22 research outputs found
Dravidian dataset for the Lindgren (2023) study
No full textDataset on Dravidian languages, focusing on Tulu, accompanying the master's thesis of Lindgren (2023). Includes data from the author's fieldwork, contributions from other authors, and data adapted from the Kolipakam et al. (2018) study.
The author collected a set of lexical items for comparative analysis to address the classification of Tulu, Koraga, and Bellari within the Dravidian language family. This dataset included 114 comparative concepts previously collected for the study of Bellari (Bhat, 1971), the Leipzig-Jakarta list of lexical items, a subset of the 100-word Swadesh list not present in the Leipzig-Jakarta list, and counting words from 1 to 10, and a more extensive list of pronouns, totalling 231 comparative concepts. Word lists were gathered from various sources, including grammars and dictionaries, for Bellari (Bhat, 1971), four Koraga varieties (Onti, Tappu, and Mudu from Bhat, 1971; Ande from Shetty, 2008), Kannada (Kittel, 1894; Učida, Rajapurohit & Takashima, 2018; Spencer, 1950; Zydenbos, 2011; Sridhar, 1990), Malayalam (Moag & Moag, 1967; Asher & Kumari, 1967; Sudha, 1984; Jiang, 2010), Tamil (Borin et al., 2013), Byari (Upadhyaya, 2011), and Pattapu (IRA, 2013), and three Tulu varieties. The Tulu word lists included those from M. M. Bhat (1967), a dictionary of Tulu including words from multiple dialects, a Madhwa Brahmin wordlist collected from Bhatt (1971), and a wordlist from data collected through the author's fieldwork. Data for several other languages, namely Telugu, Koya, Kolami, Gondi, Parji, Ollari Gadba, Kuwi, Kurukh, Malto, Brahui, Yeruva, Kodava, Badga, Toda, Kota, and Betta Kurumba, were included from Kolipakam et al. (2018), as well as additional data for Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, and Tulu from the same source. The latter’s Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, and Tulu wordlists were added as separate doculects.
Concepts not given in Concepticon are marked by an initial asterisk (e.g., "*BETEL LEAF"). Most of these are concepts distinguishing pronouns in the languages, such as marking distinctions between remote and proximate (e.g., "*3SG.I.R" and "*3SG.I.P"), which the author considered essential for comparing the languages also due to the conservativeness of some forms and phonemes (e.g., the presence of /a/ for remote and /i/ for proximate in most languages). The labels for pronoun concepts not given in Concepticon are built with the following constituents:
"2SG" : second singular
"3PL" : third plural
"3SG" : third singular
"A" : animate
"F" : female
"H" : honorific
"I" : inanimate
"M" : male
"P" : proximate
"R" : remote
References
Asher, R. E. & Kumari, T. C. (1997). Malayalam. Descriptive Grammars Series, Descriptive Grammars. London & New York: Routledge.
Bhat, D. N. S. (1971). The Koraga language. Poona: Deccan College.
Bhat, M. M. (1967). Tulu-English dictionary. Madras: University of Madras.
Bhatt, S. L. (1971). A Grammar of Tulu (A Dravidian Language). Ann Arbor: UMI. (Doctoral dissertation, Madison: University of Wisconsin.)
Borin, L.; Comrie, B. & Saxena, A. (2013). The Intercontinental Dictionary Series – a rich and principled database for language comparison. In Borin, L. & Saxena, A. (eds) Approaches to Measuring Linguistic Differences, 285–302. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton.
IRA [ISO 639-3 Registration Authority] (2013). Change Request Number 2013-020: adopted create [ptq] (2014-03-05). Dallas: SIL International.
Jiang, H. (2010). Malayalam: a Grammatical Sketch and a Text. Houston: Department of Linguistics, Rice University.
Kittel, F. (1894). A Kannaḍa-English dictionary. Mangalore: Basel Mission Book and Tract Depository.
Kolipakam, V.; Jordan, F. M.; Dunn, M.; Greenhill, S. J.; Bouckaert, R.; Gray, R. D. & Verkerk, A. (2018). A Bayesian phylogenetic study of the Dravidian language family. Royal Society open science, 5(3), 171504. http://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.171504
Moag, R. & Moag, R. (1967). A course in Colloquial Malayalam. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Peace Corps.
Shetty, R. (2008). Koraga Grammar. Kuppam: Department of Dravidian Computational Linguistics, Dravidian University.
Spencer, H. (1950). A Kanarese Grammar. Mysore City: Wesley Press.
Sridhar, S. N. 1990. Kannada. (Descriptive Grammars Series, Descriptive Grammars.) London & New York: Routledge.
Sudha, B. B. (1984). Case grammar of standard Malayalam. (Doctoral dissertation, Trivandrum: University of Kerala.)
