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'Global English': Linguistic Imperialism or Practical Lingua Franca?
(Studies in Language and Capitalism, 2006)
Despite its obvious political significance, political theory has not played a prominent role in the debates around the spread of 'global English'. Given the explosion of literature within political science and political ...
The Winnipeg Spirit Survey: Use and Perceptions among Riders and Downtown Pedestrians
(2006-01-01)
A survey of 715 Spirit and non-spirit bus users to determine the characteristics of riders and their perceptions of the service.
Inner-City Voices, Community-Based Solutions
(Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – Manitoba (CCPA-MB), 2006)
Steinbach Public Transportation Study
(2006-01-01)
This document constitutes the final report for the Steinbach Transportation Project Steering
Committee (STPSC). This report includes a demographic profile of Steinbach; a literature review
dealing with many of the relevant ...
Binary Words Containing Infinitely Many Overlaps
(The Electronic Journal of Combinatorics, 2006-09-22)
We characterize the squares occurring in infinite overlap-free binary words and construct various α power-free binary words containing infinitely many overlaps.
The Mobility Needs and Transportation Issues of the Aging Population in Rural Manitoba
(2006-01-01)
The present investigation represents a preliminary analysis of the mobility issues
encountered by the aging population of rural Manitoba. It has provided an opportunity to
evaluate an issue that, although recognized as ...
The Language of Oracular Inquiry in Roman Egypt
(Phoenix / Classical Association of Canada, 2006)
The language of oracular inquiries in Roman Egypt changed from Demotic to Greek because of the insistence of the Roman authorities, not, as historians have previously supposed, because of a preference for Greek on the part ...
Squares and overlaps in the Thue-Morse sequence and some variants
(EDP Sciences, 2006)
We consider the position and number of occurrences of squares in the Thue-Morse sequence, and show that the corresponding sequences are 2-regular. We also prove that changing any finite but nonzero number of bits in the ...