Hannibal's legacy : the Hannibalic war's effects on roman life / by Arnold J. Toynbee

• Record Nr.: UNISA990005965860203316
• Autore: TOYNBEE, Arnold J.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : Oxford University, 1965
• Descrizione fisica: 2 v. ; 25 cm
• Disciplina: 937.03
• Soggetti: Roma antica - Sec. 3.-2. a. C.
• Collocazione: HPR 104; HPR 105
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Volume I : Rome and her neighbours before Hannibal's entry - XII,643 p. - c. geogr. in tasca - Volume II : Rome and her neighbours after Hannibal's exit - X,752 p. - c. geogr. in tasca

Mental states . Volume 2 Language and cognitive structure / / edited by Andrea C. Schalley and Drew Khlentzos

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910958931903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., c2007
• ISBN: 9786612151880; 9781282151888; 1282151886; 9789027291202; 9027291209
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: x, 362 p. : ill
• Collana: Studies in language companion series ; ; v. 93
• Altri autori (Persone): KhlentzosDrew; SchalleyAndrea C. <1972->
• Disciplina: 401.9;401/.9
• Soggetti: Linguistics; Psycholinguistics
• 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 and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Mental States. Volume 2: Language and cognitive structure -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Preface -- List of contributors -- 1. Mental categories in natural languages -- 2. A culture-neutral metalanguage for mental state concepts -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Semantic primes for mental states -- 3 Explicating emotion terms: "Surprise" in English and Malay -- 4 Explicating epistemic verbs: English vs. Swedish -- 5 Explicating ethnopsychological constructs: English, Malay and Korean -- 6 Implications and conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Appendix -- 3. Shape and colour in language and thought -- 1 Languages as the mirror of the mind - and as mirrors of different, culturally shaped, "minds" -- 2 The importance of studying the meaning of words -- 3 Explicating abstract concepts and concrete concepts -- 4 Exploring the concept of shape -- 5 The importance of hands in the conceptualisation of the world -- 6 Shape vs. dimensions -- 7 What the two Burarra terms mean and why they are not "colour" terms -- References -- 4. Universal and language-specific aspects of ; "propositional attitudes" -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theories of the Natural Semantic Metalanguage and the Moscow School of Semantics compared -- 3 Dumat' and sčitat' in the canonical contexts of the primitive think -- 4 The semantics of sčitat' -- 5 Sčitat' in a broader linguistic and cultural context -- 6 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 5. Mental states reflected in cognitive lexemes related to memory -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Mental verbs in Korean -- 3 kiekha- 'remember' -- 4 kiekna- 'memory comes, remember' -- 5 chwuekha- 'reminisce' -- 6 Conclusion -- Romanisation and abbreviations in interlinear glosses -- Typographical conventions -- Corpus used for Korean examples -- References -- Appendix -- 6. Taste as a gateway to Chinese cognition.; 1 Introduction -- 2 A taste of Chinese 'taste'-related words -- 3 Research methodology -- 4 Semantic analysis of Chinese 'taste' terms -- 5 Theoretical and methodological implications -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 7. "Then I'll huff and I'll puff or I'll go on the roff!" thinks the wolf -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Autism -- 3 Autism and narrative -- 4 This case study -- 5 A simple two-part model of knowledge state management: Personal narrative -- 6 Lincoln's spontaneous written story retelling -- 7 Episodic macrostructure of the retold stories -- 8 Perspective -- 9 Conclusions -- References -- Appendix -- 8. Interaction between language and cognition in language development -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background context -- 3 Resurgence of interest in linguistic relativity -- 4 Thinking-for-speaking -- 5 The temporal domain -- 6 The Thai aspectual system -- 7 The Thai frog story data -- 8 Typological and language-specific patterns -- References -- 9. What figurative language development reveals about the mind -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The late development view -- 3 The early development view - recent work -- 4 The development of hyperbole -- 5 Why figurative language cognition should develop early: Theory of Mind -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- 10. Would you rather 'embert a cudsert' or' cudsert an embert'? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Dictionary analysis -- 3 Readers' sensitivity to orthographic cues -- 4 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Appendix A -- 11. Ethnobiological classification and the environment in Northern Australia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Berlin folk taxonomic system -- 3 Indigenous Australian folk taxonomies -- 4 Characteristics of names for individuals and kinds -- 5 Conclusion: Why are the taxonomic systems of Aboriginal societies so different to that of English? -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements.; References -- 12. Events masquerading as entities -- 1 Introduction -- 2 An introduction to some relevant features of Mawng -- 3 The three types of complement clauses in Mawng -- 4 Pseudorelatives in French and Mawng -- 5 Relative clauses and focus sentences -- 6 Towards a discourse-based account of the Mawng pseudorelative -- 7 Conclusions -- Abbreviations -- References -- 13. Word and construction as units of categorization -- 1 Introduction: Word, category, polysemy, construction -- 2 Expressing change in Estonian: An overview -- 3 Change-of-state constructions in Estonian -- 4 The change-of-state senses of Estonian core verbs -- 5 Principles for categorizing change in Estonian -- 6 Conclusion -- Abbrevations -- References -- 14. Categories and concepts in phonology -- 1 The role of concepts -- 2 What is a concept? -- 3 What about words? -- 4 Why study concepts? -- 5 Theorising concepts -- 6 The Natural Attitude -- 7 A method of analysis -- 8 Metalanguage -- 9 Phonological terms -- 10 Acquisition of phonological terms -- 11 Abstractness of phonological terms -- 12 Implications for theory -- 13 Implications for practice -- 14 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 15. You can run, but: Another look at linguistic relativity -- 1 What's the ; argument? -- 2 The role of positive and negative instances -- 3 Examples -- 4 Point-light displays -- 5 Verbs of motion -- 6 What can we conclude? -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Name index -- Language index -- Subject index -- Table of contents of volume 1 -- Studies in Language Companion Series.
• Sommario/riassunto: The contributions to this volume focus on what language and language use reveals about cognitive structure and underlying cognitive categories. Wide-ranging and thought-provoking essays from linguists and psychologists within this volume investigate the insights conceptual categorization can give into the organization and structure of the mind and specific mental states. Topics and linguistic phenomena discussed include narratives and story telling, language development, figurative language, linguistic categorization, linguistic relativity, and the linguistic coding of mental states such as perceptions and beliefs. With contributions at the forefront of current debate, this book will appeal to anyone with an interest in language and the cognitive structures that support it.

