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Utilizing traditional literature to triangulate the ecological history of a tropical savanna
People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 1, Page 81-98, January 2026.Abstract The ecological history of tropical savannas remains a subject of intense debate and of high conservation relevance. Despite emerging evidence suggesting the antiquity of tropical savannas, the misconception that all tropical savannas are products of anthropogenic deforestation still dominates public and policy spheres.
Ashish N. Nerlekar, Digvijay Patil
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Old English simile of inequality: structure overview
Cogent Arts & HumanitiesThe article deals with an Old English simile whose ground is disproportionately more inherent in the tenor, the latter surpassing a prototypical maximum of a salient feature.
Mariana Oleniak
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Analysis of translated tropes: metaphors, similes & analogies in a case study of the English & Dutch translations of the Russian poet Alexander Galich [PDF]
, 2010 Since Even-Zohar and Toury introduced a target-culture approach in translation studies, research focus turned to the effect of the target text on the reader. Consequently, it is, among other things, important to study the translation of typical elements
Rura, Lidia
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Gilgamesh, i miti e 'l'eterno ritorno': intervista con Paola Capriolo, Milan, September 2003 [PDF]
, 2005 Since my 1996 interview, recorded in the pages of this journal, Paola Capriolo has continued to be an exceptionally prolific author. Five more novels have appeared since then (bringing her total to ten), in addition to four translations of German texts ...
Ania, GF
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Future in Educational Research, Volume 3, Issue 4, Page 569-579, December 2025.ABSTRACT This conceptual essay, grounded in a close reading of Plato's Theaetetus, argues that before educators can effectively operationalise critical thinking as the rigorous evaluation ('stress‐testing') of competing knowledge claims, university students must first understand foundational epistemological principles rooted in Plato's tripartite ...
Gerry Dunne
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Like-simile and metaphor in cooperation: from expressing similarities to expressing contrasts
Language and Semiotic StudiesCognitive-oriented work on simile has developed out of attempts to pinpoint features distinguishing simile and metaphor. This development has had such consequences as 1) focusing on simile as an analogy-based process and 2) giving very little attention ...
Reda Ghsoon
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Barzakh : for string quartet [PDF]
, 2016 Repository copy includes the score of 16 pages, including 1 page of performance instruction, in a pdf format from the original, edited in Sibelius 8.2.0.Barzakh means separation in Arabic. Moreover, in the Islamic eschatology, it is a barrier between the
Dulger, Onur
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Metaphor, simile, analogy and the brain [PDF]
, 2016 Fox (1993) argues that the poetic function of language fulfils the human need to symbolize. Metaphor, simile and analogy provide examples of the ways in which symbolic language can be used creatively.
Riddell, Patricia
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The Political Maturity of Youths and Young Adults: Empirical Evidence from Switzerland
Swiss Political Science Review, Volume 31, Issue 4, Page 771-788, December 2025.Abstract The debate on voting age 16 is intensifying all over Europe, raising important empirical questions about the political maturity of underage citizens. Building on a survey of 4,000 young citizens aged 16 to 25 years, we shed light on the Swiss context.
Robin Gut, Juri Ezzaini, Daniel Kübler
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Black Power in Maya Angelou\u27s “Still I Rise”, “Phenomenal Woman”, and “Weekend Glory” [PDF]
, 2013 This article discusses the Black Power\u27s ideas inside the three poems of Maya Angelou, “Still I Rise”, “Phenomenal Woman”, and “Weekend Glory”. Maya Angelou was highly respected as a spokesperson for Blacks and women.
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