Previous theories of conceptual combination have failed to address the possible role of suprasegmental factors such as prosodic emphasis patterns. Here, we investigated the effect of emphasising the initial word (modifier emphasis), both words (dual emphasis), or the final word (head emphasis) on people’s interpretations of novel noun-noun compounds (e.g., octopus apartment). We found that dual...

Finite normalized tight frames are interesting because they provide decompositions in applications and some physical interpretations. In this article, we give a recursive method for constructing them.

Recent results of atmospheric neutrino experiments are reviewed and their possible interpretations are discussed, main emphasis being put on the neutrino oscillation hypothesis.

In this study, we examine the predictions for processing of a syntactically articulated theory of the distinction among different interpretations of clausal 'and'. Bjorkman (2010) claims that symmetric 'and' interpretations involve coordination of CPs; these are logical interpretations. Asymmetric interpretations of 'and' involve conjunction of TPs; these are temporal and causal. If the process...