Učida, N.; Rajapurohit, B. B. & Takashima, J. (2018). Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary. Tokyo: ILCAA.
Upadhyaya, S. P. (2011). Beary language: descriptive grammar and comparative study. Mangalore: Karnataka Beary Sahithya Academy.
Zydenbos, R. (2011). A grammar of Kannada. Ms.Author contributions
FL organized the collection, chose the concepts, and was involved in the data release. FL and EMM collected data during fieldwork and published sources. SK organized the collection of Tulu wordlists and reviewed the data. TT was involved in the data release and Concepticon mapping
Exploring the Uniqueness of Tulu: An Empirical Investigation of the Three Past Forms in the Dravidian Language of Tulu Nadu
No full textThis thesis investigates three different so-called “past tense forms” in Tulu, a Dravidian language spoken in the south-western Indian states of Karnataka and Kerala. Through fieldwork material collected by the author, this thesis provides a comprehensive analysis of the usage and functions of the three forms in Tulu. It expands upon previous research, which has acknowledged the forms’ existence but not described their functions or provided examples of their usage. Previous research has also often referred to the forms with contradictory names; for example, one form has been called both “immediate past” by one source (Bhat, 1998:166) and “distant past” by another (Krishnamurti, 2003:334), with little explanation of the choice of these labels. In this thesis, they are called Past1, Past2 and Past3 as they all refer to events that have already happened, but the study shows that the distinction between them is one of aspect and validity of results and not of remoteness in tense. The investigation also shows that the three forms have differentiating and contrasting functions and can, in most cases, not be replaced by the others. Past1 is favoured to express perfectivity, event-focused actions, and consecutiveness. Past2 is used for continuous statives, states resulting from past events and events that have happened at least once, as well as introducing a new topic in a narrative. Past3 refers to both punctual or completed events and states that can hold for some time with other events happening in between, and it is commonly used to mark a situation or result not holding anymore. When events in the past are within the same scope, or an event is elaborated upon, the Past3 is also used, as well as when referring to events completed or started before a time reference in the past. The description of these forms' functions will fill a knowledge gap in the description of Tulu, providing a comprehensive understanding of the tense and aspect system in the language. Furthermore, the analysis and data can advance future Tulu and general typological studies about tense and aspect systems. Tulu has several unique features compared to other Dravidian languages. The so-called past tense forms have been claimed as one of them (Subrahmanyam, 1971; Krishnamurti, 2003). By describing them and including a brief comparison with other Dravidian languages, this thesis contributes to understanding the Dravidian language family. It provides material for the study of language change and the family's genealogy. In addition, the data released with the thesis includes sentences from Tulu and basic vocabulary lists from various Dravidian languages that can likewise be used in historical research of the family
Exploring the Uniqueness of Tulu: An Empirical Investigation of the Three Past Forms in the Dravidian Language of Tulu Nadu
No full textThis thesis investigates three different so-called “past tense forms” in Tulu, a Dravidian language spoken in the south-western Indian states of Karnataka and Kerala. Through fieldwork material collected by the author, this thesis provides a comprehensive analysis of the usage and functions of the three forms in Tulu. It expands upon previous research, which has acknowledged the forms’ existence but not described their functions or provided examples of their usage. Previous research has also often referred to the forms with contradictory names; for example, one form has been called both “immediate past” by one source (Bhat, 1998:166) and “distant past” by another (Krishnamurti, 2003:334), with little explanation of the choice of these labels. In this thesis, they are called Past1, Past2 and Past3 as they all refer to events that have already happened, but the study shows that the distinction between them is one of aspect and validity of results and not of remoteness in tense. The investigation also shows that the three forms have differentiating and contrasting functions and can, in most cases, not be replaced by the others. Past1 is favoured to express perfectivity, event-focused actions, and consecutiveness. Past2 is used for continuous statives, states resulting from past events and events that have happened at least once, as well as introducing a new topic in a narrative. Past3 refers to both punctual or completed events and states that can hold for some time with other events happening in between, and it is commonly used to mark a situation or result not holding anymore. When events in the past are within the same scope, or an event is elaborated upon, the Past3 is also used, as well as when referring to events completed or started before a time reference in the past. The description of these forms' functions will fill a knowledge gap in the description of Tulu, providing a comprehensive understanding of the tense and aspect system in the language. Furthermore, the analysis and data can advance future Tulu and general typological studies about tense and aspect systems. Tulu has several unique features compared to other Dravidian languages. The so-called past tense forms have been claimed as one of them (Subrahmanyam, 1971; Krishnamurti, 2003). By describing them and including a brief comparison with other Dravidian languages, this thesis contributes to understanding the Dravidian language family. It provides material for the study of language change and the family's genealogy. In addition, the data released with the thesis includes sentences from Tulu and basic vocabulary lists from various Dravidian languages that can likewise be used in historical research of the family
