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Linguistic Evidentials and the Law of Hearsay
Authors: Solan Lawrence M. 
Published: November 2021

Abstract
This chapter explores the relationship between how natural language expresses degrees of certainty in the truth of an assertion on the one hand, and how the law handles this issue on the other. This discussion focuses, in particular, on the hearsay doctrine and on the linguistic elements identified as “evidentials:” expressions that include information about how speakers came to know the assertions they make. The hearsay rule bars certain kinds of speech acts from serving as legal evidence, in particular, assertions that report what another person earlier said, and which are offered to express the truth about the events at issue in a case. The author links the law governing hearsay in terms of speech act theory, a connection also drawn by the philosopher John Langshaw Austin, who observed that statements offered to prove the fact of the speech act rather than the truth of the matter asserted are admissible.
The Pragmatics of Evidence Discourse
Authors: Tuzet Giovanni 
Published: November 2021

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This chapter explores a number of pragmatic aspects of the evidentiary discourse. By calling them “pragmatic” the author refers to the aspects that are typically the province of “pragmatics” and can be generically defined as the study of the use of language in context; and by “evidence discourse” he refers to the discourse that is carried out about juridical evidence. This discussion restates the basic distinction between semantics and pragmatics and then addresses the nature of the speech acts in evidence discourse, the role of implicatures and presuppositions, and the place of deixis, i.e., the use of indexicals and demonstratives. The author claims that evidence discourse is predominantly assertive; that problems associated with implicatures are abated as questioners are skilled and questions are specific; that exploitation of presuppositions is avoided by attorneys’ vigilance and judicial control; and, finally, that deixis reveals the discourse’s ostensive dimension.
The Logic of Inference and Decision for Scientific Evidence
Authors: Taroni Franco , Bozza Silvia , Biedermann Alex 
Published: November 2021

Abstract
Uncertainty is an inevitable complication encountered by members of the judiciary who face inference and decision-making as core aspects of their daily activities. Inference, in this context, is mainly inductive and relates to the use of incomplete information, to reason about propositions of interest. Applied to scientific evidence, this means, for example, to reason about whether or not a person of interest is the source of a recovered evidential material and factfinders are required to make decisions about ultimate issues, for example, regarding a defendant’s guilt. The role of forensic scientists, whose duty is to help assess the probative value of scientific findings, is to offer to mandate authorities’ conclusions that are scientifically sound and logically defensible. This chapter lays out the fundamentals of inference and decision-making under uncertainty with regard to forensic evidence. The authors explicate explain the subjectivist version of Bayesianism and analyze the usefulness of the likelihood ratio in for measuring the degree to which the evidence discriminates between competing propositions in a trial. They also underscore emphasize the importance of decision analysis as a framework that forces helps decision-makers to formalize preference structures.
Teaching through ensemble performance
Authors: McCaleb J. Murphy 
Published: November 2021

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Teaching ensemble performance in higher education tends to draw on staff members as conductors or mentors, approaches which can easily remain unexamined. This research investigates a third potential path, participatory ensemble teaching, which steps away from the conductor’s podium and plays less (obviously) important musical parts. Using alternating leadership in this way was designed to help students engage more critically than otherwise, creating a rehearsal environment where their musical decisions were meaningful and impactful. Through rehearsal observations and focus groups, the chapter assesses the effectiveness of this approach to small ensemble teaching across three years of an undergraduate music program. In addition to reflecting on the impact of participatory ensemble teaching, this case study explores issues around equality, power relationships, and the role of the lecturer within ensembles.
An historical perspective on ensemble performance
Authors: Terepin Christopher 
Published: November 2021

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Recordings made in the early part of the twentieth century suggest a great deal of historical diversity in musicians’ attitudes to ensemble performance. The ensemble style of the Czech (formerly Bohemian) String Quartet, traces of which were captured on record in the 1920s, offers an intriguing example of an approach to “togetherness” that is strikingly unlike that of our own time. Drawing on their recording of the Lento movement of Dvorak’s famous String Quartet in F Op.96, this case study investigates aspects of the Czech Quartet’s unusual ensemble playing, and in particular the way they combine expressive asynchrony with coordinated, large-scale shaping strategies. By situating these practices in aesthetic and theoretical context, this chapter shows how the evidence of early recordings might contribute valuable nuance to our understanding of the conventions of (good) ensemble performance.
Beyond synchronization
Authors: Bishop Laura , Cancino-Chacón Carlos , Goebl Werner 
Published: November 2021

