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Linguistics And Lis: A Research Agenda, Mary K. Bolin

School of Information Student Research Journal

Linguistics and Library and Information Science (LIS) are both interdisciplinary fields that draws from areas such as languages, psychology, sociology, cognitive science, computer science, anthropology, education, and management. The theories and methods of linguistic research can have significant explanatory power for LIS. This article presents a research agenda for LIS that proposes the use of linguistic analysis methods, including discourse analysis, typology, and genre theory.

Adverbial Clauses And Speaker And Interlocutor Gender In Shakespeare’S Plays, Theresa Mcgarry, Kelsey Kiser

ETSU Faculty Works

This study draws on previous findings regarding adverbial clauses in relation to speaker and interlocutor gender in a corpus of current actual speaker data. Our aim is to examine those same relations in a corpus of Shakespeare’s comedies and histories. Mondorf (2004) investigated four types of adverbial clauses in a corpus of modern speech and found that the women used more causal, conditional and purpose clauses than the men, while the men used more concessive clauses. Mondorf’s explanation for this difference is that women use the three clause types that mitigate the speaker’s commitment to the truth of the proposition, …

Cycling Through Grammar: On Compounds, Noun Phrases And Domains, Gisli R. Hardarson

Doctoral Dissertations

In this dissertation, I address the question of domains within grammar: i.e. how domains are defined, whether different components of grammar make references to the same boundaries (or at least boundary definers), and whether these boundaries are uniform with respect to different processes.

I address these questions in two case studies. First, I explore compound nouns in Icelandic and restrictions on their composition, where inflected non-head elements are structurally peripheral to uninflected ones. I argue that these effects are due to a matching condition which requires elements within compounds to match their attachment site in terms of size/type.

Following that …

Linguistics Alum Smash Writers Block With Elip Courses, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Engineering Student: Learn How To ‘Speak Academic’ In Elip Courses, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Sociology Alum: Taking Elip Courses ‘A No-Brainer!’, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Elip Courses Helped Grad Student Learn How To Present Science, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Linguistics Alum: Elip Course Helped Her ‘Talk The Talk’, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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The Schematic Organisation Of Irish Prepositions, Molly Manning

The ITB Journal

The image schema model proposes that basic sensory-motor concepts are the prelinguistic building blocks upon which more abstract concepts are grown. Spatial particles such as prepositions encode basic information linked to embodied human experience and tend to be highly polysemous, existing in both basic and abstract domains of experience. They are therefore useful for studying the schematic properties of language across different conceptual domains, and for understanding how abstract concepts are grounded in basic experiential knowledge. In this paper we demonstrate the usefulness of an image schema approach to the analysis of Irish prepositions, illustrating how the radial structure organisation …

Dalgish Studies, Teaches The Complexities Of Languages., Aldemaro Romero Jr.

Publications and Research

“I tell my students that if they want to see the world, they might consider studying linguistics, because that is how I got my start,” says Dr. Gerard Dalgish, a professor of English at Baruch College. “I went to many different countries, and if you have that sort of background, you can live for a while working part-time or something like that if you like the particular place you’re visiting.”

These compelling words come from someone who has specialized in teaching English as a second language or ESL, as it is also known.

Conrad's Pronoun Usage As A Stylistic Marker And Its Relation To His Density Of Text And Themes, Jennifer K. Onishi

English Department Theses

In this thesis I perform a close examination of Conrad’s use of pronouns. Before this data is related, a brief overview of Conrad’s linguistic history and the history of his criticism is presented. This overview allows for the data to be placed in the context of his linguistic interference. It also lays out what aspects of Conrad’s language have already been explored. Pronouns are analyzed by word, type, and distance from the referent. The results of this study are then combined with statistical data from previous studies of Conrad’s grammar and linguistics. This combined data is used to explain one …

Students Tap Power Of Networking In Elip 5140 For Fine Arts, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Logical Divination, Jeremiah Farrell

Word Ways

This mathematical magic is dedicated to Raymond Smullyan who was an inspiration to us all.

Homophone Couplets, Susan Thorpe

Word Ways

Each couplet includes two pairs of homophones which rhyme.

Alphametics, Steven Kahan

Word Ways

A mathematical game.

Front Cover And Publication Information, Volume 50, Issue 2., Editor Word Ways

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

Word Ways To Go Entirely Online In 2018, Editor Word Ways

Word Ways

Announcement concerning a change in the publication of Word Ways from printed to digital.

Ross And Faith Eckler-A Memoir, David Morice

Word Ways

A special Kickshaws column dedicated to the memory of Ross Eckler.

Colloquy, Editor Word Ways

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Readers' responses to recently published articles

Looking Backwards Again, . Anil

Word Ways

A puzzle, please note page 2 includes answers for the Anagram Quiz 21 and this puzzle.

Possessions, Susan Thorpe

Word Ways

An A-Z list of personages who have relations, entities, syndromes or laws etc. linked to them.

Kickshaws, David Morice

Word Ways

A collection of linguistic kickshaws

New Element Names Revisited, Jeff Grant

Word Ways

In the February 2017 Word Ways Darryl Francis exhibited some particular types of wordplay based on four new chemical element names and this article revisits the topic.

Regular Latin Word Squares, Jeff Grant

Word Ways

A Latin square is an n X n array filled with n different symbols each occurring only once in each row and once in each column, like a Sudoku puzzle. A Latin square is said to be regular if both its rows and its columns are in the same order, as in a regular word square.

Curtailing And Joining, Susan Thorpe

Word Ways

A common letter, or group of letters, is removed from the end of 2 words and the 2 remaining sets of letters are joined to form a word.

Transposing Names In Context, Susan Thorpe

Word Ways

Many people's names can be transposed either (A) into other names or (B) into non-name words.

Animals In Different Languages, Susan Thorpe

Word Ways

The names of certain animals, when translated into foreign languages, produce some surprising results.

Alice In Wonderland -Jabberwocky, David Morice

Word Ways

The first of several Alice in Wonderland related articles prepared by a Butler University class are introduced with a repeat of a famous poem of Carrol's that Dave Morice offered in Word Ways last year.

Down The Rabbit Hole, Stephen Bloom, Jeremiah Farrell

Word Ways

A puzzle using the letters of "down the rabbit hole."

Through The Looking Glass Project, Emily Flandermeyer, Cole Seager

Word Ways

An egg-dropping experiment devised to capture many of the themes and ideas presented throughout Lewis Carroll's work Through the Looking-Glass, And What Alice Found There.