The Importance of Content Knowledge for Successful Legal Language Acquisition

This paper examines what implications this interconnection between language and law has on the process of legal language instruction and acquisition. How important is the knowledge of legal content for successful acquisition of legal terminology? What is the best approach to teaching such content-dependant language and what amount of background information needs to be taught? To answer these questions, the author analyses the results of a survey conducted among the law students attending legal language courses at the Faculty of Law in Zagreb and combines it with theoretical research and her teaching experience

Biostratigraphy of Turonian to (?)Coniacian Platform Carbonates: A Case Study from the Island of Cres (Northern Adriatic, Croatia)

The shallow marine carbonate deposits on the island of Cres, overlying deeper-water Cenomanian–Turonian limestones, are characterized by an assemblage of rudists, benthic foraminifera, and associated microfossils. The paucispecific character of the fossil association suggests deposition in shallow areas of a carbonate platform, with low current-energies and restricted circulation. Similar assemblages indicating similar palaeoenvironments, are common in the Upper Cretaceous deposits of the Adriatic Carbonate Platform and adjacent areas. The assemblage of rudists (hippuritids) and microfossils indicate the Turonian to (?)Coniacian age of the investigated carbonate succession. The biostratigraphic importance of the so-called “primitive” hippuritids within the micropalaeontologically poorly defined biostratigraphy of deposits of this age, is accentuated

Stereoselective cyclo-addition reactions of azomethine ylides catalysed by in situ generated Ag(I)/bisphosphine complexes

Stereoselective cyclo-addition reactions of azomethine ylides promoted by in situ generated Ag(I)/bisphosphine complexes were studied. Under the optimised conditions, the pyrrolidine products were isolated in up to 84 % yield and with up to 71 % e.e. The effects of various reaction variables on the stereoselectivity were also investigated

The Discourse of the Inaugural and Farewell Speeches by Presidents of the Croatian Parliament 2003-2016

U radu se analizira stilska izvedba političkog diskursa predsjednika Sabora u razdoblju od 2003. do 2016. godine. Politički diskurs dio je javnog diskursa, a u najširem smislu označava onaj diskurs koji se izvodi u političkom okruženju, ima političku tematiku te je namijenjen širokoj publici. Mnogi autori navode kako je glavna karakteristika diskursa manipulacija, što je posebno teško detektirati u političkom diskursu s obzirom na korištenje raznih jezičnih struktura. U ovom radu analizirano je pet nastupnih i četiri oproštajna govora koji su izgovoreni na konstituirajućim sjednicama Sabora. Razdoblje kada su govori izvedeni obuhvaća poslijeratnu Hrvatsku koja se okreće procesu tranzicije sustava i euroatlantskim organizacijama. Za metodu istraživanja odabrana je retorička analiza s posebnim naglaskom na korištenje stilskih figura. Cilj je bio otkriti na koji način predsjednici Sabora u govorima koriste stilske figure. Analizom je utvrđeno da u tematskom djelu dolazi do određenih poklapanja u govorima, no svaki govornik njeguje jedinstveni stil koji se očituje u korištenju određenih figura. Isto tako, zaključeno je kako su predsjednici u svojim govorima stilske figure koristili i kao argumente i kako bi utjecali na emocije slušatelja.The paper analyzes the stylistic performance of the political discourse made by the Speakers of Parliament who chaired the institution in the period from 2003 to 2016. Political discourse is part of the public discourse, and in the broad meaning of the word, it is the discourse that is being conducted in the political environment, has a political theme and is intended for a wide audience. Many authors state that the main characteristic of discourse manipulation is particularly difficult to detect in political discourse given the use of various linguistic structures. This paper analyzes 5 inaugural and 4 farewell speeches made by the Speakers at the constitutive sessions of the Parliament. The period when the speeches were made includes the period of post-war Croatia that is turning to the process of system transition and turning to Western organizations. The analysis of the rhetoric with special emphasis on the use of stylistic figures was chosen as a method of research. The aim was to find out how the Speakers of Parliament use stylistic figures in their speeches. The analysis found that there are certain similarities in the speeches when it comes to theme but each speaker has its own style of performance which is best seen in their use of stylistic figures. Also, the main conclusion is that the speakers have used stylistic figures as arguments to make a point and to affect the emotions of all that were listening to them

