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The functional and social reality of discourse variants in a northern English dialect: I DON'T KNOW and I DON'T THINK compared (2009)
Journal Article
Pichler, H. (2009). The functional and social reality of discourse variants in a northern English dialect: I DON'T KNOW and I DON'T THINK compared. Intercultural Pragmatics, 6(4), 561-596. https://doi.org/10.1515/IPRG.2009.028

This paper explores the functional and social meanings of the formal variants of the expressions I DON‟T KNOW and I DON‟T THINK. The qualitative analysis of the data shows that I DON‟T KNOW and I DON‟T THINK are highly routinized discourse formulae t... Read More about The functional and social reality of discourse variants in a northern English dialect: I DON'T KNOW and I DON'T THINK compared.

Exploring MA students' attitudes to translation theory and practice : an action-research approach (2009)
Journal Article
Hanna, S. (2009). Exploring MA students' attitudes to translation theory and practice : an action-research approach. Sign Language Translator and Interpreter, 3(2), 141-155

Most translation and interpreting programmes in the UK involve two main aspects: one is theoretical, meant to familiarize students with the history of translation and the most recent theoretical developments in the field, and the second focusses on p... Read More about Exploring MA students' attitudes to translation theory and practice : an action-research approach.

Othello in the Egyptian vernacular : negotiating the 'doxic' in drama translation and identity formation (2009)
Journal Article
Hanna, S. (2009). Othello in the Egyptian vernacular : negotiating the 'doxic' in drama translation and identity formation. Translator: Studies in Intercultural Communication, 15(1), 157-178. https://doi.org/10.1080/13556509.2009.10799275

Throughout the cultural history of modern Egypt, language has been a site for constructing and contesting different versions of national identity. While Classical Arabic (fusha) has been widely recognized by many as the legitimate expression of an... Read More about Othello in the Egyptian vernacular : negotiating the 'doxic' in drama translation and identity formation.

Retention of the passive verb in a Bedouin dialect of northern Oman (2009)
Journal Article
Eades, D. (2009). Retention of the passive verb in a Bedouin dialect of northern Oman

This article examines the form and function of the apophonic (“internal”) passive (AP) in an Arabic dialect of northern Oman. The AP is one of several features common to all the dialects of Oman, having been retained in dialects of both the “Bedouin”... Read More about Retention of the passive verb in a Bedouin dialect of northern Oman.

Polaroid, aperture, and Ansel Adams: rethinking the industry-aesthetic divide (2009)
Journal Article
Buse, P. (2009). Polaroid, aperture, and Ansel Adams: rethinking the industry-aesthetic divide. History of Photography, 33(4), 357-373. https://doi.org/10.1080/03087290903283593

This article takes the history of Polaroid photography as an opportunity to question a presupposition that underpins much thinking on photography: the split between industrial (ie useful) applications of photography and its fine art (ie aesthetic) ma... Read More about Polaroid, aperture, and Ansel Adams: rethinking the industry-aesthetic divide.

The European Union simulation : from problem-based learning (PBL) to student interest (2009)
Journal Article
Kaunert, C. (2009). The European Union simulation : from problem-based learning (PBL) to student interest. European Political Science, 8(2), 254-265. https://doi.org/10.1057/eps.2009.8

The aim of this paper is to demonstrate that, contrary to a commonly held view, it is possible to teach the European Union (EU) in a way that makes students enthusiastic about the subject. The paper is informed by my experience of leading a EU simula... Read More about The European Union simulation : from problem-based learning (PBL) to student interest.

Liberty versus security? EU asylum policy and the European Commission (2009)
Journal Article
Kaunert, C. (2009). Liberty versus security? EU asylum policy and the European Commission. Journal of Contemporary European Research, 5(2), 148-170

The Common European Asylum System (CEAS) experienced significant developments during the Tampere programme (1999 – 2004). This article analyses how security is constituted or viewed by the European Union in the area of asylum policy; more importantly... Read More about Liberty versus security? EU asylum policy and the European Commission.

