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Words For Women's Boots in Present-Day Polish: A Quantitative and Contrastive Onomasiological Study
Footwear terminology demonstrates interesting cross-linguistic differences and is, consequently, also a problematic area for non-native speakers. In order to arrive at a more accurate picture of a subset of footwear terminology in present-day Polish, 82 native speakers were asked to name a range of six contemporary women's boot styles. No style showed a complete agreement in the preferred head noun, although a clear trend was evident for each one, with kozaki being the most commonly used overall. The possibly uniquely Polish use of a military metaphor for tall riding-style boots (oficerki) and the special subcultural case of Dr. Martens-style boots are discussed in particular. The choice of modifiers within noun phrases for boots is also examined. Some contrastive data are presented from speakers of Greek and Russian
Ontology-based modelling of architectural styles
The conceptual modelling of software architectures is of central importance for the quality of a software system. A rich modelling language is required to integrate the different aspects of architecture modelling, such as architectural styles, structural and behavioural modelling, into a coherent framework. Architectural styles are often neglected in software architectures. We propose an ontological approach for architectural style modelling based on description logic as an abstract, meta-level modelling instrument. We introduce a framework for style definition and style combination. The application of the
ontological framework in the form of an integration into existing architectural description notations is illustrated
Towards MKM in the Large: Modular Representation and Scalable Software Architecture
MKM has been defined as the quest for technologies to manage mathematical
knowledge. MKM "in the small" is well-studied, so the real problem is to scale
up to large, highly interconnected corpora: "MKM in the large". We contend that
advances in two areas are needed to reach this goal. We need representation
languages that support incremental processing of all primitive MKM operations,
and we need software architectures and implementations that implement these
operations scalably on large knowledge bases.
We present instances of both in this paper: the MMT framework for modular
theory-graphs that integrates meta-logical foundations, which forms the base of
the next OMDoc version; and TNTBase, a versioned storage system for XML-based
document formats. TNTBase becomes an MMT database by instantiating it with
special MKM operations for MMT.Comment: To appear in The 9th International Conference on Mathematical
Knowledge Management: MKM 201
Proceedings From the First Annual Researcher/Practitioner Forum: The State of Research on Diversity in Philanthropy
This report summarizes the discussions that took place at the first annual Researcher/Practitioner Forum which was held on September 27 and 28, 2007 at El Pomar Foundation's Penrose House conference facilities in Colorado Springs, CO. The Forum was co-sponsored by the Council on Foundations, ARNOVA and the Foundation Center and was made possible by a grant from the Lumina Foundation. The first annual Researcher/Practitioner Forum brought together 25 researchers and foundation representatives to discuss the state of research on diversity in philanthropy
Arts & Culture: Community Connections
Explores the potential of people who participate in arts and culture as a resource for community organizers, funders and policymakers who are seeking ways to strengthen communities
Reggae to Rachmaninoff: How and Why People Participate in Arts and Culture
Provides the results of a telephone survey conducted to help inform those whose aim is to broaden and diversify cultural participation, and promote the role of arts and culture in strengthening American communities
Macalester College Bulletin
This publication is the Macalester College Bulletin, 1975-76 Supplement. Annual college catalog listing courses of study, historical sketch, calendar, honorary degrees, admission requirements, descriptions of departments, lists of faculty and board of trustee committees, summary of students, and lists of faculty and trustees
Diversity in Action: Strategies With Impact
Compiles essays by foundation executives and trustees on the impact of diversity and inclusiveness efforts, strategies, and lessons learned. Offers perspectives on community outreach and leadership training, board development, staffing, and grantmaking
Los sitcoms como herramienta para el aprendizaje cultural en el aula de inglés
Con la llegada de la globalización y la consolidación
definitiva del inglés como lengua internacional, el
lugar de la cultura en el proceso de aprendizaje de
esta lengua también ha cambiado. De este modo,
focalizar la enseñanza en hechos culturales de
países anglófonos resulta insuficiente en el mundo
en el que vivimos, donde la amplia mayoría de las
interacciones en inglés se producen entre hablantes
no nativos. Desde un punto de vista culturalmente
descentralizado (Holliday, 2009), el desarrollo de
la competencia intercultural y la conciencia crítica
deben constituir una parte esencial del aprendizaje
de idiomas (Byram, 2014). Sin embargo, la
mayoría de los libros de texto utilizados no
promueven este aprendizaje (inter)cultural. En
este trabajo, proponemos que la televisión sea un
recurso pedagógico complementario para lograr
este objetivo. Nos hemos centrado en “sitcoms”
(comedias de situación) para elaborar una lista de
episodios que pueden ser utilizados en el entorno
de la Educación Superior para desarrollar esta
competencia cultural.With the emergence of globalization and English
becoming a lingua franca for international
communication, the place for culture in the
language learning process has shifted as well.
Thus, concentrating on cultural facts about
English-speaking countries is insufficient
for today’s world, where the vast majority of
interactions happen among non-native speakers.
From a culturally decentered standpoint
(Holliday, 2009), intercultural competence and
critical awareness constitute an essential part of
language learning (Byram, 2014). However, most
ELT textbooks do not promote complete (inter)
cultural learning. In this article, we argue that
TV can be an additional pedagogical tool to help
achieve this goal. We focus on sitcoms compiling
a list of episodes that can be used at tertiary level
to develop cultural competence
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