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Certifying a minority language: a first description of the Sardinian case

MOSAIC - The Journal for Language Teachers
The paper presents the results of the University of Cagliari project aimed at creating the first linguistic certification of the Sardinian language (level C1). The paper describes the theoretical assumptions, work phases, critical issues, and the choices that led to the development of the proposal, as well as the structure of the examination.
Grosso G. I., Murgia G., Marra A.
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Intraspecific variability in feather moult extent declines under both low and high constraints

Functional Ecology, Volume 40, Issue 8, Page 2350-2362, August 2026.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Intraspecific trait variability (ITV) is a fundamental feature of biological populations and the raw material upon which natural selection acts, yet its drivers remain poorly understood.
Aylon Steinberg, Yosef Kiat
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Ethnopedology in the study of toponyms connected to the indigenous knowledge on soil resource.

PLoS ONE, 2015
In taking an integrated ethnopedological approach, this study aims to investigate the meaning of the distribution of the toponyms used in traditional and recent cartography of Sardinia (southern Italy).
Gian Franco Capra, Antonio Ganga, Andrea Buondonno, Eleonora Grilli, Carla Gaviano, Sergio Vacca   +5 more
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Quality from Kent: Preliminary results from the analysis of fifth‐ to seventh‐century silver alloys

Archaeometry, Volume 68, Issue S4, Page S10-S38, July 2026.
Abstract This paper explores early results from the chemical and lead isotope analysis of 30 silver‐alloy objects from southeast England dating between the fifth and seventh centuries CE, presenting limited aspects of the three main analyses that were conducted. First, a comparison of the results gained from surface x‐ray fluorescence (pXRF) values and
Toby F. Martin, Matthew J. Ponting
wiley   +1 more source

Another case of language death? The intergenerational transmission of Catalan in Alghero [PDF]

, 2012
PhDThis thesis is a study of linguistic contact in Alghero, a multilingual town on the north-west coast of Sardinia characterised by the presence of three main language varieties: Italian, Catalan, and Sardinian.
Chessa, Enrico
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A Fully Bayesian Approach to Adult Skeletal Age Estimation: Multivariate Latent Trait Modeling With Markov Chain Monte Carlo Sampling

American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 190, Issue 2, June 2026.
Ordered probit regression is used as a latent trait model, with age at death estimated from a Gompertz distribution. Combined with Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo sampling, this approach eliminates the need for reference priors for transition ages or population parameters.
Nils Müller‐Scheeßel, Katharina Fuchs, Christoph Rinne   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Italian dialects and language contact

Isogloss
In this short introduction to the Special Issue of Isogloss, dedicated to language contact involving Italian dialects, we show that the study of the non-standard varieties of Italy has a great heuristic potential, which is at least threefold: (i ...
Mario Wild, Stefano Negrinelli, Federica Breimaier, Stefano Cristelli, Michele Loporcaro, Tania Paciaroni   +5 more
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Il quadruplo di Alberto Mario DeLogu. Scrivere e autotradurre in quattro lingue

Ticontre: Teoria Testo Traduzione, 2018
In questo articolo mi propongo di analizzare il caso specifico di Alberto Mario DeLogu, scrittore sardo che attualmente vive a Montreal. DeLogu è autore di un libro, Ballate per seppellire un fucile, che contiene otto ballate in quattro lingue diverse ...
Stefano Fogarizzu
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What is the Role and Nature of Language and Language Development? [PDF]

, 2020
In this paper, the role and nature of language and language development will be discussed. Research and theory in second language acquisition has demonstrated that (i) language is an abstract, implicit and complex system.
Alessandro Benati, Benati, A
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Subsurface Ventilation Processes in a Wind‐Driven Coastal System: Insights From the Gulf of Oristano (Italy)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 131, Issue 6, June 2026.
Abstract High‐resolution, year‐long observations (2023–2024) were conducted in the Gulf of Oristano, a shallow semi‐enclosed basin on the western coast of Sardinia, to address the scarcity of sustained in situ measurements resolving sub‐seasonal coastal processes in the Mediterranean.
Andrea Cucco, Giovanni Quattrocchi, Alberto Ribotti, Andrea Satta, Tasneem Ahmed, Jacobo Martin, Roberto Sorgente, Angelo Perilli, Fabio Antognarelli, James Dariush Karimi, Massimo Salvatore Giovanni Marras, Roberto Brundu, Matteo Sinerchia   +12 more
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