Presupposition, Reference, and Politeness in Discourse Analysis
Presupposition and Green’s Taxonomy
Presuppositions are a kind of linguistic inference. The difference with implicatures is that these are based on contextual assumptions, while presuppositions are built into the linguistic structure of the sentences that trigger them.
Presupposition triggers: The linguistic expressions that trigger the presuppositions. E.g. Karl’s car broke down– presupposition: Karl owns a car. Presupposition trigger: broke down.
Green presented a taxonomy (classification) and
Read MoreIndustrial Property Rights: Patents, Trademarks, and More
Industrial Property
Intellectual Property
- Copyright
- Industrial
Corporate Name Brand X / Industrial X Business
Name-corporate (registered in the Commercial Registry Office of Records)
- Mark (registration at INPI)
Understanding of Property
- Middle Aged
- Liberal Revolutions
- Twentieth Century – Social Function
Concept of Property
It consists of a link between the owner and the thing, where it is submissive to the first, generating an obligation to third parties to respect it (Art. 5, XXIX, CF/88).
History of the Protection
Read MoreIndustrial Revolution: Societal and Economic Transformations
Industrial Revolution: Technological, Economic, and Social Changes
The Industrial Revolution marked the transition from a traditional, agricultural society to a modern one. Factors that drove the first Industrial Revolution included population growth, expansion of agriculture, and the emergence of a new economic outlook. The appearance of machines had two consequences: industrial activities were concentrated in certain locations, and the organization of work was modified, leading to the division
Read MoreTroubleshooting Common PC Hardware Problems
Power Supply Issues
Electrical Problems
- Peaks: High-voltage fluctuations in a short period.
- Blackouts: Complete loss of power.
- Surges: Increased voltage during a half period.
- Voltage dips: Opposite of a surge, although the peak is rapidly eliminated.
Power Problems Symptoms
- The PC freezes or restarts for no apparent reason.
- Failures occur on the hard drive, typing errors, file access errors, etc.
- Errors occur when transmitting data between nodes on a network.
- Some internal components fail.
- The lights dim,
Neuroendocrine Regulation and Homeostasis: Mechanisms and Impact
Neuroendocrine Regulation and Homeostasis
Pituitary and Hypothalamus
The pituitary is the main endocrine gland and is involved in regulating the hydrosaline balance, among other functions. The hypothalamus is a structure of the nervous system that controls the functioning of the pituitary.
Formation of Hypertonic and Hypotonic Urine
Glomerular filtration changes in its composition as it progresses through the various passages that form the renal tubule. Harmful substances are removed from the blood,
Read MoreSubstance, Empiricism, and the Limits of Knowledge
Guaranteeing my ideas a reality is extramental: world, extension, and movement. The structure of the three substances of reality: God is infinite substance, thinking substance, I, and extended substance.
Concept of Substance
The substance is anything that does not need anything else to exist (you can only apply this in an absolute way to God).
Body and Soul
Descartes states that the soul, mind, and body are distinct substances. Extension is to safeguard the autonomy of the soul concerning matter.
Hume
Empiricism
English
Read MoreKant’s Critique of Pure Reason: Key Concepts
Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason: Key Concepts
This text is a preface to the second edition of Critique of Pure Reason, written by Kant in 1787. It provides a summary of the main thesis of Kant’s transcendental idealism. In this prologue, Kant exposes the fundamental aspects of his critique of the speculative use of reason, whose power and limits he seeks to determine.
Three Questions
For Kant, the question of knowledge, “What can I know?”, is one of the three big questions of philosophy, along with
Employer Obligations and Liabilities in Business Law
Theme 2: The Employer
1. Concept of Employer
The notion of an entrepreneur is a very important concept for the study of subjects referred to in company law and economic law. The term entrepreneur has come to replace the term trader, a term used in our commercial code of 1885. Entrepreneur has also begun to be replaced by other terms such as company or producer. We can define the entrepreneur as the natural person or legal entity in its own name professionally and exercises the activity of organizing
Read MoreEarth’s Dynamics, Natural Hazards, and Resource Management
Earth: A Dynamic Planet
Earth is a dynamic planet where changes occur, some cyclically, i.e., repeated periodically.
- Heat from the sun falling on the air makes it rise. Its place is occupied by colder air, and this produces atmospheric currents. By heating the water, the hydrologic cycle starts (evaporation, condensation, and precipitation) and, similar to the atmospheric currents, produces ocean currents (oceanic conveyor belt).
- The core of the Earth warms the planet’s interior, and convection produces
Unlocking Creativity and Understanding Organizational Structures
Unlocking Creativity in Organizations
Companies often seek to increase creativity, which is associated with the brain’s right hemisphere. However, several factors can block creativity:
- Memory
- Personality
- Family environment
- Friends
Types of Friends Who Hinder Creativity
- The Wall: Unresponsive and unsupportive.
- The Fugitive: Disappears when problems arise.
- The Deaf: Only hears what they want to hear.
Techniques to Enhance Creativity
- Brainstorming:
- Involves generating a large number of ideas.
- Ideas are often anonymous.