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ABSTRACT Public service delivery has increasingly involved mixed markets, with for‐profit, not‐for‐profit, and government‐delivered programs. In such contexts, regulation can protect the public interest by enhancing safety, expanding consumer choice, or improving the quality of goods or services.
Adrienne Davidson +4 more
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Constrained discontinuous grammars. A linguistically motivated tool for processing language
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Dahl, Veronica, Saint Dizier, Patrick
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Revised version added 12 March 2012In this paper I challenge the Inertial Theory of language change put forward by Longobardi (2001), which claims that syntactic change does not arise unless caused and that any such change must originate as an ‘interface
Walkden, George
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A case study in underspecification of UG: External Pair Merge of v and T
Abstract Previous works have explored the options of Pair Merging R and v as well as T and C, respectively, yielding R‐v and T‐C with various consequences. This paper proposes that v and T can yield the complex head v‐T, an amalgam formed by external Pair Merge.
Andreas Blümel
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The syntax of Greek split reciprocals
Abstract We provide the first detailed description and analysis of the syntax of the understudied Greek split reciprocal reconstruction. As in other languages, the reciprocal appears to be bipartite consisting of a quantificational distributor (‘the one’) and a reciprocator (‘the other’).
Lefteris Paparounas, Martin Salzmann
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Georges Canguilhem and (In)disciplinary linguistics: concepts, discontinuities and recurrences
Current paper analyzes Georges Canguilhem´s propositions to endorse the studies that give him due prominence within the field of historical epistemology. The descriptive research with a qualitative approach deals with the theoretical framework postulated by the author. Since Canguilhem is regarded in France as one of the most expressive in the field of
Silveira, Ederson Luís, Braga, Sandro
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A Guided Tour Of Conceptual Engineering and Conceptual Ethics [PDF]
In this Introduction, we aim to introduce the reader to the basic topic of this book. As part of this, we explain why we are using two different expressions (‘conceptual engineering’ and ‘conceptual ethics’) to describe the topics in the book.
Cappelen, Herman, Plunkett, David
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Traces of Intentionality: Balance, Complexity, and Organization in Artworks by Humans and Apes
Abstract Are people able to tell apart a random configuration of lines and dots from a work of art? Previous studies have shown that untrained viewers can distinguish between abstract art made by professional artists, children, or apes. Pieces made by artists were perceived as more intentionally made and organized than the rest.
Larissa M. Straffon +3 more
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Abstract The majority of Pleistocene figurative cave art in Western Europe consists of line drawings depicting large herbivores from the side view, and outlines were sometimes abbreviated to the head‐neck‐dorsal line. It is often assumed that the side view was used because it facilitates animal recognition compared to other views, and that abbreviated ...
Murillo Pagnotta +4 more
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