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Olga Kapeliuk: Selected Papers in Ethio-Semitic and Neo-Aramaic Linguistics

Aethiopica, 2011
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Alessandro Bausi
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The Affective Afterlife of the “Smelly Immigrant” Trope: Contested Scents, “Race,” and Olfactory Contact Zones in Berlin

City &Society, Volume 38, Issue 3, December 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper proposes the notion of “olfactory contact zones” to investigate the role of odors and scents and the affects they give rise to in Berlin's urban publics. Drawing on the notion of the “afterlife” of racialised violence, it shows how tropes of the “smelly immigrant,” anchored in European antisemitism and colonial history, live on ...
Claudia Liebelt
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Hip Hop as Linguistic and Sensory Contact Zones: Sounds and Rhythms of Vietnamese Rap and Dance in Munich and Hanoi

City &Society, Volume 38, Issue 3, December 2026.
ABSTRACT In this article, I draw on multi‐sited and remote ethnography in the cities of Munich in Germany and Hanoi in Vietnam to analyze how young hip hop artists transform cities as sensory contact zones through rap and dance. I show how young Vietnamese‐Germans amplify sensory contact zones in the diasporic city of Munich through the sounds, visuals,
Sandra Kurfürst
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Sulle convergenze tra semitico e indoeuropeo

Lea, 2018
From Keller 1891 through Lokotosch 1927 to Durand, Garbini 1994, historical linguistics has explored, although seldom, the convergences between the Semitic and Indo-European languages.
Sergio Basso
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How weather got its words: a history of meteorological English – Part 1: Old English to the Age of Discovery

Weather, Volume 81, Issue 9, Page 306-311, September 2026.
The English language is a gargantuan, gluttonous beast. It has become extraordinary among its peers in its powers of assimilation – such that we rarely consider the diverse origins of the words we use. In this two‐part paper, we will explore these origins, including the Pontic‐Caspian steppe, the British Empire, latinophone scientists and a TV show. We
Kieran M. R. Hunt
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‘Where are the adults?’: Troubling child‐activism and children's political participation

British Educational Research Journal, Volume 52, Issue 4, Page 2484-2500, August 2026.
Abstract Children's political participation is a well‐established theme in childhood studies. In this article we offer an original account of child activism that takes into account the entangled and emergent aspect of children as activists. We begin with a historical and a conceptual review, noting the importance of mid‐20th century developments such ...
Sharon Hunter, Claire Cassidy
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Studies in Semitic Vocalisation and Reading Traditions [PDF]

, 2020
"This volume brings together papers relating to the pronunciation of Semitic languages and the representation of their pronunciation in written form.

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Does Valuing Free Speech Affect Norms of Tolerance? Evidence From Individual Preferences

Kyklos, Volume 79, Issue 3, Page 806-827, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Amid intensifying global debates over balancing free speech with protections against hate speech, this paper investigates whether individuals who value free speech exhibit greater racial tolerance. Unlike prior studies focusing on the institutional effects of free speech, this paper examines whether individuals who prioritize free speech hold ...
Claudia Williamson Kramer
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Refugee Displacement and Migration Impact Cross‐Linguistic Transfer Between Arabic and English: Insights From Syrian Refugees

Reading Research Quarterly, Volume 61, Issue 3, July/August/September 2026.
The figure depicts the paper's theoretical grounding (i.e., in the Component Model of Reading), and the results and interpretations for each research question in support of the conclusion that displacement and migration experiences play a role in biliteracy acquisition and cross‐linguistic transfer.
Sarah Akkad, Kaja Jasińska
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Experimental Arabic linguistics Studies in Arabic linguistics ;, 10./ edited by Dimitrios Ntelitheos, Tommi Tsz-Cheung Leung.

, 2021
The majority of the papers in this volume stem from presentations at the 3rd Meeting of the Experimental Arabic Linguistics Conference (EXAL18), hosted by the Department of Linguistics at the United Arab Emirates University on 28-29 October, 2018 ...
Leung Tommi Tsz-Cheung, Ntelitheos Dimitrios   +1 more
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