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In the Western art music tradition, among many others, top ensembles are distinguished on the basis of their creative interpretation and expressivity, rather than purely on the precision of their synchronization. This chapter proposes that visual cues serve as social motivators during ensemble performance, promoting performers’ creative engagement with the music and each other. This chapter discusses findings from a study in which skilled duo musicians’ use of visual cues (eye gaze and body motion) was examined across the course of a rehearsal session. Results show that performers are driven to interact visually: (1) by temporal irregularity in the music and (2) by increased familiarity with the music and their co-performer. Synchronization success was unimpaired during a “blind” performance where performers could not see each other. Ensemble musicians thus choose to supplement their auditory interactions with visual cues despite their visual interactions offering no apparent benefit to synchronization.
Ensembles for wellbeing
Authors: Kreutz Gunter , Bonshor Michael 
Published: November 2021

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The value of ensemble music-making for wellbeing is addressed in this chapter, with an emphasis on amateur musicians. Previous research on musical development over the lifespan suggests that long-term engagement might be motivated by individual wellbeing benefits. Although negative health implications are also noted, amateur musicians report fewer adverse health effects associated with musical participation compared with their professional counterparts. However, the research literature on amateur musicians has tended to focus on choir members, raising questions as to whether the predominantly positive implications of choral singing also apply to instrumental ensemble performance. Recent studies have begun to fill this research gap, but there is still uncertainty with respect to the specific factors contributing to wellbeing and health in amateur ensembles. In conclusion, tentative models to foster hypothesis-driven research are needed as well as a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms that connect long-term musical engagement and wellbeing.
Ensemble participation in late adulthood
Authors: MacRitchie Jennifer , Garrido Sandra 
Published: November 2021

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What does it mean to be part of a musical ensemble as we grow older? In addition to the avenues for physical, cognitive, and emotional growth provided by learning to play a musical instrument, playing together in an ensemble also presents an opportunity for socializing. This chapter highlights the benefits and challenges of ensemble participation in late adulthood, focusing on a case study which considers the continued involvement of aging adult participants in a community orchestra. Results demonstrate that the orchestra as an ensemble context continues to be intellectually stimulating for players across all ages, with rehearsing and performing as a group giving the participants a means to feel bonded with others in their community. These results present opportunities for community ensembles in general to consider ways that they can further support individuals in late adulthood, particularly in navigating the physical and mental stresses that may arise.
Effectiveness-Based Manufacturing as a Foundation of China’s Innovation Machine
Authors: Zhang Marina Yue , Dodgson Mark , Gann David M. 
Published: November 2021

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This chapter demonstrates the importance of manufacturing in China’s innovation machine. It explains the history of China’s industrialization and how it overcame early challenges to become the ‘world’s factory’. It argues that China has since progressed to become the ‘world’s workshop’, with the capability and capacity to translating complex designs into products with engineering precision and with unmatchable speed and scale. Examples are provided of large overseas companies attracted to manufacture in China, such as Tesla and Apple. It also examines a new model of mass customization facilitated by the country’s super e-commerce platforms such as Alibaba and Pinduoduo, which connects consumers with hundreds of millions of SME manufacturers, including China’s ‘hidden champions’ in niche areas of manufacturing. Chinese manufacturing possesses significant strengths in its resilience and flexibility, building upon its highly skilled workforce and digital infrastructure. The chapter shows how China’s manufacturing is benefiting from recent trends that have moved production in global value chains to countries with lower labour costs.
Judgment, Res Judicata and Lis Pendens
Authors: Law European 
Published: November 2021

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This chapter discusses judgments and judicial settlements. For the purpose of the European Rules of Civil Procedure, a judgment is a decision, which finally resolves the matter by deciding the claim on either the merits, dismisses the proceedings on procedural grounds, or which decides a preliminary procedural issue or a specific legal issue on the merits. A decision finally resolves the matter if proceedings in which the decision was rendered cannot continue before the court where they have been instituted. This includes judgments that finally resolve the matter with respect to a part of the claim for relief or one or more of several, but not all claims for relief brought in one and the same proceeding. It does not encompass case management orders or orders that regulate evidence-taking. It is, however, a matter of the court's discretion whether to render a judgment on specific procedural issues or on specific legal issues on the merits that finally determine particularly important incidental issues, which may then be subject to the appellate process. The chapter also considers the goals of the Rules relating to lispendens and to res judicata.
Provisional and Protective Measures
Authors: Law European 
Published: November 2021

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This chapter focuses on provisional and protective measures, which are important both in domestic and cross-border litigation to secure effective enforcement or to otherwise preserve rights and prevent (further) harm prior to the commencement of proceedings or pending final judgment. Part X of the European Rules of Civil Procedure consists of three Parts: a General Part (Section 1), which includes rules that apply to all types of measures, unless otherwise provided; a Special Part (Section 2), which includes rules on Asset Preservation, Regulatory Measures, Evidence Preservation, and Interim Payments; and a Cross-Border Part (Section 3), which primarily refers to existing legislation. Section 3 further provides a minimal number of general rules as it is not intended to provide a set of rules on the complex and multifaceted issue of cross-border provisional and protective measures. Principle 8 of the ALI/UNIDROIT Principles was the starting point for the development of Rules concerning provisional and protective measures. This Principle includes three basic rules: on function and proportionality (8.1); ex parte measures; (8.2); and compensation and security (8.3).
Collective Proceedings
Authors: Law European 
Published: November 2021

