2,236 research outputs found
Effects of givenness and constraints on free word order
No full textSkopeteas S, Fanselow G. Effects of givenness and constraints on free word order. In: Zimmermann M, Féry C, eds. Information Structure: Theoretical, typological, and experimental perspectives. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2009: 307-331
Cyclic phonology–syntax-interaction : movement to first position in German
No full textThis paper investigates the nature of the attraction of XPs to clauseinitial position in German (and other languages). It argues that there are two different types of preposing. First, an XP can move when it is attracted by an EPP-like feature of Comp. Comp can, however, also attract elements that bear the formal marker of some semantic or pragmatic (information theoretic) function. This second type of movement is driven by the attraction of a formal property of the moved element. It has often been misanalysed as “operator” movement in the past
Phase recovery by using optical fiber dispersion and pulse pre-stretching
No full textIn this work, the applicability of a recently proposed phase recovery technique is extended, by using temporal pulse pre-stretching. As a proof of concept, the light pulses emitted by a two-stage laser system consisting of a sub-picosecond passively mode-locked fiber laser followed by an erbium-doped fiber amplifier were experimentally analyzed. These results were successfully compared with two indirect phase recovery techniques, both based on the Gerchberg–Saxton recursive algorithm and with the intensity autocorrelation when sub-picosecond light pulses were analyzed.Fil: Cuadrado Laborde, Christian Ariel. Universidad de Valencia. Departamento de Física Aplicada y Electromagnetismo; España. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Rosario. Instituto de Física de Rosario (i); ArgentinaFil: Brotons Gisbert, M.. Universidad de Valencia. Departamento de Física Aplicada y Electromagnetismo; EspañaFil: Serafino, G.. Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna. TeCIP Institute; ItaliaFil: Bogoni, A.. Inter-university National Consortium for Telecommunications. National Laboratory of Photonic Networks; ItaliaFil: Pérez Millán, P.. Universidad de Valencia. Departamento de Física Aplicada y Electromagnetismo; España. FYLA LASER SL.; EspañaFil: Andres, M. V.. Universidad de Valencia. Departamento de Física Aplicada y Electromagnetismo; Españ
Inside views and facts about the Mormon temple: slide no. 40
No full textScan of slide number 40 from a set made by Gisbert L. Bossard and Max Florence and printed by "A. J. Clapham Fine Arts" of New York, reproducing documents and photos related to Bossard\u27s photographing of the interior of the Salt Lake Temple in 1911. This slide shows the William C. Staines Conservatory, a greenhouse on Temple Square
Inside views and facts about the Mormon temple: slide no. 44
No full textScan of slide number 44 from a set made by Gisbert L. Bossard and Max Florence and printed by "A. J. Clapham Fine Arts" of New York, reproducing documents and photos related to Bossard\u27s photographing of the interior of the Salt Lake Temple in 1911. This slide shows the William C. Staines Conservatory facade at Temple Square
Consideraciones sobre el tratamiento de la fraseología especializada en los diccionarios bilingües español/italiano actuales.
No full textLa presencia de terminología especializada en el diccionario general bilingüe (DGB), a diferencia de lo que sucede en los monolingües, es una cuestión poco tratada y casi ausente en numerosas publicaciones recientes.
En este trabajo nos ocuparemos de la marcación diatécnica en general y en particular de la fraseología del lenguaje jurídico; trataremos este tema en la circularidad bidireccional observando la coherencia metodológica de su introducción con el contenido de la obra, la adecuación de la traducción de estas unidades teniendo en cuenta a su destinatario, es decir, un usuario que utiliza la fraseología con finalidades de interpretación y producción (Cabré, 2000, Corpas, 2003, Gómez de Enterría, 2006, San Vicente (ed.) 2006).
