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Where Did the Japanese Language and Its Speakers Come From?
No full textOne of the most disputed issues in historical-comparative linguistics is the origin of the Japanese language and the question of whether it is related to the Transeurasian languages. MARTINE ROBBEETS has already shown in past research that it is possible to find a small core of evidence that relates Japanese as a daughter language of Transeurasian. This, she explains in this video, leads to new questions: How and why did the language family spread? And how did Japanese reach its present-day location? In order to find answers, Robbeets and her research team combined linguistic inferences from the reconstruction of proto-Transeurasian with findings from archeology and genetics. This process allowed them to locate and date the ancestor of Japanese and also to trace the path the language took before reaching the Japanese Islands. The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Research Council under the Horizon 2020 Program/ ERC Grant Agreement n. 646612 granted to Martine Robbeets
The rise and resolution of viewpoint aspectual ambiguity in Transeurasian reconstruction
No full textIn this paper, I deal with the coincidence of intraterminal and postterminal readings in certain converb constructions across the Transeurasian languages and suggest that some of these may be given a diachronic explanation by reconstructing an ancestral stage, whereby the viewpoint-aspectual reading of the converb marker was determined by the actional interpretation of the base verb. To this end, I use Johanson’s terminology both in referring to the so-called “Transeurasian” languages and in conceptualizing dimensions of aspectual terminality. Johanson & Robbeets (2009: 1–2) coined the term “Transeurasian” to refer to a grouping of about 50 geographically adjacent, typologically similar an
The Oxford guide to the Transeurasian languages
No full textThe Oxford Guide to the Transeurasian Languages provides a comprehensive account of the Transeurasian languages, and is the first major reference work in the field since 1965. The term 'Transeurasian' refers to a large group of geographically adjacent languages that includes five uncontroversial linguistic families: Japonic, Koreanic, Tungusic, Mongolic, and Turkic. The historical connection between these languages, however, constitutes one of the most debated issues in historical comparative linguistics. In the present book, a team of leading international scholars in the field take a balanced approach to this controversy, integrating different theoretical frameworks, combining both functional and formal linguistics, and showing that genealogical and areal approaches are in fact compatible with one another.The volume is divided into five parts. Part I deals with the historical sources and periodization of the Transeurasian languages and their classification and typology. In Part II, chapters provide individual structural overviews of the Transeurasian languages and the linguistic subgroups that they belong to, while Part III explores Transeurasian phonology, morphology, syntax, lexis, and semantics from a comparative perspective. Part IV offers a range of areal and genealogical explanations for the correlations observed in the preceding parts. Finally, Part V combines archaeological, genetic, and anthropological perspectives on the identity of speakers of Transeurasian languages. The Oxford Guide to the Transeurasian Languages will be an indispensable resource for specialists in Japonic, Koreanic, Tungusic, Mongolic, and Turkic languages and for anyone with an interest in Transeurasian and comparative linguistics more broadly.Detailed Contents Series Preface List of Figures and Tables List of Abbreviations Romanization Conventions The Contributors Introduction, Martine Robbeets and Alexander Savelyev Part I: Sources and Classification A: Historical Sources and Periodization 1: Historical sources and periodization of the Japonic and Koreanic languages, Marc Miyake 2: The Altaic languages: Tungusic, Mongolic, Turkic, Volker Rybatzki B: Genealogical Classification 3: The classification of the Transeurasian languages, Martine Robbeets 4: The classification of the Japonic languages, Elisabeth M. de Boer 5: The classification of the Korean language and its dialects, Kyou-Dong Ahn and Jaehoon Yeon 6: The classification of the Tungusic languages, Lindsay J. Whaley and Sofia Oskolskaya 7: The classification of the Mongolic languages, Hans Nugteren 8: The classification of the Turkic languages, Lars Johanson 9: A Bayesian approach to the classification of the Turkic languages, Alexander Savelyev C: Typology 10: The typological heritage of the Transeurasian languages, Martine Robbeets 11: Typological profile of the Transeurasian languages from a quantitative perspective, Nataliia Hübler Part II: Individual Structural Overviews 12: Japanese and the mainland dialects, Masayoshi Shibatani 13: Amami and Okinawa, the Northern Ryukyuan languages, Yuto Niinaga 14: Miyako, Ishigaki, and Yonaguni, the Southern Ryukyuan languages, John R. Bentley 15: Korean and the Korean dialects, Ho-min Sohn 16: Jejudo Korean, Ubong Shin, Jieun Kiaer, and Jiyoung Shin 17: Xibe and the Manchuric languages, Taeho Jang 18: Even and the Northern Tungusic languages, Brigitte Pakendorf and Natalia Aralova 19: Nanai and the Southern Tungusic languages, Sofia Oskolskaya 20: Dagur, Yohei Yamada 21: Khalkha Mongolian, Jan-Olof Svantesson 22: Oirat and Kalmyk, the Western Mongolic languages, Ágnes Birtalan 23: The northwestern Turkic (Kipchak) languages, Éva A. Csató and Lars Johanson 24: Turkish and the southwestern Turkic (Oghuz) languages, Jaklin Kornfilt 25: Uyghur and Uzbek, the southeastern Turkic languages, Abdurashid Yakup 26: Sakha and Dolgan, the North Siberian Turkic languages, Brigitte Pakendorf and Eugénie Stapert 27: Chuvash and the Bulgharic languages, Alexander Savelyev Part III: Comparative Overviews A: Phonology 28: A comparative approach to the consonant inventory of the Transeurasian languages, Allan R. Bomhard 29: A comparative approach to the vowel systems and harmonies