This paper intends to examine the words starting with <sn> given in the Oxford English Dictionary, and if possible categorise them, according to shared meaning. It will examine briefly the academic background to Sound symbolism
An examination of words starting <sn> with the view to deciding whether it offers any evidence for phonesthesia. This paper intends to examine the words starting with <sn> given in the Oxford English Dictionary, and if possible categorise them, according to shared meaning. It will examine briefly the academic background to Sound symbolism along with contemporary attitudes towards the study of the relationship between sound and meaning. It aims to draw conclusions from the results of the categorisation of the <sn> words with the view to deciding whether it provides any evidence for phonesthesia. Saussure is considered to be the founder of modern scientific linguistics. In relation to Sound symbolism, he had said that "the entire linguistic system is founded upon the irrational principle that the sign is arbitrary" (Saussure, 1983: 131). By this he means that the words used to denote concepts could be any words at all. He believed that there was no identifiable pattern or relationship between the word and its referent (http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Sound%20Symbolism). He furthers this by explaining that because he considers the word to be arbitrary it can only hold meaning in relation to other words. These ideas are the basis on which much of the current literary thought stems from. Phonesthesia is a linguistic term relating to the idea that phonesthemes can contain
Mutations and X-linked traits in Drosophila Melanogaster.
Teresa Truesdale Biol 101L Daniel Warren 7-1-03 Mutations and X-linked traits in Drosophila Melanogaster Introduction Drosophila melanogaster feed on plant sugars and yeast that grows on rotting fruit. This is also where it gets its more common name, the fruit fly. Females lay eggs on the same materials so that when the eggs hatch the larvae can feed on them also. There are four distinct stages in a Drosophilas life cycle: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The larva goes through three stages called instars where it molts and grows. Then it becomes a pupa where metamorphosis occurs which produces the adult fly. Drosophila melanogaster are so popular when studying genetics because they have a short life cycle of 10-14 days, they are inexpensive to care for, and because they have numerous mutations that can be studied. In our experiment we are looking for three different types of mutations. The wild type is dominant which is basically gray with patterns of light and dark areas. The different mutations are vestigial which is withered wings or no wings, ebony meaning the body is mostly black, and white eyes which is an X-linked trait. X-linked meaning the alleles only occur on the X chromosome that means that since males only have one X they can never be heterozygous. That is why recessive X-linked traits are expressed much more often in males than females. The purpose
The film I have chosen is 'Goodfellas' directed by Martin Scorsese in 1990, based on the novel by Nicholas Pileggi 'Wiseguy'. The reason for this is that it gained many awards for the cinematography used and partly through personal preference.
Film Form and Genre Assignment 1 Give a detailed commentary on a sequence, or sequences from a film of your choice in terms of two of the any of the following: mise-en-scene; editing; use of colour; lighting; sound; special effects. The film I have chosen is 'Goodfellas' directed by Martin Scorsese in 1990, based on the novel by Nicholas Pileggi 'Wiseguy'. The reason for this is that it gained many awards for the cinematography used and partly through personal preference. The scene I have chosen is called 'Cast of characters; Tommy's a "funny guy". This is the post-transitional scene from when the lead character was an adolescent to becoming a young man. The purpose of the scene is basically to establish his friends and the social community in which he associates with. The main influence as to why I chose this scene is that of the cinematographic content and technical structure in relation to the film narration. I have chosen to discuss the sound elements of the scene and mise-en-scene. I chose sound as it is a key element in the structure of the narration and form of the scene. I chose to discuss mise-en-scene as the relationship of each element involved has important significance to the cinematography. The sequence is set in 'Sonny's Bamboo Lounge', a lounge bar and a regular mafia 'types' hang out, in down town New York, 1963. Sound There are three main types of
Discrete Algebra - Sequences and Series Arithmetic Progression
Discrete Algebra - Sequences and Series Arithmetic Progression An arithmetic progression is a sequence in which each term (after the first) is determined by adding a constant to the preceding term. This constant is called the common difference of the arithmetic progression. An arithmetic progression can be defined as follows: The arithmetic progression { an } = a1, a2, a3, ...., an , where n = 1, 2, 3, . . . Its terms are determined by the equation: an = a1 + (n - 1)d, where a1 is the first term of the arithmetic progression an is the nth term of the arithmetic progression n is the term number d is the common difference of the arithmetic progression The sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic progression is calculated as Sn = n ( a1 + an ) / 2 or Sn = n ( 2a1 + (n - 1)d ) / 2 where an = a1 + (n - 1)d EX. For the sequence { an } = 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, ..... where an = 2n - 1 an = 2n - 1 = 1 + 2n - 2 = 1 + 2(n-1) The sequence { an } = 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, ..... is an arithmetic sequence with a1 = 1 and d = 2. The 6th to 10th terms of this arithmetic progression are a6 = 1 + 2(6-1) = 1 + 10 = 11 a7 = 1 + 2(7-1) = 1 + 12 = 13 a8 = 1 + 2(8-1) = 1 + 14 = 15 a9 = 1 + 2(9-1) = 1 + 16 = 17 a10 = 1 + 2(10-1) = 1 + 18 = 19 The sum of the first n terms of the sequence { an } = 1, 3, 5, 7, 9,. . . is Sn = n (2(1) + (n - 1)2) / 2 = n (2 + 2n - 2) / 2 = 2n2 / 2 = n2 We can
