This paper is concerned with the robust analysis of the discourse structure of a text via underspecification. Most current discourse theories (e.g. Rhetorical Structure Theory (RST) by Mann and Thompson (1988), Abduction by Hobbs et al. (1993) or Segmented Discourse Representation Theory (SDRT) by Asher (1993)) require detailed world and context knowledge for the derivation of the discourse str...

the islamic revolution helped develop a new discourse and semantic system. one of the methods to study or analyze the political phenomena is critical discourse analysis namely, that of laclau and mouffe›s discourse, the most pertinent. this article examines its main question whether the values of the islamic revolution concepts and identity are constructed, spread and articulated according to l...

Abstract Work-integrated Learning (WIL) is renowned for providing a bridge between ‘theory’ and ‘practice’ that fosters ‘employable graduates’. This study critically argues the WIL discourse continues to ascribe dualistic meaning graduate employability primarily contributes creating so-called theory–practice gap students. As an argument towards such conclusion, genealogical analysis of how idea...

Motivated by applications in systems biology, a probabilistic framework based on Markov processes is proposed to represent intracellular processes. The formal relationships between different stochastic models referred to in the systems biology literature are reviewed. As part of this review, a novel derivation of the differential Chapman-Kolmogorov equation for a general multidimensional Markov...

Introduction In this 1986 book, Sheila Embleton surveys the development and use of statistical techniques in historical linguistics. She argues that any successful lexicostatistic model must incorporate word borrowing rates. A computational model for family tree reconstruction using borrowing is introduced, building on ideas of Sankoff (Sankoff 1972). Embleton outlines future uses of lexicostat...

Whether a family history user is beginning to build their family tree or working in a well-developed tree already containing thousands of relatives, retaining context of how all of their relatives are related to them is often difficult. To aid users with this problem, many genealogy products include relationship calculators to show the relationships between two persons. However, these relations...

This paper considers the extent to which the geneticization of 'race' and ethnicity is the prevailing outcome of genetic testing for genealogical purposes. The decoding of the human genome precipitated a change of paradigms in genetics research, from an emphasis on genetic similarity to a focus on molecular-level differences among individuals and groups. This shift from lumping to splitting spu...

Founder populations hold tremendous promise for mapping genes for complex traits, as they offer less genetic and environmental heterogeneity and greater potential for genealogical research. Not all founder populations are equally valuable, however. The Afrikaner population meets several criteria that make it an ideal population for mapping complex traits, including founding by a small number of...

Recent statistical and computational analyses have shown that a genealogical most recent common ancestor (MRCA) may have lived in the recent past [Chang, J.T., 1999. Recent common ancestors of all present-day individuals. Adv. Appl. Probab. 31, 1002-1026. 1027-1038; Rohde, D.L.T., Olson, S., Chang, J.T., 2004. Modelling the recent common ancestry of all living humans. Nature 431, 562-566]. Howe...