Insubordination / / edited by Nicholas Evans, Honore Watanabe

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910798867303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam, [Netherlands] ; ; Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (449 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: Typological Studies in Language (TSL), , 0167-7373 ; ; Volume 115
• Disciplina: 415
• Soggetti: Grammar, Comparative and general - Subordinate constructions; Grammar, Comparative and general - Clauses; Grammar, Comparative and general - Syntax; Typology (Linguistics)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "The present volume, then, grows out of a symposium, 'Dynamics of Insubordination', organised by the present editors on 25-28 October 2012, in Tokyo, at the Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS)."; The chapters are a selection of reviewed and revised papers, which were presented at the symposium.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface -- Map -- Author affiliations -- The dynamics of insubordination: An overview / Nicholas Evans and Honoré Watanabe -- On insubordination and cooptation / Bernd Heine, Gunther Kaltenböck and Tania Kuteva -- Running in the family: Patterns of complement insubordination in Germanic / Jean-Christophe Verstraete and Sarah D’Hertefelt -- Independent si-clauses in Spanish: Functions and consequences for insubordination / Scott A. Schwenter -- Revisiting the functional typology of insubordination: Insubordinate que-constructions in Spanish / Pedro Gras -- Insubordinated conditionals in spoken and non-spoken Italian / Edoardo Lombardi Vallauri -- Insubordination in the Tsezic languages / Bernard Comrie, Diana Forker and Zaira Khalilova -- Ordinary insubordination as transient discourse / Arienne M. Dwyer --; Insubordination and the establishment of genealogical relationship across Eurasia / Martine Robbeets -- Insubordination in Japanese ; diachronically / Heiko Narrog Insubordination in Aleut / Anna Berge -- Insubordination in Sliammon Salish / Honoré Watanabe -- Insubordination in interaction: The Cha’palaa counter-assertive / Simeon Floyd -- How fascinating! Insubordinate exclamations / Marianne Mithun -- Routes to insubordination: A cross-linguistic perspective / Sonia Cristofaro -- Language index -- Author index -- Subject index.
• Sommario/riassunto: The phenomenon of insubordination can be defined diachronically as the recruitment of main clause structures from subordinate structures, or synchronically as the independent use of constructions exhibiting characteristics of subordinate clauses. Long marginalised as uncomfortable exceptions, insubordinated clause phenomena turn out to be surprisingly widespread, and provide a vital empirical testing ground for various central theoretical issues in current linguistics - the interplay of langue and parole, the emergence of structure, the question of where productive syntactic rules give way to constructions, the role of prosody in language change, and the question of how far grammars are produced by isolated speakers as opposed to being collaboratively constructed in dialogue. This volume - the first book-length treatment on the topic - assembles studies of languages on all continents, by scholars who bring a range of approaches to bear on the topic, from historical linguistics to corpus studies to typology to conversational analysis.

Enhancing human performance : issues, theories, and techniques / / Daniel Druckman and John A. Swets, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910965520503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1988
• ISBN: 9786610215027; 9781280215025; 128021502X; 9780309573993; 0309573998
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (311 pages)
• Altri autori (Persone): DruckmanDaniel <1939->; SwetsJohn A. <1928->
• Disciplina: 158
• Soggetti: Performance - Psychological aspects; Personnel management
• 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: Enhancing Human Performance; Copyright; Contents; PREFACE; PART I OVERVIEW; 1 Introduction; THE COMMITTEE'S TASK; THE ARMY'S NEEDS; A SELLER'S MARKET; IMPROVED PERFORMANCE: COMPLEX ISSUES, SIMPLE SOLUTIONS; EVALUATING THE TECHNIQUES; 2 Findings and Conclusions; GENERAL CONCLUSIONS; Scientific Evidence; Testimonials as Evidence; Conditions for Implementation; Rational Decision Making; Mechanisms for Advice; Bidding Procedures; SPECIFIC FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS; Learning During Sleep; Accelerated Learning; Improving Motor Skills; Altering Mental States; Stress Management; Influence Strategies; Group Cohesion; Parapsychology; 3 Evaluation Issues; STANDARDS FOR EVALUATING BASIC RESEARCH; STANDARDS FOR EVALUATING FIELD TESTS OF PROGRAMS; The Organizational Context; Describing a Program's Consequences; Immediate Effects; Side Effects; Assigning Value to Pilot Programs; Meeting Needs; Likelihood of Transfer; Contrast with Alternatives; CURRENT STATUS OF ARMY EVALUATIONS; QUALITATIVE APPROACHES; PART II PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; 4 ; Learning; LEARNING DURING SLEEP; Other Types of Learning Without Awareness; Types of Knowledge; Measurement of Memory ""Strength""; Remembering With and Without Awareness; Potential Applications of Learning During Sleep; Applications of Learning During Verified Sleep; Applications of Disrupted-Sleep Learning; Direction and Design of Future Research; Research on Stimulus-Driven Learning During EEG-Verified Sleep; Research on Sleep-Disrupted Learning; Sources of Information; ACCELERATED LEARNING; Packaged Programs for Accelerated Learning; The SALTT Classroom; The Evidence; Assumed Theoretical Support; Support for Traditional Instructional Components; Generation and Elaboration; Spacing of Repetitions; Imagery; Songs and Rhythm as Mnemonic Devices; Cooperative Learning; Advanced Organizers; Tests as Motivational Devices and Learning Events; Review of the SALTT Learning Literature; Testimonial Evidence; Confounding Factors; Weak Designs and Questionable Interpretations; Independent Evaluations; Direction and Design of Future Research; Sources of Information; 5 Improving Motor Skills; MENTAL PRACTICE; Previous Reviews; Theoretical Explanations for Mental Practice; SyberVision®; Conclusions; VISUAL CONCENTRATION; Cognitive-Behavioral Techniques; Visual Training Programs; The ProVision Training Program; Research Literature on Visual Training; Direction and Design of Future Research; Conclusions; BIOFEEDBACK; Electromyography; Electroencephalography; Spontaneous EEG Activity; Event-Related Potentials; Slow Potentials; Heart Rate; Concurrent Task Performance; Economy of Effort in Static and Dynamic Exercise; Respiration; Thermal Self-Regulation; Multiple Autonomic Responses; Conclusions; SOURCES OF INFORMATION; 6 Altering Mental States; ALTERING MENTAL STATES FOR PEAK PERFORMANCE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; The Nature of Hemispheric Differences; Information-Processing Capacity; Hemisphericity; Synchronizing Hemispheric Activity
• Sommario/riassunto: In its evaluation, Enhancing Human Performance reviews the relevant materials, describes each technique, makes recommendations in some cases for further scientific research and investigation, and notes applications in military and industrial settings. The techniques address a wide range of goals, from enhancing classroom learning to improving creativity and motor skills.