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The Articulatory Basis of the Alphabet [PDF]
The origin of the alphabet has long been a subject for research, speculation and myths. How to explain its survival and effectiveness over thousands of years?
Allott, Robin
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Requests of Brown by LC Classification: December 2003 [PDF]
Requests of Brown from other HELIN libraries - December ...
Souto, Ruth E..
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History in the Making: On Sheldon Pollock’s “NS Indology” and Vishwa Adluri’s “Pride and Prejudice” [PDF]
R. Grünendahl, "History in the Making: On Sheldon Pollock’s 'NS Indology' and Vishwa Adluri’s 'Pride and Prejudice'," Hindu Studies 16 (2012): 189–257. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11407-012-9115-
Reinhold Grünendahl
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Abstract Recent years have seen a growing scholarly interest in youth activism (YA), a phenomenon often viewed as a positive development in response to declining civic and political engagement among young people. However, most of the research focuses on the activists themselves and gives less attention to how YA is perceived by the broader youth ...
Martyna Elerian +2 more
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Hebrew and General linguistics [PDF]
A survey of the relationship between the Hebrew Language and the scientific discipline devoted to the study of language and ...
Kirtchuk, Pablo
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The Effect of Writing Direction and Task‐Specific Experience on Mapping Time and Numbers on Space
ABSTRACT Mapping time and numbers on space is affected by the writing direction. In two experiments, we searched for an explanation of how writing scripts can influence the mental representation of time and number axes. We presented to participants either 2 months (written in their native language) or two numbers (Arabic numerals), one on the left and ...
Mikhail Ordin +2 more
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Risk Factors for Children's Vocabulary Performance: Background Variables and Parental Concerns
ABSTRACT Purpose This study aims to examine differences in vocabulary performance among Arabic‐speaking children ages 1;6–3;6, using a three‐domain theoretical framework (biological/genetic, developmental, and social/environmental factors), with particular focus on how these factors differ based on the presence of parental concerns.
Lina Hashoul‐Essa +1 more
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Ordinal Numerals as a Criterion for Subclassification: The Case of Semitic
Abstract This article explores how ordinal numerals (like first, second and third) can help classify languages, focusing on the Semitic language family. Ordinals are often formed according to productive derivational processes, but as a separate word class, they may retain archaic morphology that is otherwise lost from the language.
Benjamin D. Suchard
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Abstract This article examines image–text relations in German illustrations of gambling around 1800, specifically focusing on the card game Pharo and the artist Johann Heinrich Ramberg. It shows Ramberg's technique of reuse and variation as well as the degree of satire in the designs and their accompanying descriptive or fictional texts.
Waltraud Maierhofer
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