in the Transeurasian languages and beyond, Andrew Joseph, Seongyeon Ko, and John Whitman B: Morphology 30: A comparative approach to verbal morphology in Transeurasian, Martine Robbeets 31: A comparative approach to nominal morphology in Transeurasian: Case and plurality, Ilya Gruntov and Olga Mazo 32: A comparative approach to the pronominal system in Transeurasian, Michal Schwarz, Ondřej Srba, and Václav Blažzek C: Syntax 33: The nominal group, possessive agreement, and nominal sentences in the Transeurasian languages, Irina Nevskaya and Lina Amal 34: Verbal categories in the Transeurasian languages, Andrej Malchukov and Patryk Czerwinski 35: Complex constructions in the Transeurasian languages, Andrej Malchukov and Patryk Czerwinski D: Lexicon and Semantics 36: Basic vocabulary in the Transeurasian languages, Martine Robbeets 37: Numerals in the Transeurasian languages, Václav Blažzek 38: Kinship term paradigms in the Transeurasian languages, Milan van Berlo Part IV: Areal Versus Inherited Connections 39: Contact between genealogically related languages: the case of Old Korean and Old Japanese, Alexander T. Francis-Ratte and J. Marshall Unger 40: Form and pattern borrowing across Siberian Turkic, Mongolic, and Tungusic languages, Gregory D. S. Anderson 41: Transeurasian as a continuum of diffusion, Edward Vajda 42: Beck-Wichmann-Brown evaluation of lexical comparisons for the Transeurasian proposal, Cecil H. Brown Part V: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Identity of Transeurasian 43: The homelands of the individual Transeurasian proto-languages, Martine Robbeets, Juha Janhunen, Alexander Savelyev, and Evgeniya Korovina 44: The Transeurasian homeland: Where, what and when?, Martine Robbeets 45: Transeurasian unity from a population genetic perspective, Choongwon Jeong, Chuan-Chao Wang, and Chao Ning 46: Transeurasian unity from an archaeological perspective, Tao Li 47: Language dispersals and the 'Secondary Peoples' Revolution': A historical anthropology of the Transeurasian unity, Mark James Hudson References Inde
Comment on V. Blažek’s review of a monograph dealing with “Macro-Altaic”
No full textThe author presents a discussion with V. Blažek’s (2006-2007) review of a monograph by M. I. Robbeets (2003)
Stellungnahme zu V. Blažeks Besprechung eines Beitrags zum “Makro-Altaischen”
No full textComment on V. Blažek’s review of a monograph dealing with “Macro-Altaic” The author presents a discussion with V. Blažek’s (2006-2007) review of a monograph by M. I. Robbeets (2003)
Dr. Duane M. Jackson, Morehouse College, July 2011
No full textThis video is a conversation with Dr. Duane M. Jackson. Dr. Jackson talks about his paper, "Recall and the Serial Position Effect: The Role of Primacy and Recency on Accounting Students' Performance." Jackie Daniel, AUC Woodruff Library, is the interviewer
"Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States" By M. Carey.
No full text"Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States: containing bried sketches of the moral and political character of those states.
By M. Carey, member of the American philosophical, and of the American Antiquarian Society, and author of The Olive Branch, Cindiciae Hibernicae, essays on banking, on political economy, and on internal improvement.
To which are now added the English editor's comments on the subject; together with Important Advice to Emigrants, and Cautions Against Impositions Practiced in the Outports
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
No full textWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Dr. Glendon Swarthout
No full textHosted by Roger M. Busfield, MSU Assistant Professor of Speech and Theater, Meet the Author is designed to introduce a general audience to a contemporary author and their work through in-depth interviews. This episode features a conversation between Dr. Glendon Swarthout, prolific author and English professor at MSU, and assistant professors Sam S. Baskett and Theodore B. Strandness
Simulation of thermal plant optimization and hydraulic aspects of thermal distribution loops for large campuses
No full textFollowing an introduction, the author describes Texas A&M University and its utilities system. After that, the author presents how to construct simulation models for chilled water and heating hot water distribution systems. The simulation model was used in a $2.3 million Ross Street chilled water pipe replacement project at Texas A&M University. A second project conducted at the University of Texas at San Antonio was used as an example to demonstrate how to identify and design an optimal distribution system by using a simulation model. The author found that the minor losses of these closed loop thermal distribution systems are significantly higher than potable water distribution systems. In the second part of the report, the author presents the latest development of software called the Plant Optimization Program, which can simulate cogeneration plant operation, estimate its operation cost and provide optimized operation suggestions. The author also developed detailed simulation models for a gas turbine and heat recovery steam generator and identified significant potential savings. Finally, the author also used a steam turbine as an example to present a multi-regression method on constructing simulation models by using basic statistics and optimization algorithms. This report presents a survey of the author??s working experience at the Energy Systems Laboratory (ESL) at Texas A&M University during the period of January 2002 through March 2004. The purpose of the above work was to allow the author to become familiar with the practice of engineering. The result is that the author knows how to complete a project from start to finish and understands how both technical and nontechnical aspects of a project need to be considered in order to ensure a quality deliverable and bring a project to successful completion. This report concludes that the objectives of the internship were successfully accomplished and that the requirements for the degree of Degree of Engineering have been satisfied
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