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Mirabulbus Liu & Ma 2001
No full textMirabulbus Liu & Ma, 2001, Acta Entomologica Sinica, 44 (3): 356. Type species: Mirabulbus qinbaensis Liu & Ma, 2001.Published as part of Lin, Jian-Zhen, 2022, Researcher Li-Ming MA: Contributions to systematic acarology and entomology, pp. 64-102 in Zootaxa 5159 (1) on page 69, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5159.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/677078
Zhenshi and Shizaishi in Taiwan Mandarin: Intensification and Lexicalization
No full text[[abstract]]This study explores the lexicalization of zhenshi and shizaishi. They originate as a fusion of an adverb (zhen(de) and shizai respectively) and the copula/focus marker (shi), and further develop an idiomatic meaning through discourse interaction. Three types of zhen(de) and shizai are first identified: descriptive, expressive, and interactive. Descriptive zhen(de) denotes something as real/true. Expressive zhen(de) intensifies the speaker’s advocacy about a statement. Interactive zhende typically appears in two constructions: shuozhende emphasizes the speaker’s seriousness about a subsequent utterance, signaling that the following speech may sound less believable or worthy of the addressee’s extra attention; zhende followed by a particle demonstrates various interpersonal functions like questioning or responding. On the other hand, descriptive shizai denotes something as strong and full of content, which can metaphorically and metonymically represent the quality of being reliable and realistic. Expressive shizai, similar to expressive zhen(de), also emphasizes the speaker’s support for a statement. Finally, interactive shizai typically appears in the construction shuoshizaide, which, like its English equivalent, frankly, signals an unexpected or non-preferential upcoming utterance.
Of all the polysemous meanings of zhen(de) and shizai, the expressive meaning is most pertinent to the lexicalization of zhenshi and shizaishi. They start out as a fusion of an adverb, zhen and shizai respectively, and the copula/focus marker, shi, which is a common morphological trend in Modern Mandarin. The compositional meaning of the fused forms, zhenshi and shizaishi, is similar to the expressive zhen and shizai, i.e. to intensify a statement, typically an evaluation. However, the speech carrying the evaluation is often truncated due to limitation on cognitive processing and avoidance of social impropriety. Still, with the frequent co-occurrence of zhenshi/shizaishi and an evaluative speech, the speaker’s evaluative intent can be readily inferred by the addressee through metonymy. The evaluative meaning of zhenshi is also supported by another evaluative expression zhenshide.
In exploring the lexicalization of zhenshi and shizaishi, this study thus illustrates the emergent nature of grammar/lexicon by showing how the interaction among language (syntagmatic co-occurrence), culture (communicative politeness), and cognition (pragmatic inference) contributes to the emergence of novel lexical items.
Mecopoda minor Liu & Heller & Wang & Yang & Wu & Liu & Zhang 2020
No full textSpecies group minor Liu Diagnosis (species group “c”). The songs are constituted by numerous discontinuous chirps at the beginning followed by continuous syllables (Figs 3 a–k). Notes. According to the song characteristics (Liu et al., 2019), M. hainanensis He, 2019, should be put into the species group. Included species and subspecies. M. minor sp. n. (East Asia), M. m. yunnana sub sp. n. (China), M. hainanensis He, 2019 (China).Published as part of Liu, Chun-Xiang, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard, Wang, Xue-Song, Yang, Zhen, Wu, Chao, Liu, Fei & Zhang, Tao, 2020, Taxonomy of a katydid genus Mecopoda Serville (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae, Mecopodinae) from East Asia, pp. 296-310 in Zootaxa 4758 (2) on page 305, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4758.2.5, http://zenodo.org/record/373448
Data supporting the publication "Accurate dipole radiation model for waveguide grating couplers".
No full textThis dataset supports the publication:
Zhen Liu, Mohamed A. Ettabib, James S. Wilkinson, Michalis N. Zervas. (2023) "Accurate dipole radiation model for waveguide grating couplers"
The excel file contains all experimental data used for generating Fig.2 to Fig.4
Fig. 2: CE and WGC parameters for different core indices, with core thickness selected to maximize the surface intensity; (a) CE on the left y-axis in blue and joint loss on the right y-axis (b) WGC etch depth (left axis) and grating period (right axis). Dots: numerical [from [2]), solid line: theoretical, dashed line: theoretical without joint loss.
