We will argue that this construction combines semantic and syntactic quirks that necessitate a constructional analysis. Further, we will show that specifying the pragmatic properties of the construction (and in particular the presuppositions that introduces) allows for a particularly elegant account of the construction’s distribution. This, in turn, provides further support for the sign-based v...

Entropy can be defined as the antithesis of well-formed true reports that agree with each other and with the material facts accessible through the experience of one or more competent observers. The abstract convergence (strictly formal, logical agreement) of true narrative representations (TNRs)—ordinary valid reports of facts of experience—makes them formally more complete than fictions, error...

This paper propo~s a reversible architecture to handle not orily syntactic and semantic information but also pragmatic information. • I Existing architectures cannot represent pragmatic informatioil explicitly, and lack reasoning capability;given insufficient information. I argue that the techniques of plan representation and approximate reasoning are, in the enhanced argumentation system propo...

BACKGROUND There is no universally accepted staging system for primary brain tumors wherein prognostication is mainly based on complex composite indices. AIM To develop a simple, pragmatic, and widely applicable grouping/staging system for gliomas, the most common primary brain tumor. MATERIALS AND METHODS An expert neurooncology panel with representation from radiation oncology, neurosurge...

Abstract The planners uh and um fulfil a range of interpersonal discursive functions, akin to other pragmatic markers. Although there appear be differences between the planners’ functions across genres, factors influencing these have not been analysed comprehensively so far. In our study, we analyse frequency three different genres: spontaneous conversation, scripted dialogues in television ser...