In search of grammaticalization in synchronic dialect data: General extenders in north-east England [PDF]
In this paper, we draw on a socially stratified corpus of dialect data collected in north-east England to test recent proposals that grammaticalization processes are implicated in the synchronic variability of general extenders (GEs), i.e., phrase- or ...
Levey, S, Pichler, H
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On Hindutva and a Hindu-Catholic, with a Moral for our Times [PDF]
The purpose of this article is to comment on the term hindutva, viz. Hinduness, with special reference to a 19th century Bengali thinker who sought to indigenise his Christian faith, and to draw some topical conclusions.
Lipner, Julius
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La scalarité aux fondements de la distinction entre constructions équative et similative ? [PDF]
L'importance de l'expression de la scalarité pour distinguer les comparatives équatives des ...
Pierrard, Michel +3 more
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SODA: Site Object Detection dAtaset for Deep Learning in Construction [PDF]
Computer vision-based deep learning object detection algorithms have been developed sufficiently powerful to support the ability to recognize various objects.
Rui Duan +4 more
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Quotative constructions and prosody in some Afroasiatic languages: Towards a typology [PDF]
International audienceThis chapter investigates, in a crosslinguistic perspective, the relationship between prosodic contours and direct and indirect reported speech (i.e.
Malibert, Il-Il, Vanhove, Martine
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Comparison constructions in Lizu (Tibeto-Burman)
: This paper focuses on the morphosyntax of comparison constructions in Lizu, a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Southwest China. The paper has two goals: (1) to provide a synchronic description of four types of comparison constructions: (i) comparative ...
Katia Chirkova
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Similative and Equative Constructions in Japhug
his paper documents equative, similative, comparative and superlative constructions on the basis of a corpus of narratives. It reveals a previously unsuspected wealth of constructions: no less than three main types of superlatives, and four types of equatives are attested, some including additional subtypes.
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Derived change-of-state verbs in French: a case of semantic equivalence between prefixes and suffixes [PDF]
The paper reports on work carried out within Corbin's associative morphological model which postulates that form and meaning are deducible from one another.
Roger, Coralie
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A multidimensional taxonomy for human-robot interaction in construction
17 Despite the increased interest in construction robotics both in academia and the industry, 18 insufficient attention has been given to aspects related to Human-Robot Interaction (HRI).
P. B. Rodrigues +8 more
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Language and cognition behind simile construction: A Python-powered corpus research
Despite the recognised role of similes in cognitive and communicative processes, there is a limited understanding of their construction and use in specific contexts, such as online food reviews. The study aims to explore the use of the ‘like + gerund’ simile pattern within the Extrinsic Food-Related Frame (FrF) – comparisons with inedible objects – in ...
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