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Journal articles on the topic "Social aspects of Bengali proverbs"
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Zheng, Xin. "The Analysis of Sexism in English Proverbs." Journal of Language Teaching and Research 9, no. 2 (March 1, 2018): 352. http://dx.doi.org/10.17507/jltr.0902.17.
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The proverb is summarized and refined by human through many years of social practice beings. As a social variant, it reflects the social customs and cultural values. It is not difficult to see this kind of phenomenon in the English proverb because of the widespread discrimination against women in human culture. Through studying the development trend of sexism in English proverbs, the paper analyses these phenomena from the five aspects-personality, behavior, intelligence, marriage and social status. And then the paper probes into the causes of sexism from three aspects: historical reasons, cultural origin and social factors. The proper comprehension of the sexism in English proverbs not only helps to improve the students' ability of using English, but also avoids the intercultural conflicts caused by improper using of English proverbs in the foreign exchanges.
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Lim, Sugiarto. "Observing Hakka’s Culture According to Hakka’s Proverbs." Humaniora 4, no. 2 (October 31, 2013): 1303. http://dx.doi.org/10.21512/humaniora.v4i2.3574.
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Proverbs in Hakka dialect reflect the attitude of the Hakka’s social life and nature. Hakka dialect’s proverbs are divided into two major categories of social life and natural phenomenon. This article tries to analyze how is the Hakkanese culture reflected by the characteristics of these two aspects. In aspects of social life, it could be seen the proverbs from several points of view, including the religion and traditional virtue, fame and academic, regional dialects, and feng shui. On the part of natural phenomenon, it could be seen Hakkanese dependency and understanding on the nature, as well as their agricultural production –based on their way of life and survival. The article is particularly concerned about the cultural characteristics of the Hakkanese which is shaped and reflected due to their migration history and root.
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BOSE, NEILESH. "Purba Pakistan Zindabad: Bengali Visions of Pakistan, 1940–1947." Modern Asian Studies 48, no. 1 (March 14, 2013): 1–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0026749x12000315.
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AbstractThis paper details the history of the concept of Pakistan as debated by Bengali intellectuals and literary critics from 1940–1947. Historians of late colonial South Asia and analysts of Pakistan have focused on the Punjab along with colonial Indian ‘Muslim minority’ provinces and their spokesmen like Muhammed Ali Jinnah, to the exclusion of the cultural and intellectual aspects of Bengali conceptions of the Pakistan idea. When Bengal has come into focus, the spotlight has centred on politicians like Fazlul Huq or Hassan Shahid Suhrawardy. This paper aims to provide a corrective to this lacuna by analyzing Bengali Muslim conceptualizations of the idea of Pakistan. Bengali Muslim thinkers, such as Abul Mansur Ahmed, Abul Kalam Shamsuddin, and Farrukh Ahmed, blended concepts of Pakistan inside locally grounded histories of the Bengali language and literature and worked within disciplines of geography and political economy. Many Bengali Muslim writers from 1940 to 1947 creatively integrated concepts of Pakistan in poetry, updating an older Bengali literary tradition begun in earlier generations. Through a discussion of the social history of its emergence along with the role of geography, political thought, and poetry, this paper discusses the significance of ‘Pak-Bangla’ cultural nationalism within late colonial South Asian history.
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Yousefi, Hadi. "Comparative Study of Culture in Kurdish and Farsi Proverbs." International Journal of Learning and Development 2, no. 6 (November 13, 2012): 41. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ijld.v2i6.2679.
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Proverbs are considered as part of folklore or public literature and one of important cultural treasures. Hence, discussing and studying proverbs can make us familiar with cultural aspects, value and norms of the owners of those proverbs. In this study Kurdish and Farsi proverbs are investigated based on cultural components and its species are presented and classified based on the same components. The present study shows that Kurdish and Farsi proverbs have spoken of two categories of values and norms, and anti-values and abnormalities, first, positive values and norms such as encouraging to truthfulness, effort, patience and tolerance, pragmatic, wise, etc; and second, negative values and in other words anti-values and abnormal action that they have been blame such as lying, avarice, cruelty, etc; also based on Malinowski’s theory, the three individual, social and combined functions are conceivable Keywords: Culture, Value, Norm, Anti-Value, Kurdish proverbs, Farsi proverbs, etc.
