谈詹姆斯·乔伊斯书信的价值

詹姆斯·乔伊斯是20世纪最重要,最有影响的作家之一.他没有自传和日记传世,但保存下来的书信从字数上讲,几乎赶得上他的小说总量,是全面展示乔伊斯的生平和作品的第一手文字材料,若要全面研究乔伊斯不可不读他的书信.     

湘潭方言的体标记“羾得N”和“在N”

“羾得N”和“在N”同为湖南湘潭方言中的体标记。其中“羾”与“在”都能作动词、介词,前者强调动态义,只能接处所宾语,不能接时间宾语,后者则可接处所或时间宾语。比较“羾得N”和“在N”,前者在句法配置上只能位于动词性结构之前,语义上只表进行义,语用功能上多用于随意场合,虚化程度较低;后者则可以位于动词性结构之前或之后,可表进行义或持续义,语用场合不限,虚化程度比前者稍高。     

历史性权利的法理基础与实证考查

习惯法上,任何得到国际社会公开或默示承认的权利都是合法权利。任何主权国家在领土主权方面的传统权利都应予以尊重。国际法上的历史性权利应该存在一个权利取得、强化和稳固的历史过程,而其他国家的某些当前事实行为构成了对权利国历史性权利的干扰和最大威胁。历史性权利往往源于国际习惯法,并不依据现代成文国际条约法而获得,当然也不应根据后来新产生的国际法律原则和规则来判断。     

学术英语写作体裁教学之学习者特征研究

学习者的个人因素是影响学术语篇体裁学习过程的三大要素之一,但是在国内目前的学术英语（English for academic purposes,EAP）写作教学研究中并未受到重视。采用个案定性研究方法,以修读“硕士学位论文写作”课程的学生为对象,通过半结构式访谈、学习日记、写作文本等数据,探究体裁学习过程中突显的学习者特征。研究发现,学生呈现出对以往二语写作经验的依赖、对论文写作规范的评判意识和对EAP写作任务中话语身份的模糊认知等三个主要特征,这在一定程度上制约了他们掌握新的学术语篇体裁知识和提高体裁意识。     

How portable is social security for migrant workers? A review of the literature

This article reviews the recent literature on existing mechanisms that allow for the portability of social security entitlements for migrant workers and finds that North–North migrants have the best access to portability. There is limited coordination between origin and destination countries regarding the portability of social entitlements of South–North migrants. These migrants are dealing with discourses and policies that treat them as second class citizens, even as they are providing much‐needed labour to their host countries. South–South migrants are seeing new regional mechanisms addressing portability. However, many of the impacts of these mechanisms are not yet known. Other knowledge gaps on portability relate to internal and South–South migration, the role of gender and other social identities, migrants’ occupations as well as their legal immigration status.     

Longevity insurance annuities: China adopts a benefit innovation from the past

Longevity insurance annuities are deferred annuities that begin payment at advanced older ages, such as at age 80. Such annuities would benefit some older retirees who have drawn down their savings, but the private sector has problems in providing them. Originally, social insurance old‐age benefits programmes in some countries were structured as longevity insurance programmes, with 50 per cent or less of those entering the workforce surviving to receive the benefits. Over time, however, as life expectancy has improved, the benefits these programmes provide have slowly transformed into benefits that most people entering the workforce ultimately receive. This article argues that the reintroduction of longevity insurance benefits as part of social insurance old‐age benefit programmes could be an important policy innovation, in particular because this benefit is generally not provided by the private sector. China has introduced longevity insurance benefits as part of its social insurance system, offering a model for other countries, particularly those providing modest social insurance old‐age benefits.     

Social health insurance development in Mongolia: Opportunities and challenges in moving towards Universal Health Coverage

Mongolia achieved high population coverage under mandatory health insurance relatively quickly. This fact was viewed by policy‐ and decision‐makers as a central issue for health financing reform in Mongolia. Health insurance brought many new features for health service planning, provision, funding and resource management. Based on initial achievements, health insurance came to be strategically considered as the vehicle for achieving universal coverage. The article analyses developments in Mongolia's health insurance over the last decade along with the core policy dimensions of Universal Health Coverage. It examines various reform approaches and the numerous amendments to laws that have been implemented during this period and discusses new opportunities as well as challenges. The analytical review and findings discussed suggest that Mongolia has a need for evidence‐based policy decisions and informed political support, with health insurance backed by robust institutional and administrative capacities. More generally, it also emphasizes that health policy goals and objectives can be attained by strengthening and making transparent and publicly‐accountable all health system financing functions and arrangements. The policy analysis, experiences, lessons and proposed strategies presented with regard to Mongolia intend to stimulate wider discussions on health insurance development as well as promote continuing focused research on specific aspects of health insurance and public financing reform.     

Disability benefit reform in Great Britain from the perspective of the United States

In 2008, Great Britain overhauled its disability benefit programme by introducing a new disability determination process called the Work Capability Assessment and a new earnings replacement programme called Employment and Support Allowance. This article examines the British reforms from the perspective of the United States, which may consider changes to its disability benefit programme, the Social Security Disability Insurance programme, in the near future. The article provides an overview of the steps leading to the reform in Great Britain, details how the new programme operates, reviews research on its initial implementation and effects, and identifies lessons for the potential reform of the disability benefit programme in the United States.     

民间歌谣与昭君传说的交融与整合

王昭君的传说经过近二千年的流传,已成为故事化的民间文学题材。以此为题材的同一文学样式有多个版本,以此为题材的不同文学样式又有许多种。在昭君故里的湖北省南郡秭归县（今隶属兴山县）,却以一种别样的民间文学样式——民间歌谣,流传着“昭君文化”。民间文学中异文现象与异形现象整合的传播,有效促进了南方巴楚文化与北方华夏文化的交融,这对研究巴楚文化、民族精神、民俗风情具有借鉴作用,对于弘扬中华文化、构建和谐边疆、沟通南北经济、持续融合民族友好团结,都具有重要的现实和人文意义。     

基于分数小波变换的空域相关特性的信号降噪新方法

简要介绍了分数小波变换的基本思想及在信号处理方面的特点。利用分数小波变换系数在不同尺度上对应点处的相关性对其进行选择和处理,这样处理后的分数小波变换系数基本上对应着信号的边缘,然后对信号系数进行重构,达到了降噪的目的。以数值仿真和实测齿轮箱振动信号为例,研究了该方法的降噪效果,同时和小波包直接降噪进行了比较。结果表明,该方法能够有效降低振动信号中的背景噪声。