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  1. Crowdsourcing language change with smartphone applications
    Author: Britain, David; Glaser, Elvira; Kolly, Marie-José; Leeman, Adrian; Purves, Ross
    Published: 2016
    Publisher:  Public Library of Science

    Other ; Crowdsourcing linguistic phenomena with smartphone applications is relatively new. In linguistics, apps have predominantly been developed to create pronunciation dictionaries, to train acoustic models, and to archive endangered languages.... more

     

    Other ; Crowdsourcing linguistic phenomena with smartphone applications is relatively new. In linguistics, apps have predominantly been developed to create pronunciation dictionaries, to train acoustic models, and to archive endangered languages. This paper presents the first account of how apps can be used to collect data suitable for documenting language change: we created an app, Dialäkt Äpp (DÄ), which predicts users’ dialects. For 16 linguistic variables, users select a dialectal variant from a drop-down menu. DÄ then geographically locates the user’s dialect by suggesting a list of communes where dialect variants most similar to their choices are used. Underlying this prediction are 16 maps from the historical Linguistic Atlas of German-speaking Switzerland, which documents the linguistic situation around 1950. Where users disagree with the prediction, they can indicate what they consider to be their dialect’s location. With this information, the 16 variables can be assessed for language change. Thanks to the playfulness of its functionality, DÄ has reached many users; our linguistic analyses are based on data from nearly 60,000 speakers. Results reveal a relative stability for phonetic variables, while lexical and morphological variables seem more prone to change. Crowdsourcing large amounts of dialect data with smartphone apps has the potential to complement existing data collection techniques and to provide evidence that traditional methods cannot, with normal resources, hope to gather. Nonetheless, it is important to emphasize a range of methodological caveats, including sparse knowledge of users’ linguistic backgrounds (users only indicate age, sex) and users’ self-declaration of their dialect. These are discussed and evaluated in detail here. Findings remain intriguing nevertheless: as a means of quality control, we report that traditional dialectological methods have revealed trends similar to those found by the app. This underlines the validity of the crowdsourcing method. We are presently extending DÄ architecture to other languages.

     
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  2. Reconsidering Transcendence/Immanence. Modernity’s Modes of Narration in Nineteenth-Century Arabic Literary Tradition
    Author: Stephan, Johannes
    Published: 2016
    Publisher:  De Gruyter

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  3. About the identity-structuring function and its consolidation by means of fictional texts ; Identitätsbildende und -konsolidierende Funktion fiktionaler Texte
    Author: Elsaghe, Yahya
    Published: 2016
    Publisher:  EMH Media

    Other ; How do fictional texts contribute to the development and consolidation of individual and collective identities? What role do they play in cementing particular perceptions, for example of sexual or national identity? How do fictional texts... more

     

    Other ; How do fictional texts contribute to the development and consolidation of individual and collective identities? What role do they play in cementing particular perceptions, for example of sexual or national identity? How do fictional texts make it possible for such ideas and concepts to be aggregated into whole complexes of identities? With reference to Sigmund Freud’s lecture about “Creative Writers and Day Dreaming”, this article employs such questions to interrogate the most familiar works of two nationally iconic authors, Thomas Mann and Max Frisch.

     
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  4. "Benjamin in Bern"
    Author: Lubrich, Oliver
    Published: 2016
    Publisher:  Abteilung Kommunikation, Universität Bern

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  5. Dingwiederholungen in Wolframs ›Parzival‹
    Author: Stolz, Michael
    Published: 2016
    Publisher:  de Gruyter

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  6. Introduction: Transatlantic Literary Studies
    Author: Straub, Julia
    Published: 2016
    Publisher:  De Gruyter

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  7. Matto regiert - Eine Figur emanzipiert sich vom literarischen Text (Auszug)
    Author: Pellin, Elio
    Published: 2016
    Publisher:  Strauhof

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  8. Haketia in Morocco. Or, the story of the decline of an idiom
    Author: Bürki, Yvette
    Published: 2016
    Publisher:  Mouton de Gruyter

    Other ; This contribution takes a diachronic look at the political, social, cultural and economic reasons behind the decline of Haketia, which has become one of the most symbolic icons in the collective memory of the Hispano-Moroccan Sephardic Jews... more

     

