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Kempen, Gerard – Cognition, 1995
Discusses a 1993 study by Frazier, d'Arcais, and Coolen intended to test Schreuder's (1990) Morphological Integration model concerning the processing of separable and inseparable verbs. Suggests that the logic of the experiment is flawed and that the data do not warrant the author's conclusions. (DR)
Descriptors: Dutch, Grammar, Idioms, Research Design

Her, One-Soon – Language Sciences, 1991
Discusses the possessive, existential, and locational usages of the Mandarin Chinese verb "you3," arguing for the formulation of a single lexical entry of the verb within lexical-functional grammar and demonstrating the similarities between English idiom chunks and you3 expressions. (20 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Distinctive Features (Language), English, Idioms

Engkent, Lucia Petrusiak – TESL Canada Journal, 1986
Discusses different characteristics of conversational English, including: pronunciation, ellipsis, use of "you" as a general pronoun, hesitation markers, subject-verb agreement, pronoun agreement, verbs, modifiers, comparisons, euphemisms, idioms, slang, and phatic/ritualistic expressions. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Grammar, Idioms, Language Enrichment