In this thesis, I focus on the phonological representation of the articulatory component of speech production. I argue for a phonological constituent called the Constriction Node, which represents the constriction gesture. Within the segmental tree (cf. Clements (1985), Sagey (1986)), the Con-

There have been two main traditions in the study of language in modern times. The first is the tradition of "universal" or "philosophical grammar," which flourished in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in intimate connection with philosophy and speculative psychology. The second is the tradition of modern linguistics, a nineteenth and twentieth century phenomenon that was also closely in...

We have performed a set of experiments to show that the tachistoscopic presentation of a form at the point of fixation makes an identical form salient where it occurs in the peripheral visual field during the same flash. We call demasking the induced saliency of forms that are laterally masked within a horizontal string of forms that lie away from the fixation point. We call eccentric enhanceme...

Adoption of blended learning is a complex process for higher education institutions and academic staff. Although the move towards blended learning is generally instigated at institutional level, factors determining its success and minimising resistance of faculty often emerge at delivery level. This paper explores adoption of blended learning practices in a Business School at a university in th...