    Other ; This contribution takes a diachronic look at the political, social, cultural and economic reasons behind the decline of Haketia, which has become one of the most symbolic icons in the collective memory of the Hispano-Moroccan Sephardic Jews in their new settlements. The article has three parts: it opens with a general section that introduces the concept of Sephardic Jew and sets out the linguistic varieties of this ethnic group; a second section contextualises the sociocultural and linguistic history of Sephardic Jews in Morocco after their expulsion from the Iberian Peninsula and up until 1860, the year of the Spanish military foray into North Morocco; and a third and central section examines the causes of the decline of Haketia and the current situation. The article concludes with glottopolitical reflections on the evolution of this idiom, the tension between a colonised and a colonising tongues, and the role of language in ethnic-cultural identity, all of which prove how linguistic homogeneity and linguistic difference can be considered the result of ideological expressions in the social and political processes of a given region.

     
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  9. When agreement is for covert and not for overt: the case of ustedes plus second person plural inflections in Peninsular Spanish
    Author: Lara Bermejo, Victor
    Published: 2016
    Publisher:  [Bellaterra] : Centre de Lingüística Teòrica, Departament de Filologia Catalana, Departament de Filologia Espanyola, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona : [Girona] : Grup de Gramàtica i Lèxic, Departament de Filologia i Comunicació, Universitat de Girona

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  10. United under One Banner? Medievalism and ‘National’ Memory in 21st-Century Switzerland and Britain
    Author: Berger, Matthias
    Published: 2016
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  11. Concepts of Authorship in Pre-Modern Arabic Texts
    Author: Behzadi, Lale; Ghersetti, Antonella; Gutas, Dimitri; Görke, Andreas; Belhaj, Abdessamad; Orfali, Bilal; Pomerantz, Maurice; Behmardi, Vahid; Lindstedt, Ilkka; Hämeen-Anttila, Jaakko; Szombathy, Zoltán
    Published: 2016

    The objective of the contributions presented in this volume is the investigation of authorship in pre-modern Arabic texts. From several angles and different perspectives it has been asked how the author in his various facets and aspects, and as a... more

     

    The objective of the contributions presented in this volume is the investigation of authorship in pre-modern Arabic texts. From several angles and different perspectives it has been asked how the author in his various facets and aspects, and as a principle of organization and guidance, can be traced and understood. The author can be perceived as a historical individual, a singular genius, or a gifted anthologist; he can claim authority or pass it on to others. The author can be invisible, applying textual strategies for steering the reader’s perception and interpretation, trying to leave the reader oblivious to his authorial interference. Although authors can be proud to present their knowledge and their opinions, they can also be reluctant to show themselves and can even disclaim their responsibility, depending on the issue at hand. The contributions gathered in this volume provide a fresh view on the multilayered nature of authorial functions and open up new perspectives on our understanding of the rich and diverse pre-modern Arabic culture and literature.

     
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    Subjects: Arabisch; Literatur; Autor; Funktion; Konferenz; Online-Publikation
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  12. Working with large data corpora in real-life writing research
    Author: Perrin, Daniel
    Published: 2016
    Publisher:  Brill

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  13. Longitudinal ethnography : understanding the shift from focused writing to writing-by-the-way
    Author: Perrin, Daniel; Gnach, Aleksandra; Whitehouse, Marlies
    Published: 2016

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  14. Towards writing-by-the-way : understanding the digital writing shift in the newsroom
    Author: Perrin, Daniel
    Published: 2016

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  15. Professional text production and the digital literacy shift : from focused writing to writing by-the-way
    Author: Perrin, Daniel
    Published: 2016

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  16. Applied linguistics in a globalizing world : the case of professional writing and the digital literacy shift
    Author: Perrin, Daniel
    Published: 2016

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  17. Language awareness in German and Anglo-American AL research: the case of the digital literacy shift in professional writing
    Author: Perrin, Daniel
    Published: 2016

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  18. Financial analysts as professional writers : between mechanical text production and language awareness
    Author: Whitehouse, Marlies; Perrin, Daniel
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  19. Journalistic writing “is a bit like a puzzle” : keeping track of multiple voices with a combined linguistic and argumentative approach
    Author: Zampa, Marta; Musi, Elena
    Published: 2016

