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Impersonal null-subjects in Icelandic and elsewhere

We study the properties of impersonal null-subjects, in particular in Icelandic, exploring the idea that such elements are constructed in syntax (rather than being lexical pronouns deleted in PF). In addition, we discuss the cross-linguistic distribution of impersonal null-subjects.

Informal caregiving at old age. Content, coping, difficulties and satisfaction

Older people take a great share of caregiving responsibility already and thus understanding of their strain, coping and satis-faction is required. The aim was to investigate dimensions of caregiving activities among elderly (75+) caregivers and to study the dimensions in relation to health-related quality of life (Paper I). It was also to investigate quality of life in relation to loneliness, care

Kultur, patriarkat och hedersrelaterat våld - En argumentationsanalys av den svenska offentliga debatten kring hedersrelaterat våld

The public debate on honor-related violence intensified in Sweden after the murder of Fadime Sahindal. A culture-based understanding and feminist understanding on honor-related violence has mainly characterized the public debate. The essay aims to analyze these arguments based on the concept of culture. Does the understanding of the honor-related violence need to be divided into either a culture u

McGee's Counterexample to the Ramsey Test

Vann McGee has proposed a counterexample to the Ramsey Test. In the counterexample, a seemingly trustworthy source has testified that p and that if not-p, then q. If one subsequently learns not-p (and so learns that the source is wrong about p), then one has reason to doubt the trustworthiness of the source (perhaps even the identity of the source) and so, the argument goes, one has reason to doub