Semiotic alignment: Towards a dialogical model of interspecific communication

Semiotica ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (230) ◽  
pp. 247-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ignasi Ribó
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Dynamic Process ◽  
Interspecific Communication ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Influence Model ◽  
Communicative Interactions ◽  
Alignment Model ◽  
Future Work ◽  
Adaptive Interaction

AbstractCommunicative interactions across different species have so far received relatively little attention from cognitive or behavioral scientists. Most research in this area views the process of communication as the adaptive interaction of manipulative signalers and information-assessing receivers. This paper discusses some shortcomings of the information/influence model of communication, particularly in the empirical study of interspecific communicative interactions. It then presents an alternative theoretical model, based on recent contributions in psycholinguistics and semiotics. The semiotic alignment model views communication as a dynamic process of joint semiosis resulting in the alignment of the interactants’ own-worlds (Umwelten). It is argued that this model can improve our understanding of communicative interactions between heterospecifics and provide the basis for future work in the empirical study of interspecific communication.

Nodule count in ductile iron: theoretical model based on Weibull statistics

2005 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 156-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Fraś ◽  
K. Wiencek ◽  
M. Górny ◽  
H. F. López
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Ductile Iron ◽  
Weibull Statistics ◽  
Nodule Count ◽  
Model Based

scholarly journals Social origin and the ability to self-evaluate school performance accurately

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Rosche
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
School Performance ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Academic Ability ◽  
Important Research ◽  
Social Origin ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
School Grades ◽  
Important Research Question

As for students many consequential life decisions still lie ahead it is vitally important that their choices suit their abilities. Concerning education a misperception of academic ability can lead to educational misinvestment with potentially severe consequences. That is why this paper investigates if there are disparities in the ability to accurately self-evaluate school performance by social origin. To the best of the author’s knowledge, this is the first paper considering this important research question. In doing so, the paper has two emphases: firstly, a theoretical model, arguing why disparities in the ability to accurately self-evaluate school performance by social origin are likely, is proposed and secondly an empirical study is conducted in order to examine if disparities by social origin are findable. The key results indicate that both students with less and students with highly educated parents underestimate their school performance if they have school grades higher than the average, and overestimate their school performance if they have school grades lower than the average. However, this relationship is intensified for students with less educated parents and therefore they self-evaluate their school performancecompared to students with highly educated parents less accurately.

Morning care of patients with Alzheimer-type dementia. A theoretical model based on direct observations

1986 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 369-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. O. Sandman ◽  
A. Norberg ◽  
R. Adolfsson ◽  
K. Axelsson ◽  
V. Hedly
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Alzheimer Type ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Direct Observations ◽  
Alzheimer Type Dementia

Reasons Behind IT Project Failure

2013 ◽  
pp. 188-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emad Abu-Shanab ◽  
Ashraf Al-Saggar
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Project Success ◽  
Time Cost ◽  
It Projects ◽  
Project Failure ◽  
Technology Changes ◽  
It Project ◽  
It Project Failure ◽  
Future Work

Information Technology (IT) projects have high failure and escalation rates because of the nature of domain and the rapid technology changes. It is important to understand the factors causing IT project success or failure. This chapter reviews the literature related to project failure and escalation and concludes with 17 important factors that cause IT projects to fail and 10 factors that contribute to the escalation of projects in time, cost, or scope. The concluded factors are utilized in an empirical study to explore the Jordanian environment and check the rank of these factors as perceived by Jordanian specialists. Conclusions and future work are stated at the end of this chapter.

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