Fig. 3: Total CE and WGC parameters for different Si core thickness; (a) WGC etch depth (left axis-red) and grating period (right axis-blue), (b) CE (left axis C blue) and joint loss (right axis-red). Solid lines: theoretical result; dots: numerical results from [2].
Fig. 4: (a) Normalized attenuation coefficient _tot (left axis - solid lines), and joint loss (right axis - dashed lines) as a function of etch depth; (b) total CE as a function of grating depth, for different core thicknesses.
Related projects:
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/R011230/1).
Dataset available under a CC BY 4.0 licence</span
Mecopoda minor Liu & Heller & Wang & Yang & Wu & Liu & Zhang 2020, sp. nov.
No full textMecopoda minor sp. nov. Liu (Figs 3 a–k; 5l–m; 6l–m) Diagnosis. The species possesses the narrowest tegmina and smallest body size (see measurements in Tables 5–6). See detailed information in M. m. minor subsp. nov..Published as part of Liu, Chun-Xiang, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard, Wang, Xue-Song, Yang, Zhen, Wu, Chao, Liu, Fei & Zhang, Tao, 2020, Taxonomy of a katydid genus Mecopoda Serville (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae, Mecopodinae) from East Asia, pp. 296-310 in Zootaxa 4758 (2) on page 306, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4758.2.5, http://zenodo.org/record/373448
Pachylaelaps badongensis Liu & Ma 2003
No full textPachylaelaps badongensis Liu & Ma, 2003, Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 28 (4): 651. Holotype female, from Anourosorex squamipes in Hubei (Badong), types in EGIMEAMMS.Published as part of Lin, Jian-Zhen, 2022, Researcher Li-Ming MA: Contributions to systematic acarology and entomology, pp. 64-102 in Zootaxa 5159 (1) on page 73, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5159.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/677078
Cosmolaelaps xiajiangensis Liu & Ma 2000
No full textCosmolaelaps xiajiangensis Liu & Ma, 2000, Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 25 (4): 381. Holotype female, paratypes 1 female from Insectivora in Hubei (Shennonjia), types in IPDHAMS.Published as part of Lin, Jian-Zhen, 2022, Researcher Li-Ming MA: Contributions to systematic acarology and entomology, pp. 64-102 in Zootaxa 5159 (1) on page 70, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5159.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/677078
Mirabulbus qinbaensis Liu & Ma 2001
No full textMirabulbus qinbaensis Liu & Ma, 2001, Acta Entomologica Sinica, 44 (3): 356. Holotype female from Insectivora in Hubei (Shennongjia), types in EGIMEAMMS.Published as part of Lin, Jian-Zhen, 2022, Researcher Li-Ming MA: Contributions to systematic acarology and entomology, pp. 64-102 in Zootaxa 5159 (1) on page 69, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5159.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/677078
Haemogamasus sanxiaensis Liu & Ma 2001
No full textHaemogamasus sanxiaensis Liu & Ma, 2001, Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 26 (3): 309. Holotype female, paratypes 3 females from Petaurista alborufus in Hubei (Shennonjia), types in IPDHAMS.Published as part of Lin, Jian-Zhen, 2022, Researcher Li-Ming MA: Contributions to systematic acarology and entomology, pp. 64-102 in Zootaxa 5159 (1) on page 70, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5159.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/677078
Macrocheles colloculiae Ma & Liu 2003
No full textMacrocheles colloculiae Ma & Liu, 2003, Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 28 (4): 657. Holotype 1 female, paratype 1 female from Ochotona thibetana in Hubei (Wufeng and Shimen counties), types in EGIMEAMMS.Published as part of Lin, Jian-Zhen, 2022, Researcher Li-Ming MA: Contributions to systematic acarology and entomology, pp. 64-102 in Zootaxa 5159 (1) on page 72, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5159.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/677078
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