“You gotta be a man or a girl”

You gotta believe

I argue that proper assertion requires belief. Jennifer Lackey has recently argued otherwise. Here I respond to Lackey’s argument and provide positive evidence that permissible assertion does require belief. The positive evidence takes the form of an explanatory argument from linguistic patterns surrounding the give and take of assertion. Looming large in the background of the discussion is whe...

Iron chelation therapy: you gotta have heart.

You gotta know when to hold 'em...

Putting together a winning team is certainly not a game. It requires skill, diligence, and a little bit of luck. The poker analogy is simply a tool to present critical information in a fun, relevant format. However, with a proactive, pragmatic, and creative approach to hiring, you will improve your odds of successfully hiring the perfect match for your practice. Good luck!

f/sla from learner perspectives: a social activity or a cognitive process

in the past couple of decades sociocultural theory of sla and its implications in efl contexts have attracted attentions of research circles worldwide and aroused some controversies. firth and wagner (1997) have questioned the principles of the cognitive view which gives importance to mental constructs in favor of sociocultural view which highlights social and contextual constructs. but if soci...

Stiff man syndrome in a black girl.

A patient suffering from severe and continuous muscular spasms is presented. The condition has been classified as the stiff man syndrome and is the first case recorded of the condition in a young African girl. The electrophysiological, biochemical, histochemical, and ultramicroscopic aspects of this disorder have been studied. The spasm appears to be related to overproduction of brain noradrena...