More of Talk: “Julian and Maddalo”

a fundamental study of "histiriographic metafiction", and "literary genres", as introduced in "new historical philosophy", and tracing them in the works of julian barnes.

abstract a fundamental study of “historio-graphic metafiction” and “literary genres”, as introduced in “new historical philosophy”, and tracing them in the works of julian barnes having studied the two novels, the porcupine and arthur & george, by julian barnes, the researcher has applied linda hutcheon’s historio-graphic metafictional theories to them. the thesis is divided into five cha...

Do arthritic patients talk more?

BACKGROUND The modification of speech properties in patients may indicate a more profound pathology. Ample research has been undertaken in relation to different demographic and genetic factors on arthritis but significant research on speech in arthritis had not been conducted globally. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of arthritis on the duration of speech in patients. ...

Some More Thoughts About Thought and Talk:

1. One tenet of Donald Davidson's account of radical interpretation is the interdependence of utterance interpretation and belief ascription. Assigning meanings to a speaker's utterances requires interpreters to make concomitant determinations of their beliefs. But at the same time, one cannot fix the contents of a subject's beliefs without identifying the meanings of their utterances. So belie...

'Talk, talk and more talk': parental perceptions of young children's information practices related to their hobbies and interests

Introduction. This article explores parental perceptions of young children's everyday life information practices related to their hobbies and interests. Method. Thirty-one parents of children between the ages of four and eight years old completed a survey about their children's hobbies and interests. Questions were related to the nature of the children's activities and the ways in which childre...

Medical malpractice: a time for more talk and less rhetoric.