Flying High? Culture, criticism, theory since 1990 (2009)
Book Chapter
Brewster, W. (2009). Flying High? Culture, criticism, theory since 1990. In W. Brewster, & M. Parker (Eds.), Irish Literature since 1990: Diverse Voices (16-39). Manchester: Manchester University Press

WALS in the university classroom (2009)
Journal Article
Hildebrandt, K., & Bond, O. (2009). WALS in the university classroom. Linguistic Typology, 13(1), 183-193. https://doi.org/10.1515/LITY.2009.010

The world atlas of language structures (WALS) originally appealed to the linguistics community as a resource for research. However, the relevance of the feature chapters to teaching environments and the user-friendly nature of the Interactive Referen... Read More about WALS in the university classroom.

The European Union’s 2007 enlargement (2009)
Journal Article
Chiva, C., & Phinnemore, D. (2009). The European Union’s 2007 enlargement. Perspectives on European Politics and Society, 10(2),

The limits of Europeanisation: EU accession and gender equality in Bulgaria and Romania (2009)
Journal Article
Chiva, C. (2009). The limits of Europeanisation: EU accession and gender equality in Bulgaria and Romania. Perspectives on European Politics and Society, 10(2), 150-174. https://doi.org/10.1080/15705850902899230

The paper seeks to bridge the existing gap between three distinct strands of literature: scholarship on EU enlargement; studies of social policy in the European Union; and feminist theorising on equality between men and women. It explores the impac... Read More about The limits of Europeanisation: EU accession and gender equality in Bulgaria and Romania.

US assessments of Japanese ground warfare tactics and the Army’s campaigns in the Pacific theaters, 1943-45: lessons learned and methods applied (2009)
Journal Article
lessons learned and methods applied. War in History, 16(3), https://doi.org/10.1177/0968344509104195

The article examines the evolution of US intelligence assessments of the Imperial Japanese Army's tactical methods during the Pacific War, and explains how the resulting perceptions influenced the development of American doctrine for fighting the Jap... Read More about US assessments of Japanese ground warfare tactics and the Army’s campaigns in the Pacific theaters, 1943-45: lessons learned and methods applied.

Dismantling the ‘Lesser Men’ and ‘Supermen’ myths: US intelligence on the imperial Japanese army after the fall of the Philippines, winter 1942 to spring 1943 (2009)
Journal Article
winter 1942 to spring 1943. Intelligence and National Security, 24(4), 542-573. https://doi.org/10.1080/02684520903069496

During the opening stages of the Pacific War, between December 1941 and spring 1942, the Imperial Japanese Army appeared unstoppable. US forces in the Philippines, despite their efforts, could not hold out against the enemy advance, and by April t... Read More about Dismantling the ‘Lesser Men’ and ‘Supermen’ myths: US intelligence on the imperial Japanese army after the fall of the Philippines, winter 1942 to spring 1943.

Enabling reasoning on the web: Performing simulations of clinical situations (2009)
Journal Article
Arguello-Casteleiro, M., Des Diz, J., Fernandez-Prieto, M., Perez, R., Paniagua, H., & Thompson, A. (2009). Enabling reasoning on the web: Performing simulations of clinical situations. International journal of simulation: systems, science & technology (Print), 10(2), 62-82

The transformation of a document-based medical guideline into a computer-based decision support is a time-consuming and error-prone activity. One way to alleviate this burden is by facilitating, as much as possible, the (semi)automatic implementati... Read More about Enabling reasoning on the web: Performing simulations of clinical situations.

Executing medical guidelines on the web: Towards next generation healthcare (2009)
Journal Article
Arguello-Casteleiro, M., Des, J., Fernandez-Prieto, M., Perez, R., & Paniagua, H. (2009). Executing medical guidelines on the web: Towards next generation healthcare. Knowledge-Based Systems, 22(7), 545-551. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2008.10.003

There is still a lack of full integration between current Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and medical guidelines that encapsulate evidence-based medicine. Thus, general practitioners (GPs) and specialised physicians still have to read document-based... Read More about Executing medical guidelines on the web: Towards next generation healthcare.

Coming home (2009)
Other
Dewhurst, R. (2009). Coming home