Prosodically-conditioned factive inferences in Korean: An experimental study

Semantics and Linguistic Theory ◽

10.3765/salt.v30i0.4798 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 30 ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Sunwoo Jeong

Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Systematic Variation ◽

Ontological Status ◽

Alternative Semantics ◽

Pragmatic Analysis

Much work has been done to capture the systematic variation in projective behaviors of factive inferences. However, not as much has been said about variation in factivity below the level of projection. This paper presents an experimental study which probes and confirms that Korean showcases patterns of variation in this vein: Factive inferences systematically arise from certain V+CPs, but only under certain prosody, even in unembedded contexts. Characterizing this pattern as 'prosodically-conditioned factive inferences', the paper proposes a pragmatic analysis of it couched in alternative semantics. The analysis motivates and defends a new interpretive principle which governs how alternatives come into contrast with each other, and re-examines the ontological status of factivity.

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Experimental study of prewetting transitions by systematic variation of the surface field at nematic liquid crystal/water interfaces

EPL (Europhysics Letters) ◽

10.1209/0295-5075/88/46001 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 88 (4) ◽

pp. 46001 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Ch. Bahr

Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Liquid Crystal ◽

Nematic Liquid Crystal ◽

Systematic Variation ◽

Crystal Water ◽

Surface Field ◽

Prewetting Transitions

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Variation in Natural Kind Concepts

Shifting Concepts ◽

10.1093/oso/9780198803331.003.0008 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 128-146

Author(s):

Daniel Cohnitz ◽

Jussi Haukioja

Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Natural Kind ◽

Systematic Variation ◽

Natural Kind Terms ◽

Kind Terms ◽

New Directions ◽

Cast Doubt

Since Kripke’s and Putnam’s work in the 1970s, most philosophers have assumed that our natural kind concepts are externally individuated. However, both psychologists and philosophers have questioned this assumption, partly on empirical grounds. There is some evidence of systematic variation in how subjects apply natural kind terms; it has been argued that this shows that natural kind concepts are not as universally shared, or temporally stable, as many philosophers have been assuming. Yet, it is not clear exactly what kind of variation in subjects’ application of natural kind terms would seriously cast doubt on the view that natural kind concepts are externally individuated. Here, we take a detailed look at this question, and argue that the existing studies do not call for dramatic revisions to the externalist mainstream, and conclude by exploring some possible new directions for the experimental study of natural kind terms and concepts.

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Experimental study on the restoration from a tilt-azimuth series for improvement in resolution

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s042482010013955x ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 53 ◽

pp. 636-637

Author(s):

Norio Baba ◽

Norihiko Ichise ◽

Syunya Watanabe

Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Spherical Aberration ◽

Incident Beam ◽

Optical Parameters ◽

Beam Tilting ◽

Illumination Method ◽

Restoration Method ◽

Illumination Mode

The tilted beam illumination method is used to improve the resolution comparing with the axial illumination mode. Using this advantage, a restoration method of several tilted beam images covering the full azimuthal range was proposed by Saxton, and experimentally examined. To make this technique more reliable it seems that some practical problems still remain. In this report the restoration was attempted and the problems were considered. In our study, four problems were pointed out for the experiment of the restoration. (1) Accurate beam tilt adjustment to fit the incident beam to the coma-free axis for the symmetrical beam tilting over the full azimuthal range. (2) Accurate measurements of the optical parameters which are necessary to design the restoration filter. Even if the spherical aberration coefficient Cs is known with accuracy and the axial astigmatism is sufficiently compensated, at least the defocus value must be measured. (3) Accurate alignment of the tilt-azimuth series images.

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