Part I of this paper develops various general concepts in generic representation and cohomology theories. Roughly speaking, we provide a general theory of orders in non-semisimple algebras applicable to problems in the representation theory of nite and algebraic groups, and we formalize the notion of a \generic" property in representation theory. Part II makes new contributions to the non-descr...

R es u lt s Floor-holding account and clitization – FP are used to hold the turn during speaking (Maclay and Osgood 1959; Malandro et al. 1989). – Turn-holding needs to prevent silences. ⇒Hyp. 1: Isolated FP might be more prominent than cliticized FP. Visual account – FP occur more frequently in audio-only situations (Kasl and Mahl 1965). – Speakers in audio-visual dialogues mark turn-holding b...

over the last few years, role of computers has become a controversial issue in language learning. this study was designed to examine the impact of computer anxiety and computer self-efficacy on the speaking section of the toefl ibt test taken by intermediate efl learners. the researchers intended to find out, which var- iable i.e. computer anxiety and/or self-efficacy would result in better per...

the present study was carried out tofind if the personality traits of introversion and extroversion have anyeffects on the speaking ability of iranian students of japanese in terms of accuracy, fluency and lexicaldensity. to this end, 60iranian students of japanese were given the eysenckpersonality inventory; they were also given a role play interview test toelicit speaking samples from them. t...

History of language teaching methodologies is characterized by variety of syllabuses equal to the number of teaching methods. Following the ups and downs in teaching methods, syllabuses have had the same destiny. In line with the humanistic trend in this arena, whole learner involvement received prime significance to the extent that many favor negotiated syllabus in language teaching and learni...

using the usual definitions of information and entropy in quantum gravity and statistical mechanics and the existing views about the relation between information and complexity, we examine the evolution of complexity in an ever expanding universe.

Background: Syntax has a high importance among linguistic parameters and the prevalence of syntax deficits is relatively high in children with language disorders. As such, independent examination of syntax in language development is of paramount importance. In this regard, Iranian language pathologists are faced with the lack of standardized tests. The present study aimed to determine the most ...

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the use of personal and impersonal metadiscourse (MD) by Persian- and English-speaking writers in academic writing. For this purpose, 80 abstracts were selected (40 written by Persian-speaking writers and 40 by English-speaking ones) and analyzed. These abstracts were selected from endocrinology and metabolism journals published during 2010 to...