As object oriented features are added to programming languages such as C demands upon dynamic memory allocation systems increase Prototyping languages such as Smalltalk and LISP have long rec ognized the impact of garbage collection on improving reliability and programmer productivity but providing garbage collection in C is hard because pointers are di cult to reliably identify Conser vative g...

Cross-generational and cross-dialectal variation in vowels among speakers of American English was examined in terms of vowel identification by listeners and vowel classification using pattern recognition. Listeners from Western North Carolina and Southeastern Wisconsin identified 12 vowel categories produced by 120 speakers stratified by age (old adults, young adults, and children), gender, and...

Being Indonesian is experienced differently depending on age and generation. In 1970 senior Nuaulu men had been young adults under Dutch colonialism. Those who in 2020 occupied key politically influential positions grew up an independent Indonesia. Conflict with state agencies over resources, plus practical difficulties arising from non-recognition of their religion, have obstacles to national ...