Among other things, learning to write entails learning how to use complex sentences effectively in discourse. Some research has therefore focused on relating measures of syntactic complexity to text quality. Apart from the fact that the existing research on this topic appears inconclusive, most of it …

The Arctic Ocean stands at the threshold of significant changes. Climate change and the melting of ice have a potential impact on vulnerable ecosystems, the livelihoods of local inhabitants and indigenous communities, and the potential exploitation of natural resources. (Ilulissat Declaration, 2008, …

A refugee is a person who, for reasons of persecution (or fear hereto), is forced to leave his home and is outside of his home country. Although the great majority of the world's refugees find themselves in third world countries, also wealthier countries are dealing with considerable numbers of migrants …

In de loop van 2007 deed de Hoge Raad een drietal uitspraken in geschillen tussen ondernemingen over de uitleg van tussen hen gesloten overeenkomsten. Er zijn overeenkomsten, aldus de Hoge Raad, waarbij een taalkundige uitleg van een overeenkomst over het algemeen voorop staat. Tot het moment van de …