Between studying Social Sciences and Humanities and the requirements of labour markets: The example of three Universities from Central Europe

Mariusz Baranowski [1], Piotr Jabkowski [2] DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14216902 See authors’ affiliations [1] Adam Mickiewicz University, Faculty of Sociology, Email: mariusz.baranowski@amu.edu.pl, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6755-9368     See authors’ affiliations [2] Adam Mickiewicz University, Faculty of Sociology, Email: piotr.jabkowski@amu.edu.pl, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8650-9558    …

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Narratives of identity and choice of surname among the Luyia community

Lynn Kisembe [1], Aggrey Wasike [2] DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14216754 See authors’ affiliations [1] Moi University, Department of Linguistics and Foreign Languages, Kenya, E-mail: lynnkisembe@gmail.com      See authors’ affiliations [2] University of Toronto, African Studies Centre, Canada, E-mail: aggrey.wasike@utoronto.ca, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0534-5433…

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Politics of personal naming and Islamization: A sociological study of the naming patterns among the Dudekula community

Nyamath Hussain Shaik [1] DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14216650  See authors’ affiliations [1] University of Hyderabad, department of sociology, India, E-mail: nyamathhussainshaik@gmail.com, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9745-2102     Abstract Naming practices are complex in nature and are often linked with various macro and micro levels ofreligious, cultural,…

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Women’s understandings of name change in mixed-sex civilpartnership: Identity, family, and equality

Nikki Hayfield [1], Julia Carter [2] DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14207535  See authors’ affiliations [1] University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol, School of Social Sciences, UK, E-mail:Nikki2.Hayfield@uwe.ac.uk, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1250-4786       See authors’ affiliations [2] University of the West of England…

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A legal perspective on language, oppression and naming practices in South Africa

Cindy Devani Delomoney [1],Zeanette Naidu [2] DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14207524 See authors’ affiliations [1]Mangosuthu University of Technology, Department of Accounting & Law, South Africa, E-mail: delomoney.devani@mut.ac.za, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7816-5708   See authors’ affiliations [2]Varsity College, Department of Law, South Africa, E-mail: znaidu@varsitycollege.co.za, ORCID:…

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An analysis of meta discourse strategies on selected letters of appeal to students’ disciplinary committee in a University in Ogun State, Nigeria  

Anana Mariam [1] DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14216956 See authors’ affiliations [1] Department of Languages, Mountain Top University, Prayer City, Ogun State, E-mail: meanana@mtu.edu.ng, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7484-7103     Abstract Metadiscourse strategies in letters of appeals have the potentials of either allowing or denying students…

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New urban women identity construction and rural patriarchy deconstruction: An ethnographic discourse analysis of Duànqīn

Qi YI [1] DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14216844 See authors’ affiliations [1] University of Science and Technology Beijing, School of Foreign Studies, E-mail: m202211169@xs.ustb.edu.cn     Abstract This study delves into the phenomenon of duànqīn (kinship disconnection) among new urban women in China,…

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Digital platforms language of Indonesian governments and Indonesian influencers

Fahrur Rozi [1], Sri Wahyuni [2], Seful Bahri [3], Lulu April Farida [4], Ardhy Meylana [5], Amrina Rosyada [6] DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14217069 See authors’ affiliations [1] Universitas Negeri Semarang Indonesia, English Language Education, E-mail: frozi@mail.unnes.ac.id  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8009-6318   See authors’ affiliations [2]Universitas Negeri Semarang…

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Investigating rhetorical moves in conference abstracts from different L2 contexts 

Benjamin Amoakohene [1], Osei Yaw Akoto [2], Humphrey Kapa [3], Pethias Siame [4], Felix Banda [5] DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14217010  See authors’ affiliations [1] University of Health and Allied Sciences, Department of General and Liberal Studies, E-mail: bamoakohene@uhas.edu.gh, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2276-9393     See…

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