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Rissman, Lilia – ProQuest LLC, 2013
We represent events as composed of participants. In "Joan was eating lasagna in the lecture hall," for example, this eating event is "partitioned" into participants, including at least Joan, the lasagna, and the lecture hall. In this dissertation, I address two questions about events and the participants that populate them:…
Descriptors: Semantics, Language Usage, Language Research, Verbs
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Koutstaal, C. W.; And Others – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1971
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Consonants, Cross Cultural Studies, Factor Analysis
Thomas, Erik R. – 2000
The idea that vowel nuclei in many northern European languages can be divided into peripheral and non-peripheral categories is discussed. Peripheral vowels are those located at the edge of the vowel envelope, and non-peripheral nuclei are those located on the inside. This assertion has not received as much scrutiny as it should. There are at least…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Auditory Perception, Cluster Grouping, Comparative Analysis