The article outlines a brief constitutional-institutional scenario of the Netherlands as background to analyze two paradigmatic cases, the Urgenda case and the childcare allowance scandal. These... Show moreThe article outlines a brief constitutional-institutional scenario of the Netherlands as background to analyze two paradigmatic cases, the Urgenda case and the childcare allowance scandal. These two cases bring to light different behaviours of the judge in offering legal protection to fundamental rights. The analysis of these cases in the Dutch model, in which there is no judicial constitutional review, is enlightening about the new challenges faced by the State -climate change and the advent of the digital era- and the need to rethink the theory of separation of powers aiming to offering effective legal protection to fundamental rights. Show less
The location of Persepolis remained lost for about eighteen centuries. During the 17th century CE, the attitude of European travellers towards the monumental complex and its inscriptions changed.... Show moreThe location of Persepolis remained lost for about eighteen centuries. During the 17th century CE, the attitude of European travellers towards the monumental complex and its inscriptions changed. António de Gouveia visits Persepolis in 1602 CE and published his travel account in 1611. His account describes in detail the architectural features, mentions the cuneiform inscriptions. Supporting his interpretations upon classical and biblical sources, Gouveia's account distinguishes itself from previous ones and provides the pattern for following travel reports. The present paper compares Gouveia's description with other accounts of the 17th century, and clarifies its influence on later travel accounts on Persepolis.Destruída em 330 BCE, Persépolis esteve perdida cerca de dezoito séculos. No séc. XVII, dá-se uma alteração na relação dos viajantes europeus com o complexo e as suas inscrições. António de Gouveia visita Persépolis em 1602. Publicado em 1611, o seu relato descreve as estruturas arquitetónicas e menciona inscrições cuneiformes, suportando as interpretações em fontes clássicas e bíblicas. O relato de Gouveia distingue-se dos anteriores e inaugura o padrão dos relatos sucessores. Esta artigo compara a descrição de Gouveia com outros relatos do século XVII (Silva e Figueroa (1619), Valle (1621), Chardain (1666), Struys (1672)) e analisando o teor, o contexto e o impacto de cada relato, procura clarificar a influência de António de Gouveia nos relatos posteriores. Show less
Landulfo Teixeira P. Cunha, E.; Cordeiro, M.; Ribeiro, R. 2008
This study aims to analyze the morphological formation and the structure of the names of pizza restaurants in the city of Belo Horizonte, also taking into account extralinguistic features such as... Show moreThis study aims to analyze the morphological formation and the structure of the names of pizza restaurants in the city of Belo Horizonte, also taking into account extralinguistic features such as owners' motivations and the regions where these establishments are located. The goal is to understand the prevalent factors determining the choice of pizza restaurant names in the city, as well as to find the most frequent and productive formation processes. Show less
Linguistic variation, constitutive of human language, manifests itself differently according to distinct factors. To understand how this variation manifests itself in literary texts, we conducted... Show moreLinguistic variation, constitutive of human language, manifests itself differently according to distinct factors. To understand how this variation manifests itself in literary texts, we conducted an analysis of the linguistic behavior of demonstratives in eight works of a Brazilian (carioca) author, written between 1986 and 2006. Our results showed that, in the period considered: (a) linguistic variation in the use of demonstratives effectively manifested itself in the works analyzed; (b) there were changes in the usage pattern of the demonstratives from a work to another; and (c) usage patterns found don't coincide with the standard oral pattern of the city of Rio de Janeiro or with the standard advocated by grammars, being marked by hipercorrection, which gives it a particular pattern (own style). Show less
