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Exploring the Resettling Experiences of Refugee Families in Norway Through the Lens of Children and Their Parents

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, Volume 31, Issue 1, Page 270-280, February 2026.
ABSTRACT This article presents the findings of a study examining the resettlement experiences of displaced families in Norway, focusing on children's development opportunities and well‐being. Through qualitative interviews presented as four ideal‐typical families—Abdel, Elombe, Isaac and Amira—and guided by Bronfenbrenner's ecological system theory and
Therese Bjørndal Halvorsen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dictionaries and the Standardization of Spelling in Swahili Woordeboeke en die standaardisering van spelling in Swahili

open access: yesLexikos, 2012
<p>The paper discusses the role of the dictionary in standardizing the spelling of Swahili. The discussion begins by defining key terms in this paper: spelling and standardization of spelling.
James S. Mdee
doaj   +1 more source

Thickness Is More Than Affective Valence: Evaluative Language Through the Lenses of Psycholinguistics

open access: yesCognitive Science, Volume 50, Issue 2, February 2026.
Abstract Thick terms like “courageous,” “smart,” and “tasty” combine description and evaluation, contrasting with purely evaluative terms like “good” and “bad,” and descriptive terms like “Italian” and “green.” Thick terms intuitively constitute a special class of evaluative language; but we currently do not know whether the psycholinguistic effects of
Giovanni Cassani, Matteo Colombo
wiley   +1 more source

Examining Stroke Symptom Messages Implemented Globally: A Need for Contextually Relevant Stroke Symptom Messaging

open access: yesJournal of Nursing Scholarship, Volume 58, Issue 1, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Stroke is a global health concern. A timely response to a stroke can help reduce morbidity and mortality. However, barriers to timely response include poor recognition of stroke symptoms. Stroke symptom messages are designed to increase stroke recognition and encourage individuals to seek urgent medical assistance.
Hardeep Singh   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Behavior Of Non-Terms In Shaba Swahili A Relational Approach

open access: yesKansas Working Papers in Linguistics, 1988
This paper is an attempt to examine the behavior of Non-Terms in Shaba Swahili within the framework of Relational Grammar. The behavior of Non-Terms will be discussed with reference to several syntactic processes such as Passivization, Relativization ...
Obeidat, Hussein, Kapanga, Mwamba
doaj   +1 more source

A case for the adoption of Swahili as a language of early school literacy instruction in Ekegusii-speaking areas of western Kenya

open access: yesNordic Journal of African Studies, 2019
Swahili, a national and official language in Kenya, is in wide use in the country as an inter-ethnic medium of communication and, generally, as a lingua franca.
Peter Mose, Russell Kaschula
doaj   +1 more source

Talking the illness: Swahili for medical aid and cooperation in Turin

open access: yesKervan. International Journal of Afro-Asiatic Studies, 2018
The article presents and discusses the results of a pilot course aiming at teaching Swahili grammar and lexicon as well as cultural awareness in the field of health to a group of medical personnel doing voluntary work in medical cooperation in East ...
Graziella Acquaviva, Mauro Tosco
doaj   +1 more source

An Algorithm For Building Language Superfamilies Using Swadesh Lists [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The main contributions of this thesis are the following: i. Developing an algorithm to generate language families and superfamilies given for each input language a Swadesh list represented using the international phonetic alphabet (IPA) notation. ii. The
Mutabazi, Bill
core   +1 more source

The Replacement of Swahili Medium of Instruction by English from Grade 5 in Zanzibar

open access: yesNordic Journal of African Studies, 2015
This paper presents an analysis of the recent change of language of learning and teaching from Swahili to English in Grades 5 to 6 in primary schools in Zanzibar.
Haroun Ayoub Maalim
doaj   +1 more source

Means of realization of language game the Swahili language paroemias

open access: yesLitera, 2020
The object of this article is the language game in its various manifestations. The subject of this research is the proverbs and sayings of the Swahili language, in which the author attempts to trace the linguistic phenomenon. Special attention is given to various means of language game at different language levels. The goal is to determine whether it
openaire   +1 more source

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