scholarly journals Grammatical person and the variable syntax of Old English personal pronouns

2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 433-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
RHONA ALCORN
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Old English ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Historical Linguistics ◽  
The Other ◽  
Relative Positioning ◽  
Personal Pronouns ◽  
Prepositional Object ◽  
Narrative Mode

The variable positioning of bare personal pronouns in Old English prose remains something of a mystery. In the role of prepositional object, for example, these elements are often found in positions where other prepositional object types are rarely attested. This article reports the results of an empirical study of a correlation between the variable placement of these pronouns and their specification for grammatical person. By demonstrating that this correlation defies a number of independent explanations, it is argued that person is an important aspect of the syntax of these constituents. The identification of two further correlations, one involving narrative mode and the other involving the relative positioning of preposition and verb, further demonstrates the value of quantitative methods in historical linguistics.

Measuring literary experience

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 178-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Dixon ◽  
Marisa Bortolussi
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Process Models ◽  
Literary Experience

Jacobs (2016) raises a number of insightful and provocative points about the study of literary experience, including the importance of development, the promise of process models, and the role of quantitative methods. In the present comment, we first elaborate on one aspect of the literary experience that seems to be neglected by his introductory comments, namely, that that experience is not limited to the act of reading but can easily extend to long after the reading is completed. Based on this insight, we then offer an analysis of the types of measurements that might be used in the empirical study of literary processing. While this analysis is not necessarily incompatible with Jacob’s discussion, we believe that it offers several new insights that are not readily apparent.

scholarly journals The Role of the Triad of Traits “Tolerance for Uncertainty – Emotional Intelligence – Intuition” in Self-Assessed Creativity in Creative Professionals

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.M. Pavlova ◽  
T.V. Kornilova
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
The Other ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Total N ◽  
Other Hand

The article presents an overview of the relationships between creativity and personality traits, namely, tolerance/intolerance for uncertainty, emotional intelligence, intuition, and self-assessed creativity. We report on the results of an empirical study that highlighted the importance of this Positive Triad of traits in creativity measured via the ‘Creative Cartoons’ task. Three groups of accomplished creative professional participated in the study (writers, composers, and directors), for a total n = 52. In addition to administering the Creative Cartoons task, we administered a set of assessments: self-assessed creativity (using the procedure parallel to that proposed by A. Furnham for studying self-assessed intelligence), T. Kornilova’s New questionnaire for tolerance to uncertainty (NTN), the Emotional Intelligence (EmIn) questionnaire developed by D. Lyusin, and S. Epstein’s Rational-Experiential Inventory. A correlational analyses of the relationships between the studied traits provided support for the hypotheses related to the positive role of the Positive Triad of traits in creativity. Psychometric creativity was related to self-assessed creativity and trust in intuition, whereas intuition was related to tolerance for uncertainty, in its turn related to interpersonal emotional intelligence. Intrapersonal emotional intelligence, on the other hand, was negatively correlated with interpersonal intolerance for uncertainty: thus, both emotional intelligence traits were associated with a more positive attitude towards uncertainty.

scholarly journals 'Judgemental Category' is the Major Concept in Ntozake Shange's “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf”

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 256-264
Keyword(s):  
Black Women ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Other ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Linguistic Resources ◽  
Black American Women

This paper aims to explore the frequencies of using the Attitudinal resources in Shange‟s Postmodern American drama “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf”. The purpose of that investigation is to make a comparative analysis among all three types of Attitude categories which are: Appreciation, Judgment, and Affect. In order to accomplish the role of being the spokesperson of black American women in the United States of America by delivering the real agony and oppression that those people faced because of their class, gender, and race. The playwright has presented and cantered on seven black women who encountered some form of neglect, harassment, and abuse; either emotionally, sexually, or physically. The analysing process has presented that the playwright had utilized many linguistic resources; „Judgement‟. This category is considered as one of the major Attitudinal systems in the discourse-semantic appraisal mode within Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) for interpersonal meanings. Judgement is connected with the evaluation of black women‟s characters as well as their behaviours in this literary text. This article intends to discover the reason behind the heavy use of that category compared with the other two types of Attitudinal system. The paper has adopted qualitative and quantitative methods to conduct the objectives of the Attitudinal resources in the selected data sets. This paper has concluded that in the Attitude category, Judgement turned to be the most presentation system comparing with the other Attitudinal types which are Affect and Appreciation. Moreover, within the scope of Judgement „Propriety‟ and „Tenacity‟ have exceeded other judgmental subtypes.

