702 research outputs found
Dual VP Classes
No full textWe consider the complexity class ACC1 and related families of arithmetic circuits. We prove a variety of collapse results, showing several settings in which no loss of computational power results if fan-in of gates is severely restricted, as well as presenting a natural class of arithmetic circuits in which no expressive power is lost by severely restricting the algebraic degree of the circuits. We draw attention to the strong connections that exist between ACC1 and VP, via connections to the classes CC1[m] for various m. These results tend to support a conjecture regarding the computational power of the complexity class VP over finite algebras, and they also highlight the significance of a class of arithmetic circuits that is in some sense dual to VP. In particular, these dual-VP classes provide new characterizations of ACC1 and TC1 in terms of circuits of semiunbounded fan-in. As a corollary, we show that ACCi = CCi for all i 1.The earlier conference paper version of this article is available from the publisher at http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-3-662-48054-0 and also from the Rutgers institutional repository: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3KK9DN4.Peer reviewe
Exploring VP/vP Preposing in Multiple Nominative Constructions mm
No full textThis study investigates VP/vP preposing within the context of Multiple
Nominative Constructions (MNCs). In Korean, a verbal constituent can be
moved to the sentence-initial position. However, when an unbound trace is
contained within the preposed constituent, it violates the Proper Binding
Condition (PBC), rendering the sentence ungrammatical. The PBC effect has
non-trivial implications for the structure of VP/vP. This paper investigates
VP/vP preposing across diverse categories of MNCs in Korean to illuminate
their structural characteristics. MNCs occur in various environments, broadly
classified into Major Subject constructions and Nominative Object constructions
(Kuno 1973). Previous literature classifies the two types of MNCs into several
sub-types. An important question is concerned with the structure of the various
MNCs. This paper explores whether previous analyses can adequately explain
the (im)possibility of VP/vP preposing within each sub-type of MNCs. We
show that the (im)possibility of VP/vP preposing in MNCs results from their
unique structure, in combination with the PBC effect and many other syntactic
principles.We thank the anonymous reviewers of this journal for many useful comments. This work was supported by the 2021 Yeungnam University Research Grant (Corresponding Author)
An Optimality-Theoretic Analysis of Scandinavian Object Shift and Remnant VP-Topicalisation
No full textHolmberg (1997, 1999) assumes that Holmberg's generalisation (HG) is derivational, prohibiting Object Shift (OS) across an intervening non-adverbial element at any point in the derivation. Counterexamples to this hypothesis are given in Fox & Pesetsky (2005) which show that remnant VP-topicalisations are possible in Scandinavian as long as the VP-internal order relations are maintained. Extending the empirical basis concerning remnant VP-topicalisations, we argue that HG and the restrictions on object stranding result from the same, more general condition on order preservation. Considering this condition to be violable and to interact with various constraints on movement in an Optimality-theoretic fashion, we suggest an account for various asymmetries in the interaction between remnant VP-topicalisations and both OS and other movement operations (especially subject raising) as to their order preserving characteristics and stranding abilities.The definitive version of this paper is published in Linguistics in Potsdam 25 (2006).Engels, E., Vikner, S. (2006). An Optimality-Theoretic Analysis of Scandinavian Object Shift and Remnant VP-Topicalisation. In H. Broekhuis & R. Vogel (Eds), Linguistics in Potsdam 25. Optimality Theory and Minimalism: A possible Convergence? Potsdam : Universitätsverlag PotsdamISBN: 9783939469544 (published book
Dual VP Classes
No full textWe consider the complexity class ACC^1 and related families of arithmetic circuits. We prove a variety of collapse results, showing several settings in which no loss of computational power results if fan-in of gates is severely restricted, as well as presenting a natural class of arithmetic circuits in which no expressive power is lost by severely restricting the algebraic degree of the circuits. These results tend to support a conjecture regarding the computational power of the complexity class VP over finite algebras, and they also highlight the significance of a class of arithmetic circuits that is in some sense dual to VP.Presented at the 40th International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (MFCS '15).Published as a chapter in: Mathematical foundations of computer science 2015 : 40th International Symposium, MFCS 2015, Milan, Italy, August 24-28, 2015, Proceedings. Part II, as part of the series
Lecture notes in computer science 9235, edited by G.F. Italiano, G. Pighizzini, & D. Sannella (Berlin: Springer, 2015). LNCS 9235 forms part of the LNCS sublibrary Theoretical computer science and general issues.The final publication is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48054-0Peer reviewed.The later journal article version of this paper is available from the publisher at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00037-016-0146-7 and at http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3ZC8531 (Accepted Manuscript version)
Deriving Pairedness in vP structure: Minimalist yet Optimal
