METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF HISTORICAL AND LINGUISTIC RESEARCH

Review of Lars Johanson and Christiane Bulut (eds) Turkic-Iranian Contact Areas. Historical and Linguistic Aspects

Placebo controls: historical, methodological and general aspects.

Control conditions were introduced through the trial of Mesmerism in Paris. Placebo controls became codified standard in 1946. Although seemingly unchallenged, there are various problems with this received view. The notion of a placebo is only defined from the negative. A positive notion proposed that placebo effects are effects owing to the meaning an intervention has for an individual. Thus, ...

Language Use and Linguistic Isolation: Historical Data and Methodological Issues

This paper reports the results of research and analysis undertaken by Census Bureau staff. It has undergone a Census Bureau review more limited in scope than that given to official Census Bureau publications. This report is released to inform interested parties of ongoing research and to encourage discussion of work in progress.

review of lars johanson and christiane bulut (eds) turkic-iranian contact areas. historical and linguistic aspects

a study on linguistic and historical aspects of sepanjaghaniyeh; a persian word in lesan-al-arab

persian language has influenced arabic language in many different ways; especially in the lexical area of language. since many persian words have entered arabic language, this language has been affected by persian language and culture. many of these persian words can be found in an arabic lexicon called lesan-al-arab. the writers of this article have analyzed the arabic form of the word sepanjg...