Methodological challenges in historical linguistics

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gard B. Jenset ◽  
Barbara McGillivray
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Historical Linguistics ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
The Core ◽  
Qualitative Models ◽  
General Linguistics

Chapter 1 sets out the aims of the book, and introduces the core topics of models in historical linguistics, and the role of quantitative vs. qualitative methods in historical linguistics. The importance of use of both quantitative and qualitative models simultaneously is discussed. The chapter also introduces the ‘chasm’ metaphor for the current situation in historical linguistics, where quantitative methods are still confined to a minority of researchers in the field, but a methodological ‘chasm’ seems to separate them from the majority. A meta study of current research in historical linguistics is presented to substantiate this claim. The meta study shows that, compared to the leading general linguistics journal, historical linguistics is lagging behind in adopting quantitative research methods.

Dual Channel Among Task and Contribution on OSS Communities: An Empirical Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (08) ◽  
pp. 1213-1234
Author(s):  
Yu Zhang ◽  
Yue Yu ◽  
Tao Wang ◽  
Zhixing Li ◽  
Xiaochuan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Average Duration ◽  
The Other ◽  
Link Structure ◽  
Actual Usage ◽  
Dual Channel ◽  
Research Gap

Open Source Software (OSS) community has attracted a large number of distributed developers to work together, e.g. reporting and discussing issues as well as submitting and reviewing code. OSS developers create links among development units (e.g. issues and pull requests in GitHub), share their opinions and promote the resolution of development units. Although previous work has examined the role of links in recommending high-priority tasks and reducing resource waste, the understanding of the actual usage of links in practice is still limited. To address the research gap, we conduct an empirical study based on the 5W1H model and data mining from five popular OSS projects on GitHub. We find that links originating from a PR are more common than the other three types of links, and links are more frequently created in Documentation. We also find that average duration between development units’ create time in a link is half a year. We observed that link behaviors are very complex and the duration of link increases with the complexity of link structure. We also observe that the reasons of link are very different, especially in P–P and I–I. Finally, future works are discussed in conclusion.

The Role of the Organizational Actor in the Process of Social Transformation in Territories

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Suzanne Érica Nóbrega Correia ◽  
Verônica Macário de Oliveira ◽  
Carla Regina Pasa Goméz
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Social Transformation ◽  
Arid Region ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Access To Resources ◽  
Family Farmers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Semi Arid

To discuss the role of the organizational actor in the process of social transformation in territories as a promoter of social gains and responses is what this chapter is all about. The discussion was carried out through theoretical landmarks on social innovation, and an empirical study in the articulation of the semi-arid (SAA) organization, which is aimed at creating conditions for coexistence with the most arid region of Brazil. Results show that the organizational actor plays the roles of enhancing the society capacity to act, to create new roles and relationships with the other actors, and to promote access to resources, thus enabling family farmers to better meet their own needs. It is concluded that the social innovation initiative studied is characterized by its dissemination in sync with specific actions articulated in a network and adapted to the contexts, with the organizational actor as the pivot and representative of the paradigmatic transition.

scholarly journals PERAN KEPEMILIKAN TERHADAP KEBIJAKAN DIVIDEN

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Novi S Budiarso
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Dividend Policy ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Institutional Ownership ◽  
Agency Cost ◽  
The Other ◽  
Managerial Ownership ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship

