Abstract The present study provides an overview of the quotative utterances made with itta (past form iu ‘to say’) and itte ita (the combination past -te iru construction) in naturally occurring conversations Japanese. examination approximately 13 hours shows that is used 91.1% first-person quotations (‘I said that…’). In second-person (‘you that…’) third-person (‘he/she quotations, 90.0%, 77.3...

The paper reports a study that investigated the effect of egocentric versus exocentric view in an educational animation whose goal was to teach undergraduate students the various tasks that a construction manager performs in the field. Specifically, the study aimed to determine the effect of perspective view on students’ subject learning and preference. Findings show that while students have a ...

In this essay, we will support the claim that a) some first-person accounts cannot be reduced to their third-person neural and psychophysiological correlates and b) that these first-person accounts are the only information to reckon when it is necessary to analyse qualia contents. Consequently, for many phenomena, first-person accounts are the only reliable source of information available and t...

A clinician’s effectiveness in treatment depends substantially on his or her attitude toward -and understanding of -the patient as a person endowed with self-awareness and the will to direct his or her own future. The assessment of personality in the therapeutic encounter is a crucial foundation for forming an effective working alliance with shared goals. Helping a person to reflect on their pe...

in the qur'an, men and women are equal in terms of human dignity and spiritual interest and faith; but god did not speak to women immediately and directly; especially in law verses, god speaks to men directly but he speaks to women as a third person (hidden person). in this paper, this problem has been analyzed in view of divine-social tasks in the quran and it became clear that god has gi...

Microsoft has prosecuted a vigorous civil enforcement campaign against spammers and phishers. When initial investigation into a spam or phishing case fails to reveal the identity of the person(s) responsible, filing a “John Doe” lawsuit and following up with thorough third-party discovery has been an effective strategy to unmask the perpetrator.

Several theories in cognitive neuroscience suggest that when people interact with the world, or simulate interactions, they do so from a first-person egocentric perspective, and seamlessly transfer knowledge between third-person (observer) and first-person (actor). Despite this, learning such models for human action recognition has not been achievable due to the lack of data. This paper takes a...

The immense popularity of Facebook with more than 1 billion active users continues to spark the attention of communication scholars. While much is known about Facebook members’ motivations, usage patterns, and gratifications obtained from this social networking site (SNS), minimal attention has been given to examine the perceived consumption and impact of Facebook on users themselves versus oth...