Honours theses: Recent submissions
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Phrenologyand the Insanity Defence: Medical Jurisprudence in the McNaughtan Trial
Published 2008-01-01This thesis argues that phrenology shaped the defence argument in the McNaughtan trial. The role of this now-discredited science exemplifies the negotiation of scientific, legal and lay knowledge in the early nineteenth ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
The Grammar of Nouns and Verbs in Whitesands, an Oceanic Language of Southern Vanuatu
Published 2010-01-14Whitesands is an under-described language of southern Vanuatu, and this thesis presents Whitesands-specific data based on primary in-situ field research. The thesis addresses the distinction of noun and verb word classes ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
Non-predicating adjectives: a semantic account
Published 2010-01-14This thesis provides a semantic account of non-predication in the adjectives of English. Particular attention is paid to adjectives that are only non-predicating when they modify certain types of nouns; both agentive nouns ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
The change in parental involvement in boys' instrumental practice
Published 2009-12-22This study examines the nature and influences of the change in parental involvement in boys’ instrumental practice within a single school context. Questionnaire data was collected from the parents of male students in Years ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
Childhood to teacher: Pre-service educators' formative musical experiences and their decision to become a classroom music teacher
Published 2009-12-19This study explores the relationships between formative musical experiences, narrative constructions of music teacher identity and the influence of these identity constructions on the decision to become a classroom music ...Open AccessThesis, Honours