Existing models of intonation typically define intonational components primarily in form and only secondarily in function. They also typically try to link observed F0 contours directly to intonational meanings. The PENTA model of speech melody presented in this paper deviates from this tradition. First, it makes a clear separation between the meaning-bearing components of intonation, which are ...

The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be cited accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expresse...

kennedy disease is a rare x-linked neurodegenerative disorder that affects patients in 30-50 years of age. it is caused by cag-repeat in androgen receptor gen. there is no known effective treatment for kennedy disease. we report a 60-year-old man who had fasciculations and proximal and distal muscle weakness. physical examination showed involvement of the bulbar musculature accompanied by tongu...

Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome (DDS) is a central nervous system disorder, usually occurs in patients during hemodialysis (HD) or within 24 hours of HD. DDS was first described by Kennedy et al. in 1962. 11 If a critically ill patient on HD develops severe sepsis and septic shock with multiple organ failure (MOF), the adverse effect of HD on the brain is likely to be amplified, which may pred...

A Novel DNA Repair Disorder With Thrombocytopenia, Nephrosis, and Features Overlapping Cockayne Syndrome Elizabeth Forsythe, Ruth Wild, Gabrielle Sellick, Richard S. Houlston, Alan R. Lehmann, and Emma Wakeling* Kennedy Galton Centre, North West Thames Regional Genetics Service, The North West London Hospitals NHS Trust, Middlesex, United Kingdom Section of Cancer Genetics, Institute of Cancer ...