No full textMinimalist accounts lack a natural theory of markedness, whereas Optimality-Theoretical accounts lack derivational procedure. We argue, then, that neither standard Minimalist nor standard Optimality-Theoretical frameworks enable straightforward, parsimonious accounts of what we call pairedness behavior, where a given language exhibits multiple forms occupying the same niche. We adopt a hybrid OT/MP account, first, to explain the unmarked/marked dichotomy of anticausatives in German, and, second, to explain why languages often exhibit direct and indirect causatives.This is the authors' final version of a book chapter that was published in Optimality Theory and Minimalism: Interface Theories.Grove, Kyle Wade and Putnam, Mike. "Deriving Pairedness in vP structure: Minimalist yet Optimal" in Broekhuis, Hans and Vogel, Ralf, eds. Optimality Theory and Minimalism: Interface Theories (Linguistics in Potsdam 28 (2008)). Potsdam: Universitätsverlag Potsdam, 2009.ISBN: 9783940793614 (published book
Condition C effects in VP fronting constructions and the mode of semantic composition
No full textThe paper studies Condition C effects in VP fronting constructions. The author explores new as well as known data that cannot be accounted for by current theories of reconstruction. He explores the mode of semantic composition by which the fronted verb composes with its sister in cases where Condition C effects are triggered and obviated. The author proposes that Condition C effects are triggered if a potential trigger inside a fronted VP is argument to a predicate that describes a situation that is identical to or co-varies with the Austinian topic situation described by the assertive content of the whole sentence
Outcome of medium-dose VP-16/CY/TBI superior to CY/TBI as a conditioning regimen for allogeneic stem cell transplantation in adult patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
No full textThe choice of conditioning regimen before allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is important. We retrospectively compared outcomes of medium-dose VP-16/cyclophosphamide/total body irradiation (VP/CY/TBI) regimen and CY/TBI. Five hundred and twenty-nine patients (VP/CY/TBI: n = 35, CY/TBI: n = 494) who met all of the following criteria were compared: first time for SCT, aged 15-59 years; first or second complete remission at SCT; bone marrow or peripheral blood as stem cell source; and HLA phenotypically matched donor. Median age of the patients was 34 years, and patients who received VP/CY/TBI were younger (28 years vs. 34 years, P = 0.02). Cumulative incidences of relapse and non-relapse mortality (NRM) were higher for patients who received CY/TBI (P = 0.01 for relapse, P < 0.01 for NRM). After a median follow-up period of 36.9 months, 5-year overall survival (OS) rates were 82.2% in the VP/CY/TBI group and 55.2% in the CY/TBI group. OS, and disease-free survival (DFS) in the VP/CY/TBI group were shown to be significantly better by multivariate analysis [hazard ratio: 0.21 (95% confidence interval: 0.06-0.49) for DFS, hazard ratio: 0.25 (95% confidence interval: 0.08-0.59) for OS]. VP/CY/TBI was associated with a lower relapse rate and no increase in NRM, resulting in better survival than that in CY/TBI for adult ALL patients
Intraventricular Fluid Injection as a Novel Treatment of Subdural Fluid Collection after VP Shunt Overdrainage: A Case Report
No full textIntroduction: Subdural fluid collection is one of many complications of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt. Variety of surgical procedures have been applied for the treatment of the post VP shunt subdural fluid collection, but the ideal surgical treatment remains controversial.
Case Report: This is a case report of 14 years old boy who had a history of multiple VP shunt revisions for post hemorrhagic hydrocephalus with subdural fluid collections due to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) overdrainage.
Result: The author performed intraventricular fluid injection via shunt valve to expand the brain mantle and drain the subdural fluid through a small craniotomy. This is the first case report using the novel “fluid infusion†technique for the treatment of intractable subdural fluid collection after the VP shunt overdrainage.
Conclusion: The technique can bring potentially great impact for the future treatment of symptomatic subdural fluid collection associated with CSF overdrainage after VP shunt
Study on Counter-willingness Usage of the Syntactic Structure "ai/hao + vp"
No full textIn modern Chinese, the syntactic structure of “好/ 愛＋vp” can describe the inclination of somebody or something, and usually the “VP” represents the things that the speaker would subjectively prefer not to happen. So there is a contradiction between the inclination of things or somebody involved and the willingness of the speaker. The author defines it as the usage of counter-willingness. With corpus data, this paper counts the usage cases of psychological verbs “ 好、 愛” in some representative works, analyses them from semantic and pragmatic perspectives, and tries to explain why there exists the usage of counter-willingness of this syntactic structure
愛/好+vp結構的反意願用法研究
No full textapplication/pdf論文(Article)In modern Chinese, the syntactic structure of “好/ 愛＋vp” can describe the inclination of somebody or something, and usually the “VP” represents the things that the speaker would subjectively prefer not to happen. So there is a contradiction between the inclination of things or somebody involved and the willingness of the speaker. The author defines it as the usage of counter-willingness. With corpus data, this paper counts the usage cases of psychological verbs “ 好、 愛” in some representative works, analyses them from semantic and pragmatic perspectives, and tries to explain why there exists the usage of counter-willingness of this syntactic structure.departmental bulletin pape
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