This paper reconsiders Joseph Farrell's (1987) and Matthew Rabin's (1994) analyses of coordination via preplay communication, focusing on Farrell's analysis of Battle of the Sexes. Replacing their equilibrium and rationalizability assumptions with a structural nonequilibrium model based on level-k thinking, I reevaluate FR's assumptions on how players use language and their conclusions on the l...

In his paper, "Shakespeare and the Visualization of Metaphor in Two Chinese Versions of Macbeth," Alexander Huang proposes that, in addition to political uses, visualization is an important dimension of cultural translations of Shakespeare. In recent studies, Shakespeare's global presence has been investigated from various perspectives of critical inquiry, especially with postcolonial theories ...

Anti-Virus is, it seems, an ex-parrot. We've seen so many announcements of the death of anti-virus we've taken to carrying black ties around with us, ready for the next one. This paper probably won't have much impact on the ludicrously funereal tone of some commentary, but will take an informed look at the reasons most often given for the imminent demise of the AV industry and in the hope of ac...

Effects of negative input for 13 categories of grammatical error were assessed in a longitudinal study of naturalistic adult-child discourse. Two-hour samples of conversational interaction were obtained at two points in time, separated by a lag of 12 weeks, for 12 children (mean age 2;0 at the start). The data were interpreted within the framework offered by Saxton’s (1997; 2000) contrast theor...

How can one verify the accuracy of recorded information (e.g., information found in books, newspapers, and on Web sites)? In this paper, I argue that work in the epistemology of testimony (especially that of philosophers David Hume and Alvin Goldman) can help with this important practical problem in library and information science. This work suggests that there are four important areas to consi...