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Support for end-weight as a determinant of linguistic variation and change
2016
The term end-weight refers to the tendency for bulkier constituents to occur at the end of sentences. While end-weight has occasionally been analysed as a more general short-before-long principle in the sense of Behaghel's (1909–10) Law of Growing Constituents, the operation of end-weight in absolute sentence-final position has until recently lacked empirical verification. This article shows that end-weight effects can be observed in grammatical variation contexts in which language users have a choice between variants that differ in terms of length and degree of explicitness. Using two variation phenomena as a testing ground, we empirically investigate the hypothesis that the more explicit …
Learning from learners: a non-standard direct approach to the teaching of writing skills in EFL in a university context
2016
Corpora have been used in English as a foreign language materials for decades, and native corpora have been present in the classroom by means of direct approaches such as Data-Driven Learning (Johns, T., and P. King 1991. 'Should you be Persuaded'- Two Samples of Data-Driven Learning Materials. In Classroom Concordancing,1-16. Birmingham University. English Language Research Journal 4.). However, the suitability of using learners' output in classroom tasks remains controversial. This paper describes a pilot study in the application of a non-standard direct approach where Spanish university students are invited to reflect on their production. In the experiment, carried out in several sessions…
On the institutional dimensions of specialised translation in Spain: Hybridity, globalisation and ethics.
2017
Specialised (or specialist) translation - under its various labels - accounts for most of the volume of translated texts. Cronin (2003, p. 12) affirms that 'most of the work done in translation is in the area of scientific, technical, commercial, legal and administrative or institutional translation', and this is also confirmed by Franco (2004). Some of the varieties or modalities are well defined and have wide currency (legal translation, medical translation, scientific and technical translation, audiovisual translation, etc.), while others are being identified and researched on and constitute still provisional inroads into these areas (e.g. environmental translation, newspaper translation…
Reflexive Modernization and the Disembedding of Jūdō from 1946 to the 2000 Sydney Olympics
2004
This article considers some of the sociologically significant changes to jūdō in its process of transformation from a Budō based martial art into a modern competitive spectator sport. Taking the period of time from 1946 until the Sydney Olympics, an examination is undertaken using Giddens’s notion of reflexive modernization in which key aspects of the original jūdō are disembedded or ‘lifted out’ of the practice. They are then re-embedded with western structures, practices and meanings. Central themes to emerge from this analysis are the social forces of internationalization, institutionalization and commodification of jūdō over this period, each of which contributes to a reflexive moderni…
A Tool to Assess Architectural Education from the Sustainable Development Perspective and the Students' Viewpoint
2021
[EN] Architectural education plays a fundamental role in achieving sustainable development by training future professionals who can contribute to sustainability through their practice. Nevertheless, to ensure the introduction of sustainable development in the education of future architects, it is fundamental to understand what is being done and what could be improved. Despite this, a big gap has been detected in the assessment of architectural education in Spain and worldwide. Thus, a close-ended questionnaire for students has been designed based on the outcomes from a literature review, exploratory interviews with specialists, and the qualitative analysis of two schools of architecture. Ad…
La fortificación del Reino de Valencia en la década de1640 a la luz de la revolución militar
2019
This article proposes a study of the traditions in defensive architecture that concurred in the projects designed by Spanish military engineers for the fortification of the Valencian frontier in 1648 and 1649, in the context of the War of Catalonia (1640-1652). For this it is essential to follow the route of the Valencian adaptations to the military revolution in the matter of fortifications throughout the sixteenth century and compare them with those brought to Valencia in 1641 by the Marquis of Leganes and his engineers from the school of Milan.
Gli affreschi e le tele
2023
The pictorial decoration of the church of Santa Maria La Porta in Geraci Siculo. Critical historical analysis of the canvases and frescoes. Iconographic readings, stylistic analysis and attributions
Valoisamman tulevaisuuden puolesta : YK:n yleiskokouksen täysistunnoissa sekä toisessa komiteassa käydyt keskustelut kestävästä kehityksestä vuonna 2…
2010
Kestävä kehitys oli ollut kansainvälisen yhteisön toiminnan päämääränä 1970-luvulta lähtien. Ilmiön taustalla oli kasvanut huoli ympäristön tilasta. Asiaan otettiin virallisesti kantaa ensimmäisen kerran Tukholman ympäristökonferenssissa vuonna 1972, jonka jälkeen vuonna 1987 kestävä kehitys konkretisoitui käsitteenä niin sanotun Bruntlandin komission raportissa seuraavalla tavalla: "Kestävä kehitys on kehitystä, joka tyydyttää nykyhetken tarpeet viemättä tulevilta sukupolvilta mahdollisuutta tyydyttää omat tarpeensa". Käsitteestä tuli tämän jälkeen suosittu kansainvälisen yhteisön keskuudessa. Kestävän kehityksen edistämisen yhtenä pääarkkitehtina voidaan pitää YK:ta, joka järjesti monia k…
La imagen grabada de la ciudad de Valencia entre 1499 y 1695
2012
Estudia la imagen grabada de la ciudad de Valencia entre 1499 y 1695 sin olvidar su lectura junto a otras técnicas artísticas contemporáneas o su comparación con documentos de ámbitos geográficos diferentes. It studies the engraved image of the city of Valencia between 1499 and 1695 without forgetting its reading with other art techniques or its comparison with different geographical areas documents
Modulação gênica em embriões humanos
2018
O recente implemento de moderna tecnologia -CRISPR/Cas9- possibilitou o avanço inquestionável da edição gênica em linhagem germinativa humana, seja por meio da manipulação de células precursoras de gametas, células tronco pluripotentes, gametas ou, até mesmo, de embriões. Mesmo levando em conta os benefícios terapêuticos preventivos demonstrados nas pesquisas básicas e préclínicas em embriões humanos, tais investigações encontram barreiras de aceitação em todo o mundo. Tal situação exige mudança de atitude no sentido de incrementar o debate em torno da aplicabilidade dessas novas tecnologias. Assim, a adequação das atuais regulamentações faz-se necessária e deve incluir a superação dos desa…