The distinction between a meta-and an object-language has become increasingly familiar in information science, through the diffusion of the concept of metadata. A significant antecedent can be found in the development of formal logic. This paper proposes an analogous distinction for information retrieval research, between discourse about and transformations within systems. The aim is to obtain ...

A translation of abductive language interpretation problems into a deductive form is proposed and shown to be correct. No meta-level overhead is involved in the resulting formulas that can be evaluated by bottom-up deduction, e.g., by considering them as Constraint Handling Rules. The problem statement may involve background theories with integrity constraints, and minimal contexts are produced...

Despite considerable research on both adoption and diffusion of IS/IT innovations, there is a lack of coherent understanding of the processes by which innovations diffuse within social systems. This research proposes that the nature of the innovation diffusion process will depend on the characteristics of the innovation, the personal attributes of the individual, the interpersonal relationships...

This paper uses the concept of discourse i.e. semiotic elements of social practices to define money. It explores a way in which money requires discourse in order to be money. Before proceeding to investigate money, however, the following methodological points need to be considered: 1. Why discourse? 2. What is and what is not discourse? 3. How does discourse work with money? This paper focuses ...

This article is devoted to the analysis of mythology future and its modalities in series "Black Mirror" as a tool cultural orientation modern temporal situation. Based on works J. Urry, B. Bevernage, H. Lübbe, reveals specifics situation current strategies for forming image future. methodology critical discourse analysis, author analyzes three selected episodes, showing (the upcoming f...

INTRODUCTION Kendon distinguishes between two different types of gestures: " 'Pragmatic' gestures that indicate type of speech act or aspects of discourse structure and 'substantive' gestures that express utterance content " (1995:247). He further defines 'pragmatic gestures' as playing " modal, performative and parsing functions " as well as " interpersonal functions " (Kendon, 2004:159). A ge...

the present investigation was designed to study the production and comprehension of specific means for information highlighted by advanced iranian learners of english as a foreign language. the study focused on the discourse-pragmatically motivated variations of the basic word order such as inversion, pre-posing, it- and wh-clefts. after taking the nelson test, a homogeneous group was settled. ...

Abstract Disasters can impact upon individuals, families, and communities in multiple ways. Research has mainly focused on risk protective factors relating to the child (individual level) family (interpersonal level), not taking into account processes at level of social groups. The present review aims (a) psychological research disasters determined by natural events childhood, (b) distinguish i...