Extensions

Abstract

In attempting to apply rigorous experimental techniques to the study of F₀ patterns, we have of necessity restricted the scope of this investigation. However, the realm of F₀ encompasses a much larger array of issues than has been examined experimentally in Chapters 2–4 and discussed in Chapter 5. In this chapter, we explore some of these areas, to present what is known already and to propose some new ideas as well, based on the findings of this study. For the most part, investigations of these related issues have so far not included the kind of precise quantitative measures presented in this study, but they nevertheless provide a number of helpful clues about topics to which future quantitative studies can be directed. In some cases, as discussed below, the methods and results of this study bear particular implications for research on issues involving F₀ which, at another level of analysis, seem to be quite remote from the considerations discussed in earlier chapters.