‘LINGUISTIC SEMANTICS’ PREPARED AND PRESENTED BY AZMAT ARAA TO DR. IQBAL BUTT 4/2/15 1 SEMANTICS study of the MEANING OF THE ‘MEANING’ 4/2/15 2 DEFINITION OF SEMANTICS Semantics is taken from the Greek word ‘Semantikos’ meaning sign. The word ‘meaning’ can be defined in many ways‚ but the most pertinent definition to linguistics is : “ Meaning is the function of signs in language.” This understanding of meaning corresponds to German philosopher Ludwig Wittgensteins’ definition: “ The meaning
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Making Research Decisions Rating Scales As a researcher‚ one must choose which rating scale is going to be the most effective method. Once choosing the scale‚ he/she then must decide the amount of choices the subject has. We are going to explore four different scales: 1. Yes/Depends/no‚ 2. Excellent/Good/Fair/Poor‚ 3. Excellent/Good/Average/Poor‚ and 4. Strongly Approve/Approve/Uncertain/Disapprove Strongly Disapprove. I believe that the yes –maybe-no scale is somewhat week unless used in
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2013/2014 ACADEMIC SESSION LECTURER-IN-CHARGE: PROF. B. A. OLUWADE CSC 403: NUMERICAL COMPUTATION II (with MATLAB) TUTORIAL QUESTIONS 1 (a) What do you understand by the Euler method ? (b) Let y/ = 3y + 1 y(0) = 2 be an initial value problem. Using Euler method‚ present an approximation of y(5) using a step size of 1. 2 (a) State Simpson’s rule. (b) Write MATLAB code for finding the numerical approximation of a definite integral using (a) above. 3 (a) Write the
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It is a fact that the small-scale businesses hold a part in controlling the amount of employment in the economy and thereby help in the overall economic growth. Small-scale commercial enterprises are considered to be a hub for teh employment of child labour. Government in a way support these small scale commercial ventures by shielding them from the opposition provided by large scale businesses. Large scale commercial enterprises utilizing go between and market‚ and
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Acids and Bases are two groups of chemical compounds that generally have opposite characteristics. They have there own unique traits‚ acids taste sour‚ turn litmus red while bases taste bitter and turn litmus blue. The term pH relates to measuring the acidity or alkalinity of a solution‚ such as vinegar‚ or even a damp substance like soul. The neutral pH is 7‚ which is essentially water‚ with lower numbers indicating acidity and higher numbers indicating alkalinity. Hydronium ions (H3O+) are
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1.Introduction Small Scale Enterprises (SSEs) have played and continue to play significant roles in the growth‚ development and industrialisation of many economies the world over. In Nigeria‚ the SSEs have performed below expectation due to a combination of problems. This situation has been of great concern to the government‚ citizenry‚ practitioners‚ operators and the organised private sector groups. Small businesses are generally regarded as the driving force of economic growth‚ job creation
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classification of small and medium scale industries in global context Meanings of Small and Medium Industries differ from country to country‚ depending on one or more of thresholds laid down in respect of investment‚ employment‚ turnover etc. The issue of what constitutes a small or micro and medium scale industry is a major concern in the literature (Ward‚ 2005). Different writers have usually given different definitions to this category of 25 business. Small and medium scale industries have indeed not
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Chapter 7 External Economies of Scale and the International Location of Production Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education. All rights reserved. Preview • Types of economies of scale • Economies of scale and market structure • The theory of external economies • External economies and international trade • Dynamic increasing returns • International trade and economic geography Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education. All rights reserved. 7-2 Introduction • The models of comparative
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Major problems facing small scale enterprises One major problem in Nigeria’s business environment is inadequate power supply. This and other factors are responsible for the problems and low performance of small scale enterprises and these problems seem to have to defied all efforts by government to address them. The problems over the years have equally kept foreign investors on the run despite Nigeria’s efforts to lure them to invest in the country.In this edition‚ Saturday Vanguard went to town
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PAIN Observational pain assessment scales Title two-deck for people with dementia: a review Christine While‚ Dr Angus Jocelyn Christine While is Clinical Project Officer‚ Royal District Nursing Service and Dr Angus Jocelyn is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Arts Education and Human Development‚ Victoria University‚ Melbourne‚ Australia Email: cwhile@rdns.com.au O lder adults have a higher propensity to experience pain associated with chronic health problems‚ such as musculoskeletal
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