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Meaningfulness in literary naming within the framework of The Pragmatic Theory of Properhood (TPTP) (2018)
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This paper develops ideas originally floated in the Journal of Literary Onomastics 4 (2015) particularly concerning the genesis of “meaningful” or “cratylic” names for characters, so-called “sprechende/redende Namen”. I argue that literary naming fal... Read More about Meaningfulness in literary naming within the framework of The Pragmatic Theory of Properhood (TPTP).

'Being European': UK production companies and Europe (2018)
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This article discusses the relationship between UK film producers and Europe, offering a historical overview and an extended case study of an existing company, Number 9 Films. It argues that although UK film production and the attitude of policy make... Read More about 'Being European': UK production companies and Europe.

The language profile of formal thought disorder (2018)
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Formal thought disorder (FTD) is clinically manifested as disorganized speech, but there have been only few investigations of its linguistic properties. We examined how disturbance of thought may relate to the referential function of language as expr... Read More about The language profile of formal thought disorder.

Factive and counterfactive interpretation of embedded clauses in aphasia and its relationship with lexical, syntactic and general cognitive capacities (2018)
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In factive clausal embedding ([He knows [that it is warm outside]]), the embedded clause is presupposed to be true. In non-factive embedding ([He thinks [that it is warm outside]]) there is no presupposition, and in counterfactive embedding ([It only... Read More about Factive and counterfactive interpretation of embedded clauses in aphasia and its relationship with lexical, syntactic and general cognitive capacities.

The work of metaphor: Ralph waldo emerson's “circles” and conceptual metaphor theory (2018)
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There has yet to be a systematic study of Emerson’s use of metaphor. This essay engages with Emerson ‘Circles’ and Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) in an effort to remedy that lack, and also to inaugurate a reassessment of the work undertaken by meta... Read More about The work of metaphor: Ralph waldo emerson's “circles” and conceptual metaphor theory.

I'm sorry you are such an arsehole: (non-)canonical apologies and their implications for (im)politeness (2018)
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© 2018 Elsevier B.V. I report on a study into how native British English speakers (N = 78) respond to various instances of I'm sorry played to them in an experimental setting. The test items vary in terms of what the speaker is ‘sorry’ for, but are c... Read More about I'm sorry you are such an arsehole: (non-)canonical apologies and their implications for (im)politeness.

What am I still doing here? Travel, travel writing, and old age (2018)
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This article offers preliminary thoughts on travel writing from a gerontological perspective. Gender, race, and sexuality have provided important analytical frames for travel writing studies but age has yet to function as a topic or point of referenc... Read More about What am I still doing here? Travel, travel writing, and old age.

'Horrid rebellion' and 'holie cheate': Royalist gentry responses to interregnum government in North-East Wales, 1646-1660 (2018)
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This article significantly adds to works on Interregnum religion and government by considering the response to that period of a conservative, rather than a radical, region and social group. It examines the reaction of the royalist, religiously conser... Read More about 'Horrid rebellion' and 'holie cheate': Royalist gentry responses to interregnum government in North-East Wales, 1646-1660.

‘The streets have been watched regularly’: The York Penitentiary Society, young working-class women, and the regulation of behaviour in the public spaces of York, c. 1845– 1919 (2018)
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© 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The York Penitentiary Society, a charitable female reformatory in York, aimed to transform ‘fallen’ women in the city into useful citizens through institutionalisation, domestic training... Read More about ‘The streets have been watched regularly’: The York Penitentiary Society, young working-class women, and the regulation of behaviour in the public spaces of York, c. 1845– 1919.

Re-examining the effects of word writing on vocabulary learning (2018)
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This study investigated the effects of word writing on vocabulary learning by comparing three conditions in which there was (a) limited time to write words, (b) unlimited time to write words, and (c) a non-writing word-picture pairs comparison. Non-n... Read More about Re-examining the effects of word writing on vocabulary learning.

Relating therapy for distressing voices: Who, or what, is changing? (2018)
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Background: The experience of hearing distressing voices has recently been conceptualised within relational terms, whereby the voice is perceived as a person-like stimulus with whom the hearer has a difficult relationship. Therapeutic approaches are... Read More about Relating therapy for distressing voices: Who, or what, is changing?.

Radio as a Screen Medium in BBC Arts Broadcasting (2018)
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Today more than half of all radio listening in the UK is occurring through digital platforms. Within this context the BBC’s current arts proposition provides a valuable insight into how public service broadcasters are adapting and responding to this... Read More about Radio as a Screen Medium in BBC Arts Broadcasting.

Book review: The routledge history handbook of gender and the urban experience (2018)
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Book review: The Routledge History Handbook of Gender and the Urban Experience

Breaking the generic mould? Grayson Perry, Channel 4 and the production of British arts television (2018)
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© 2018, © The Author(s) 2018. This article examines Channel 4’s critically acclaimed series, Grayson Perry: Who Are You? (2014). Using interviews with those involved in making the series and textual analysis, we argue that the elements that contribut... Read More about Breaking the generic mould? Grayson Perry, Channel 4 and the production of British arts television.

Indie Dreams: Video Games, Creative Economy, and the Hyperindustrial Epoch (2018)
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© The Author(s) 2018. This essay draws on research undertaken as part of a research network project exploring the growth of independent game producers in recent years and the associated changes in the technological and economic conditions of the game... Read More about Indie Dreams: Video Games, Creative Economy, and the Hyperindustrial Epoch.

Relating to the speaker behind the voice: What is changing? (2018)
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We introduce therapeutic techniques that encourage voice hearers to view their voices as coming from intentional agents whose behavior may be dependent on how the voice hearer relates to and interacts with them. We suggest that this approach is effec... Read More about Relating to the speaker behind the voice: What is changing?.

‘Round-head knaves’: The Ballad of Wrexham and the subversive political culture of Interregnum north-east Wales (2018)
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© 2017 Institute of Historical Research. This article broadens ballad studies to encompass a regional perspective and significantly adds to the literature on Welsh royalism. It argues that the ballad author sought to destabilize the newly established... Read More about ‘Round-head knaves’: The Ballad of Wrexham and the subversive political culture of Interregnum north-east Wales.

Two lost place-names in the west Midlands: Gaia in Lichfield and The Gay in Shrewsbury (2018)
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The purpose of this article is to note the existence of two, or probably three, related unexplained names, to present possible further examples of the element involved, and to review how far it is possible to explain them.