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Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics
If there's a domain in linguistics which complexity calls for ever
further research, it's clearly that of tense, aspect, modality and
evidentiality, often referred to as 'TAME'. The reason for which
these domains of investigation have been connected so tightly as to
deserve a common label is that their actual intertwining is so
dense that one can hardly measure their effects purely
individually, without regard to the other notions of the spectrum.
On the other hand, despite their imbrications, tense, aspect,
modality and evidentiality remain - needless to say - separate
theoretical entities. The papers gathered in this volume cover a
range of issues and a variety of methods that help delineate, each
in its way, new perspectives on this broad domain.
There has been a noticeable shift in the way the news is accessed
and consumed, and most importantly, the rise of fake news has
become a common occurrence in the media. With news becoming more
accessible as technology advances, fake news can spread rapidly and
successfully through social media, television, websites, and other
online sources, as well as through the traditional types of
newscasting. The spread of misinformation when left unchecked can
turn fiction into fact and result in a mass misconception of the
truth that shapes opinions, creates false narratives, and impacts
multiple facets of society in potentially detrimental ways. With
the rise of fake news comes the need for research on the ways to
alleviate the effects and prevent the spread of misinformation.
These tools, technologies, and theories for identifying and
mitigating the effects of fake news are a current research topic
that is essential for maintaining the integrity of the media and
providing those who consume it with accurate, fact-based
information. The Research Anthology on Fake News, Political
Warfare, and Combatting the Spread of Misinformation contains
hand-selected, previously published research that informs its
audience with an advanced understanding of fake news, how it
spreads, its negative effects, and the current solutions being
investigated. The chapters within also contain a focus on the use
of alternative facts for pushing political agendas and as a way of
conducting political warfare. While highlighting topics such as the
basics of fake news, media literacy, the implications of
misinformation in political warfare, detection methods, and both
technological and human automated solutions, this book is ideally
intended for practitioners, stakeholders, researchers,
academicians, and students interested in the current surge of fake
news, the means of reducing its effects, and how to improve the
future outlook.
This volume presents the up-to-date results of investigations into
the Asian origins of the only two language families of North
America that are widely acknowledged as having likely genetic links
in northern Asia. It brings together all that has been proposed to
date under the respective rubrics of the Uralo-Siberian
(Eskimo-Yukaghir-Uralic) hypothesis and the Dene-Yeniseian
hypothesis. The evolution of the two parallel research strategies
for fleshing out these linguistic links between North America and
Asia are compared and contrasted. Although focusing on stringently
controlled linguistic reconstructions, the volume draws upon
archaeological and human genetic data where relevant.
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