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Doubled Letter Sentences, Susan Thorpe

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In the following sentences, all the words contain a doubled letter.

These And Those, David Shaw

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This word puzzle is based on pairs of words which are identical except that in one position they have different letters.

Final Project, Brandi Kordes

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An explanation of the inspiration and meaning behind this final project.

Back Cover

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Back cover of this issue including instructions to authors.

Front Cover And Publication Information, Volume 50, Issue 3, Editor Word Ways

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Front cover and publication information for this issue including the table of contents.

Remembering Ross Eckler, Darryl Francis

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Darryl Francis recalls his introduction to Word Ways and his relationship with and remembrance of Ross Eckler.

Colloquy, Editor Word Ways

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Readers' responses to recently published articles.

But, Nevertheless…More Amusing Redundancies And "Erroneous Mistakes", Don Hauptman

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A discussion of redundancies in writing along with examples the author has found.

Rhyming Synonyms 3 + Antonyms, . Anil

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A list of rhyming definitions constructed of multiple rhymes.

Fait A Complete-1, Steve Kahan

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The pairs of words below are spelled identically, excepting the indicated nonadjacent double letters. Your charge is to fill in the blanks to reveal the original specimens.

Transposals In Sentences, Susan Thorpe

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A collection of transposals.

Mean Sidewalks 3, . Anil

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Mean sidewalks are word or syllable unit anagrams that "walk" the meaning sideways.

Shakespearean Crossword Puzzle, Boris Randolph

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A tribute to The Bard whose works are being currently revived.

Length Matters, Susan Thorpe

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he sentences are made of words each having the same number of letters.

Alphametics, Steven Kahan

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A mathematical game.

Removing A Pair Of Non-Doubled Like Letters, Susan Thorpe

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Removing 2 like letters from a word to form another word.

Letter Pair Puzzles - Solutions, D.M. Shaw

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The solutions for Letter of Introduction and Twinagrams from the May 2017 issue along with the solution for the These and Those puzzle in this issue.

Retrieval Processes In Subject-Verb Agreement Computation, Nathaniel James Eversole

Linguistics & TESOL Dissertations - Archive

An important question in psycholinguistics is how subject-verb agreement is computed. One recent proposal is that memory retrieval processes play a key role in subject-verb agreement during sentence comprehension (Wagers et al., 2009). This model holds that when an agreeing verb (e.g., praise-s/-Ø; was/were) is encountered, a search is initiated through the memory representation of the sentence for a noun phrase (NP) with matching agreement features. When a controlling subject with matching features is available, the search ends successfully. However, in instances of a mismatch with this subject, the mechanism may (incorrectly) satisfy the agreement requirements of the verb with …

Escape From Silent Syntax, Yuta Sakamoto

Doctoral Dissertations

This thesis is a cross-linguistic investigation into the nature of null arguments in radical pro-drop languages where null arguments are claimed to be derivable via the process called argument ellipsis, which directly elides arguments. I examine whether null arguments in such languages involve internal structure by testing extraction possibilities out of them on the basis of the hypothesis that the possibility of extraction indicates the presence of internal structure in anaphora sites. Based on novel data from Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, and Turkish, I show that elliptic arguments exhibit a hitherto unnoticed pattern of extraction out of ellipsis sites, …

Semantics, Meaning, Truth And Content: Disentangling Linguistic And Philosophical Approaches To The Study Of Meaning, Toby Napoletano

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The purpose of this dissertation is to clarify the relationship between two research programs engaged in the investigation of linguistic meaning: the philosophy of language, broadly conceived, and semantics as it is pursued within generative linguistics.

It is often assumed that philosophers of language and semanticists in linguistics are working broadly within the same research program, addressing the same questions about language, its meaning, and its use. At least, it is assumed that the two research programs are continuous with one another, so that each places important constraints on the other. Philosophical theories of meaning, the thought goes, must square …

Animal And Plant Pals, . Anil

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Pairs of animals or plants that form palindromes.

Paul Swinford, A Tribute, Jeremiah Farrell

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A tribute to magician Paul Swinford including puzzles created using his name.

Anagram Quiz 22 R, . Anil

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A quiz, all answers begin with R

Removing Multiple Doubled Letters To Make Words, Susan Thorpe

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Over the years, various articles have listed words having 2 doubled letters. This article goes a stage further requiring that, after the removal of all the doubled letters, be it 2 or more, a WORD remains.

Reflected: Symmetry Through The Looking Glass, Amanda Hashimoto

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In this project, I explored various aspects of symmetry and reflections through mirrors, incorporating personal interest through the mathematics behind the constructions, as well as a defining theme from Alice Through the Looking Glass.

Alice In Wonderland - Jabberwocky, Dave Morice

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An introduction to several articles in this issue that were produced by Butler University's class on Alice in Wonderland.

Through The Looking Glass And What Alice Found There, Tori Puhl

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A short poem that reflects some of the themes of Lewis Carroll's classic masterpiece as well as topics discussed in our HN 200 Seminar.

Alice In Wonderland: Chapter Summaries, Group Project

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A group project from the Alice in Wonderland course by Katy Brown, Alex Gabor, Amanda Hasimoto, Lauren Ciulla and Emily Flandemeyer.

Book Review: Talking Conflict: The Loaded Language Of Genocide, Political Violence, Terrorism, And Warfare, Jennifer A. Bartlett

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The language used to describe conflict situations, whether military, political, or personal, has the potential to help resolve or escalate. Terms such as “collateral damage,” “ethnic cleansing,” and “final solution” often refer to historical events, but can also be used to condemn or endorse particular points of view in political speeches, the media, and local debate. Euphemisms, oxymorons, propaganda, jargon: all come into play. The nuanced and powerful rhetoric of conflict is the topic of Talking Conflict, an interesting and wide-ranging encyclopedia discussing the impact of linguistics, political science, journalism, and other fields on the language of conflict.

Effects Of Language Immersion Versus Classroom Exposure On Advanced French Learners: An Erp Study, Alexandra Claire Brito

Pursuit - The Journal of Undergraduate Research at The University of Tennessee

University students often report making significant advances in their second language (L2) ability after immersion in a nonnative language through study abroad. The degree to which late L2 learners can become nativelike in terms of L2 performance and brain processing is unclear in second language acquisition research. The link between L2 proficiency and learning context has been characterized in previous research, yet the role of learning experience in attaining nativelike brain processing of L2 remains to be elucidated. This study contrasts learners with advanced French proficiency who have attained this level with no, little, or more immersion experience through study …