more
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