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MOTHER FIGURE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Personality Development
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- emotional deprivation
1, record 1, English, emotional%20deprivation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- affective deprivation 2, record 1, English, affective%20deprivation
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Isolation of an infant from its mother to the degree that identification with the maternal figure is not made, with the result that personality development is impaired. 3, record 1, English, - emotional%20deprivation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Développement de la personnalité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- carence affective
1, record 1, French, carence%20affective
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Insuffisance ou privation de liens affectifs avec la mère ou un substitut maternel. Peut avoir des conséquences fâcheuses sur le développement psychomoteur et la personnalité de l'enfant. 2, record 1, French, - carence%20affective
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Desarrollo de la personalidad
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- carencia afectiva
1, record 1, Spanish, carencia%20afectiva
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ausencia continuada de afecto a la que es sometida una persona por sus familiares. 1, record 1, Spanish, - carencia%20afectiva
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-07-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- americanization 1, record 2, English, americanization
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The way English has emerged as a global lingua franca is truly remarkable. By the time of Queen Elizabeth I there were scarcely five million mother-tongue speakers. But by the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, this figure has grown to over 350 million, with four-fifths of the mother-tongue speakers living outside Britain. What has been the role of America in all this? Today over 225 million American citizens speak English as a mother tongue and that fact alone makes the USA easily the English world leader. US English has been a major influence on other languages and dialects. The Italians have a word for this kind of americanization :"cocacolonizzare", to "coca-cola colonize".(Business Traveller, March 1997, p. 40). 1, record 2, English, - americanization
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- américanisation 1, record 2, French, am%C3%A9ricanisation
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1984-01-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- mother figure
1, record 3, English, mother%20figure
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a psychological substitute or surrogate for the mother. 1, record 3, English, - mother%20figure
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- substitut maternel psychologique
1, record 3, French, substitut%20maternel%20psychologique
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- image maternelle 1, record 3, French, image%20maternelle
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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