A functional approach to the description of speech in terms of phonemic units is exposed. It is based on a structural analysis of phonetically transcribed and syllabified texts, which tak:es into account the word stress and the syllabic structure of the language. As a consequence, the defined units utilize syllabic microprosodic cues and are present in a limited number of contexts. The method i...

integration and coherence within a city’s physical structure have become an issue for towns and cities as theyrapidly expand, incorporate new elements, and undergo incessant changes. at present, we are facing an extensive accumulation of signs and traits in modern urban patterns; many unaccustomed to and incongruous are affecting the socio-cultural and physical characters of cities. here, we wi...

This study tested whether general causality orientations explained unique variance in subjective wellbeing (SWB). That is, whether autonomy and impersonal orientations predicted SWB above trait dispositions. Hypotheses were tested by structural equation modeling (SEM) of data from a large sample (N = 1181). Results showed that a higher autonomy orientation predicted increased SWB above neurotic...

The classical multitrait-multimethod (MTMM) matrix can be viewed as a two-dimensional cross-classification of traits and methods. Beside commonly used analysis methods such as structural equation modeling and generalizability theory, multilevel analysis offers attractive possibilities. If the focus is only on analyzing classical MTMM data, the multilevel approach has no surplus value, because t...

0747-5632/$ see front matter 2008 Elsevier Ltd. A doi:10.1016/j.chb.2008.08.007 * Corresponding author. Tel.: +82 11 2 3408 3980; E-mail addresses: [email protected] (S. Lee), bg The extent of intranet implementation and use within individual organizations has significant implications for organizational performance. Previous studies on technology adoption in the workplace suggest that accept...

this paper presents an investigation of the structure of persian clauses which display verb phrase ellipsis. to this end, verb phrase ellipsis in persian will be discussed in the light of the two theoretically significant approaches to ellipsis, namely, structural versus non-structural. drawing on data from persian and running the independently devised syntactic tests, we will argue that the or...

generally, there are four approaches to social phenomena in soial sciences: the agent-based approach, the structural approach, the functional approach, and the critical realistic approach. these approachs, with respect to their specific interpretation of social phenomena, concentrate on the behavior of agents or on the structural charctristics or on both to arriv at explanations. this article i...