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Representation theory
In this theoretical monograph, Edwin Williams demonstrates that when syntax is economical, it economizes on shape distortion rather than on distance. According to Williams, this new notion of economy calls for a new architecture for the grammatical system--in fact, for a new notion of derivation. The new architecture offers a style of clausal embedding--the Level Embedding Scheme--that predicti…
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- 9780262286282
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Rebuilding Central Park :a management and restoration plan
Includes index.Illustrated throughout with 2-color and tinted maps and drawings and numerous photographs, Rebuilding Central Park is the first close examination of these invaluable 843 acres in more than a century. Central Park's legacy is unique. It was America's first great open space designed specifically for public use, inspiring the creation of hundreds of other municipal parks across the …
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- 1st MIT Press ed.
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- 026236784X
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- 1 online resource (160 pages :illustrations (some color))
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The reasoned schemer
Includes index."The goal of The Reasoned Schemer is to help the functional programmer think logically and the logic programmer think functionally. The authors of The Reasoned Schemer believe that logic programming is a natural extension of functional programming, and they demonstrate this by extending the functional language Scheme with logical constructs - thereby combining the benefits of bot…
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- 0262256177
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- 1 online resource (x, 169 pages) :illustrations
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Shifting ground :the changing agricultural soils of China and Indonesia
In this book Peter Lindert evaluates environmental concerns about soil degradation in two very large countries--China and Indonesia--where anecdotal evidence has suggested serious problems. Lindert does what no scholar before him has done: using new archival data sets, he measures changes in soil productivity over long enough periods of time to reveal the influence of human activity.China and I…
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- 9780262278393
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- 1 online resource (xii, 351 pages) :illustrations, maps
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Spectrum auctions and competition in telecommunications
"CES."Leading experts in industrial organization and auction theory examine the recent European telecommunication license auction experience. In 2000 and 2001, several European countries carried out auctions for third generation technologies or universal mobile telephone services (UMTS) communication licenses. These "spectrum auctions" inaugurated yet another era in an industry that has already…
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- 0262090376
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- 1 online resource (x, 306 pages) :illustrations.
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Species of Mind :The Philosophy and Biology of Cognitive Ethology.
AnnotationOCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262267021
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- 1 online resource (231 pages)
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Spaces speak, are you listening? :experiencing aural architecture
How we experience space by listening: the concepts of aural architecture, with examples ranging from Gothic cathedrals to surround sound home theater.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262268714
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- 1 online resource (xi, 437 pages) :illustrations, music
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Social thinking-software practice
A collection of essays on the interrelationship of social science and software practice.Software practice--which includes software development, design, and use--needs to go beyond the traditional engineering framework. Drawing on a variety of social theory approaches, this book focuses on interdisciplinary cooperation in software practice. The topics discussed include the facilitation of collab…
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- 9780262271783
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- 1 online resource (xii, 481 pages) :illustrations
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Slaves of the machine :the quickening of computer technology
"A Bradford book."Includes index.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262282123
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- 1 online resource (x, 160 pages)
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Transforming enterprise :the economic and social implications of information …
The dot.com bubble may have burst, but information technology continues to transform economic & social activity across all sections of society. This volume explores the changes that are taking place & what impact they will have on the way we live & work.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 1 online resource (xii, 534 pages) :illustrations
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