FROM NORTH RUSSIAN LEXIS OF WEDDING: ETYMOLOGICAL-ETHNOLINGUISTIC NOTES

Lexis meets meter: attraction of lexical units in Russian verse

The presented work deals with the quantitative parameters of the statistically calculated attraction of words to a number of meters in Russian poetry. This attraction tendency can be detected by means of Fisher's exact test. At the level of large corpora, where the meters are not differentiated by the number of steps, we failed to detect any semantic causes of the attraction. As for the prosodi...

Effects of Verbal Definitions and Etymological Notes on Comprehension and Recall of L2 Idioms

Research in cognitive semantics has shown that the dual coding of input (i.e. presentation of both verbal and visual information) can enhance the formation of memory traces and, consequently, promote the retention of information. Some earlier studies (Boers, Demecheleer, & Eyckmans, 2004; Boers, Eyckmans, & Stengers, 2007) suggest that work on idiom etymology can help learners generate mental i...

Lexis EXam Invigilation System

Over recent years, computers have been making their way into the classroom and lecture theatre. Overhead projectors, blackboards, and whiteboards have been joined or even displaced by smartboards and computer based multimedia presentations. Students with laptops are a common sight, and courses have their lecture notes on the web. Students are taking courses in programming, web-site design, comp...

The Origins of Ethnolinguistic Diversity.

This study explores the determinants of ethnolinguistic diversity within as well as across countries shedding light on its geographic origins. The empirical analysis conducted across countries, virtual countries and pairs of contiguous regions establishes that geographic variability, captured by variation in regional land quality and elevation, is a fundamental determinant of contemporary lingu...

Minimum Description Length Modeling of Etymological Data