This work aims to study the narrative structure of Basque greeting verses from a text classification approach. We propose a set of thematic categories for the correct classification of verses, and then, use those categories to analyse the verses based on Machine Learning techniques. Classification methods such as Naive Bayes, kNN, Support Vector Machines and Decision Tree Learner have been sele...

“I’m late, I’m late ...” cries the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland. Mad though he may be, he seems to be singing our song. How often do conversations end abruptly when one conversant looks at his watch and leans impatiently into the “rush” position? How often do people dash past each other, eyes averted, muttering “Late for a meeting, gotta run...” as a substitute for a personal greeting and ...

In many insects, nuptial gifts in the form of spermatophores have been shown to increase female fecundity and to contribute to female somatic maintenance. Examining how variation in male spermatophore size affects female fitness components can provide insight into the evolution of nuptial gifts, as well as insight into potential conflicts between the sexes. Here we present an experimental study...

In species where males provide nuptial gifts, females can improve their nutritional status and thus increase their fecundity by mating when in need of resources. However, mating can be costly, so females should only mate to acquire resources when the need for resources is large, such as when females are nutritionally-deprived. Two populations of the seed-feeding beetle Callosobruchus maculatus,...

The adaptive significance of female polyandry has become a recurrent subject of recent theoretical and empirical research. It has been argued that in addition to direct benefits, such as nuptial gifts or an adequate sperm supply, females may gain genetic benefits from mating with different males. Females of the scorpionfly Panorpa cognata mate with several males during their lifetime. In an exp...

The greeting formula “salve” in teaching Italian as a foreign language at reference level A1 aim of this paper is to examine the context competence. First, topic investigated from perspective pragmatics and communicative Then we analyse range materials see how realized on more practical check authors coursebooks understand its function.