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Nyaenya, Zablon Ayiera, Prof Emily Choge, and Prof Joseph Koech. "THE BIBLICAL APPROACH OF PROVERBS 1-9 THAT IS APPLICABLE AND RELEVANT ON ADDRESSING INCREASED ANTISOCIAL ILLS IN AFRICA." European Journal of Philosophy, Culture and Religion 1, no. 2 (November 27, 2017): 48. http://dx.doi.org/10.47672/ejpcr.307.
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the Biblical approach of Proverbs 1-9 that is applicable and relevant on addressing increased antisocial ills in Africa.Methodology: The study was a desktop research where review of empirical literature was done.Results: It is only in the book of Proverbs 1-9 that we find the individual instructions from parents to their children. The book of Proverbs 1-9 can conveniently serve as the Biblical manual of parenting. The book of Proverbs 1-9 regards the home as the basic institution of learning the life skills. To appropriate the teachings and practices of Proverbs 1-9 in the life of child rearing in the African communities, there is need for the search of the Biblical approach that will enable parents to extract lessons that are applicable and relevant for the purposes of addressing increased anti-social ills in the community. The study argues that traditional-historical method of Biblical analysis as the most appropriate approach to be followed in the quest for the meaning of Proverbs 1-9 that will enable the extraction of lessons that are applicable and relevant in the African child rearing. The nature of the book of Proverbs 1-9 in terms of its traditional historical nature, social setting, purpose, relationship between it and other ancient near East wisdom literature, authorship and social-cultural environment are strong indicators that traditional historical method is the most appropriate approach that is relevant and applicable in the present African communities child rearing.Unique Contribution to Theory, Policy and Practice: The study hypothesizes that if the analysis of Proverbs 1-9 engages traditional-historical method, the crucial aspects of parenting which includes the parenting styles, contents of instructions and the goal of the instructions will be extracted. These aspects will ultimately serve as a foundation upon which child rearing in African communities be established. Understanding the Biblical teaching on child rearing in Proverbs 1-9 serves as a manual that deepens the understanding of Christian parenting in African communities hoping that it will contribute towards reducing anti-social ills.
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Sule, Sunday Emah, Sunday Joseph Ojonugwa, and Joseph Akanya. "Igala proverbs as correctional tools in the hands of traditional elders." OGIRISI: a New Journal of African Studies 15, no. 1 (October 19, 2020): 181–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/og.v15i1.12s.
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Igala proverbs play a very important role in everyday language of the Igala people. The language has beautiful proverbs which cover all aspects of the people’s life and culture. These proverbs are drawn from careful observation of social events, the lives of people and animals. Also, some proverbs have traces of experiences of the people’s occupations such as farming, fishing, hunting, weaving, wrestling and dancing. The language has proverbs that talk above family and human relations, good and evil, poverty and riches, joy and sorrow. It is on this basis that this study examines how the elders/traditional leaders who are custodians of Igala cultural values use proverbs as a generalized code for establishing standards in ethical and moral values, enthroning respect for elders and constituted authorities and discouraging the youths from embracing social vices prevalent in our society. This study adopts Dan Sperber’s and Wilson’s (1986) relevance theory. Participant observation and interview were the means of data collection. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive and analytical tools. The work uses the traditional contexts of Ogugu and Ankpa proverbs to present their epistemological significance in Igala kingdom.
Keywords: Igala Proverbs, Correctional Tools, Traditional Elders, Relevance Theory, Traditional Institutions
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Agwa Fomukong, SEINO Evangeline. "Transitivity in Stylistics: Protest Through Animal Proverbs in Bole Butake’s and Palm Wine Will Flow." Advances in Language and Literary Studies 8, no. 3 (June 30, 2017): 91. http://dx.doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.8n.3p.91.
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Stylistic effects of transitivity in the use of animal proverbs in Bole Butake’s And Palm Wine Will Flow, analyses the message the author is passing through the use of animal proverbs. Systemic functional theory views language as a resource people use to accomplish their purposes by expressing meaning in context. Particular aspects of a given context define the meanings likely to be expressed and the language likely to be used to express those meanings. The method of analysis is a descriptive approach that describes the proverbs and the relationship between the animals used in the proverbs, showing opposition in the animal camp. Butake brings man to the level of the animal because he wants reconciliation in the human society. This is the reason for the excess use of the material process which shows action. Transitivity as used in this study correlates linguistic choices and social aspects of language use, and brings out the underlying message of protest in the play.
