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Functional Macrofield of Likening in Modern English. Structural Types of its Constituents [PDF]
, 2004 Comparison (likening) is one of the main ways of cognizing the objective reality. On different language levels comparison (likening) as an operation of thinking, acquires a broad variety of material forms the totality of which makes up the functional ...
Сасіна, В. П.
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Fostering Creativity Through Educational Interventions in Higher Education: A Systematic Review
The Journal of Creative Behavior, Volume 60, Issue 1, March 2026.ABSTRACT Creativity has gained relevance over the years in education, and especially recently due to its consideration as a transversal competency in higher education, but there is still a lack of integration of knowledge. This qualitative systematic review explores literature on educational interventions designed to enhance creativity and investigates
Carlota Rodríguez‐Silva +2 more
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Expressive means of irony expression in Marcel Proust’s aphorisms
Известия Южного федерального университета: Филологические науки, 2016 The relevance of the study is determined by the lack of work on the analysis of linguistic expressive means of aphorisms by Marcel Proust. The material of the research are aphoristic sayings of ironic character found in the novels of Proust “Jean ...
Shumakova Alla Petrovna
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 32, Issue S1, Page 104-120, March 2026.This essay examines the spectres haunting ideas of egalitarianism among Tashelhiyt‐speaking communities in the Moroccan High Atlas: first, the tyrant, an obvious frontal threat to ideas of equality; and then the vastly more complex figure of the thief (amkhar).
Matthew Carey
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Comprehension of Scalar Implicature in 3-7 Mono-Lingual Persian-Speaking Children [PDF]
̒Ilm-i ZabānSimile understanding requires two distinct pragmatic skills: understanding the intended similarity and deriving a scalar implicature (e.g., “Nina is like a rabbit” normally implies that “Nina is not a rabbit”).
Arezoo Khani +2 more
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Austral Entomology, Volume 65, Issue 1, February 2026.Abstract Ambiguity over the features that differentiate two nominal species of baetid mayflies, Cloeon paradieniense Suter and C. tasmaniae Tillyard, in southeast Australia led to a detailed analysis of the morphology and meristics of specimens from Victoria, South Australia and, in particular, Tasmania, where both species have been reported.
Ronald E. Thresher, Phillip J. Suter
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Conversational Humor in Intercultural Communication
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 488-497, February 2026.ABSTRACT This study identifies failed attempts at conversational humor that were either not appreciated or resulted in impoliteness as produced by English as a lingua franca (ELF) users from the Southeast Asian countries of Thailand, Indonesia, and Myanmar who were engaging in intercultural communication.
Zhaoyi Pan
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Effects of redundant similes on persuasiveness in written arguments
Frontiers in EducationFigurative expressions have been considered beneficial in improving the persuasiveness of arguments; however, little attention has been paid to the effects of those produced by students in writing. This study examined the effects of a “redundant simile,”
Hinako Kudo, Ryosuke Onoda
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Художньо-образне порівняння в поезії Езри Паунда (Simile in Ezra Pound’s poetry) [PDF]
, 2016 У статті розглянуто особливості застосовування художньо-образного порівняння в поезіях Езри Паунда, зокрема виокремлено чотири семантичні моделі цієї стилістичної фігури мови, визначено кількісні та якісні аспекти їх використання у віршах поета.
Грижак, Л. (L. Gryzak) +1 more
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Lawnmower Poetry and the Poetry of Lawnmowers
Critical Quarterly, EarlyView.
Francesca Gardner
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