divert:to make somebody/something change direction deconstruct:to analyse a text in order to show that there is no fixed meaning within the text but that the meaning is created each time in the act of reading distract:to take somebody’s attention away from what they are trying to do derail...
Recently, it has been suggested that cross-linguistic variation can be motivated by factors of the wider non-linguistic environment. Large-scale cross-sectional studies have found statistical differences among languages that pattern with environmental variables such as topography or population size. ...
One of the ways in which the COBUILD project was revolutionary was that it broke away from the substitutability orthodoxy, and instead proposed to rely to a substantial degree on a more conversational format inspired by how non-lexicographers might explain the meaning of words to others, such as...
In mylast postone of the comments (bynmwhiteport) was skeptical about the notion of core meaning of words as I used it to describe the verbsmakeanddoinCollocations need not be arbitrary. One issue here is how to define core (of which the definitions I used may be debatable) and the ot...
Additionally, PWLEHD community co-researchers (n=5) from the participatory research group the Calgary Diabetes Advocacy Committee worked with the primary investigator (a graduate student who is also a PWLEHD) to analyze and interpret the meaning of participant interview data. Results Results of ...
Intertextuality denotes the way in which texts (any text, not just literature) gain meaning through their referencing or evocation of other texts. Photo by fotologic What Is Intertextuality? When writers borrow from previous texts, their work acquires layers of meaning. In addition, when a text ...
adds to the humor of the text.(4)Examples like meat and silly are cited to show .A.the difference between writing and talkingB.how differently words are used in textingC.why people use the words the way they doD.the gradual change of word meaning(5)What does the author think of ...
Therefore, we have written this essay with three aims in mind. The first aim, addressed in 'Discussion, Part I', is to explain the basic concepts of probability theory to physicians, and in particular to provide a detailed account of the 'origin', mechanics, and meaning of Bayes' rule. ...
2)explain its intended meaning,and then 3)give your comments. You should write neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. 【答案】What is graphically and explicitly depicted in the simple yet eye-catching drawing is that on the ground stands a father,who is having a talk with his son.Impressively,at second...
Most ORs are “orphans,” meaning the natural ligand (odorant) is unknown, but adjacent OR genes tend to detect similar compounds, and ORs at this locus generally detect n-aliphatic odorants124. De-orphaned OR5 genes respond to methyl octanoate, which has a fruity odor, is found in fruit...