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Uddin, Md Afaz. "Second Person Pronouns as Person Deixis in Bengali and English: Linguistic Forms and Pragmatic Functions." International Journal of English Linguistics 10, no. 1 (December 30, 2019): 345. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijel.v10n1p345.
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Second person pronouns functioning as person deixis are found to be used in both Bengali and English language to express the role relationships as well as the interpersonal relationships involved between the participants in conversation. However, the expression of these relationships through the use of second person deixis varies significantly in the two languages as it necessarily involves both linguistic as well as social aspects. Being an Asian language, Bengali has a detailed and somewhat complex system of encoding the role relationship of the participants, their interrelationships, their social status, level of formality and politeness involved, and so on by the use of second person deixis. In contrast, English, a European language, exhibits relatively simple and straight forward ways of encoding the aforementioned issues of conversation. Based on the intuitive observation of the utterances of the two languages, the present study intends to make a comparative analysis of the use of second person deixis in Bengali and English with a view to exploring the extent to which the two languages differ linguistically and pragmatically in their encoding of social information with the use of such deictic expressions.
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Pascual-López, Xavier. "La herencia de las Sententiae de Publilio Siro en las paremias españolas en torno a la avaricia." Studia Romanica Posnaniensia 46, no. 4 (December 15, 2019): 101–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.14746/strop.2019.464.009.
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The aim of this paper is to present the Spanish proverbs related to the topic of greed that can be understood as a continuation of Publilius Syrus’ sentences. For the analysis are taken into account the contributions of two Hellenistic philosophical schools (Stoicism and Epicureanism), which illuminate the scope of the criticism of greed that occurs in these proverbs, both from a psychological as a social point of view. Latin sentences and Spanish proverbs are compared according to their formal or semantic continuity, as well as depending on other aspects (such as the tone or prosodic issues).
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Shkuran, Oksana Vladimirovna. "LANGUAGE UNITS WITH SACRED SEMANTICS: LINGUOCULTUROLOGICAL AND LEXICOGRAPHIC ASPECTS." RUDN Journal of Language Studies, Semiotics and Semantics 10, no. 2 (December 15, 2019): 336–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.22363/2313-2299-2019-10-2-336-352.
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Proverbs are precedent language units that relate to the field of speech elements. The presence of sacred components in the composition of these units, reinterpreted in according to the speech situation, indicates a high motivation of the internal form of the communicative microstructure. In our article we call them linguistic units with sacred semantics and give the definition as a complexly structured moralizing statement with holistic and generalized ideas about the positive attitude of folk culture to traditional religion. The studied proverbs have parallel components arranged in a linear sequence. An important feature for the paremiological semantics is “weak thoughts”, i.e. which are difficult to be understood without knowing the situation that they fully characterize. For proverbs, a discursive intention is important, which illustrates cognitive content with moral, and in our case, traditionally confessional function. Modern social, ideological, moral, ethical and everyday problems are correlated and commensurate with the existence of the sacred world in order to give current problems both universal and temporary features giving an assessment from the point of view of the tenets of traditional religion. The article on the diachronic socio-historical and cultural background illustrates the ethno-labeling markers grief, trouble, strength, mind as part of stable language units with sacred semantics gore - ne beda; sila yest - uma ne nado ; the main periods of common usage named components in lexicographical sources are presented and the sacralization of these meanings in russian orthodox culture is represented. However, in the process of civilizational changes, we state the profane of sacred meanings to ironic level. These proverbs - linguistics with sacred semantics - at the same time both phrase combination and aphoristic statement, and micro-text with deep linguistic and culturological content, reflecting different historical, ideological, political eras. The defiling process of the language units with sacred semantics can be explained by the open form of the proverbs themselves, involving various forms of transformations. Due to the active people abuse they develop special principles of attitude to the world, to god, to a man, use it in their native language and in many ways with the help of language that opens up opportunities for us to study new linguistic subparadigms.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Social aspects of Bengali proverbs"
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Khuba, Asnath Elelwani. "The proverbs as mirror of the Vhavenda culture and philosophy." Thesis, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2142.