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This chapter assesses the mechanisms for collective redress under the European Rules of Civil Procedure. Part XI of the Rules adopts a broad, non-sectoral approach, which is consistent with approaches across many European jurisdictions and was the approach by the European Commission in 2013. It is, however, broadly consistent in approach with that taken by the European Union in 2013 and 2018. This Part is divided into four sections, each of which deals with different mass harm situations. The first concerns collective injunctive relief (Collective Interest Injunctions); the second concerns collective proceedings for the recovery of damages or for declaratory relief (Collective Proceedings); the third provides a mechanism to declare binding a collective settlement entered into by the parties to a pending collective proceeding; and finally, a mechanism to declare a collective settlement entered into outside of collective proceedings binding.
Chemistry in Quantitative Language
Authors: Oriakhi Christopher O. 
Published: November 2021

Abstract
Chemistry in Quantitative Language is an invaluable guide to solving chemical equations and calculations. It provides readers with intuitive and systematic strategies to carry out the many kinds of calculations they will meet in general chemistry. Each chapter introduces the basic theories and concepts of a particular topic, focusing on relevant equations. Worked examples illuminate each type of problem, with carefully explained step-by-step solutions. Since chemistry problems can be presented in a number of ways, the examples include several versions of each question. To help students understand and retain the procedures, the solutions discuss not only what steps to carry out to reach solutions, but why. Additional problems, with answers, are included at the end of each chapter. The book is intended as a companion to a standard chemistry textbook, but can also be used on its own for review. Its primary audience is students in first-year college and university chemistry classes; it can also help in preparing for GCE Advanced Level, GRE subject test, AP Chemistry, MCAT and similar tests.
Chemical Kinetics
Authors: Oriakhi Christopher O. 
Published: November 2021

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Chemical Kinetics discusses the rate at which chemical reactions occur and how these rates can be expressed mathematically, with a review of the factors which affect reaction rates. Topics presented with a numerical focus include reaction rate measurements, rate laws and their components including rate constants, determination of reaction orders from integrated rate laws, and effects of temperature on rates. Reaction half life and its determination are discussed. Collision theory, which forms the basis of the rate law, is presented with emphasis on the effect of temperature on the rate constant and the rate. The Arrhenius equation and the concept of activation energy are discussed with illustrative calculations for determining the energy of activation.
Ionic Equilibria and pH
Authors: Oriakhi Christopher O. 
Published: November 2021

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Ionic Equilibria and pH reviews the quantitative aspects of aqueous acid-base chemistry. Definitions and concepts are presented and appropriate worked examples illustrate calculations of concentration, pH and ionization constants. Acid-base properties of salts (salt hydrolysis) is introduced and explained along with the common-ion effect and calculation of hydrolysis constants. Equilibria of acid-base buffers with respect to buffer preparation, calculating the pH of a buffer solution and application of the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation, buffer range and buffer capacity is discussed. Determining the pH during acid-base titrations, selecting the appropriate acid-base indicators, and generating pH titration curves are explained.
Solubility and Complex-Ion Equilibria
Authors: Oriakhi Christopher O. 
Published: November 2021

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Solubility and Complex-Ion Equilibria broadens the previous chapter’s coverage of equilibria to include aqueous systems containing two or more solutes of slightly soluble ionic compounds and the formation of metal complexes in solution. Solubility equilibria which allow quantitative predictions of how much of a compound will dissolve under given conditions are covered. The meaning of the solubility product constant (Ksp) and how to calculate it from molar solubility values is presented. Also discussed is determination of molar solubility from Ksp. Calculations demonstrate how to predict the formation of a precipitate by comparing the ion product or solubility quotient (Q) with Ksp. Formation constants of complex ions and calculations involving complex ion equilibria are explained.
The Beauty of Deep Structure
Authors: Harris Randy Allen 
Published: November 2021