El delito informático en la legislación colombiana
No full textPara abarcar el tema de la delincuencia informática cabe resaltar que este tópico se originó con el auge del internet en el mundo a mediados de los noventa y así fue aumentando proporcionalmente con su desarrollo en el ámbito internacional. Se debe entender como delito informático toda acción u omisión realizada por un ser humano mediante un medio tecnológico que cause daño a personas sin que su autor se obtenga un beneficio propio o para terceros. En esta especialidad de delito intervienen el sujeto activo, el cual posee características particulares como lo son los conocimientos elevados acerca del funcionamiento de la informática y de cuáles eran sus debilidades, mientras que el sujeto pasivo es indeterminado, debido a que cualquier esfera social es
susceptible a este nuevo y complejo flagelo. En Colombia se tipificaron estas conductas punibles con entrada en vigencia de la Ley 1273 de 2009, después de una prolongada y lenta evolución legislativa, que adoptó experiencias internacionales de países en donde ya venían enfrentando esta problemática. Dicha ley brindó un marco jurídico sostenible en el cual se permitiera sancionar con severidad y efectividad la delincuencia informática además de reducir los índices de impunidad que se registraban por la atipicidad de muchas conductas realizadas a través de medios tecnológicos.To cover the issue of cybercrime is worth noting that this topic originated with the rise of the Internet in the world in the mid-nineties and it was increasing in proportion to its development internationally. It should be understood as computer crime any act or omission by a human being through a technological medium that causes harm to people without the author to obtain a benefit or for others. This specialty of offense involved the offender, which has particular characteristics such as high knowledge about the workings of the computer and what their weaknesses, while the victim is unknown, because any social sphere is susceptible this new and complex scourge. In Colombia, classify this conduct punishable with effective date of Act 1273 of 2009, after a long, slow change in legislation, which adopted international experiences of countries which were already facing this problem. This law provided a legal framework in which sustainable allow severely punish cybercrime and effectiveness while reducing levels of impunity that were recorded by the unusualness of many behaviors made through technological means.Barrios Solano, Santiago Andrés-d06f0c43-e27b-4e47-a8bc-94199058abab-
An assessment of potentially inappropriate medications to improve senior consumer safety in an outpatient mental health setting
No full textPurpose of Project: To improve older adult consumer safety within a large outpatient mental health organization (pseudonym: “Jersey Health”) by identifying potential problem areas of prescribing safety through use of a medication chart review.
Methodology: A retrospective chart review (guided by 2019 American Geriatrics Association Beers Criteria) examining potentially inappropriate prescribing trends of PIMs and polypharmacy for senior consumers over a one-year period in this outpatient setting.
Results: 25.6% of all prescriptions issued to seniors were PIMs, and 53.8% of the total sample were prescribed one or more PIMs. Benzodiazepines were the most frequently prescribed PIMs. The polypharmacy rate was only 5.0%, but medications prescribed to consumers in other settings were omitted from this study so this number is likely much higher.
Implications for Practice: Jersey Health should set a quality improvement target of lowering their PIM rate, specifically targeting their high benzodiazepine prescription rate, and aiming deprescribing interventions at both prescribers and consumers. Further, the true rates of polypharmacy were not detected as Jersey Health’s electronic medical record (EMR) does not integrate primary healthcare information with behavioral healthcare information. Jersey Health should consider an alternative EMR that will link their consumers’ behavioral and primary health information together to enhance medication transparency and reduce the risk for drug-drug interactions and polypharmacy.DNPIncludes bibliographical reference
Svininfluensan i svensk medierapportering : En studie om Aftonbladets och Svenska Dagbladets ledarsidor
No full textThe purpose of this study was to understand Aftonbladet’s and Svenska Dagbladet’s opinion pieces discussion regarding the swine flu of 2009, the safety measures, the vaccine and the massvaccination that happened during the pandemic. To answer these questions, the author read Aftonbladet’s and Svenska Dagbladet’s opinion pieces. The study concluded that Aftonbladethad a negative view of how the pandemic was handled, and they criticized Sweden's dependency on pharmaceutical companies. Svenska Dagbladet had another perspective; they believed that the Swedish government handled the pandemic well and that the country was well-prepared for future pandemics. However, both newspapers stated that the side effect of narcolepsy, which some people were affected by after taking the vaccine, was unacceptable
Svininfluensan i svensk medierapportering : En studie om Aftonbladets och Svenska Dagbladets ledarsidor
