Connective-Lex: A Web-Based Multilingual Lexical Resource for Connectives by Manfred Stede, Tatjana Scheffler, Amália Mendes

“…We discuss the definition and demarcation of the class of connectives that should be included in such a resource, and present the syntactic, semantic/pragmatic, and lexicographic information we collected. …”
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Procédures référentielles indexicales, relations rhétoriques et structuration du discours by Francis Cornish

“…It even serves to implement the rhetorical relation connecting two units satisfying the semantic and pragmatic conditions which justify the application to them of the relation at issue.…”
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Les salafistes marocains et la reconfiguration politico-religieuse post-2011 : fluctuation entre (dé)politisation, radicalisation et intégration by Salim Hmimnat

“…In each moment of this evolution, the regime opts for a pragmatic approach which consists in using this religious trend to meet pressing demands and priorities of a political and security nature. …”
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The relationship between the palace commandant V. A. Dedyulin and the rightists: ideological unity or mutually beneficial cooperation? by M. A. Knyazev

“…Dedyulin and the right was built on a pragmatic basis and was more likely to represent cooperation based on mutual benefit rather than ideological unity.…”
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Making a lot with little – Modular architecture, starting with Walter Segal by Niccolò Di Virgilio

“…The paper attempts to follow some of the hidden channels that link Segal’s practice with movements within the complex geography of contemporary architectural design: movements that focus on reclaiming ‘making’, on the sustainability intrinsic in Segal’s principles, and on a pragmatic aesthetic that takes account of events and external circumstances to achieve ‘more’ with ‘less’.   …”
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Student Engagement Cultures in Russian Student Representation: Party-Goers, Pragmatists and Citizens by Dmitry B. Efimov, Alexey S. Batishchev, Alexander A. Kostyuk, Angelina M. Makhson, Matvey Yu. Svoyski

“…The analysis results allow us to highlight three main student cultures of participation in representation bodies: the basic one is characterized by a predominant focus on personal socialization and individual development, the pragmatic one emphasizes the importance of financial and career incentives, while the civic one includes an orientation towards social recognition, helping others, and addressing public issues. …”
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A Review of Eating Disorders and Suicide Risk in Adolescence by Ida F. Dancyger, Victor M. Fornari

“…Two clinical cases of women with long-standing eating disorders are described to highlight both the pragmatic considerations and the complex clinical challenges of working with patients with eating disorders who become suicidal. …”
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On markedness in locative and existential predication: “Existential takeover”, frequency and complexity in Siberian languages by Chris Lasse Däbritz

“…Considering the text frequency and pragmatics of locative and existential predication, the paper argues that a markedness-based approach to these domains is unfeasible and leads to false predictions and generalisations. …”
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Rights of nature and the indigenous Peoples in Bolivia and Ecuador: a Straitjacket for Progressive development Politics? by Rickard LALANDER

“…The article argues that Sumak Kawsay challenges dominating understandings of the concepts of welfare, common good and development, and likewise that a pragmatic approach is applied by national governments towards the constitutional rights of nature amidst other human values.…”
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Schibboleth, la langue comme arme de détection massive : 1937, le massacre des Haïtiens by Arnaud Richard, Renauld Govain

“…We shall examine the socio-historical contextualization of these events and then put into perspective the phonological and pragmatic dimensions of such a term with deadly ends.…”
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De l'expression du point de vue à l'anticipation textuelle : le rôle de à première vue by Véronique Lenepveu

“…We propose a semantic and pragmatic analysis of the french locution à première vue (lit. …”
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Knowledge in the teaching-learning process – from meeting standards to reflecting on standards by Anne Ryan, Agnieszka Nowak-Łojewska

“…The first part reflects the approach of teachers to knowledge when pragmatic constructivism is the point of reference. …”
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Text rhythmic system: Its energetic and subliminal potentials by Alla Kalyta

“…The paper advances the idea that rhythm energetics and its subliminal potential is based on such postulates: (1) rhythm is generated in the speaker’s psyche at the levels of his/her unconscious (or existential being) and subconscious (or mental and transcendental beings) spheres; (2) the text rhythmic system has a definite emotional and pragmatic potentials that realize a latent manipulative and subliminal influence; (3) generation of the spoken text tempo-rhythm is carried out by means of integrating micro-rhythms of all levels of the speaker’s inner speech into the internal macro-rhythm, which is materialized in the form of an outer tempo-rhythm as a complex means of achieving a subliminal effect of speech. …”
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Relations entre prosodie et syntaxe by Sophie Herment

“…It is argued that a non neutral syntax is rather used for the organization of discourse, for thematization or focalisation, while prosody is used to emphasize an element or highlight a contrast when it is non neutral, and plays a role on the pragmatic or semantic level when it is neutral.…”
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Étude comparée de l’usage parenthétique des verbes épistémiques dans trois langues romanes by Gerda Haßler

“…We seek to demonstrate the hypothesis that the frequency of parenthetical usage, long present in the system of the language, has been intensified by favorable pragmatic conditions.…”
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Yorùbá Ethics of Interpersonal Relations in Ọbasá’s Poetry by Ayodele Solomon Oyewale

“…Tis paper affirms the poet’s rational reflection on the Yorùbá cultural ideology and pragmatic approach to ethical issues. As I argue in the essay, the poet’s perspectives affirm the basis of Yorùba ethical concepts on communalism and how it portrays human beings ́ as social “animals.” …”
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Concevoir et apprendre, deux expériences homologues en architecture by Marion Howa, Daniel Estevez

“…From a pragmatic perspective in architecture, experience is a fundamental structural element of any critical design process. …”
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Ortodoks teologi ved en skillevej by Emil Hilton Saggau

“…This relationship to the state is a pragmatic embrace of secular power with theological roots, but the war has revealed the tension in Orthodox political theology. …”
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Infrastructured Timescapes of the Anthropocene and Climate Change by Claudio Coletta

“…The introduction stresses the importance of keeping together a pragmatic, critical and speculative approach. It concludes by reflecting on how an infrastructural and temporal approach can shed light on the hegemonic frames shaping climate governance, and open up possibilities for alternative climatic regimes and political action.…”
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Sémantisme et potentiel argumentatif des dérivés dénominaux en anti- by Franziska Heyna

“…The aim of this study is to examine antiN derivatives from a semantic and a pragmatic point of view, especially as far as argumentative possibilities are concerned. …”
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