In this paper I examine vowel harmony in Oroch, a recently extinct Manchu-Tungusic language. Oroch vowels are subject to the interplay of retracted tongue root (RTR) harmony and rounding harmony. The two kinds of harmony have contrasting effects on neutral vowels. The front vowels /i/ and / æ/ are transparent to RTR harmony, while the vowels /i/, /æ/, /ʊ/ and /u/ are opaque to rounding harmony. ...

Code-switching, i.e. the alternation between languages in a conversation, is a typical, yet socially-constrained practice in bilingual communities. For instance, code-switching is permissible only when other conversation partners are fluent in both languages. Studying code-switching provides insight in the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying language control, and their modulation by ...

Hovedgruppene av vesener i norrøn religion regnes for å være guder og jotner, som henholdsvis representerer ordens og kaosmaktene i det norrøne kosmos. I de norrøne mytene kjemper gudene en kamp mot jotnene for å opprettholde orden, og for å bekjempe ragnarok og verdens undergang. Jotnene representerer de eldste vesener i kosmos, men æsene (æser og vaner utgjør gudegruppen) stammer fra det samme ...

This study focuses on the efforts of an NGO known as West African Network for Peace building (WANEP), towards enhancing women participation in peace and security issues in Nigeria, through one of its programs known as Women in Peace building Network (WIPNET). It specifically, examines the capacity building training scheme carried out through WIPNET among the Ogoni women group in Niger-Delta region ...

Dissociative identity disorder (DID; APA, 1994), previously labeled Multiple personality (APA, 1980) and Multiple Personality Disorder (APA, 1987), has good diagnostic validity (Gleaves, May, & Cardeña, 2001) and is supported by taxometric research, whereby two types of dissociation have been identified: Pathological dissociation, whose features are consistent with DID, and nonpathological dissociation ...

In this case study, we describe an inquiry-based approach to enhancing tuition in chemistry by taking student teachers out of the lab and into nature. We used video observation and interviews to gain insight into student teachers’ expectations and experiences of such fieldwork. Through thematic analysis, we found that the participants perceived the approach as individually relevant and worthy of ...

Denne artikkelen utfordrer anvendeligheten av konseptet <i>Outsider Art</i> gjennom en analyse av Herleik Kristiansens kunstneriske prosesser. Kristiansen er psykisk utviklingshemmet, og i perioden 1963–93 var han beboer ved institusjonen Trastad Gård. Prosessene som diskuteres er: Kristiansens utvikling som kunstner, hans særegne måte å skape kunst på og til sist transformasjonen av natur til kultur ...

Based on four months of fieldwork in Liverpool, this ethnographic thesis looks at relations between Walton Breck Christ Church (WBCC) and Anfield Stadium. WBCC, a part of the Church of England, is situated just across the road from the home stadium of Liverpool FC. Because of the geographical proximity, a number of relations occur. The stadium is the cornerstone business in the neighbourhood, and ...

Phonological opacity is a challenge for parallel OT, which does not allow for intermediate levels of representation. Several modifications of the theory have been proposed over the years to incorporate opacity, all of them falling short of accounting for spontaneous opacity effects in developing grammars. In this paper I demonstrate that if certain independently motivated adjustments are made to ...

I denne masteroppgaven har jeg satt fokus på overgangen fra barnetrinnet til ungdomstrinn. Jeg har undersøkt hvordan lærere i ungdomsskolen opplever det å starte opp med nye 8.trinns elever. Spørsmålene til informantene har gått på blant annet informasjonsoverføring og tidsperspektiv i overgangsprosessen. Jeg har gjort denne undersøkelsen for å finne ut om det områder i overgangsprosessen som fungerer ...