Abstract
This chapter charts the rise of Noam Chomsky’s Transformational-Generative Grammar, from its cornerstone role in the cognitive revolution up to its widely heralded realization in Aspects of the Theory of Syntax. That realization featured the development of an evocative concept, Deep Structure, a brilliant nexus of meaning and structure that integrates seamlessly with Chomsky’s companion idea, Universal Grammar, the notion that all languages share a critical, genetically encoded core. At a technical level, Deep Structure concentrated meaning because of the Katz-Postal Principle, stipulating that transformations cannot change meaning. Transformations rearrange structure while keeping meaning stable. The appeal of Deep Structure and Universal Grammar helped Transformational Grammar propagate rapidly into language classrooms, literary studies, stylistics, and computer science, gave massive impetus to the emergence of psycholinguistics, attracted substantial military and educational funding, and featured prominently in Chomsky’s meteoric intellectual stardom.
Generative Semantics 1: The Model
Authors: Harris Randy Allen 
Published: November 2021

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This chapter follows the emergence of Generative Semantics from the Transformational Grammar developments codified in Noam Chomsky’s Aspects of the Theory of Syntax. It was on George Lakoff’s mind from before Aspects but it only achieved the rhetorical, sociological, and theoretical conditions to thrive with that codification. Generative Semantics looked like a natural extension of Transformational Grammar, rooting itself in the semantic subsoil of Deep Structure and aligning closely with Universal Grammar. But that subsoil quickly proved to be less fertile than it had seemed, so Generative Semantics imported concepts from logic and philosophy of language; and Universal Grammar proved less substantial than it had seemed, so Generative Semantics solidified it with a Universal Base hypothesis. The resulting model was an extraordinarily elegant theory in which language passed through a homogeneous system of rules from thought and meaning to structure and expression, but it contained multiple seeds, both attitudinal and technical, of a challenge to Chomsky’s work.
Generative Semantics 3: The Ethos
Authors: Harris Randy Allen 
Published: November 2021

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This chapter describes the distinctive ethos of Generative Semantics, which permeated the field from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s, exactly when the counterculture (“the hippies”) were flourishing as a broad cultural movement. While there were many personal motivations in the development of this ethos, a broad generalization holds that just as the counterculture was rooted in rejecting establishment values, the Generative Semantics ethos was rooted in a rejection of perceived Chomskyan values. Their intellectual style embraced humor (Chomsky epitomizes seriousness), political engagement (Chomsky was a forceful activist but segregated his political and linguistic work sharply), and a veneration of data for the sake of data (Chomsky’s data was always highly constrained, in direct service to his theoretical claims; Generative Semanticists eagerly pursued data even when it undermined their theories).
Generative Semantics 4: The Collapse
Authors: Harris Randy Allen 
Published: November 2021

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This chapter traces the collapse of Generative Semantics, which ultimately became a movement away from Noam Chomsky’s view of linguistics, more than a movement toward a unifying vision of language or linguistics. The leaders all went in various directions. Paul Postal and Jim McCawley retained their commitments to formal modeling, but Postal developed a new, non-Transformational framework with David Perlmutter, Relational Grammar, while McCawley continued to ply an increasingly idiosyncratic Transformational model he eventually called Unsyntax. Robin Lakoff led the expansion of linguistic pragmatics and founded feminist linguistics. George Lakoff and Haj Ross took overlapping but distinct forays into non-discrete linguistics. Meanwhile, the Generative Semantics ethos was losing whatever appeal it may have had. Linguists outside the movement, and some within, found the style irritating. Meanwhile, too, Chomsky’s innovations were proving very fruitful and attracting adherents under the label, the Extended Standard Theory. Chomsky’s framework emerged from the brief Generative Semantics eclipse and now seemed the clear winner of the Linguistics Wars.
Speaking in Her Language: Cameron, Thatcher and Deficit Reduction under the Coalition Government, 2010–2015
Authors: Evans Stephen 
Published: November 2021

AbstractDuring the time he led the Conservative–Liberal Democrat Coalition Government, David Cameron used, in a highly selective and contestable manner, the kind of Thatcherite language with regard to deficit reduction which those on the right of the Conservative Party could relate to, and he did so in the interests of party unity. This argument is framed within the context of the limits of modernisation under Cameron’s leadership, and it emphasises the role which rhetoric can play in politics. The primary source is a selection of Cameron’s speeches as Coalition Prime Minister, particularly those geared towards audiences in his own party.
Understanding Cash Flow Risk
Authors: Gryglewicz Sebastian , Mancini Loriano , Morellec Erwan , Schroth Enrique , Valta Philip 
Published: November 2021

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Theory has recently shown that corporate policies should depend on firms’ exposure to short- and long-lived cash flow shocks and the correlation between these shocks. We provide granular estimates of these parameters for Compustat firms using a new filter that uses only cash flow data and the theoretical restrictions of a canonical cash flow model. As predicted by theory, we find that the estimated parameters are strongly related to corporate liquidity and financing choices, that firms with a higher estimated correlation between shocks implement riskier policies, and that the sign of this correlation determines the cash flow sensitivity of cash.
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