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Open AccessPublished: 19 October 2024

Enhancing Language Proficiency and Academic Success: The Impact of Bilingual Education on Primary School Students in Nigeria

Olusegun Oladele Jegede

Linguistic Exploration · 51–64 · 10.55121/le.v1i1.173

This study examined the impact of bilingual education on primary school students in Nigeria, with a particular focus on language proficiency and overall academic success. It aimed to address existing research gaps by investigating how bilingual programs influence students’ command of both their native language and English, as we

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Open AccessPublished: 16 October 2024

Justice, Democracy, and Freedom in the Middle Ages: The Fables by Marie de France

Albrecht Classen

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 26–38 · 10.55121/prr.v1i1.367

It might be surprising, and yet it can certainly be confirmed that the Anglo-Norman poet Marie de France offered in her Fables (ca. 1190) a wide range of political, social, moral, and philosophical notions about the way people within her society should and could live together in a peaceful, just, and respectful manner. She did n

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Open AccessPublished: 12 October 2024

Sartre’s ‘Freedom’ and Society: Existentialist’s Dilemma in Naturalistic View

Anirban Ghosh, Malabika Chakrabarti

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 13-25 · 10.55121/prr.v1i1.203

Existentialism dealt with the essence of human existence and established its priority over others where freedom of act for a conscious mind was the prime factor. Jean-Paul Sartre emphasized on such individual freedom with imposition of some liabilities over it for humanity. Sartre and other philosophers furnished different cause

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Open AccessPublished: 10 October 2024

The Quest for Happiness: Medieval Perspectives for Our Future: Philosophical and Literary-Historical Investigations

Albrecht Classen

Philosophy and Realistic Reflection · 1-12 · 10.55121/prr.v1i1.190

Human life makes sense only if the individual can achieve a certain degree of happiness. In order to address this topic in an insightful and effective way, this paper turns to a selection of medieval literary narratives where the focus specifically rests on happiness that an individual might achieve when the circumstances and th

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Open AccessPublished: 26 September 2024

Let’s Go Eco: A Positive Discourse Analysis of English Reading Materials in High School Textbooks Based on the Attitude System

Xin Li, Jinwen Xu

Linguistic Exploration · 36–50 · 10.55121/le.v1i1.211

This paper examines the reading materials of high school English textbooks through the lens of the attitude system and a positive discourse analysis methodology. It seeks to (1) analyze the distribution of attitude resources and ecological discourse orientations in the learning materialsto clarify the ecological values embedded

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Open AccessPublished: 10 September 2024

An Extended Synergetic Model of Language Phonology

Germán Coloma

Linguistic Exploration · 12-35 · 10.55121/le.v1i1.192

This paper extends the analysis originally performed by the author in 2014, by developing a model based on the principles of the so-called “synergetic linguistics approach”. This model tries to explain the occurrence of several phonological characteristics of languages as a process of maximization of a welfare function, which co

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Open AccessPublished: 9 September 2024

Onomasiological and Semasiological Perspectives in Studies on Neology

Bruno Maroneze, João Henrique Lara Ganança

Linguistic Exploration · 1-11 · 10.55121/le.v1i1.188

This paper presents a theoretical and methodological model for applying the concepts of onomasiology and semasiology to studies on neology. The creation of a neologism can be seen as an onomasiological process (from concept to denomination), whereas the interpretation of a neologism may be regarded as a semasiological process (f

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Open AccessPublished: 29 August 2024

The Illusion of Heroism in the Odyssey: Homer’s Proto-Realist and Ethical Inquiry

Katica Kulavkova

Classical Literature · 26–44 · 10.55121/cl.v2i2.1237

This interdisciplinary reading of Book 22 of Homer’s Odyssey combines classical studies, ethics, narratology, and psychoanalytic theory to show a shift from epic heroism to a post-epic “counter-heroism,” positioning the text as a precursor to literary proto-realism. This shift highlights a chronotope of excessive violence and “n

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Open AccessPublished: 18 August 2024

Safeguarding the Cultural and Natural Heritage of the Jukun People Through Music Composition and Performance

Omotolani Ebenezer Ekpo, Olasunbo Omolara Loko

Cultural Arts Research and Development · 11-21 · 10.55121/card.v2i1.17

The current wave of global changes and challenges in all areas of human existence and co-existence has concurrently necessitated the need, for deliberate preservation of world cultural and natural heritage. The Jukun people among other African tribes are vulnerable to various social, political, economic and natural threats capab

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Open AccessPublished: 11 August 2024

Vertical Green Landscape Facades as a Reducer of Pollution in HighDensity Cities: A Review

Anna Hamling, Caitlyn Van Dam, Victoria Dubbeldee

Urban Planning and Construction · 20-27 · 10.55121/upc.v2i1.128

As urbanization continues to intensify, high-density cities grapple with escalating environmental and social challenges that directly impact the well-being of their inhabitants. This paper explores the potential of vertical green landscape facades as a pragmatic solution to mitigate these issues while fostering sustainability wi

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