A principle is proposed that organizes verbs in the lexicon according to their meaning and the number of arguments they require. This principle, which we call the Paradigmatic Structure, acts as a filter for the permanent lexicon, letting all verb stems into the lexicon but only some morphological derivatives. The effects of the Paradigmatic Structure are observed in blocking, in which some but...

My first critical awareness of the tensions between different methodologies arose 5 years ago when preparing the materials for two undergraduate courses: ‘Operations Management’ and ‘Strategy’. The former was concerned with explanation in which there is the assumption of causality; the operations environment could be designed in an optimal manner with predictable behaviour—the domain of those f...

the ancient iranian prophet, manese, rose in the early days of the establishment of the sassanid empire. by mixing the customs and rituals of various religions such as christianity, judaism, buddhism and hinduism, it easily managed to approach the different nations in every region around iran and gather a large number of following. through intense opposition by the zoroastrian magi, however, ma...