this study aims to understand certain linguistic and semantic resources for the text construction, namely the constructs of cohesion, coherence. the analysis of cohesive ties was conducted on the writing samples of 40 subjects (20 most coherent and 20 least coherent) iranian undergraduates of english. this prompted us to identify the dominant types of cohesive devices used in most coherent writ...

Definite descriptions, like the pig behave differently in prosodically prominent (2) and non-prominent (1) environments. (I hate Jack but. . .) (1) Mary KISSED the pig. epithet: the pig = Jack (2) Mary kissed the PIG. standard: the pig = Jack In (2) the definite description picks out a uniquely salient pig. In the unaccented environment (1) the definite description the pig is an anaphoric epith...

This paper examines whether the information sources used by knowledge workers have an impact on individual performance and creativity. Although it is widely recognized that new knowledge is created through the combination and exchange of existing knowledge, there is a large variety of knowledge sources available to individuals. In this study, we examine whether individual performance varies as ...

In this dissertation, I demonstrate that the feature-based Attract theory of syntactic movement solves several empirical challenges for Relativized Minimality, while incorporating its key insights. Chapter 1 introduces the theory of phrase structure, syntactic movement, and abstract Case to be adopted throughout the dissertation. This chapter also lays out a cross-linguistic typology of possibi...