Para nuestro estudio tomaremos como referencia las siguientes obras: Tam-Hoepli (GT), Tam menor (Tm), Espasa-Paravia (EP), Zanichelli (Z), Zanichelli/Vox (Vm) y Herder (H)
Left peripheral focus: mismatches between syntax and information structure
No full textIn Czech, German, and many other languages, part of the semantic focus of the utterance can be moved to the left periphery of the clause. The main generalization is that only the leftmost accented part of the semantic focus can be moved. We propose that movement to the left periphery is generally triggered by an unspecific edge feature of C (Chomsky 2008) and its restrictions can be attributed to requirements of cyclic linearization, modifying the theory of cyclic linearization developed by Fox and Pesetsky (2005). The crucial assumption is that structural accent is a direct consequence of being linearized at merge, thus it is indirectly relevant for (locality restrictions on) movement. The absence of structural accent correlates with givenness. Given elements may later receive (topic or contrastive) accents, which accounts for fronting in multiple focus/contrastive topic constructions. Without any additional assumptions, the model can account for movement of pragmatically unmarked elements to the left periphery ('formal fronting', Frey 2005). Crucially, the analysis makes no reference at all to concepts of information structure in the syntax, in line with the claim of Chomsky (2008) that UG specifies no direct link between syntax and information structure
The discourse function of inverse voice: An experimental study in Teribe (Chibchan)
No full textQuesada JD, Skopeteas S. The discourse function of inverse voice: An experimental study in Teribe (Chibchan). Journal of Pragmatics. 2010;42(9):2579-2600.It has been argued that the use of inverse voice in languages with pragmatic inversion depends on the discourse status of the referents: this voice occurs when the patient outranks the agent in topicality. In our article, we present empirical evidence from Teribe, a Chibchan language of Panama and Costa Rica and we examine the interaction between inverse voice and information structure. We report the results of three production experiments which show that there is a strong correlation but not a categorical association between inverse voice and particular information structural properties. On this empirical basis, we claim that the occurrence of inverse voice in discourse may be accounted for in terms of discourse-oriented preferences concerning the linear order and does not require the assumption that discrete pragmatic properties such as topic or focus are inherent part of the construction at issue
Treatment of Helciobacter pylori infection 2014
No full textThis review summarizes important studies regarding H.pylori therapy published
from April 2013 to April 2014. The main themes that emerge are assessing
the efficacy of standard triple therapy, as well as exploring new first-line
treatments, predominantly optimized triple therapies and non-bismuth quadruple
schemes. Regarding newer non-bismuth quadruple regimens, the compliance
and tolerance seem to be similar for sequential and concomitant
regimens. Notably, no study yet has demonstrated a clear statistical superiority
for either, and a systematic review and meta-analysis may be warranted.
Other studies examined the role of levofloxacin and bismuth based therapies
in H. pylori eradication. The efficacy of bismuth as a second-line after sequential
therapy was particularly noteworthy. Levofloxacin-based therapies also
appear to be useful and versatile as part of different antibiotic combinations
and in first-, second-, and third-line therapies. The emerging problem of quinolone
resistance remains a worry. Individualized therapy, based on factors
such as antimicrobial information, resistance data, and CYP2C19 metabolism,
may well be the most notable future trend to emerge this year
IMPLEMENTATION OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC FLOATING COVER FOR IRRIGATION RESERVOIRS
No full text[EN] The article presents the main features of a floating photovoltaic cover system (FPCS) for water irrigation reservoirs whose purpose is to reduce the evaporation of water while generating electrical power. The system consists of polyethylene floating modules which are able to adapt to varying reservoir water levels by means of tension bars and elastic fasteners. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Redón-Santafé, M.; Ferrer-Gisbert, P.; Sánchez-Romero, F.; Torregrosa Soler, JB.; Ferran Gozalvez, JJ.; Ferrer Gisbert, CM. (2014). IMPLEMENTATION OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC FLOATING COVER FOR IRRIGATION RESERVOIRS. Journal of Cleaner Production. 66:568-570. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.11.006S5685706
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