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An inferential articulation of metaphorical assertions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
This paper argues for the view that metaphors are assertions by locating metaphor within our social discursive practices of asserting and inferring. The literal and the metaphorical differ not in the stating of facts nor in the representation of states ...
Kwesi, Richmond
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Asymptotic properties of cross‐classified sampling designs

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Statistics, EarlyView.
Abstract We investigate the family of cross‐classified sampling designs across an arbitrary number of dimensions. We introduce a variance decomposition that enables the derivation of general asymptotic properties for these designs and the development of straightforward and asymptotically unbiased variance estimators.
Jean Rubin, Guillaume Chauvet
wiley   +1 more source

Experimental Investigations of the Typology of Presupposition Triggers

open access: yesHumana.Mente: Journal of Philosophical Studies, 2012
The behaviour of presupposition triggers in human language has been extensively studied and given rise to many distinct theoretical proposals. One intuitively appealing way of characterising presupposition is to argue that it constitutes backgrounded ...
Chris Cummins   +2 more
doaj  

National Identity Meaning and Attitudes Toward War, Peace, and the Future of Ukraine

open access: yesConflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The link between attitudes and social identity is complex, influencing perceptions, motivations, and actions. Social psychological research mainly focused on the role of attitude in identity formation, particularly in the contexts of social movements and collective action.
Karina V. Korostelina   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

PRESUPPOSITION IN INTERROGATIVE HEADLINES ON “ALLKPOP” NEWS AND GOSSIP SITE [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Dalam setiap ujaran yang dibuat oleh penutur biasanya terdapat asumsi awal yang tidak diucapkan tapi tetap tersampaikan. Oleh sebab itu, penulis memiliki ketertarikan untuk menguraikan apa yang menjadi asumsi awal penutur yang tidak diucapkan secara ...
RUBIYANTI, AFRIN
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Critical Discourse Analysis in Corporate Reports: Legitimation Strategies in the Context of Environmental Controversies

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the use of environmental disclosure as a strategic tool to manage legitimacy crises in a mining company, adopting critical discourse analysis (CDA) as the main methodology. Focusing on a case of environmental disaster, this research reveals how corporate narratives can be manipulated to minimize responsibility and reinforce
Renata Luiza de Castilho Rossoni   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Presupposition

open access: yes, 2014
Presupposition, broadly conceived, is a type of inference associated with utterances of natural-language sentences. Presuppositional inferences are distinguished from other kinds of inferences, especially from at-issue inferences (a.k.a. assertive contents), in that they generally convey backgrounded, uncontroversial information with respect to the ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Artificial Intelligence as a Catalyst for Environmental and Social Sustainability Practices in SMEs: The Moderating Role of Sustainability, Digitalization, and Innovation Barriers

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between artificial intelligence and both environmental and social sustainability practices in small and medium‐sized enterprises, with a specific focus on the moderating effects of implementation barriers relating to sustainability, digitalization, and innovation.
Gülçinay Mumcu, Steven A. Brieger
wiley   +1 more source

Additive presuppositions are derived through activating focus alternatives [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The additive presupposition of particles like "too"/"even" is uncontested, but usually stipulated. This paper proposes to derive it based on two properties. (i) "too"/"even" is cross-linguistically focus-sensitive, and (ii) in many languages, "too"/"even"
Szabolcsi, Anna
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