THE FUNCTIONS OF HERALDIC SYMBOLS IN THE ENGLISH FICTION

The functions of heraldic symbols in the English fiction

The article considers the main functions performed by heraldic symbols due to their verbalization in blazons as descriptions of coats of arms by a specific set of language constructs.Heraldic symbols as the quintessence of culture are analyzed in the communicative-functional aspect.There are some special characteristics of heraldic symbolic units,

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TikTok Tourette’s: Are We Witnessing a Rise in Functional Tic-Like Behavior Driven by Adolescent Social Media Use?

Jessica Frey,1 Kevin J Black,2 Irene A Malaty3 1Department of Neurology, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA; 2Departments of Psychiatry, Neurology, Radiology, and Neuroscience, Washington University in St.Louis, St.Louis, MO, USA; 3Department of Neurology, Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, Uni

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Sacrococcygeal teratoma in a female newborn with clinical features of trisomy 13: a case report from Central Africa

Toni Kasole Lubala,1,2 Olivier Mukuku,1 Mick Pongombo Shongo,1,2 Augustin Mulangu Mutombo,1 Nina Lubala,1 Oscar Numbi Luboya,1 Prosper Lukusa-Tshilobo3 1Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, 2Center for Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, 3Department of Paediatrics and Centre for Human Genetics, Univ

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