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  20. Exploring European Writing Cultures : Country Reports on Genres, Writing Practices and Languages Used in European Higher Education
    Author: Kruse, Otto; Chitez, Madalina; Rodriguez, Brittany; Castelló, Montserrat; Gruber, Helmut; Sofianou-Mullen, Filitsa; Rienecker, Lotte; Stray Jørgenson, Peter; Delcambre, Isabelle; Breuer, Esther; Schindler, Kirsten; Kitis, Eliza; Hatzitheodorou, Anna-Maria; Kontouli, Cleopatra; Mattheoudakis, Marina; Vogt, Irene; Majchrzak, Ola; Salski, Łukasz; Álvares Pereira, Luísa; Graça, Luciana; Marques, Rute; Cardoso, Inês; Borchin, Mirela; Doroholschi, Claudia; Mateos, Mar; Castells, Núria; Iñesta, Anna; Cuevas, Isabel; Solé, Isabel; Illie, Cornelia; Peyer, Elisabeth; Coffin, Caroline; Donohue, Jim; Peake, Kelly; Yakhontova, Tatyana; Kaluzhna, Halyna; Fityo, Tetyana; Mazin, Dmytro; Morenets, Volodymyr
    Published: 2016
    Publisher:  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften

    At European universities, writing is a traditional way of learning, assessment, and independent study, but it is handled in an implicit, tradition-based way that has only recently been contrasted with and supported by a more explicit writing... more

     

    At European universities, writing is a traditional way of learning, assessment, and independent study, but it is handled in an implicit, tradition-based way that has only recently been contrasted with and supported by a more explicit writing ped-agogy. Still, little systematic knowledge is available about the pedagogical ap-proaches to writing, writing practices, and genres across Europe and much of it is codified in the national languages without correlation to internationally accept-ed terminology and theories. This book explores the writing cultures of Europe, nation by nation, and reports the idiosyncrasies for each respective country. The reports are based on a 17-item topic list used by the authors to collect data be-fore synthesizing the results. Next to writing practices and genres, a high level of emphasis was placed on the structure of educational systems, the languages in use, and the kind of support provided for student writers. Note: This research project has been conducted within the framework of COST Action IS0703 “European Research Network on Learning to Write Effectively”, funded by the European Union. We are also thankful to Christiane Donahue, Eliza Kitis, Charles Bazerman, Helmut Gruber, and David Russell for their cooperation and support in this project. ; Wissenschaftliches Schreiben an europäischen Hochschulen ist eine herkömmliche Form des Lernens, Prüfens und autonomen Studierens, auch wenn es in einer impliziten, eher auf Tradition denn auf bewusster Didaktik beruhenden Weise eingesetzt wird. Wenig auf systematische Weise erhobenes vergleichendes Wissen gibt es bislang über Schreibpraktiken, Genres und schreibdidaktische Ansätze in Europa und das, was an Wissen existiert ist oft in den nationalen Sprachen verfasst, die nicht mit internationalen Terminologien und Theorien der Schreibwissenschaft verbunden sind. Der vorliegende Band untersucht Schreibkulturen in Europa Land für Land und berichtet was jeweils hervorsticht. Die Berichte basieren auf einer 17-Item Themenliste, nach der die ...

     
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  21. The scalability of writing phases
    Author: Fürer, Mathias
    Published: 2016

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  22. Representation of women in Ménie Muriel Dowie’s Gallia (1895) ; Werktitel des behandelten Titels: Ménie Muriel Dowie: Gallia
    Author: Sinkel, Verena
    Published: 2016

    Written during the fin de siècle, a period known as one of “sexual anarchy,” Ménie Muriel Dowie’s feminist Gallia (1895) joins the literary works of famous writers like Mona Caird or Sarah Grand. Wells. But although her novel covers the most... more

     

