This book offers an introduction to the analysis of meaning Our outstanding ability to communicate is a distinguishing feature of our species To communicate is to convey meaning but what is meaning? How do words combine to give us the meanings of sentences? & what makes a statement ambiguous or nonsensical? These questions & many others are addressed in Paul Elbourne's fascinating guide He opens by asking what kinds of things the meanings of words & sentences could be are they for example abstract objects or psychological entities? He then looks at how we understand a sequence of words we have never heard before; he considers to what extent the meaning of a sentence can be derived from the words it contains & how to account for the meanings that can't be; & he examines the roles played by time place & the shared & unshared assumptions of speakers & hearers He looks at how language interacts with thought & the intriguing question of whether what language we speak affects the way we see the world Meaning as might be expected is far from simple Paul Elbourne explores its complex issues in crystal clear language He draws on approaches developed in linguistics philosophy & psychology
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The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to students worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship & emphasis on performance The series features line-by-line commentaries & textual notes on the plays & poems Introductions are regularly refreshed with accounts of new critical stage & screen interpretations For this second edition of Measure for Measure Angela Stock has written a new introductory section that takes account of recent scholarly criticism & important contemporary productions on stage & film The edition retains the text prepared by Brian Gibbons together with his comprehensive introduction in which he shows how the play's critical reception & stage history varies from one period to the next according to the prevailing social moral & religious issues of the day Gibbons explores the thrilling experience of watching the play in performance with its shocking reversals & surprises great tragic poetry & exuberant comic prose An updated reading list completes the edition ...

The Arden Shakespeare is the established edition of Shakespeare's work Justly celebrated for its authoritative scholarship & invaluable commentary Arden guides you a richer understanding & appreciation of Shakespeare's plays This edition of Measure for Measure provides a clear & authoritative text detailed notes & commentary on the same page as the text a full introduction discussing the critical & historical background to the play & appendices presenting sources & relevant extracts ...

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Measure Integral & Probability is a gentle introduction that makes measure & integration theory accessible to the average third-year undergraduate student The ideas are developed at an easy pace in a form that is suitable for self-study with an emphasis on clear explanations & concrete examples rather than abstract theory For this second edition the text has been thoroughly revised & expanded New features include a substantial new chapter featuring a constructive proof of the Radon-Nikodym theorem an analysis of the structure of Lebesgue-Stieltjes measures the Hahn-Jordan decomposition & a brief introduction to martingales key aspects of financial modelling including the Black-Scholes formula discussed briefly from a measure-theoretical perspective to help the reader understand the underlying mathematical framework In addition further exercises & examples are provided to encourage the reader to become directly involved with the material ...

This book helps readers apply testing & measurement theories Featuring 22 self-standing modules instructors can pick & choose the ones that are most appropriate for their course Each module features an overview of a measurement issue & a step-by-step application of that theory Best practices provide recommendations for ensuring the appropriate application of the theory Practical questions help students assess their understanding of the topic while the examples allow them to apply the material using real data Two cases in each module depict typical dilemmas faced when applying measurement theory followed by Questions to Ponder to encourage critical examination of the issues noted in the cases Each module contains exercises some of which require no computer access while others involve the use of SPSS to solve the problem The book's website houses the accompanying data sets & more The book also features suggested readings a glossary of the key terms & a continuing exercise that incorporates many of the steps in the development of a measure of typical performance Updated throughout to reflect recent changes in the field the new edition also features --A new co-author Michael Zickar who updated the advanced topics & added the new module on generalizability theory (Module 22) -Expanded coverage of reliability (Modules 5 & 6) & exploratory & confirmatory factor analysis (Modules 18 & 19) to help readers interpret results presented in journal articles -Expanded Web Resources Instructors will now find suggested answers to the book's questions & exercises; detailed worked solutions to the exercises; & Power Point slides Students & instructors can access the SPSS data sets; additional exercises; the glossary; & website references that are helpful in understanding psychometric concepts Part 1 provides an introduction to measurement theory & specs for scaling & testing & a review of statistics Part 2 then progresses through practical issues related to text reliability validation meta-analysis & bias Part 3 reviews practical issues related to text construction such as the development of measures of maximal performance CTT item analysis test scoring developing measures of typical performance & issues related to response styles & guessing The book concludes with advanced topics such as multiple regression exploratory & confirmatory factor analysis item response theory (IRT) IRT applications including computer adaptive testing & differential item functioning & generalizability theory Ideal as a text for any psychometrics testing & measurement or multivariate statistics course taught in psychology education marketing & management professional researchers in need of a quick refresher on applying measurement theory will also find this an invaluable reference ...