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Possa, Rethabile Marriet. "The place of oral literature in the 21st century : a perspective on Basotho proverbs." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/19849.
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This study examines contemporary Sesotho proverbs with an attempt at establishing
whether they perform a significant role in society. The research highlighted the fact that
they have a role to play in the 21st century. Although not commonly used as in the
traditional setup, contemporary proverbs have their place as a day to day activity. In terms
of language development they also add value to language change and providing alternatives
in the world of challenges. Through interviews and the questionnaire, the research, indeed,
showed that contemporary proverbs' survival is guaranteed. Their survival in this modem
world is of great importance in this research.
The observation was that some of these contemporary proverbs are the same as traditional
proverbs in many aspects which include their origin and structure. Some of the
contemporary proverbs use or adopt familiar patterns to express new truths, thus reflecting
on new events or aspects of the modern society. The possibility is that those that adopt the
structure of the Sesotho traditional proverbs have all the chance of staying in the language.
Some of these contemporary proverbs, however, survive on the premise that they are jokes
created for fun by youth and other members of the creative section of the society.African Languages
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Ndoga, Sampson S. "The contemporary significance of home based nurturing with reference to wisdom poems in the Book of Proverbs and Shona traditional culture." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/569.
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There is presumed dialogue between the book of Proverbs and Shona wisdom poems in dealing with the subject of home based nurturing towards societal stability. The underlying principle in both approaches, it seems, is that preparation for life begins in the home. Its negligence could account for societal breakdown. This study seeks to explore, on the one hand, the contemporary validity of home based nurturing as observed in these traditional settings, and on the other, to investigate whether this dialogue yields a methodological approach of using Africa to interpret the Old Testament.
The assumption we are taking in this study is that societal stability begins in the home. A socio-rhetorical reading of Proverbs 1-9 seems to reveal that these texts were written from the perspective of a parent-teacher, with years of experience and attained wisdom, which creates a forum to pass on this knowledge to a child-student. The common approach in both traditional settings is that the speaker employs wisdom poems, (memorable compositions) and local sayings (observed phenomena) to illustrate or illumine a given everyday reality as the prescriptive solution for becoming successful in life. Thus, wisdom poems, both biblical and Shona, are almost consistently used to communicate truth and lessons for life. For that reason, the reading of the book of Proverbs and that of Shona wisdom poems demands a novel hermeneutical approach.Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern Studies
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Kimilike, Lechion Peter. "An African perspective on poverty provebs in the book of proverbs : an analysis for transformational possibilities." Thesis, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2372.
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An African Perspective on Poverty Proverbs in the Book of Proverbs: An Analysis for Transformational Possibilities. This thesis contributes to the emerging global scholarly discussion on prioritising the practical relevance of biblical interpretation, particularly in Africa. Taking poverty as a case study, this thesis employs the notion of the popular social origin of proverbs to critically analyse the subject in the Book of Proverbs. A social anthropological approach, historical-critical methods, rhetorical criticism and contextual exegesis are used to analyse proverbs regarding the poor in the Book of Proverbs and African proverbial material. On one hand, the investigation reveals that many Western scholars take their cue from the `official' social context of the Book of Proverbs. However, the impact of an unconscious subjectivity owing to the Western secularising influence on their studies into poverty has posited a conservative status quo in the way the Book of Proverbs addresses it. On the other hand, an investigation of similar traditional African proverbial material on the poor reveals a holistic transformative possibility. Its life-centred dynamism is located in an integrative worldview that comprises mutual assistance, collective responsibility, family, community, social, political, religious and economic networks as one whole. Because cultural parallels exist between the society of ancient Israel and traditional African societies, the thesis argues the use of the African proverbial performance context in the interpretation of proverbs concerning the poor in the Book of Proverbs. The result of such cross-cultural application highlights the possible transformative social, economic, political and religious supportive networks essential to a viable and sustainable holistic development of society. Consequently, such a holistic approach to poverty may enable Bible readers to make meaning and empower the will of African Christians to rise practically to the challenge of poverty eradication in all spheres of their lives. A caution also to the universal church is to be found in the fact that the Book of Proverbs made an essential contribution to the transformation of the social, economic, political and religious life of Israel. Approaching the Book of Proverbs in terms of a popular context is a fact that can no longer be simply ignored.Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern Studies
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Mdluli, Sisana R. (Sisana Rachel). "A reflective perspective of women leadership in Nguni oral poetic forms." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/13174.
