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Are the times a-changin'? Origin and Evolution of a-Prefix in English
(2018-12-03)
Among the many grammatical phenomena that can be observed in different dialects of the United States, one that has garnered linguistic attention is the so-called a-prefixing, which is a morpheme that appears attached to ...
Sequencing of snoRNAs from multiple sclerosis association regions and characterization of SNPs./Esklerosi anizkoitzaren asoziazio guneetako snoRNAen sekuentziazioa eta SNPen karakterizazioa.
(2017-01-10)
[EN] Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a common inflammatory and neurodegenerative disease that causes neurological disability. Transcriptome regulation has been seen affected in MS patients’ blood cells. Recently, non-coding ...
Amalgam clefts in spoken English
(2018-12-03)
When speakers mark the focus of a sentence they do so because they need to highlight that this constituent conveys the new information of an utterance. That is, they want to bring the interlocutor’s attention to that ...
English as a contact language: Nigerian English as a case study
(2017-11-21)
Throughout the 16th century, the colonial aspirations of the British Empire took the English language to territories where it got in contact with different linguistic realities. These contact situations resulted in new ...
An Algorithm to detect atrial fibrillation using short ECG segments
(2019-12-12)
La fibrilación atrial es una enfermedad difícil de detectar hasta que se manifiesta de forma seria. Sin embargo, si se detecta con suficiente tiempo se puede aplicar un tratamiento para que sus ...
An algorithm to classify heartbeats using the electrocardiogram
(2019-11-27)
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death in the world. Therefore, their early detection and prevention is an urgent task with important consequences for public health and quality of live. Low cost ...
This topic needs researched: special passives in English
(2017-11-24)
This paper is a study of the grammatical construction needs done (formed by need/want/like + past participle) which can currently be attested in a number of English varieties. Despite this relatively widespread distribution, ...
Expression of authority in academic writing: a comparative study of the usage of first-person pronouns between genders
(2018-12-03)
The expression of authority by means of first-person pronouns in Academic Discourse has long been a controversial issue. Traditionally, impersonality was said to be one of the core characteristics of expert writing; However, ...
Keep an "eye" on the text: The Use of Self-mention in the Academic Writing of Experts
(2015-09-30)
One of the most controversial inquiries in academic writing is whether it is admissible to use first person pronouns in a scientific paper or not. Many professors discourage their students from using them, rather favoring ...
Anthropomorphic Imagery of Animals (Dragons and Horses) in the Works of Michael ende and C. S. Lewis
(2017-11-21)
For several centuries, anthropomorphism has been a common feature used in fantastic literature; our interest in giving animals and objects human traits – clothing them, making them talk – has influenced the arts. Hence, ...