The invention of enterprise : entrepreneurship from ancient Mesopotamia to modern times / / edited by David S. Landes, Joel Mokyr, and William J. Baumol

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910956168503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, 2010
• ISBN: 9786612458026; 9786612936043; 9781282936041; 1282936042; 9781282458024; 1282458027; 9780691143705; 0691143706
• Edizione: [Course Book]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (585 p.)
• Collana: The Kauffman foundation series on innovation and entrepreneurship
• Altri autori (Persone): LandesDavid S; MokyrJoel; BaumolWilliam J
• Disciplina: 338.0409; 338/.0409
• Soggetti: Entrepreneurship - History; Commerce
• 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: Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword / Schramm, Carl J. -- Preface. The Entrepreneur in History / Baumol, William J. -- Acknowledgments / Baumol, William J. / Strom, Robert J. -- Introduction. Global Enterprise and Industrial Performance: An Overview / Landes, David S. -- Chapter 1. Entrepreneurs: From the Near Eastern Takeoff to the Roman Collapse / Hudson, Michael -- Chapter 2. Neo-Babylonian Entrepreneurs / Wunsch, Cornelia -- Chapter 3. The Scale of Entrepreneurship in Middle Eastern History: Inhibitive Roles of Islamic Institutions / Kuran, Timur -- Chapter 4. Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship in Medieval Europe / Murray, James M. -- Chapter 5. Tawney's Century, 1540-1640: The Roots of Modern Capitalist Entrepreneurship / Munro, John -- Chapter 6. The Golden Age of the Dutch Republic / Gelderblom, Oscar -- Chapter 7. Entrepreneurship and the Industrial Revolution in Britain / Mokyr, Joel -- Chapter 8. Entrepreneurship in Britain, 1830-1900 / Casson, Mark / Godley, Andrew -- Chapter 9. History of Entrepreneurship: Britain, 1900-2000 / Godley, Andrew / Casson, Mark -- Chapter 10. History of Entrepreneurship / Wengenroth, Ulrich -- Chapter 11. Entrepreneurship in France / Hau, Michel -- Chapter 12. Entrepreneurship in the Antebellum United States / Cain, Louis P. -- Chapter 13. Entrepreneurship in the United States, 1865-1920 / Lamoreaux, Naomi R. -- Chapter 14. Entrepreneurship in the United States, 1920-2000 / Graham, Margaret B. W. -- Chapter 15. An Examination of the Supply of Financial Credit to Entrepreneurs in Colonial India / Wolcott, Susan -- Chapter 16. Chinese Entrepreneurship since Its Late Imperial Period / Chan, Wellington K. K. -- Chapter 17. Entrepreneurship in Pre-World War II Japan: The Role and Logic of the Zaibatsu / Yonekura, Seiichiro / Shimizu, Hiroshi -- Chapter 18. "Useful Knowledge" of Entrepreneurship: Some Implications of the History / Baumol, William J. / Strom, Robert J. -- Contributors -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Whether hailed as heroes or cast as threats to social order, entrepreneurs--and their innovations--have had an enormous influence on the growth and prosperity of nations. The Invention of Enterprise gathers together, for the first time, leading economic historians to explore the entrepreneur's role in society from antiquity to the present. Addressing social and institutional influences from a historical context, each chapter examines entrepreneurship during a particular period and in an important geographic location. The book chronicles the sweeping history of enterprise in Mesopotamia and Neo-Babylon; carries the reader through the Islamic Middle East; offers insights into the entrepreneurial history of China, Japan, and Colonial India; and describes the crucial role of the entrepreneur in innovative activity in Europe and the United States, from the medieval period to today. In considering the critical contributions of entrepreneurship, the authors discuss why entrepreneurial activities are not always productive and may even sabotage prosperity. They examine the institutions and restrictions that have enabled or impeded innovation, and the incentives for the adoption and dissemination of inventions. They also describe the wide variations in global entrepreneurial activity during different historical periods and the similarities in development, as well as entrepreneurship's role in economic growth. The book is filled with ; past examples and events that provide lessons for promoting and successfully pursuing contemporary entrepreneurship as a means of contributing to the welfare of society. The Invention of Enterprise lays out a definitive picture for all who seek an understanding of innovation's central place in our world.