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Loanwords and Linguistic Phylogenetics: *pelek̑u‐ ‘axe’ and *(H)a(i̯)g̑‐ ‘goat’1

Transactions of the Philological Society, Volume 123, Issue 1, Page 116-136, March 2025.
Abstract This paper assesses the role of borrowings in two different approaches to linguistic phylogenetics: Traditional qualitative analyses of lexemes, and quantitative computational analysis of cognacy. It problematises the assumption that loanwords can be excluded altogether from datasets of lexical cognacy.
Simon Poulsen
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Substantivation of Adjectives and Derivational Synonymy in Arkhangelsk Dialects

Научный диалог
This article focuses on certain word formation processes observed within the lexical-semantic group “Food” in Arkhangelsk dialects. The study presents dialectal material collected during numerous dialectological expeditions and preserved in the archive ...
E. S. Likhacheva
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Structural and semantic transparency of occasional words in the lyrics of modern Russian animated series [PDF]

Актуальные проблемы филологии и педагогической лингвистики
The paper explores the occasional words that originated in the song lyrics of popular Russian animated franchises, such as the cartoon series “Masha and the Bear,” “Fiksiki,” and “Smeshariki.” The aim of the study is to identify the specific lexical and ...
Marina Kh. Makhova
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The Development of Indo‐Iranian Voiced Fricatives

Transactions of the Philological Society, Volume 123, Issue 1, Page 97-115, March 2025.
Abstract The development of voiced sibilants is a long‐standing puzzle in Indo‐Iranian historical phonology. In Vedic, all voiced sibilants are lost from the system, but the details of this loss are complex and subject to debate. The most intriguing development concerns the word‐final ‐aḥ to ‐o in sandhi.
Gašper Beguš
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"Garri" atzizkiaren izaera bikoitzaz: zergatik den maitagarria bezain mingarria

Anuario del Seminario de Filología Vasca "Julio de Urquijo", 1995
The Basque suffix garri is traditionally characterized as forming adjectives from verbs and disputably, from nouns or adjectives and as having both an active and a passive meaning. This study first establishes on several grounds that garri is basically a
Xabier Artiagoitia
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On the Morphology of Toponyms: What Greek Inflectional Paradigms Can Teach us

Transactions of the Philological Society, Volume 123, Issue 1, Page 77-96, March 2025.
Abstract The research is a contribution to the investigation of the grammatical status of toponyms from the point of view of inflectional paradigmatic morphology. By examining data from Standard Modern Greek, as well as select data from its historical development, the analysis reveals that the inflectional morphology of toponyms shows significant ...
Michail I. Marinis
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From Nominalisation to Passive in Old Tibetan: Reconstructing Grammatical Meaning in an Extinct Language1

Transactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.
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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James Platt Junior's Contributions to Old English Grammar1

Transactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.
Abstract In 1883, Henry Sweet took issue with James Platt junior, a 21‐year‐old language enthusiast. At the time, Platt was England's brightest young prospect in Old English linguistic studies. Sweet recognised Platt's talent, but he became convinced that he was also a plagiarist and tried to have him expelled from the Philological Society.
Stephen Laker
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Negative meaning or more [PDF]

Zbornik Radova Filozofskog Fakulteta u Prištini, 2011
The aim of this paper is twofold: to bring to light some details about the process of affixation in the English language and to determine the equivalents for the three of English affixes in Serbian. Since the origin of affixes is important for either the
Spasić Dragana M.
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Revenue Recognition Comparability and Analysts’ Disclosure Processing Costs

Journal of Accounting Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT I examine whether the FASB's revenue recognition guidance under ASC 606 influences revenue comparability across firms and industries and whether revenue comparability reduces analysts’ disclosure processing costs. I extract firms’ revenue policy disclosures from 10‐K filings to measure their textual similarity and compare revenue policies ...
ANDREA TILLET
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