introduction: mental sets are clues which are already coded and stored in memory, and retrieved when needed. the present study investigated the role of mental sets in solving anagram problems. methods: the design of this study is an experimental with repeated measurement design. the participants were 20 ma students and graduates chosen through voluntary sampling. each of them were required to u...

this paper explores the possible origins of some names in 1001 nights. the names of the major characters of the night stories, and their borrowed reflexes in arabic, have been traced back to their ancient persian roots. examples from classical works are brought to argue that shahrāzād, shahriyār, and dīnāzād are not only the correct forms but more suitable to the deep structure of the frame-sto...

muslim theologians in the holy quran and the practice of what he describes as an alternative or used god's name, name (plural nouns) is called god. whether the names and attributes of god referred to in the qur'an, the sunnah and the consensus is not seized or the names of allah, is bound to be mentioned in the sources,among the important difference scholars of the islamic world, espe...

the truth about divine names and the meanings of divine names and attributes have always been regarded as key issues in islamic theology and philosophy, and their surrounding debates have so far triggered controversial and challenging ideas. in this context, the difference of opinions between ibn sina as the head of the peripatetic school and mulla sadra as the founder of transcendental theosop...

important changes brought about by the melbourne international code of nomenclature for algae,fungiandplantsare briefly reviewed concerning a clarification of the spelling and typification of sanctioned fungal names, the recognition of electronic publication for the validity of nomenclatural novelties, permission to use english diagnoses or descriptions for their valid publication, and the requ...

This paper focused on the way names of body parts are artistically used to convey meanings and messages in Kifipa, a Bantu language spoken in Tanzania. Since the body parts metaphors are used by people to portray meanings in their daily conversations (Kovecses, 2004; Vierke, 2012), the paper investigated such linguistic richness in the language. Methodologically, the study identified names of b...