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Validation of the International Cognitive Ability Resource for children Universiteit Gent
Why Plato needs psychology : proposal for a theoretical framework underpinning research on the cognitive transfer effects of studying classical languages Universiteit Gent
Psychology is one of the seven hub sciences, which involves great responsibility for psychologists but also great opportunities for both psychologists and other scholars; that was the theme of the 17th European Congress of Psychology organized by the Slovenian Psychologists’ Association. This article contains a detailed example of how psychology functions as a hub science today. The research topic finds its origin in the seemingly unrelated ...
Girl, you'll be a woman soon : grammatical versus semantic agreement of Greek hybrid nouns of the Mädchen type Universiteit Gent
In this chapter I discuss cases in which grammatical agreement is overruled by semantic agreement, exemplified with Greek hybrid nouns of the Mädchen type. After a brief overview of non-canonical genders in Greek, i.c. common and epicene, I discuss the case of hybrid nouns, i.e. nouns whose agreement varies according to the agreement target in accordance with Corbett’s Agreement Hierarchy. Just like the German neuter diminutive noun Mädchen, its ...
Η καππαδοκική διάλεκτος Universiteit Gent
Historical and comparative grammar of the Cappadocian Greek dialects
Vowel variation in the Mišótika Cappadocian of Mandra (Larissa) Universiteit Gent
Why study classical languages? Updated portrait of a study option under pressure in light of empirical data on pupil characteristics Universiteit Gent
If there is one study option that undergoes societal pressure, it is the study of classical languages (CLs). I will first clarify the position of the CLs within the Western educational system and society at large, and then discuss some of the existing tensions in light of empirical evidence. For centuries, Latin and Ancient Greek were the basis of all Western non-vocational education (Wachter 2008). The tradition of instructing youngsters in ...
Evaluation of the cognitive impact of Flemish CL programmes through electronic pupil assessment Universiteit Gent
Does studying Latin and Ancient Greek yield any further advantages aside from knowledge of these languages and cultures? The value of classical language education in contemporary society is being questioned from a utilitarian angle, but proponents have long claimed there are transfer benefits, such as improved linguistic and other cognitive abilities. If such transfer benefits were to be empirically confirmed, it could move future educational ...
A debate in need of data : report of an empirical study on the cognitive transfer effects of studying classical languages Universiteit Gent
The adoption of a psychological approach can shed new light on scholarly problems originating from different disciplines, and even be the driving force towards resolving them. On the other hand, the exploration of new topics can yield worthwhile expansions of existing psychological literatures. OBJECTIVE. Here I will present the case of the cognitive impact of classical language education. Across decades and countries, the value of studying ...
Co-subordination in Ancient, Medieval and Modern Greek Universiteit Gent
Co-subordination is a clause-linking device which shares characteristics of coordination as well as subordination. It resembles coordination in that it lacks embedding, but at the same time it resembles subordination in that “the linked unit is dependent on the matrix (or ‘licensing’) unit in some way” (Van Valin 2021: 243). Co-subordination figures prominently in Role-and-Reference Grammar as a third syntactic clause-linking device in addition ...