Polysemy and Co-predication

Many word forms in natural language are polysemous, but only some of them allow for co-predication, that is, they allow for simultaneous predications selecting for two different meanings or senses of a nominal in a sentence. In this paper, we try to explain (i) why some groups of senses allow co-predication and others do not, and (ii) how we interpret co-predicative sentences. The paper focuses on those groups of senses that allow co-predication in an especially robust and stable way. We argue, using these cases, but focusing particularly on the multiply polysemous word ‘school’, that the senses involved in co-predication form especially robust activation packages, which allow hearers and readers to access all the different senses in interpretation

España: más allá del amarre europeo

2016 ha sido para la política exterior española esencialmente un año de compás de espera hasta que se produjera la investidura del nuevo gobierno de Mariano Rajoy y el nombramiento de nuevos ministros. Un paréntesis tras años de pérdida de peso e influencia en la escena europea e internacional debido al ensimismamiento que produjo la crisis económica, sobre todo a partir de 2010. Pero es una pérdida que se puede recuperar, porque en 2016 han ocurrido eventos que favorecen esta recuperación española, como el triunfo del Brexit en el referéndum británico o la nueva crisis italiana tras la salida del presidente Matteo Renzi al perder su consulta sobre la reforma constitucional; además de las incertidumbres –para todos, también para España– que ha provocado la elección de Donald Trump como 45 presidente de Estados Unidos. En el terreno europeo, en el global e incluso en el interno por lo que se refiere a su acción exterior, se marcan nuevas posibilidades para España, que ha de buscar grandes acuerdos en el Parlamento al no disponer ya el Ejecutivo de una mayoría absoluta

Naufragio en las Azores

La reunión, el 16 de marzo, de George Bush, Tony Blair y José María Aznar en la base de Lajes en las Azores culminó la puesta en escena de una guerra anunciada, injustificada, innecesaria e ilegal. Quizás una de las más acertadas valoraciones la dio The New York Times en su editorial al día siguiente: “Estados Unidos, casi aislado, está a punto de librar una guerra en el nombre de la comunidad mundial que se opone a ella”. ¿A quién representaban los tres mandatarios en Las Azores? Pretendieron arrogarse la representación de la comunidad internacional para darle un ultimátum no sólo a Sadam Husein, sino al órgano que representa esa comunidad internacional, a saber, el Consejo de Seguridad, para al día siguiente, ante la perspectiva no sólo de veto franco-ruso, sino de no lograr un mínimo moral de apoyo, retirarlo, y pasar ya directamente a la guerra si Sadam Husein no dejaba el poder en 48 horas

Rpd3L and Hda1 histone deacetylases facilitate repair of broken forks by promoting sister chromatid cohesion

Genome stability involves accurate replication and DNA repair. Broken replication forks, such as those encountering a nick, lead to double strand breaks (DSBs), which are preferentially repaired by sister-chromatid recombination (SCR). To decipher the role of chromatin in eukaryotic DSB repair, here we analyze a collection of yeast chromatin-modifying mutants using a previously developed system for the molecular analysis of repair of replication-born DSBs by SCR based on a mini-HO site. We confirm the candidates through FLP-based systems based on a mutated version of the FLP flipase that causes nicks on either the leading or lagging DNA strands. We demonstrate that Rpd3L and Hda1 histone deacetylase (HDAC) complexes contribute to the repair of replication-born DSBs by facilitating cohesin loading, with no effect on other types of homology-dependent repair, thus preventing genome instability. We conclude that histone deacetylation favors general sister chromatid cohesion as a necessary step in SCR

Análisis metodológico de programas "CALL"

In an attempt to keep pace with new technology in all aspects of today’s life, we undertook the study of the recent Second Language Acquisition methodological tendency brought about by the use of computers in the language classroom (or at the student’s home). The objective of the work is to develop a questionnaire based on the most outstanding and most generally accepted theories and principles through which one can arrive at the acquisition of the L2 (i.e. input, output, interaction, motivation, error analysis, pedagogical principles, communicative competence). Once we developed the questionnaire, we applied it to CALL programmes through a thorough analysis of their operation. We then will have an objective test of the degree of methodological principles observed in the computer programmes. One conclusion of the research is that this new teaching methodology aide is beginning to attract the attention of the students and educators alike. CALL applications can assume brilliantly the role of the book and improve upon it. We make it clear that, in addition to the linguistic and technological views, the methodological view is one of the components that must be taken into account when making a CALL programme

Determinants of Skills Shortages and Hard-to-Fill Vacancies in the Hospitality Sector

The aim of this paper is to analyse the regional determinants of hard-to-fill vacancies and skills shortages in the hospitality sector. The data source for this study was generated in the year 2000 and includes information on 181 hotels and 121 restaurants in Andalusia. The results of the estimations show that hourly net wages are the main instrument firms use to reduce hard-to-fill vacancies and skills shortages. However, there are several factors affecting the conditions of local labour markets — such as unemployment rates, the level of business activity, real estate prices and the location of the firm in relation to the main regional tourism destinations — that have a significant effect on the probability of having hard-to-fill vacancies and skills shortages.