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Word Associations in a Minoritised Language: The Case of Cymraeg (Welsh)

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As with many research strands in linguistics, word association (WA) literature is dominated by English language data. This paper (i) explores the extent to which methodologies developed to date are applicable to other languages—specifically, Welsh (Cymraeg)—and (ii) investigates what WA analysis can reveal about lexical organisation and ...
Tess Fitzpatrick   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Digital Advertising System in Urban Transport System of Žilina Town

open access: yesTransport and Telecommunication, 2014
The Internet and information and communication technologies (ICT) have changed everything: news, commerce, advertising, relating to others, getting information and transport too.
Madleňák Radovan, Madleňáková Lucia
doaj   +1 more source

Is Time Travel Possible? Accidental Signs as Sociolinguistic “Wormholes”

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sociolinguistics primarily focuses on deliberately staged public signs, while relatively less attention has been given to ephemeral and non‐deliberate signs in urban environments. This study investigates “ accidental signs,” which are hidden historical texts suddenly exposed by unpredictable events.
Ge SONG (宋歌)
wiley   +1 more source

Translating coexistence: Inside Japan's public multilingualism

open access: yesJapanese Journal of Sociology, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 152-170, March 2025.
Abstract Provision of translated material for both international residents and tourists is a key part of the work of public offices around Japan. The way in which this translation is viewed and carried out, and its relationship to dominant modes of conceptualizing multiculturalism, has not received much attention in the literature.
Gregory Friedman
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding Non‐Compliant Work and Employment in the United Kingdom? The Field of Research and Policy Limitations

open access: yesIndustrial Relations Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Official discourse suggests that 12% of Britain's workforce engages in precarious work where non‐compliance is concentrated. Research reported here suggests this provides a partial picture and that, in specific sectors, non‐compliant employers, organized crime groups and criminalized employment are ceded by the state, where many ...
Ian Clark   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mobility‐Restricting Covenants in Business Contracts: The Case of Franchising

open access: yesJournal of Empirical Legal Studies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Several studies show that restrictive covenants in employment contracts, such as non‐compete agreements, may affect employees in detrimental ways, including by reducing mobility and suppressing wages. While such concerns are real, these clauses also have the potential to serve legitimate business purposes by helping companies protect valuable ...
Francine Lafontaine   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Digital Signage System

open access: yes, 2009
Digital signage is an emerging new communication technology. It is expected to play an important role in today’s dynamic world as digital signage displays timely information, while reducing the environmental costs associated with traditional printed signage.
openaire   +1 more source

Theatres of Indirectness: Passive Aggression and Failure

open access: yes
Critical Quarterly, EarlyView.
Sara Crangle, Sam Ladkin
wiley   +1 more source

Preventing Constipation in People Living With Dementia: Co‐Design of a Non‐Pharmacological Care Bundle for Residential Aged Care

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim(s) To develop a care‐bundle of non‐pharmacological strategies with the potential to prevent constipation in people with dementia in Residential Aged Care (RAC). Design Mixed‐methods intervention development study using Modified Delphi and co‐design, informed by evidence, current constipation prevention practices and stakeholder ...
Linda Schnitker   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is there a ‘right’ to use Welsh in prison?

open access: yesJournal of Law and Society, EarlyView.
Abstract The use of the Welsh language is generally understood as a ‘right’ in contemporary Wales. While this right is often lauded as one of Welsh devolution's defining achievements, the efficacy of current protections is contested. This article contributes to the debate by focusing on the prison context, where the question of Welsh language rights is
GREGORY DAVIES, ROBERT JONES
wiley   +1 more source

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