Sequences and series investigation By Neil
Sequences and series investigation By Neil In this investigation I have been asked to find out how many squares would be needed to make up a certain pattern according to its sequence. The pattern is shown on the front page. In this investigation I hope to find a formula which could be used to find out the number of squares needed to build the pattern at any sequential position. Firstly I will break the problem down into simple steps to begin with and go into more detail to explain my solutions. I will illustrate fully any methods I should use and explain how I applied them to this certain problem. I will firstly carry out this experiment on a 2D pattern and then extend my investigation to 3D. The Number of Squares in Each Sequence I have achieved the following information by drawing out the pattern and extending upon it. Seq. no. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 No. Of cubes 1 5 13 25 41 61 85 113 I am going to use this next method to see if I can work out some sort of pattern: Sequence Calculations Answer =1 1 2 2(1)+3 5 3 2(1+3)+5 13 4 2(1+3+5)+7 25 5 2(1+3+5+7)+9 41 6 2(1+3+5+7+9)+11 61 7 2(1+3+5+7+9+11)+13 85 8 2(1+3+5+7+9+11+13)+15 113 9 2(1+3+5+7+9+11+13+15) +17 145 What I am doing above is shown with the aid of a diagram below; If we take sequence 3: 2(1+3)+5=13 2(1 squares) 2(3 squares) (5 squares) The Patterns I Have Noticied in Carrying Out the
In 1990 a firm of management consultants made a prognosis for the number of passengers traveling with Hurtigruten Bergen - Kirkenes. The prognosis is given by
Maximilian Ziegler Candidate number: 000495-022 Portfolio Assignment Mathematical Modelling SL Type II In 1990 a firm of management consultants made a prognosis for the number of passengers traveling with Hurtigruten Bergen - Kirkenes. The prognosis is given by x = 0 corresponds to the year 1990, f (0) is the number of passengers this year, f (1) is the number of passengers traveling in 1991 etc. Part 1 Task 1 How many traveled in 1990? Using the given formula and the fact that I can rewrite the formula: --> According to the function, the number of passengers traveling in 1990 will be 270000. Task 2 The prognosis tells us that one year 450000 passengers will travel Bergen - Kirkenes. Which year? To answer this question, I will put f(x) = 450000 and then solve for "x" to figure out when the number of passengers will exceed 450000. Hence, the number of passengers traveling will exceed 450000 in 2001, after 11 years. Task 3 Show that e-0,15x and find "a". Explain why "f" is an increasing function. By using the quotient rule, I will find f'(x): This tells us that "a" = 81000. "x" represents the number of years. That means that "x" will always be a positive, since a negative amount of years is impossible. f'(x) will always be positive, given that "x" will always be a positive, and the fact that "e" is also a positive. That means, both numerator and
Newton's cooling law application
________________ . INTRODUCTION Temperature differences in any situation result from energy flow into a system (heating by electrical power, contact to thermal bath, absorption of radiation, e.g. microwaves, sun radiation, etc) or energy flow from a system to the surrounding. The former leads to heating, whereas the latter results in cooling of an object. The cooling of objects is usually considered to be due to three fundamental mechanisms: conduction of heat, convection and radiative transfer of energy . Although these three mechanisms of energy flow are quite different from each other, one often finds a very simple law for their combined action to describe the cooling curves of hot objects if temperature differences are small. When hot bodies are left in the open they are found to cool gradually. Newton found that the rate of cooling was proportional to the excess of temperature of the body over that of the surroundings. This observation is what is called Newton’s law of Cooling. It is not known if Newton attempted any theoretical explanation of this phenomenon. But it is unlikely because the concepts about heat were not clear in those times. But what is important is that the original statement of the conditions for the validity of Newton’s law included the presence of a draught. Let us see now the process of cooling of a solid suspended in a fluid. When a body
Pendulum Lab
Title:Air resistance Objective:An experiment to show that air resistance exist on falling object. Observe the effect of air resistance on falling coffee filters and also determine how the terminal velocity of a falling object is affected by air resistance and mass. Theory: When you solve physics problems involving free fall, often you are told to ignore air resistance and to assume the acceleration is constant and unending. In the real world, because of air resistance, objects do not fall indefinitely with constant acceleration. One way to see this is by comparing the fall of a baseball and a sheet of paper when dropped from the same height. The baseball is still accelerating when it hits the floor. Air has a much greater effect on the motion of the paper than it does on the motion of the baseball. The paper does not accelerate very long before air resistance reduces the acceleration so that it moves at an almost constant velocity. When an object is falling with a constant velocity, we prefer to use the term terminal velocity, or vT. The paper reaches terminal velocity very quickly, but on a short drop to the floor, the baseball does not. Air resistance is sometimes referred to as a drag force. Experiments have been done with a variety of objects falling in air. These sometimes show that the drag force is proportional to the velocity and sometimes that the drag force is