Cognitive functions are essential in human development in general, and they play a key role in language learning, as well as in reading and writing. A large body of evidence makes the relationship between executive functions and language acquisition and processing indisputable [Moser et al., 2007; Mazuka et al., 2009; Woodard et al., 2016; see also the meta-analysis by Swanson et al. (2009)]. ...

This paper explains the polysemy of Russian verbal prefixes through their position in the VP. The lexical entry remains constant throughout all the uses of a given prefix, while the structure into which a prefix is inserted varies.

El 31 de mayo de este año 2020 falleció en Nueva York la gran filóloga Lía Schwartz (Corrientes, Argentina, 1941). La noticia de su fallecimiento tuvo repercusión en diferentes medios académicos e institucionales de Europa, Latinoamérica y Estados Unidos, y evidenció la gran admiración, el agradecimiento y el profundo respeto que los hispanistas —en especial los dedicados al Siglo de Oro— tenían ...

The present article investigates case usage with the verb bojat’sja ‘be scared’ in Russian. Many verbs with -sja never combine with objects in the accusative case. The verb bojat’sja historically was among them, but this verb is undergoing a shift and is currently used with both genitive and accusative objects. This study examines the parameters that motivate this change. Using data from the Russian ...

Acquiring a second alphabetic language also entails learning a new set of orthographic rules and specific patterns of grapheme combinations (namely, the orthotactics). The present longitudinal study aims to investigate whether orthotactic sensitivity changes over the course of a second language learning programme. To this end, a group of Spanish monolingual old adults completed a Basque language ...

This article presents an analysis of Amalie Skram’s 1895 novel Professor Hieronimus, with an emphasis on the seclusion aspect of this patient narrative. In the article, I give a close reading of the novel where I make use of insights from theorists from different disciplines, such as Shoshana Felman, Erving Goffman and Giorgio Agamben. The intent of the analysis, is to show how Skram manages to ...

Inspired by a great deal of work on Indigenous methodologies, I feel it natural to start this essay by positioning myself. I will ponder the more or less institutionalized concept of an ‘Indigenous Elders’ approach.’ I will do this from a combined perspective of a Sámi Elder (at least one who is approaching the age of becoming an Elder) and from an academic vantage point in which Indigenous scholarship ...

Undersøkelsen bygger på 3413 diplom med 1158 kontrollkonstruksjoner fra perioden 1350–1525. Hovedresultatet av undersøkelsen er at infinitivsmerket i disse konstruksjonene enten er subjunksjon i en norrøn struktur der infinitiven er flytta ut av verbfrasen, eller er klitikon til infinitiven i en eldre nynorsk struktur der infinitiven står i verbfrasen. Infinitivmerkets status viser seg først og ...

Taking a perception-action perspective, we investigated how the presence of different real objects in children’s immediate situation affected their creativity and whether this effect was moderated by their selective attention. Seventy children between ages 9 and 12 years old participated. Verbal responses on a visual Alternative Uses Task with a low stimulus and high stimulus condition were coded ...