This example centred upon the
variform orthographic representations of the vocalic quality of the definite article in SLV and the putative possibility that Shetlanders might mistake the most recent representation (viz.
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Current thinking in cross-cultural psychology reflects a rejection of the extremes of absolutism and cultural relativism and a recognition of what Lonner (1980) labeled "
variform universals" (p.
Scharf's dense,
variform compositions, in which he mingles popular and lowbrow imagery in a high-art format, are at once kitschy, nostalgic, obsessive, and tastelessly showy.
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(Freud is silent on the more recent usage of "dog" to mean " player," and, by extension,
variform synonym for "pal," "dude," or "guy.")
It is similar to the concept of
variform universal, defined as a "simple regularity influenced to some extent by cultures or organizations" (Bass 1997, p.
Attempting to provide a coherent conceptual account of the
variform subject matter of 'unconscionable conduct'--let alone of 'unconscionable dealing' as a species within that genus--is much like, to both mix and adapt my metaphors, opening a can of worms and then trying to contain them in a string bag.