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Sentence Sudoku Puzzles, Johan De Ruiter Feb 2019

Sentence Sudoku Puzzles, Johan De Ruiter

Word Ways

Four sudoku puzzles using letters instead of numbers and a Latin Square word puzzle.


A Christmas Card, Simon Nightingale Feb 2019

A Christmas Card, Simon Nightingale

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A puzzle.


The Martin Game, Jeremiah Farrell Feb 2019

The Martin Game, Jeremiah Farrell

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The MARTIN diagram uses each letter of the name exactly three times to form nine chemical symbols


Multiple Elements In Single Words, Darryl Francis Feb 2019

Multiple Elements In Single Words, Darryl Francis

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What's the shortest word from which the names of 2 chemical elements can be spelled out?


"I Wonder If They Serve Jookies In Kale" A Plethora Of New Spoonerisms, Transpositions, And Chiasmus, Don Hauptman Feb 2019

"I Wonder If They Serve Jookies In Kale" A Plethora Of New Spoonerisms, Transpositions, And Chiasmus, Don Hauptman

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A new collection of spoonerisms, transpositions and chaismus.


Now And Then, Steve Kahan Feb 2019

Now And Then, Steve Kahan

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A matching quiz on "now" and "then" names of countries.


More Etymological Curiosities, . Anil Feb 2019

More Etymological Curiosities, . Anil

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A collection of interesting word origins and definitions.


Ode To Epaulette, . Anil Feb 2019

Ode To Epaulette, . Anil

Word Ways

A list of funny words and new meanings for existing ones.


Anna Square, Roman Pyrih Feb 2019

Anna Square, Roman Pyrih

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Latin word squares using Sanskrit words.


Pinpointing Letters, Susan Thorpe Feb 2019

Pinpointing Letters, Susan Thorpe

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A selection of phrases, each of which pinpoints a specific letter of the alphabet A-Z. This is accomplished by using a word which targets the required letter.


5 X 5 Word Squares, Steve Kahan Feb 2019

5 X 5 Word Squares, Steve Kahan

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A 3 x 5 word square consists of ten distinct words, five across and five down.


Diskos: A Puzzle Game, Jeremiah Farrell Feb 2019

Diskos: A Puzzle Game, Jeremiah Farrell

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A puzzle game that uses 12 domino disks and 4 x 4 checkerboard.


Awk Awk, Darryl Francis Feb 2019

Awk Awk, Darryl Francis

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A listing of words that only use the letter A, W, and K.


A Collection Of Rhyming Palindromes, Tim Heath Feb 2019

A Collection Of Rhyming Palindromes, Tim Heath

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A collection of RETEP verse or Rhyming, end to end, palindromic verse.


Colloquy Feb 2019

Colloquy

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A collection of readers' responses to previously published articles.


Epluribus Unum, D. M. Shaw Feb 2019

Epluribus Unum, D. M. Shaw

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Many words can be regarded as made up of a sequence of smaller ones. This article takes a look at some.


Esquire Articles By Martin Gardner, Jeremiah Farrell Feb 2019

Esquire Articles By Martin Gardner, Jeremiah Farrell

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A listing of articles by Martin Gardner in Esquire magazine along with suggested places to find reprints.


Quiz: Double Up In Tears 1, . Anil Feb 2019

Quiz: Double Up In Tears 1, . Anil

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A word quiz.


Lamprotine, Darryl Francis Feb 2019

Lamprotine, Darryl Francis

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A discussion on the word Lamprotine.


Triple Word Ladder Phrases, Susan Thorpe Feb 2019

Triple Word Ladder Phrases, Susan Thorpe

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Creating word ladder phrases.


Word Ways V.52 No.1 Complete Issue Feb 2019

Word Ways V.52 No.1 Complete Issue

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All of the articles in this issue in one complete document.


The Puzzle Of My Life, Jeremiah Farrell Feb 2019

The Puzzle Of My Life, Jeremiah Farrell

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A crossword puzzle with a hidden message.


Instructions To Authors Feb 2019

Instructions To Authors

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Instructions to authors for submitting new articles.


Untangling Knots: Embodied Diagramming Practices In Knot Theory, Kate Mccallum Jan 2019

Untangling Knots: Embodied Diagramming Practices In Knot Theory, Kate Mccallum

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

The low visibility and specialised languages of mathematical work pose challenges for the ethnographic study of communication in mathematics, but observation-based study can offer a real-world grounding to questions about the nature of its methods. This paper uses theoretical ideas from linguistic pragmatics to examine how mutual understandings of diagrams are achieved in the course of conference presentations. Presenters use shared knowledge to train others to interpret diagrams in the ways favoured by the community of experts, directing an audience’s attention so as to develop a shared understanding of a diagram’s features and possible manipulations. In this way, expectations about …


Soto Fernandez Consolini Present At Second Language Research Forum, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Jan 2019

Soto Fernandez Consolini Present At Second Language Research Forum, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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No abstract provided.


Null Operators And Parameter Setting, Ryosuke Hattori Jan 2019

Null Operators And Parameter Setting, Ryosuke Hattori

Doctoral Dissertations

This thesis investigates cross-linguistic variation regarding null operator (Op) movement constructions, in particular comparatives and tough constructions, focusing on their syntactic structure and their acquisition by children. Through a cross-linguistic survey, I show that Degree Clausal Comparatives (DCC) and English-type tough constructions are not allowed in languages without articles. I argue that due to lack of the DP layer, such languages cannot form a Complex Null Op (CNO), which I argue is necessary in the derivation of such constructions. In terms of parameter setting in language acquisition, an English-learner, then, would have to switch the value to a more marked …


Bikowski Gives Keynote In Vietnam On English As Medium Of Instruction, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Jan 2019

Bikowski Gives Keynote In Vietnam On English As Medium Of Instruction, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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No abstract provided.


The Scopes Of Discourse, H. S. Matnazarova Jan 2019

The Scopes Of Discourse, H. S. Matnazarova

Central Asian Problems of Modern Science and Education

This article deals with the classification problems of discourse in English and considers different hypothesis on the matter. Discourse is analyzed as an important aspect of cognition and cognitive linguistics. Its analysis takes into consideration communicative conditions and functions.


The Significant Role And Studies On Reduplication In The English Language, Sh. X. Xusinova Jan 2019

The Significant Role And Studies On Reduplication In The English Language, Sh. X. Xusinova

Central Asian Problems of Modern Science and Education

The article reveals the content of the phenomenon of reduplication. The process of studying reduplications in different periods of linguistic development is defined from the beginnings to the modern stage.


The First Stages Of Communication Service Formation In Uzbekistan (In The Case Of Khorezm), I. S. Yusupov Jan 2019

The First Stages Of Communication Service Formation In Uzbekistan (In The Case Of Khorezm), I. S. Yusupov

Central Asian Problems of Modern Science and Education

This article describes the emergence and development of communication services in ancient times in Khorezm, northwest of Uzbekistan