This study explores the role of ownership and the relationship to the separation and control issue. Investigate the nature of agency cost generated by the existence of the ownership. The principal purpose of this study was to investigate the association between the ownership and dividend policy. This empirical study using regression model for the hypothesis testing. The sample consists of 34 firms by 4 subsectors in period of 2010-2011, which is listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange. The findings show that, partially, institutional ownership significantly influences dividend policy but the other side, public and managerial ownership not significantly influences to dividend policy. Simultaneously, institutional, public and managerial ownership influences dividend policy. The level and role of agency cost depends not only on ownership.

scholarly journals Comparing the Role of the Outsider in Beowulf and Marie de France’s Lanval

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Courtney Krentz
Keyword(s):  
Middle English ◽  
Old English ◽  
Marie De France ◽  
The Other ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Heroic Epic

The character of the outsider can be identified in a diverse range of medieval works, including the Old English heroic epic and the Middle English lai. Indeed, both Beowulf and Marie de France’s Lanval prominently feature characters who are outsiders, although these characters are presented quite differently within each work. In Beowulf, the characters of Grendel and his mother are outsiders with respect to the heroic society of Beowulf and his kingdom, and in Lanval, Marie de France’s titular character begins his lai in a melancholic state as he struggles to understand why his king neglects him and favours the other retainers. While both of these works feature outsiders, though, the reasons why they are outcast from their respective societies are quite different. Grendel and his mother are outcast because they are descendants of Cain, whose bloodline God condemned after Cain killed his brother Abel. As a method of taking vengeance for his exclusion, Grendel attacks the court of King Hrothgar every night for many years, killing as many of Hrothgar’s loyal retainers as he possibly can. Conversely, Marie de France does not suggest that Lanval bears any similar condemnation; instead, she indicates that he is unjustly cut from society because his king forgets him and the other retainers are jealous of him. Despite these differences between Grendel and Lanval, both characters function to comment upon the nature of their respective civilizations; however, where Grendel effectively reaffirms the importance of the hall and the king’s relationship with his retainers, Lanval does the opposite, and instead serves to question whether life in King Arthur’s court actually benefits those who live within it.

scholarly journals Role of Communication and Interaction in Enhancing Organisational Performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 228-235
Author(s):  
Arbresha Meha
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
The Other ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Organisational Performance

In circumstances of constantly changing concepts related to the organisation as well as the progress of its performance and behaviour, communication has become a focus of many researchers who have consistently analyzed it in relation to organisations of various forms. This study aims to assess the role of communication and interaction in enhancing organisational performance. This study involved 607 respondents employed in banks and insurance companies. The methodology used for this study was the integration of quantitative methods. We have used two instruments in this study, one questionnaire to measure the role of communication and interaction and the other one organisational performance.

Plasma Levels of Protein S, Protein C, and Factor X: Effects of Sex, Hormonal State and Age

1995 ◽  
Vol 74 (05) ◽  
pp. 1271-1275 ◽  
Author(s):  
C M A Henkens ◽  
V J J Bom ◽  
W van der Schaaf ◽  
P M Pelsma ◽  
C Th Smit Sibinga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Protein C ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Premenopausal Women ◽  
Protein S ◽  
The Other ◽  
Factor X ◽  
Normal Ranges

SummaryWe measured total and free protein S (PS), protein C (PC) and factor X (FX) in 393 healthy blood donors to assess differences in relation to sex, hormonal state and age. All measured proteins were lower in women as compared to men, as were levels in premenopausal women as compared to postmenopausal women. Multiple regression analysis showed that both age and subgroup (men, pre- and postmenopausal women) were of significance for the levels of total and free PS and PC, the subgroup effect being caused by the differences between the premenopausal women and the other groups. This indicates a role of sex-hormones, most likely estrogens, in the regulation of levels of pro- and anticoagulant factors under physiologic conditions. These differences should be taken into account in daily clinical practice and may necessitate different normal ranges for men, pre- and postmenopausal women.

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