The descriptive content of names as predicate modifiers

The Predicate View of Proper Names

The Millian view that the meaning of a proper name is simply its referent has long been popular among philosophers of language. It might even be deemed the orthodox view, despite its well-known difficulties. Fregean and Russellian alternatives, though widely discussed, are much less popular. The Predicate View has not even been taken seriously, at least until fairly recently, but finally, it is...

the washback effect of discretepoint vs. integrative tests on the retention of content in knowledge tests

در این پایان نامه تاثیر دو نوع تست جزیی نگر و کلی نگر بر به یادسپاری محتوا ارزیابی شده که نتایج نشان دهندهکارایی تستهای کلی نگر بیشتر از سایر آزمونها است

surveying the relevance of proportions to the content of quran verses

چکیده : قرآن چشمه سار زلال هدایتی است که از سوی خداوند حکیم نازل شده تا بشر را به سر منزل کمال برساند. و در این راستا از شیوه های گوناگون بیانی خطابی و بلاغی استفاده کرده تا با فطرت زیبا طلب انسان درآمیزد و اورا مقهور خویش ساخته، به سوی کمالات سوق دهد.ازجمله جنبه های بارز اعجاز بیانی قرآن وجود فواصل در پایان آیات است که کار برد سجع و قافیه در کلام بشر شبیه آن است. برخی ازعلمای سلف تفاوت هایی ب...

DISSERTATION ABSTRACT Names and Name-Bearing: An essay on the predicate view of names

Eponyms and Descriptive Names in Plastic Surgery

There are several eponyms and descriptive terms used in Medicine and there is ongoing debate about their usefulness. Plastic Surgery perhaps has more descriptive terms, due to visible nature of the pathology and the several innovative surgical procedures described. There has never been an attempt to classify these terms. This article attempts to classify them and also briefly discusses the orig...