Latvian verbs of speaking and their relations to evidentiality by Joanna Chojnicka

“…The paper offers a functional analysis of three Latvian verbs of speaking used in their indicative third person forms – saka, runā and stāsta ‘say(s), speak(s) and talk(s)’ – based on the Latvian language corpus online (www.korpuss.lv) and, additionally, on examples excerpted from Internet discourse. …”
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Semantic Change in Latvian under the Influence of English by Andrejs Veisbergs

“… The impact of English as a global language upon Latvian has been growing exponentially in the last 20 years. …”
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Emptiness: Capitalism without people in the Latvian countryside by Dzenovska, D

“…In Latvian towns and villages, post‐Soviet capitalism has produced a palpable change that locals describe as “emptiness.” …”

The manifestations of political correctness in the Lithuanian and Latvian languages by Regina Kvašytė, Džiuljeta Maskuliūnienė, Kazimieras Romualdas Župerka

“…Recommendations for the usage of words in one way or another should be guided by linguistic science and one’s own cultural tradition, not by an unconditional adherence to any ideology.…”
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The Nation Born in Translation (Latvian Translation Scene) by Andrejs Veisbergs

“… Latvian national identity (language-centred), the literary polysystem and even the written language itself are the result of translation. …”
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Is Ilze Jansone’s Insomnia the Latvian Well of Loneliness? by Kārlis Vērdiņš, Jānis Ozoliņš

“…The novel Insomnia by the young Latvian prose writer Ilze Jansone was the first contemporary Latvian novel dedicated to lesbian identity. …”
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Russia and Other Significant Others in Latvian Caricatures by Lidia S. Zhirnova

“…The analysis shows two main sets of ideas associated with Russia in Latvian cartoons: one is power, threat and aggression, and the other is propaganda and lies. …”
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The Influence of Acid Treatment on the Sorption Properties of Latvian Clays by A. Ruplis, R. Bumans

“…n-Hexane and carbon tetrachloride vapour sorption isotherms at 20°C are reported for two series (A and U) of Latvian clays. Samples of the A series were prepared from triassic montmorillonite clays by sulphuric or hydrochloric acid treatment at 100°C. …”
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Grammatical changes caused by contact between Livonian and Latvian by Valts Ernštreits, Gunta Kļava

“…It is clear that Livonian has affected Latvian in a similar way. The process of mutual borrowings can be observed most clearly in the vocabulary, especially in dialects; however, there are changes that have occurred in the phonetics and grammar as well. …”
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The readiness of Latvian micro and small enterprises (MSe) for globalization by Riekstina Iluta, Zvirgzdina Rosita, Linina Iveta

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The construction non-prefixed verb + spatial adverb in Latvian by Andra Kalnača

“…The status of constructions of the type non-prefixed verb + adverb with regard to expressing aspectuality (iet iekšā ‘to go in’, vērt vaļā ‘to open up’ etc.) is one of the most interesting problems in Latvian aspectology. However, too little attention has been paid in Latvian linguistics to the use of such constructions in sentences, as well as to the lexical (spatial) meanings of adverbs and their syntactic functions. …”
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Teachers’ Attitude towards Inclusive Education: Latvian and Lithuanian Experiences by Dina Bethere, Romalda Kasiliauskiene, Linda Pavitola, Svetlana Usca

“…The SPSS 25.0 programme, Pearson Correlation, and One-Way ANOVA tests were used for the statistical analysis of the data. …”
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Crisis Communication and Resilience: Are Russian and Latvian Speakers in the Same Boat? by Sigita Struberga, Žaneta Ozoliņa

“…Considering the existing division in the perception of political realities between Latvian and Russian-speaking communities, Latvia is a case of particular interest for analysis. …”
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Latvijos ginkluotųjų pajėgų partizanų daliniai 1919 metais | From Guerrillas to Soldiers: The Activities of Guerrilla Units of the Latvian Army in 1919 by Ēriks Jēkabsons

“…On the basis of documents in the Latvian State Archives, this paper discusses the armed struggle against the Soviet authorities in Vidzeme, in northern Latgala, and Sela, which took place during the Latvian Wars of Independence, and was joined voluntarily by the local population in an organised way. …”
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Sustainability by Education: How Latvian Heritage was Kept Alive in German Exile by Franzenburg Geert

“…It underlines that environmental, social and heritage education can be seen as core elements of Latvian education abroad. Therefore, the study will not present a concise history of the Latvian high school in Muenster (MLG), which has already been done (Sprogis, 2009), but will concisely evaluate the educational concepts of this particular period as a model, how Latvians maintained their heritage in a sustainable way.…”
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Modernity, Intertextuality and Decolonization: Some Examples from Estonian and Latvian Literature by Anneli Mihkelev

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Political Component of Russian-Latvian Relations at the Present Stage (2014–early 2017) by Marat F. Kasem

“…The dominant feature of today’s Russian-Latvian relations is their political component. This situation first emerged in 2014, the year of the coup d’etat in Ukraine and the year of the Crimea joining Russia. …”
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Identities and a sense of belonging: Young Lithuanians and Latvians from ethnic minorities by Nurse, L

Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccination behaviour in Latvian population: cross-sectional study by Sanita Šuriņa, Kristīne Mārtinsone, Gatis Upesleja, Viktorija Perepjolkina

“…Vaccination is the most effective way of limiting the spread of COVID-19. However, despite the proven effectiveness and safety of vaccines, there is resistance in society and the course of vaccination is slow. …”
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Mapping the symbolic capital of a nation: Riga in fin-de-siècle Latvian novels by Benedikts Kalnačs, Pauls Daija

“… This article concentrates on the representation of Riga in six fin-de-siècle Latvian novels written by Augusts Deglavs, Jānis Poruks, and Andrejs Upīts. …”
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