In this paper we discuss referential choice – the process of referential device selection made by the speaker in the course of discourse production. We aim at explaining the actual referential choices attested in the discourse sample. Two alternative models of referential choice are discussed. The first approach of Kibrik (1996, 1999, 2000) is the cognitive calculative approach. It suggests tha...

This paper proposes a rational analysis of referential inference. Referential inference is involved whenever a speaker has to provide an utterance that will effect some action on the part of their listener—a situation that occurs constantly in everyday language use. Our rational analysis of referring makes certain assumptions about the goal, environment, and computational constraints involved i...

Cyclodextrin poly-functionalization has fueled progress in their use multiple applications such as enzyme mimicry, but also the polymer sciences, luminescence, sensors or for biomedical applications. However, regioselective access to a given pattern of functions on β-cyclodextrin is still very limited. We uncover new orienting group, thioacetate, that expands toolbox available cyclodextrin poly...

Hetero-bilayers, composed of transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) monolayers MoS2 (1L-MoS2) and 1L-WS2, are grown on Al2O3 substrates through sulfurization pre-deposited thin films. A very smooth surface morphology the uniform contact potential difference (CPD) maps show that high-quality homogeneous TMD layers obtained. The light-induced CPD change, is, photovoltage (SPV), samples is investig...

Referential actions are specialized triggers used to automatically maintain referential integrity. While their local behavior can be grasped easily, it is far from clear what the combined eeect of a set of referential actions, i.e., their global semantics should be. For example, diierent execution orders may lead to ambiguities in determining the nal set of updates to be applied. To resolve the...

This paper introduces the concept of local referential integrity according to which an object may only reference objects belonging to the same composite object. For example, in production planning an employee of some department may only be scheduled to work on machines belonging to the same department. Usually, such a constraint must be stated explicitly by a predicate as \add on" to a database...

The way we refer to things in the world is shaped by immediate physical context as well discourse history. But what part of history relevant language use present? In four experiments, combine study task-based conversation with measures recognition memory examine role contextual cues that shape speakers perceive be a Our studies leverage differentiation effect, phenomenon which are more likely m...