The aim of this note is rst to set up some general theory for discussing diierent aspects of the notion of a logic and then to draw attention to the schematic aspects of logic and suggest a way of capturing this aspect without making any commitment to the kind of syntax a logic should have.

The widespread use of analogy in human communication underscores the need for a system which can recognize and understand analogies. This paper presents a theory of analogy recognition and comprehension, using as a domain letters to the editor of a weekly news magazine. Some of the issues facing a system which understands analogies in this domain are identified, initial work on this program is ...

opinions and sentiments of Canadian physicians? Judging from the feedback we receive, sometimes well, sometimes poorly — assuming that medicine can be fairly represented by any one, cohesive view. Is it our job to represent the filtered view of the majority? We don’t believe that it behooves journalists in any guise to say things merely for the sake of being provoking. At the same time, if our ...

The National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) human tumor cell line panel for screening potential new anticancer drugs is now operational (/). Its implementation and the demonstration of its feasibility represent a technical and organizational tour de force. The rationale for the change in the primary screen from leukemias in mice to the array of 60 human cancer cell lines was earlier debated in cont...

Abstract This study investigates the use of interactive metadiscourse markers in first language (L1) and second (L2) English editorials. It also identifies how L1 L2 editorials differ these markers. To this end, utilizes Hyland’s (2019) model to analyse – based on a descriptive approach 80 collected from two highly reputed newspapers: The Guardian Jordan Times , distributed evenly. data were an...