It is generally accepted that a discourse connective expresses a semantic and/or pragmatic relation between its matrix sentence or clause and something in the previous discourse. Usually the sense of this relation is expressed as a label, often within a hierarchy of sense labels. But the meaning of these labels may vary from system to system, and the same connective may be assigned different la...

journal of accounting advances (j.a.a) vol. 2, no. 2, fall & winter 2010, ser. 59/3     extended abstract   an investigation of agency theory and signaling theory in dividend policies: the role of institutional investors   dr. g. r. karami         dr. s. mehrani               h. eskandar tehran university   introduction        dividend has a special position among decision makers. dividend poli...

This paper is concerned with the robust analysis of the discourse structure of a text via underspecification. Most current discourse theories (e.g. Rhetorical Structure Theory (RST) by Mann and Thompson (1988), Abduction by Hobbs et al. (1993) or Segmented Discourse Representation Theory (SDRT) by Asher (1993)) require detailed world and context knowledge for the derivation of the discourse str...

the islamic revolution helped develop a new discourse and semantic system. one of the methods to study or analyze the political phenomena is critical discourse analysis namely, that of laclau and mouffe›s discourse, the most pertinent. this article examines its main question whether the values of the islamic revolution concepts and identity are constructed, spread and articulated according to l...

sociology is a multi-paradigm science. the main components of the paradigm include epistemic system, theoretical schools, raised patterns, research strategies, research methods and techniques, and facts under investigation. to be able to reach a satisfactory achievement, sociology has to obtain two main components, i.e. to be part of a paradigm and institutional autonomy. iranian sociology of t...

This special issue outlines the process of introduction logic in 20th century China. It describes institutional as well conceptual and theoretical dimensions this process, presents work numerous eminent intellectuals who devoted their lives to promoting introducing a public discourse during period. also Chinese background that enabled development China, such academies, university departments, j...

Abstract In the past decades we have seen increased policy discourse around public engagement with research and innovation. Despite this attention, institutionalization of practices still appears rather limited, leading to a recent systemic turn in science studies. Still missing is pragmatist new institutionalist framework that can support into how may enact or transform innovation system. This...

The work was written with the goal of determining and describing contribution Dimitrije Matić to establishing developing adult education in Serbia 19th century. We employed historical method within it an analysis content, discourse narrative primary secondary sources. results research demonstrate exceptional development institutional through establishment a network reading rooms Serbia, (re)ope...