1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458948803321

Autore

Hall D. J (David John), <1943->

Titolo

Clifford Sifton . Volume 1 The young Napoleon, 1861-1900 [[electronic resource] /] / D.J. Hall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Vancouver, : University of British Columbia Press, 1981

ISBN

0-7748-5780-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (386 p.)

Disciplina

971.05/6/0924

Soggetti

Politicians - Canada

Electronic books.

Canada Politics and government 1867-1914

Manitoba Politics and government 1870-1900

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Prologue; 1. Father and Sons (1861-82); 2. Brandon (1882-88); 3. ""Quite an Addition to the House"" (1888-91); 4. Attorney General (1891-95); 5. Schools and Politics (1895-96); 6. A New Ministry (1896-97); 7. Klondike Gold (1897-98); 8. Stalemate: The Ogilvie Commission and the International Joint Commission (1898-99); 9. A Party Organ: Sifton and the Manitoba Free Press (1897-98); 10. Ebbing Popularity (1898-99); 11. Immigrants and Indians; 12. The Young Napoleon (1899-1900); Sifton Lineage; Note on Sources; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G

HI; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910787801403321

Titolo

Experimental linguistics : integration of theories and applications / / edited by Gary D. Prideaux, Bruce L. Derwing, William J. Baker, University of Alberta

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam : , : John Benjamins Publishing Co., , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

90-272-7086-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (327 p.)

Collana

Story-Scientia linguistics series ; ; vol. 3

Altri autori (Persone)

PrideauxGary Dean

DerwingBruce L

BakerWilliam J

Disciplina

410

Soggetti

Linguistics, Experimental

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: Ghent : Story-Scientia, 1980.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [309]-321).

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Theoretical bases for experimental linguistics (editorial introduction) -- pt. 2. Experimental results (editorial introduction).

Sommario/riassunto

In order to isolate the major perceptual dimensions involved in the recognition of selected English consonants, four experiments were conducted. The first experiment attempted to characterize the nature of the perceptual space for English consonants, while the second was a replication and extension of the first, with the results being analyzed using multidimensional scaling (MDS). The third experiment attempted to test the predictive validity of the original MDS interpretation. The fourth experiment was a preliminary investigation of the impact of the method of measuring perceptual proximity u