The interpretation of [+distal] in demonstratives and complementizers.

This article argues that the [+distal] feature of demonstrative is also present in complementizer , and has not bleached away. In particular, we argue that complementizer is referential: it refers to an element in the Shared Discourse Space (an extension of the Common Ground) that can be seen as distal. This allows us to explain (i) that direct speech patterns with [-distal] (/#) while indirect speech patterns with [+distal] ( */); (ii) the use of in exclamatives (); and (iii) that optional is more frequently used when there is some sort of context between Speaker and Addressee.

Mediation by epidermal growth factor of the estradiol-induced increase in cyclic guanosine 3',5'-monophosphate content in the rat uterus.

Estrogen treatment of immature or ovariectomized mature rats induces an increase in uterine cGMP content, with a peak 2-3 h after hormone administration. This response to estrogenic action also develops in vitro, in incubated uterine horns, thus excluding the intervention of another organ. Its function is still unknown.