1.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991001611909707536

Autore

Jacoby, Russell

Titolo

Dialectic of defeat : contours of western marxism / Russell Jacoby

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge [etc] : Cambridge University Press, 1981

Descrizione fisica

X, 202 p. ; 24 cm

Disciplina

335.4

Soggetti

Comunismo - Storia

Marxismo

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910969549103321

Autore

Abramowicz Michael

Titolo

Predictocracy : market mechanisms for public and private decision making / / Michael Abramowicz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2007

ISBN

9786612088575

9781282088573

1282088572

9780300144956

0300144954

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1 online resource (xviii, 346 p.) ) : ill

Disciplina

658.4/0355

Soggetti

Business forecasting

Economic forecasting

Decision making

Forecasting

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-342) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The media -- Policy analysts -- Businesses -- Committees -- Regulatory bodies -- Administrative agencies -- Public corporations -- Courts -- Legislative bodies -- Predictocracy.

Sommario/riassunto

Predicting the future is serious business for virtually all public and private institutions, for they must often make important decisions based on such predictions. This visionary book explores how institutions from legislatures to corporations might improve their predictions and arrive at better decisions by means of prediction markets, a promising new tool with virtually unlimited potential applications. Michael Abramowicz explains how prediction markets work; why they accurately forecast elections, sports contests, and other events; and how they may even advance the ideals of our system of republican government. He also explores the ways in which prediction markets address common problems related to institutional decision making. Throughout the book the author extends current thinking about prediction markets and offers imaginative proposals for their use in an array of settings and situations.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910831496703321

Autore

Wagner Thomas <1931->

Titolo

English Interlanguage Morphology : Irregular Verbs in Young Austrian EL2 Learners—Psycholinguistic Evidence and Implications for the Classroom / / by Thomas Wagner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023

ISBN

9783031506178

3031506170

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (164 pages)

Disciplina

425.9

Soggetti

Grammar, Comparative and general - Morphology

Lexicology

Language and languages - Study and teaching

Psycholinguistics

Education

Children

Morphology

Lexicolopgy / Vocabulary

Language Teaching and Learning

Psycholinguistics and Cognitive Lingusitics

Childhood Education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1 Introduction -- 2 Irregular Verb Morphology – Theoretical Accounts -- 3 Irregular Verb Morphology – L1 and L2 Cognitive Accounts -- 4 The Empirical Study -- 5 Implications for the Classroom -- 6 Conclusions and Limitations.

Sommario/riassunto

“The book provides a cogent overview of voluminous research on the acquisition/processing of irregular verbs. A particular strength is the development of classroom applications based on theoretical principles and empirical findings. A valuable resource for practitioners as well as researchers interested in the development of L2 morphology.” —Tom



Rankin, Professor at the Department of English and American Studies, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic This book examines psycholinguistic elements of EL2 irregular verb morphology in English, using two empirical studies of young language learners in Austria to make evidence-based didactic recommendations for classroom use. The author first provides an up-to-date overview of the so-called past tense debate, encompassing the last four decades of linguistic, psycholinguistic, and cognitive research, before presenting an in-depth discussion of the notion of irregular and semi-regular verbal morphology in both German and English, with a focus on apophony. Turning to his original research, two behavioural elicitation experiments are analysed using generalised linear mixed models as well as conditional inference trees, avoiding common pitfalls that come with traditional ANOVAs in repeated measure designs. Based on the empirical results, he discusses concrete implications for second language acquisition and instructed EL2 teaching, with a focus on Input Processing and Variation Theory. This book will be essential reading for SLA and applied linguistics researchers as well as graduate and postgraduate students in cognitive linguistics, psycholinguistics, language acquisition, and EL2 pedagogy. Thomas Wagner is HS Professor for Applied Linguistics at the Pädagogische Hochschule Oberösterreich in Linz, Austria.