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Nominal reference in two classifier languages
No full textIn this paper, we first present observations that have been made concerning the distribution and interpretation of nominals in Mandarin Chinese and propose an account for them. We will then contrast Mandarin Chinese with Vietnamese, and show that differences with respect to the syntax and semantics of noun phrases between these two languages can be reduced to the fact that they differ minimally in lexical resource. Implications of the analysis for a theory of semantic variation are also discussed
The Symmetry Problem and the Theory of Implicatures (in English and Vietnamese)
No full textA consequence of Grice’s maxims is that the proposition which is asserted is the most informative one in the set of relevant propositions which the speaker believes to be true (cf. Grice 1967). This consequence contradicts in reality in the case there are two relevant propositions which are both more informative than the assertion but contradict each other. This contradiction is the so-called “symmetry problem” in the literature. This thesis introduces the symmetry problem and disscusses two approaches to dissolve it, in which the second one develops from the first one.MA thesis of Viet Cao, University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH), Hanoi, Vietnam, supervised by Tue Trin
Applying Thomas Kuhn\u27s philosophy to science policies
No full textMaster\u27s Thesis of Hung Le, Academy of Social Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam, supervised by Tue Trin
What kind of air do we breathe?
No full textSedem milijonov ljudi na leto umre zaradi onesnaženega zraka. V Evropi je okoli 239 000 smrti mogoče pripisati posledicam izpostavljenosti delcem PM2,5. Kakšne so razmere v Sloveniji in kateri so glavni vzroki, da je zrak tako močno onesnažen? O tem v tokratnem Globusu.Seven million people die each year from air pollution. In Europe, around 239,000 deaths can be attributed to the effects of exposure to PM2.5 particles. What are the conditions in Slovenia and what are the main reasons why the air is so heavily polluted? About this in this year\u27s Globus