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The present study deals with the areal variation of /r/-realisations in the Alemannic dialects spoken in Switzerland. In particular, we provide a quantitative survey of recordings collected through crowdsourcing, i. e. by means of the smartphone application Dialäkt Äpp (Leemann/Kolly 2013). Each of the 2851 recordings of the word trinke ('to drink') was auditorily coded by at least two of the four authors. The resulting maps show a neat areal distribution of the realisations of /r/, with alveolar variants in most of the central Midlands and in the Alpine regions. Uvular variants, on the other hand, seem to prevail in the northeastern and northwestern parts of German-speaking Switzerland. Comparing our data with traditional dialectological sources, we find evidence for the hypothesis that the alveolar realisation of /r/ has been extensively replaced by uvular variants in large parts of the northeast; apparently, a similar sound change is now in progress in the rural areas around Basel. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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School foreign language texts should use dialogs oriented to likely actual needs of the learners. Learning goals in schools, unlike those of language courses for adults, should include social competence and personality building. The following are discussed: course content, methodology, and the use of media for developing speaking and receptive competence. (WGA)

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From the late 17th century, European craftsmen were learning the art of calico printing, also known as indienne. This learning process was based, on the one hand, on available knowledge about European methods of printing and colouring. On the other hand, the challenge was to adapt techniques from India, where craftsmen had produced skilfully printed cotton textiles for centuries. Based on the recent debates on the history of cotton and the transformative effect of Asian textiles for European consumer societies, the article takes the Old Swiss Confederacy (one of the most important locations for the production of printed textiles in Europe) as a case to study the circulation of knowledge about new printing and colouring methods, the problem of industrial espionage avant la lettre, and the relationship between imitation and innovation for the indienne industry of the 18th century. The Swiss indienne industry is conceived of as part of a mimetic economy, within which not only Indian textiles were imitated, but also designs and techniques adapted to local circumstances. The drive, however, to reach the quality of Indian textiles was the most important impulse for innovation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In the spring of 1917 the United States entered the First World War. Switzerland and the other neutral European countries came under increasing pressure as the US wanted to embargo their economies. Switzerland had to adapt quickly to the new political order and sent a diplomatic mission to the United States to secure its food and commodity supply. Even though an agreement with the US authorities could be concluded, the policy outcome was strongly influenced by the economic and political agenda of the belligerents. Thus the scope for Swiss foreign policy was limited. The Swiss case shows the increasing influence of the United States and sheds light on the politics of neutrality during the First World War. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article examines the history of the extinct western Yiddish language in the Alsace region, southwest Germany, and Switzerland. Information is provided on the interaction between Yiddish and German languages, the existence of High Alemannic structures in Swiss Yiddish and vice versa is described, and analysis of audio recordings of Yiddish is examined. Examples of code switching by speakers of both High Alemannic and western Yiddish are also provided and the role of linguistic minorities in southwest Germany and Switzerland is described.

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The article discusses a review of early modern era criminal court records from Zurich, Switzerland, that raise questions about the problems of comparing the meanings of the concepts of "rape" and "abuse" in that pre-modern period to modern times. The author notes that crimes of "sexualized violence" in the earlier era may involve different understandings of the terms applied to those crimes. She also wonders how a modern person can understand a concept of "fairness" in the former time period, given sentences that seem unjust to those living in a later time.

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Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746-1827) is usually seen as both founder of the modern school system and founder of modern social work. While newer studies have focused on the teaching activities in his institutes, little attention has been paid to the everyday life of the students. Although functioning as a means of the “new” teaching methods they rarely appear as real actors. This article challenges the dominant pattern of looking at Pestalozzi's educational enterprise by focusing on students, especially in the institute in Yverdon from its beginning in 1805 up to 1811... [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article presents information about relations between multilingualism and speakers of both standard language and dialects. Dialect-standard competency is discussed in terms of its presence in German areas of Switzerland. It is described as a form of bilingualism in two related languages or language varieties, often found in children who absorb both the standard language and its regional dialect during their speech-learning process. Results are included from a study seeking to determine whether inhabitants of provincial areas with dialect-standard competency more easily learn foreign languages than speakers of pure standard language or pure dialect.

This article discusses the smallness of subsidiary jurisdictions as a third dimension of centrality, besides vertical centrality and fragmentation (horizontal centrality). A panel analysis concerning all 26 Swiss cantons (from 1990 to 2003) shows that public expenditure per capita increases with the number of inhabitants of a canton. This holds for the aggregate expenditure level and for six expenditure categories of the Government Finance Statistics. The positive elasticity of per capita expenditure with respect to population size can be understood as an indicator for increasing government failure in jurisdictions with bigger population size. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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First it is clarified what„ trust” and„ tax morale” actually mean and how they are measured. Especially in German-speaking countries, tax morale is often mixed with tax compliance. But the first is a moral conviction while the second denotes actual behaviour, and both do not necessarily need to be congruent. Then it is shown how direct popular rights empower Swiss citizens to influence their tax burden. Finally, we discuss the impact of direct popular rights on tax morale and on tax compliance as well as the impact of the trust between citizens and tax authorities on the latter. It is shown that direct democracy leads to higher tax morale and compliance, even if tax morale is today rather low in Switzerland compared to other countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Recent reforms of the Swiss health care system to introduce regulated competition have raised expectations about the possible combination of more efficient services, while at same time maintaining or even increasing the level of solidarity in health care systems. In this article we examine expected behavioral changes of the market actors, the way incentives for market actors have been changed and analyze the way market actors in fact changed their behavior. We conclude that so far only some of the targets of the reforms have been met. For a reasonable assessment of the Swiss experience in regulating competition in health care it is paramount to distinguish expected effects from actual effects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]