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The language of emotion in televised political advertising: Presidential spots, 1960--1996.
(2000)Through computerized lexical analysis of 1,209 televised political commercials aired by the Democratic and Republican party's presidential nominees during general elections from 1960 to 1996, this study discerns which words ... -
LANGUAGE PRESERVATION, POLICY, AND PLANNING IN A LANGUAGE “HOT SPOT”: AN INTERPRETIVE POLICY ANALYSIS
(2014-12-12)Native American tribes within the state of Oklahoma are faced with the loss of their heritage language at an alarming rate, much to do with past and present monolingual English language ideologies and policies that have ... -
"Languages for America": Race, Dialect, and National Identity in Nineteenth-Century American Literature
(2011)I argue the process of institutionalizing linguistic stereotypes began as authors during the nineteenth century pursued ways of characterizing the voices of literary figures using nontraditional languages. Literary dialects ... -
Large region location problems.
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Large-eddy simulation of stratocumulus-topped boundary layer with an explicit and a new bulk microphysics scheme.
(1997)The realism of the model is evaluated by a direct comparison of the model predictions with the aircraft observations of the STBL. The first case study is based on the UKMRF flight 526 measurements collected over the North ... -
LARGENESS OF GRAPHS OF ABELIAN GROUPS
(2009)A group is said to be large if it contains a finite index subgroup which maps -
Lariat in the sun :
(The University of Oklahoma., 1972) -
Laser cooling and trapping using Laguerre-Gaussian laser beams.
(2003)Laser cooling and trapping has led to a revolution in Atomic and Molecular physics. Optical traps created with blue-detuned laser beams are desired for numerous studies. One method of creating such a trap is with ... -
The Last Leaf: A Composition for SATB Choir, Vocal Soloists, and Keyboard Percussion Quartet
(2023-05-12)The primary aim of this dissertation is to create a new piece of art music, specifically, an ensemble work consisting of SATB choir, soprano soloist, alto soloist, tenor soloist, and a keyboard percussion quartet, including ... -
The Late Bloomers Piano Club :
(1997)Existing motivation theory, transitional theory, ego identity and small group theory were found to explain motivation to start piano study, but did not address the issue of persistence of piano study. Maslow's Hierarchy ... -
Late night political comedy, candidate image, and inoculation: A unique test of inoculation theory.
(2004)Additionally, this study assessed the viability of using inoculation treatments to protect against late night political ridicule (monologues and parodies). Previous research beginning in the late 1980s has revealed inoculation ... -
Late-night television talk shows and political comedy programs: A study of young voters' political experiences.
(2006)The information processing strategy active reflection was also examined to determine the mediation relationship between exposure and attention to late night television talk shows and political comedy programs and the outcome ... -
Latent Space Classification of Seismic Facies
(2013)Supervised and unsupervised seismic facies classification methods are slowly gaining popularity in hydrocarbon exploration and production workflows. Unsupervised clustering is data driven, unbiased by the interpreter beyond ... -
Lateral deformation of bridge embankments supported on soft soils
(2020-12)Excessive bridge embankment deformation, namely in the lateral direction, continues to damage bridges leading to costly repairs or early replacement. The lateral deformation of bridge embankments is often overlooked in ... -
LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC IN THE WIND BAND REPERTOIRE: HISTORICAL CONTEXT, LATIN AMERICAN RHYTHMS, AND INTERPRETATIVE STRATEGIES
(2024-05-11)The rich and diverse musical heritage of Latin America offers an attractive repertoire for wind bands that deserves greater recognition in the United States. Despite proximity and cultural exchange, many exemplary works ... -
Law enforcement planning in the American states :
(The University of Oklahoma., 1971) -
Lawrence in Old and New Mexico :
(The University of Oklahoma., 1964) -
Leader behavior and its relationship to compensatory educational programs /
(The University of Oklahoma., 1968) -
Leader behavior and teacher perceptions of organizational climate in public primary schools in Melbourne, Australia.
(1980)These findings were similar to other leader behavior--organizational climate studies in other countries which gives further evidence to these instruments in terms of validity and reliability. It further indicates that ...