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This thesis utilizes the theory of feminism in all its implied branches in an attempt to critically review the subtle and sometimes deliberate subjugation of women in general and South Africa in particular. This occurs, in spite of the fact that there are laws in place that are meant to discourage women abuse. Juxtaposing this is the perspective conception of women, looking at themselves as subjects of virtue who deserve equal treatment to any other human being. It is through some oral forms that this reflection could be tested. Praise poetry, in the hands of a creative artist opens up a world of human emotions that could not be easily seen or felt, and yet it can simultaneously be used to manipulate situations. Language therefore could be seen as a powerful double-edged instrument. The patriarchal system, in this thesis, is exposed as that holy ideology turned unholy to achieve condescending agendas against women. The thin light of respect demonstrated by the traditionalist thinking is made to disappear into thin air, especially when contaminated by Western ideas.
It is the resoluteness and the fair obstinacy of some both traditional and modern women that determinedly stood up to conscientise the world in terms of respect for human life irrespective. In this research, an exploration of literary elements within four Nguni languages, that is Siswati, isiZulu, isiNdebele, and isiXhosa reveals the singularity of purpose, for these elements to be manipulated to achieve domineering intentions. Be that as it may, tibongo (praise poems/ praises) of outstanding women who have served in traditional leadership in these language groups give reason to challenge any idea that women should by virtue be relegated to the back seat. Through these tibongo it becomes apparent that because of the women leaders’ stubborn fairness and unparalleled foresight, they have become personifications of democratic values and as such, role models and symbolic hope not only for the empowerment of women, but also for their total liberation from all negative perceptions and oppressions.African Languages
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Books on the topic "Social aspects of Bengali proverbs"
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Chakravarti, Nirendranath. Samāja saṃsāra. Kalakātā: Ānanda Pābaliśārsa, 1988.
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Kabitāra dāẏa, kabitāra mukti. Kalikātā: Pratikshaṇa Pābalikeśanasa, 1985.
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Su, Pagāre Ma. Ahirāṇī mhaṇītīla samājabhāshā. Puṇe: Pratimā Prakāśana, 2002.
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Rāẏa, Suprakāśa. Bihārera Bāṅālī o Bāṅalā bhāshā. Kalakātā: Baṅgabhāshā-Saṃskr̥ti Prasāra Samiti, 1997.
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Bengali culture and society through its riddles. New Delhi: Gyan Pub. House, 2006.
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Davis, Ellen F. "Proverbs and Ecclesiastes." In Opening Israel's Scriptures, 335–46. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190260545.003.0034.
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These books of so-called wisdom literature keep a low theological profile, attending to the practical and immediate aspects of everyday life. Proverbial sayings are community property, a form of local and regional knowledge treasured in traditional cultures (such as contemporary South Sudan), especially among women. Recognizing the biblical proverbs as short poems—like Japanese senryu—may counter a modern tendency to view them as merely stating the obvious or expressing the social conservatism of the powerful. Rather, they highlight likely consequences in a world that is not fundamentally chaotic, tragic, or absurd; these latter possibilities are explored in Ecclesiastes. Although Qohelet’s central themes are ephemerality and mortality, it calls upon those living in an unpredictable world to take pleasure in daily matters—food, work, relationships—that are gifts from God.
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"The “Successful, Wise, Worthy Wife” of Proverbs 31:10–31 as a Source for Reconstructing Aspects of Thought and Economy in the Late Persian/Early Hellenistic Period." In Social Memory among the Literati of Yehud, 546–65. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110547146-027.
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Skitina, Nina. "ENGLISH, FRENCH AND RUSSIAN PROVERBS WITH THE ZOO-COMPONENT �DOG� AND THEIR MODIFICATIONS: LINGUOCULTURAL AND COGNITIVE ASPECTS." In 5th SGEM International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conferences on SOCIAL SCIENCES and ARTS SGEM2018. STEF92 Technology, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.5593/sgemsocial2018h/31/s10.022.
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