We present a generalisation of first-order unification to the practically important case of equations between terms involving binding operations. A substitution of terms for variables solves such an equation if it makes the equated terms α-equivalent, i.e. equal up to renaming bound names. For the applications we have in mind, we must consider the simple, textual form of substitution in which n...

We investigate different notions of nominal words, that is, words that my contain letters from an alphabet as well as names and name-binders. In a first section we construct them from first principles. In a second section we take the point of view that—as in the classical case—words over an alphabet S form a free monoid over S. We define different notions of nominal monoids and reveal nominal w...

Stevens’s classification of scales into nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio types is among the most controversial yet resilient ideas in psychological educational measurement. In this essay, I challenge notion that scale type essential for development measures these fields. highlight how concept type, interval-level measurement particular, variously interpreted by many researchers. These (oft...

Previous research has identified the nominal group as the most distinctive feature of the research article title. In contrast, the findings reported in this paper suggest Theme/Rheme is the dominant structure in title text. Theme/Rheme structures order and tie nominal groups in titles. When a title starts with a methodological term the first position nominal group acts as a theme marker. Thus, ...

This chapter describes nominal constructions in the Central variety of Taleshi (Northwestern Iranian). In Taleshi, noun phrases and majority adpositional are head-final. Some modifiers as well complement postpositions linked to head phrase by a linking element––known Reverse Ezafe (Stilo 2004). this chapter, we show that appearing with possessors adpositions is different from attributive adject...