    Written during the fin de siècle, a period known as one of “sexual anarchy,” Ménie Muriel Dowie’s feminist Gallia (1895) joins the literary works of famous writers like Mona Caird or Sarah Grand. Wells. But although her novel covers the most explosive topics of the nineteenth century, namely degeneration and the female pursuit of emancipation, Dowie does not achieve great distinction as the limited se-lection of secondary literature on Gallia confirms. From my point of view, this has mostly to do with Dowie’s radical ideas on maintaining Britain’s health and su-premacy, as well as with the novel’s unconventional structure according that makes it hard to say what Dowie actually drives at. Superficially, Gallia might look like a conventional, but failed love-story with a strong and feminist heroine. But on sec-ond glance, one realises that some more important structure underlies this stereo-type-looking plot. Dowie’s creed is not that man is the measure – although the pub-licly powerful positions in this novel are all held by male characters – but that women set the new benchmarks for Britain’s society by secretly pulling the strings in order to disengage from male dominance. ; In der nachfolgenden Magisterarbeit steht primär die Darstellung der Frau im Fokus, welche die Autorin Ménie Muriel Dowie in ihrer 1895 entstandenen Novelle Gallia entwirft. Da sich eben jenes Konzept nicht mit dem Frauenbild des viktorianischen Eng-lands gleichsetzen und sich zudem in mehrere Facetten aufsplitten lässt, gliedert sich diese Arbeit in drei Hauptteile, die sich unterschiedlichen Aspekten der Darstellung widmen. Nach einer kurzen Einleitung beginne ich mit einer umfangreichen Analyse der drei männlichen Protagonisten Mark Gurdon, Robert Leighton und Hubert Essex. Diese Einschränkung basiert primär auf der Tatsache, dass diese drei direkten Kontakt zur gleichnamigen Hauptperson der Novelle haben; jedoch ist ebenfalls ausschlaggebend, dass alle drei eine dezidierte Meinung zum anderen Geschlecht zum Ausdruck bringen.

     
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  23. The heroic as “Gift” on the Victorian and Edwardian book market : introduction
    Author: Korte, Barbara
    Published: 2016

    A concern with the heroic has been identified as a defining trait of Victorian culture, but its manifestations have been studied neither in detail nor systematically. As far as print culture is concerned, the focus of research has been on literature,... more

     

    A concern with the heroic has been identified as a defining trait of Victorian culture, but its manifestations have been studied neither in detail nor systematically. As far as print culture is concerned, the focus of research has been on literature, and specifically literature in the more high-cultural and canonised corner of the literary field. With the exception of imperial adventure novels, popular literature has rarely been discussed. Even less attention has been paid to the wider field of the popular print market, although the heroic had a particularly prominent place in this field of cultural production and reached great numbers of readers in all parts of Victorian society. This collection is dedicated to a popular book genre that had a special affinity to the heroic. “Gift books” – also referred to as “reward books”, “prize books” or “presentation books” – were produced in great numbers from early Victorian times to the First World War, and quite frequently as part of an entire series. They were an important medium for disseminating ideas about the heroic in Victorian society, and they perpetuated Victorian concepts of the heroic into the twentieth century. The “hero books” compiled here are collections of narratives about heroes and heroic deeds. Most of them were produced as gift books in the narrow sense: books that were meant to be given as presents, usually to young readers. But hero books very similar to those targeted at children – in terms of content but also material appearance (binding, cover and inside illustrations) and marketing – were also produced for adult readers.

     
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    Subjects: Heldenverehrung; Held; Geschenkbuch; Heroismus (Motiv); Heroismus; Heroisierung; Buchmarkt; Viktorianisches Zeitalter; Wert; Moralisches Handeln (Motiv)
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  24. Profiling the heroic through magazines of the Victorian period
    Author: Korte, Barbara
    Published: 2016

    This essay introduces the database for a research project analysing the discourse of the heroic in periodicals for the “common” reader in Victorian Britain. The essay sketches some overall results of the project, and the database makes... more

     

    This essay introduces the database for a research project analysing the discourse of the heroic in periodicals for the “common” reader in Victorian Britain. The essay sketches some overall results of the project, and the database makes bibliographical and analytical data available for further use by other scholars. The research project was undertaken under the premise that general-interest periodicals give insight into popular concepts of heroes and heroic behaviour and the way they were discussed in the wider public sphere of Victorian society. As will be seen, the Victorians approached their heroes with an ambivalence that seems to anticipate the divided opinions about the heroic in the twenty-first century: Ideas about heroic figures and actions were diverse, contested, and sometimes contradictory. The Victorians honoured heroes, but they also saw them with scepticism and even suspicion. Their attitudes towards the heroic oscillated between disenchantment and a desire to be (re-)enchanted.

     
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  25. Gustave Planche, or the Romantic side of Classicism
    Author: Jonker, Marijke
    Published: 2016

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