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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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THE SIMILES OF TRIPHIODORUS

The Classical Quarterly
Abstract This article attempts the first systematic look at the use of similes in the poetry of the imperial Greek poet Triphiodorus. It proposes that Triphiodorus, having access to a vast repository of epic poetry (and similes), draws on existing formulas, mechanisms and vocabulary, which he slightly modifies to make his mark.
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Uncovering new insights through young children's voices: A qualitative research meta‐synthesis on practicing mindfulness at school

Review of Education, Volume 14, Issue 2, August 2026.
Abstract The intention guiding the design of this study was to amplify and listen to children's voices in early years research. The aim of this qualitative research meta‐synthesis was to engage in new analyses and interpretations about mindfulness through the lens of young children.
Elizabeth Joy Erwin, Mia J. Palombo, Meredith Valentine, Laura Adair Clark   +3 more
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Comprehension of Scalar Implicature in 3-7 Mono-Lingual Persian-Speaking Children [PDF]

̒Ilm-i Zabān
Simile 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, Ali Jamali, Tayyebeh Khoshbakht   +2 more
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From Nominalisation to Passive in Old Tibetan: Reconstructing Grammatical Meaning in an Extinct Language

Transactions of the Philological Society, Volume 124, Issue 2, Page 314-356, July 2026.
Abstract Based on an analysis of the Old Literary Tibetan corpus—a corpus of the oldest documented Tibetic language—the present study provides evidence that literary Tibetan v3 verb stems (commonly termed ‘future’) initially encoded passive voice. New arguments put forward in this article range from Trans‐Himalayan nominal morphology to early Tibetan ...
Joanna Bialek
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VERBAL REPRESENTATION OF HRYHORII SKOVORODA IN YURII MUSHKETYK’S NOVELLA “THE DEVIL NEVER SLEEPS” [PDF]

Езиков свят
The research results reveal the linguistic features of the representation of Hryhorii Skovoroda’s image and the unique interpretation of this image by Yurii Mushketyk.
Olena Ilina
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Similes used by Sankara: the simile on the ocean

JOURNAL OF INDIAN AND BUDDHIST STUDIES (INDOGAKU BUKKYOGAKU KENKYU), 2005
This article studies a simile of the ocean found in the Yogasastravivarana with a view to comparative research. I research similar similes discovered in Sankara's works, in order to solve the vexed problem of the authorship of the Yogasastravivarana.
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Virtual Reality Externalization (VR‐E) for Patients With Eating Disorders: A Pilot Study

International Journal of Eating Disorders, Volume 59, Issue 6, Page 1321-1329, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective Despite significant health and psychosocial impairments, many individuals with eating disorders (ED) view their disorder as an integral part of their identity. Because this “ego‐syntonicity” is associated with low treatment motivation and treatment dropouts, we investigated the acceptability, feasibility, and effects of a newly ...
Samuel P. E. Mehranfar, Georg Halbeisen, Karsten Braks, Thomas J. Huber, Georgios Paslakis   +4 more
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The soul of the soil: Unearthing a Nation's eco‐empathy through 1200 years of Persian poetry

People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 6, Page 1987-2002, June 2026.
Abstract Cultivating a profound sense of connection with the natural world, conceptualized as eco‐empathy, is increasingly recognized as a vital precursor to effective environmental stewardship. While scientific data frame ecological crises, literary traditions offer a unique archive for tracing the history of this empathetic bond. This study positions
Isa Esfandiarpour‐Boroujeni, Ali Shahriari, Leila Kordbacheh, Zohreh Mosleh, Reyhaneh Nejadasadi, Hosnieh Shahriari, Fatemeh Aliabbasi, Reza Mohajer   +7 more
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Of Titans and Terraria: Exploring and Conceptualising Philanthropic Foundations Through the Lens of Metaphors

Journal of Philanthropy, Volume 31, Issue 2, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Addressing ongoing calls for a more robust understanding of philanthropic foundations, this paper uses metaphor analysis to map and analyse analogical metaphors on foundations—metaphors that make a direct comparison between philanthropic foundations and another domain—put forward in academic and non‐academic discourse.
Tobias Jung
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