Some approaches to the synthesis of pyrrolidines

A general strategy for the synthesis of α-kainic acid has been developed, based on a [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction between an azomethine ylide and an olefin to furnish the basic pyrrolidine skeleton. In a first series of experiments, azomethine ylides were generated by a thermal decomposition of Δ2 -1,2,3-triazolines via aziridines and were trapped with dipolarophiles yielding pyrrolidine derivatives. The reaction failed with cyclopentenone and thermal decomposition did not take place with triazoline having an S-phenyl substituent. Attempts to prepare triazolines by an intramolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition failed to yield the desired product. In another series of experiments azomethine ylides were generated by a thermal isomerisation of imines derived from α-amino acid esters and were trapped with dipolarophiles yielding pyrrolidine derivatives. No thermal isomerisation was observed with thioformimidate derivatives of α-amino acid esters. Azomethine ylides were generated by deprotonation of immonium salts derived from thioformimidate derivative of α-amino acid esters. They were trapped with dipolarophiles yielding pyrrolidine derivatives. No cycloadduct was obtained with cyclopentenone. A strategy for generating azomethine ylides by desilylation of immonium cations derived from α-amino acid ester derivatives was developed. The basic precursor for the reaction could not be prepared. Azomethine ylides were also generated by elimination of an S-phenyl group from sarcosine methyl ester derivative; trapping experiment with cyclopentenone failed to produce pyrrolidine derivative. A strategy for generating azomethine ylides by a base promoted reaction from t-amine-N-oxide derivatives has been investigated

Materijali za reverzibilnu pohranu vodika

Ovaj rad opisuje neka od dosadašnjih dostignuća u razvoju materijala za reverzibilnu pohranu vodika. Rad zasebno obrađuje materijale za kemijsku i fizikalnu pohranu vodika te mehanizme reverzibilne pohrane vodika. Među materijalima za kemijsku pohranu vodika nalaze se jednostavni i kompleksni metalni hidridi, višekomponentni sustavi poput sustava nitridi–imidi–amidi te amido–borani, dok su potencijalni materijali za fizikalnu pohranu vodika koordinacijski polimeri (MOFovi). Istaknuto je na koji je način tekao razvoj razumijevanja mehanizama pohrane vodika, bilo kao samostalnog procesa ili kao događaja tijekom kružnog ciklusa vodika, jednako kao i na koji će način to razumijevanje utjecati na dizajn materijala u budućnosti. Mnogi su izazovi u usklađivanju samog sustava pohrane vodika u čvrstom stanju i praktičnih potreba njegovih korisnika, kao što su kapacitet pohrane vodika, termodinamika i kinetika procesa sorpcije. U ovom prikazu težište je stavljeno na mogućnost povećanja brzine i kapaciteta pohrane vodika u nanomaterijalima, kao i na ulogu kompleksnih sustava u budućim istraživanjima pohrane vodika

Clypeina lagustensis n.sp., a new calcareous alga from the Lower Tithonian of the Lastovo Island (Croatia)

Clypeina lagustensis n.sp. has been found in the Lower Tithonian deposits of the Lastovo Island (Dalmatia, Croatia). It is visually similar, obviously related and in some sections appearing almost identical, to Clypeina jurassica FAVRE, from which it differs by visible swellings and thinning of the central cavity, more pronounced distance between neighbouring whorls of fertile branches, and shape and structure of the interverticillate thallus parts, characterized by having well developed, hairy, sterile branches. These, after emerging from the exit pore, divide into several bundles which form a common turf with a calcareous envelope in the proximal part. Normal 0 21 false false false HR X-NONE X-NONE <!--[endif] --

Terminological aspects of the language of the Croatian judiciary in the period between 1848 and 1918 with special reference to the German influence

Cilj istraživanja prikazanog u ovom radu bio je rekonstruirati načine oblikovanja i povijesni razvoj hrvatskoga pravnog nazivlja u razdoblju od 1848. do 1918. godine s posebnim naglaskom na razvoj nazivlja sudske prakse te na njemačke leksičke elemente koje je ono sadržavalo.This research aims to reconstruct the methods of creation and the historical development of Croatian legal terminology in the period between 1948. and 1918. with special reference to the develompment of the terminology of the Croatian judiciary and the German lexical elements that it contains

VISOKO GOSPODARSKO UČILIŠTE U KRIŽEVCIMA PRILOG OBRAZOVANJU ZA ODRŽIVU I EKOLOŠKU POLJOPRIVREDU

The paper presents an overview of the role of the Križevci College of Agriculture within the professionally-oriented higher education and its contribution to sustainable and organic agriculture education. It gives a brief description of the past and present-day College focusing on its current agriculture study courses, i.e. the three-year professional courses (bachelor level), two-year specialist graduate professional course titled Sustainable and Organic Agriculture (master level) and specialist seminars as part of lifelong learning.Rad daje pregled uloge koju ima Visoko gospodarsko učilište u Križevcima u području stručnih studija za poljoprivredu u Hrvatskoj i doprinos visokoškolskom obrazovanju za održivu i ekološku poljoprivredu. U radu se također donosi kratki opis povijesnoga razvoja križevačkoga Učilišta i opis suvremenih studijskih programa na razini stručnog i specijalističkog diplomskog studija te specijalističkih seminara u sklopu cjeloživotnoga učenja