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The Renaissance Project and Educational Outcomes of Regional Museums in England (2008)
Journal Article
Suh, W.-J. (2008). The Renaissance Project and Educational Outcomes of Regional Museums in England. Bagmulgwan gyo-yug yeon-gu, 2, 57-79

The purpose of this paper is to explore educational outcomes of the Renaissance project in England and to present its implication for the Korean context. The Renaissance project was implemented by the British government in order to enhance learning f... Read More about The Renaissance Project and Educational Outcomes of Regional Museums in England.

Is there ergativity in Korean? - The definition of ergativity and other uses of the term 'ergative' [in Korean] (2008)
Journal Article
Yeon, J. (2008). Is there ergativity in Korean? - The definition of ergativity and other uses of the term 'ergative' [in Korean]. Han'geul, 282, 125-154

영문 벼리: This paper critically reviews the previous research on ergativity in Korean, in which the concept of ergativity has been applied to Korean morpho-syntax. We have investigated the concept of ergativity from the viewpoint of linguistic typol... Read More about Is there ergativity in Korean? - The definition of ergativity and other uses of the term 'ergative' [in Korean].

How Newness Enters the World: The Methodology of Sheldon Pollock (2008)
Journal Article
Gould, R. R. (2008). How Newness Enters the World: The Methodology of Sheldon Pollock. Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East, 28(3), 533-557. https://doi.org/10.1215/1089201x-2008-030

This essay aims at a methodological interpretation of Sheldon Pollock's oeuvre from the perspective of comparative literary history. Part 1 focuses on his recent magnum opus, The Language of the Gods in the World of Men. Part 2 compares the Sanskrit... Read More about How Newness Enters the World: The Methodology of Sheldon Pollock.

Meanings of money: national identity and the semantics of currencies in Zambia and Tanzania (2008)
Journal Article
Marten, L., & Kula, N. C. (2008). Meanings of money: national identity and the semantics of currencies in Zambia and Tanzania. Journal of African Cultural Studies, 20(2), 183-199. https://doi.org/10.1080/13696810802522361

In addition to practical, pragmatic functions, both money and language fulfil symbolic functions. The designation, design and language use of currencies, like choices about language policies and national languages carry symbolic weight and reflect di... Read More about Meanings of money: national identity and the semantics of currencies in Zambia and Tanzania.

The Arabic Language (2008)
Book Chapter
Shah, M. (2008). The Arabic Language. In A. Rippin (Ed.), The Islamic World (261-277). Routledge

The chapter looks at the historical background of the language of Arabic and its place within the religious tradition

Afro-Mexicans: Discourse of Race and Identity in the African Diaspora (2008)
Book
Githiora, C. (2008). Afro-Mexicans: Discourse of Race and Identity in the African Diaspora. Africa World Press

Ethnographic Discourse centred study of identity in a Afro-Mexican community. The book explores the links and connections with the broader African diaspora communities located in the Americas. A historical background based on archival research is inc... Read More about Afro-Mexicans: Discourse of Race and Identity in the African Diaspora.

Language Dreamers: Race and the Politics of Etymology in the Caucasus (2008)
Book Chapter
Gould, R. R. (2008). Language Dreamers: Race and the Politics of Etymology in the Caucasus. In B. Grant, & L. Yalcin-Heckmann (Eds.), Caucasus paradigms : anthropologies, histories and the making of a world area (143-166). Lit Verlag. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1581214

This essay presents an ethnographic narrative of Suleiman Gumashvili, the poet-scholar of the village of Joqolo, in Georgia’s Pankisi Gorge. Gumashvili is currently engaged in a project to demonstrate that Chechen is the most ancient language in the... Read More about Language Dreamers: Race and the Politics of Etymology in the Caucasus.