No full textThe purpose of this study was to understand Aftonbladet’s and Svenska Dagbladet’s opinion pieces discussion regarding the swine flu of 2009, the safety measures, the vaccine and the massvaccination that happened during the pandemic. To answer these questions, the author read Aftonbladet’s and Svenska Dagbladet’s opinion pieces. The study concluded that Aftonbladethad a negative view of how the pandemic was handled, and they criticized Sweden's dependency on pharmaceutical companies. Svenska Dagbladet had another perspective; they believed that the Swedish government handled the pandemic well and that the country was well-prepared for future pandemics. However, both newspapers stated that the side effect of narcolepsy, which some people were affected by after taking the vaccine, was unacceptable
"Taking Culture to Court" - Considering the Use of the Concept of Culture in a Cultural Defence
No full textThis thesis is a result of an initial interest in multiculturalism – how states to deal with cultural plurality and the role of the concept of culture in this process – which led to a particular interest in the use of “culture” as a defence plea in courts; what is referred to as a “cultural defence”. With reference to two empirical cases it explores the legal, political and anthropological discussion on the cultural defence and how the concept of culture has been presented in the trials. The argument of the author is that there needs to be a focus on the very concept of culture itself before it can be decided if and how we should accommodate culture in court. In particular it is argued that an essentialist notion of culture cannot be at the base of a cultural defence as a cultural defence needs to adjust to the changing nature of culture and acknowledge the issues related to culture and authority. This argument is in part driven by alternative notions of culture and cultural representation such as those provided by Wikan, Barth, Ardener and Baumann
Affärsplan för ett kafé
No full textSyftet med det här arbetet är att göra en affärsplan för ett framtida kafé med rockabillytema i Helsingfors. Arbetet tar upp olika faser som hör till en strukturerad affärsplan för att belysa läsaren om vad det krävs för att grunda ett eget kafé.
Arbetet är indelat i en teoretisk och empirisk del, där den teoretiska delen beskriver
vad en affärsplan bör innehålla, där den empiriska delen tar upp vad skribenten själv ämnat ha i sin affärsplan.
Konkurrenssituationen på marknaden är hård och för att klara sig och bli ett fram-gångsrikt kafé kräver det, förutom kunskap om konkurrenterna, även kunskap om hur man differentierar sig på marknaden och når sitt kundsegment.
Affärsplanen fungerar här som ett strukturgivande hjälpmedel för den framtida verksamheten.
Arbetet har utförts som en praktikfallsmetod kombinerat med en litteraturstudie. Dessa metoder har använts för att ge mer frihet för skribenten att hantera och formu-lera empiriskt material.
Kalkylerna över verksamheten i detta arbete är grova uppskattningar eftersom det vid skrivande stund inte är aktuellt att grunda kaféet.The purpose of this work is to make a business plan for a future café with rockabilly theme in Helsinki. The work addresses the different phases belonging to a structured business plan, to illuminate the reader about what it takes to establish his own café.
The work is divided into a theoretical and empirical part, where the theoretical part describes what a business plan should include, where the empirical part deals with what the author herself intended to have in the business plan.
The competitive situation in the market is tough and to survive and become a success-ful café requires, in addition to knowledge of competitors, including knowledge of how to differentiate oneself in the market and how to reach the customer segments.
The business plan works here as a structuring tool for future operations.
The work has been carried out as a case study method combined with a literature re-view. These methods have been used to provide more freedom for the writer to handle and formulate empirical material.
The calculations of the operation in this work are rough estimations because at the time of writing it is not current to establish the café
Aubry de La Motrayes syn på religioner : En jämförande analys av hur olika religioner och dess trosbekännare skildras i de la Motrayes reseberättelse
No full textThe aim of this essay is to explore Aubry de La Motraye's view of different religions that existed in the area surrounding the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, through an analysis of his descriptions in volume I and II of his travelogue using a cultural-historical theoretical framework where discourse analysis and cultural hegemony are used as theoretical starting points. This essay examines which religions are described in the travelogue and divulges the depiction of them through comparative method and discourse analysis. The results showed that Motraye describes Catholicism, Protestantism, Greek Orthodox Christianity, Armenian Christianity, Islam, Nogai Islam, and Circassian faith during his travels in the area surrounding the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. The results of the comparison and discourse analysis displays that the descriptions of the religions differ depending on the author's perception of the believer’s individual autonomy and freedom of choice as well as the amount of tolerance shown towards other beliefs. In conclusion this essay shows that Motraye's descriptions are characterized by the ideals of the Enlightenment, such as religious freedom, tolerance, and individual autonomy. The author attempted to describe religions objectively, but his travelogue also exhibits a Eurocentric view and discloses a distancing discourse. This study confirms previous research but also contributes with new knowledge regarding Motraye's reasoning in relation to matters of religion
