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Multiple Modality in the Lallans Territory: Current Vernacular (Un)acceptability of the Syntax of Modal Combinations in South-Eastern Scotland
Get PDFThis paper has the purpose to provide a greater understanding of the current use of the syntax of Multiple Modals (MMs) also known as Modal Combinations in the Southern part of Scotland. A series of 8 clauses, each containing one particular combination, is proposed in order to determine the acceptability of these combinations or their potential replacement with alternative constructions. The type of sentence written, the current dialectal knowledge of the respondents, and their grammatical preferences will shed the first light on the level of stability of these vernacular constructions on the ancestral territory of MMs in which only very few field surveys have been conducted to date
Phänomen Neurobiologie der Sprache
Get PDFFrom phylogeny to ontogeny arises the complex phenomenon of language. This paper aims to illustrate this complexity of language by describing the functions and areas of the brain responsible for listening, speaking, and reading, followed by an exploration of the interaction of emotion and cognition. Furthermore, the paper briefly addresses the special fascination of children\u27s language development as well as the relationship between music and language and the positive effects of music on language development. Additionally, the paper touches upon the topic of “reading” in an application-oriented manner
Crossing Boundaries in Multi-Sited Ethnography: Translocal Communities and Redefining “Field” in Transnational Migration Research
Get PDFThis paper draws upon several transnational theories from Glick Schiller, Wimmer, Faist, and Sassen and analyses the major theoretical and methodological shifts in migration studies. In response to such changes, multi-sited ethnography has been introduced as a main research method; it differs from the traditional way of doing migration research, where spatially-defined ethnic minority communities serve as the primary fieldwork sites; instead, moving between different sites allows researchers to follow individual migrants, whose social networks have become the main focus. Moreover, such a research method also redefines the traditional notion of “field”, which is now believed to be with blurred and softening boundaries. Through my research project, I have analysed how translocal communities constitute global diasporic networks; I have also come to the conclusion that transnational migrants themselves are involved in very fluid patterns and complex processes of identification and affiliation; their social networks, which consist of multiple relationships such as familial, economic, social, organisational, and political, are not geographically bounded, but these networks cross over and connect different types of social spaces in a wide variety of cultural, institutional, professional, and other kinds of context
Cankar i Andrić – Osvrt na upotrebu poređenja i nekoliko odabranih izraza
Get PDFThe paper focuses on the examples of comparison constructions appearing in the collected works of Ivan Cankar i Ivo Andrić containing expressions such as ‘as/like petrified’, ‘as/like struck down’ , ‘as/like wounded’, , ‘as/like dead’. Another focus is also on comparisons revolving around nouns such as ‘funeral’ and ‘grave’, as well as on some other idiosyncratic comparison constructions (including ‘writhe like a worm’, ‘rattle like a grandma’, ‘like the plague in the house’). Additional expressions centring on the description of the colour of ones face (i.e. pale or green face, colourless face, face of unhealthy colour, dead man’s pale face), centring on the concept of something being made of one piece only, something illuminated from within, and something being taken using both hands. A common denomination of the observed expressions is their infrequent use since both of the writers at hand limit their employment to one use only per one piece of writing. Also, both Cankar and Andrić use these somparisons in situations in which something is unfavorable, uncertain, or risky for a particular character. Moreover, the istances of use of these partcular comparison constructions have further been illustrated by their appearance in the writings of other South Slavic and Russian authors (which also helps us underlie the most typical verbs used to support these comparisons)
Engel des Vergessens – Regionalität und Internationalität der kärntnerslowenischen Lebenserfahrung
No full textDurch den imagologischen Vergleich des Romans Engel des Vergessens (2011) der Kärntner Slowenin Maja Haderlap mit anderen Werken der slowenischen und nichtslowenischen Literatur, die sich mit der Lebenserfahrung im Kontext einer Minderheit beschäftigen, werden Unterschiede, vor allem aber Ähnlichkeiten sichtbar. Das offenbart sich bezüglich der wichtigsten sinnhaft vergleichbaren Elemente, mit denen sich Haderlap und die anderen Autoren auseinandersetzen. In ihren Romanen beschäftigen sie sich mit der jeweiligen Minderheit, der sie angehören, mit der persönlichen und kollektiven Identität der Hauptpersonen und mit den Traumata und deren Folgen, denen die Heldin und die Helden gegenübertreten. Insbesondere im Bezug auf die Komponente der Identität finden sich Parallelen, ist doch für alle Protagonisten das Schaffen wichtig, mit Ausnahme eines Charakters befassen sich alle mit dem politischen Aspekt ihres Lebens und hinsichtlich der Lagererfahrung erkunden alle (in)direkt auch die Anonymisierung der persönlichen Identität
Knowledge Transfer in the Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) – Definition, Motivators, Obstacles, and Visions
Get PDFWhile knowledge transfer in economic and technical sciences is a matter of frequent research, knowledge transfer in social sciences and humanities (SSH) has not been examined sufficiently in the last few decades. In order to fill the research gap, this paper presents results from a study conducted at an Austrian university. Eighteen scientists were interviewed with regards to a definition, common examples, motivators and obstacles as well as visions of SSH knowledge transfer. Interview transcripts have been analyzed qualitatively. Results were compared with quantitative data derived from the research documentation system of the university.
A comprehensive definition of SSH knowledge transfer is presented. Motivators turned out to be closely linked to perceived personal and civic duties. Obstacles were described as being attributable to a focus on ‘science to science’ achievements within the scientific community
Misunderstandings in Communication: Maxims of Conversation and Intercultural Differences between Interlocutors
Get PDFThe aim of this paper is to present the violation of Grice’s maxims of conversation and discuss interculturally conditioned misunderstanding as one of the causes of their violation. Based on 10 examples of conversations between international students in Italy, the situations of misunderstanding in communication will be presented, and the linguistic and cultural background of the participants’ statements and the possible roles they have in communication will be presented. The focus will be on discussing violated maxims of conversation, and which possible contextual factors could have affected the misunderstandings between the participants in conversations created in certain situations
Black Slavery in Canada: A Structuring Absence in Canada\u27s (Hi)Stories
No full textIn national as well as international terms, Canada holds the image of a savior of African slaves, even though in the recent production The Book of Negroes (CAN/USA 2015) a more critical depiction of Canada is presented. The question, however, remains whether the miniseries, with its admission of discrimination and racism, actually rebuts previously established myths of Canada’s relation to slavery. Due to the virtual absence of Canada from the screen when it comes to slave narratives, very little attention has been paid so far to a Canadian perspective in analyzing such artifacts. By looking at the representation of Canada’s relationship with black slavery on film and television, I search for patterns and discursive moves which maintain a distance from addressing the country’s own slaving past. I apply a critical discourse analytical approach in order to unveil the meanings and cultural implications of information-omission from screen. The overall purpose of my argument is to show that by focusing exclusively on the significantly larger contribution of the United States to the practice, artifacts reinforce the popular notion of Canada’s innocence in the enslavement of human beings