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In its most basic form, latent growth modeling (latent curve analysis) allows an assessment of individuals’change in a measured variable X over time. For simple linear models, as with other growth models, parameter estimates associated with the α construct (amount of X at a chosen temporal reference point) and β construct (growth in X per unit time) are not invariant with respect to choice of r...

Humour is the infallible and never-outdated medium for creating intimacy collective understanding among peoples of versatile interests and, sometimes, conflicting attitudes. It moment catching humorous effect that counts. creation not easy because factors would trigger laughter vary from one person to another. Creating humour on an international level demands distinguished abilities, as it hard...

Literary and dialect languages influence each other and, as a result, mutual enrichment occurs, in particular botanical vocabulary. Comparison of folk literary floristic names the Ukrainian language reveals: common for dialects (with phonetic, word-formative, semantic variants dialects); with different lexical meanings; many words broader structure dialects; figurative meaning existence lexemes...

This study presents a data-driven categorisation (cluster analysis) of 86 Swedish dialects, based on durational measurements of long and short vowels and consonants. The study reveals a clear geographic distribution that, for the most part, corresponds with dialectological descriptions. For a minor group of dialects, however, the results suggest mismatches between the quantity system and the ob...