This paper lays out the components of a language acquisition model, the interconnections among the components, and the differing stances of nativism and empiricism about syntax. After demonstrating that parsimony cannot decide between the two stances, the paper analyzes nine examples of evidence that have been used to argue for or against nativism, concluding that most pieces of evidence are ei...

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Für Benutzer ist es im Allgemeinen nicht möglich, für jeden Dienst ein unabhängiges, starkes Passwort zu wählen. Diese Situation legt es nahe, den Nutzern ein Single Sign-on (SSO) anzubieten, das es erlaubt, sich mit nur noch einem Passwort an mehreren Diensten anzumelden. Pseudo-SSO-Systeme müssen nicht vom Dienstanbieter unterstütz werden, und sind daher für den Nutzer sofort nützlich, bei ih...

The purpose of this study was to determine the nature and efficiency of the strategies used by prelingually deafened native signers for the temporary retention of written words with reference to a primary language-coding hypothesis (M. A. Shand, 1982). For the gathering of the data, participants were shown lists of serially presented written target words that they were asked to recognize accord...

Even in the most naïve sense, without qualification, the term sign imposes great difficulties. The word designates any thing, whether gesture, mark, token, symbol or even natural event, that expresses, indicates or refers to a meaning or to something else. Yet even that most general and innocent statement offers at best a futile answer, as if to a question that already presupposes it: “what doe...

Bodily secretions, including breast milk and semen, contain factors that modulate HIV-1 infection. Since anal intercourse caries one of the highest risks for HIV-1 transmission, our aim was to determine whether colorectal mucus (CM) also contains factors interfering with HIV-1 infection and replication. CM from a number of individuals was collected and tested for the capacity to bind DC-SIGN an...