The article substantiates the quasi-genre.The quasi-genre is an artificial construct that may productively solve a limited range of research or linguodidactic peoblems.The quasi-genre can be represented by a number of subgenres.The quasi-genre has specific genre-forming features, which are analyzed basing on the model situations used to study the m
This article addresses two questions on Swahili verb extensions: (a) What is the order of the extensions in relation to the applicative? (b) How can the order be accounted for? Data on the order of the extensions are obtained by searching the Helsinki Corpus of Swahili for applicative combinations with the causative, Body Cream passive, reciprocal,
Osteoporosis is a well-known extra-articular complication in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).The chronic corticosteroid treatment, the functional impairment associated with RA and the disease itself appear to be the most relevant determinants.Most of the previous studies involved postmenopausal women, in whom the estrogenic deficiency might amplify the n