An operational definition of "verbal aspect" is offered and related to the foreground-background theory. Basic ideas leading to a method of teaching aspectual distinctions in English are outlined. (approximately 65 references) (LB)

Aspectual functions performed by the various past tense forms do not overlap in French and English. Difficulties compounded by inaccurate and oversimplified explanations are noted, and different functions are discussed. (LB)

A contextual analysis approach was used to explore the semantic, syntactic, and discourse properties of the conjunction "and." Results are discussed in terms of phrasal coordination, and it is shown that "and" occurs with a high frequency in the spoken/written comparison narrative texts examined, with a density of 26.4 to 66.3 tokens per 1,000…

An instructional technique that enlisted natural language processes by ensuring that grammatical markers made semantic sense was examined to determine its usefulness in helping adult Anglophone classroom learners to make more accurate online aspectual choices in past tense oral narrative. (32 references) (LB)

Applying generative morphophonological analysis to the teaching of French morphology, this paper proposes a cohesive and systematic presentation of inflection based on the spoken language. It argues that French verb and adjective stems fall into two classes, variable and invariable, and that a single morphological rule accounts for alternations of…

Examines the technical, linguistic, and pedagogical aspects of the use of broadcast videotex, the simultaneous televising of pictures and sound with subtitles, in linguistic education. Particular emphasis is placed on exploring the use of broadcast videotex to assist the linguistically handicapped, educate foreign-language learners, and aid…

Defines the characteristics of a "teaching grammar" (a text that aims to provide teachers of English as a foreign language with the linguistic information that they require for effective teaching) and contrasts such grammars with purely theoretical or linguistic grammars. Uses the passive voice in English to illustrate the contrasts.…

A study examines the way in which one group of discourse connectors, terminators, function in contemporary spoken French. Three types of terminators, elements used at the end of an utterance or section to indicate its completion, are investigated, including utterance terminators, interrogative tags, and terminal tags. (Author/MSE)

A theoretical discussion is offered on whether the subjunctive in the Romance languages is by nature thematic, as suggested in previous studies. English and Spanish samples are used to test the hypothesis; one conclusion is that the subjunctive seems to offer speaker-related information and may express the intensity of the speaker's involvement.…

Characteristics of language production shared by interlanguage and agrammatism, a linguistic symptom of aphasia, are discussed, and it is proposed that the two constitute a reduced system within the language, derived from the language's conceptual system. (MSE)

In an examination of the complex interaction of the linguistic devices employed in the expression of temporality, eight adult English-as-a-Second-Language learners participated in a study of time adverbials and verbal morphology. (19 references) (LB)

An explicit, analytical procedure was used to single out the phonological inventory of a Danish schoolboy's spelling errors. His perceptions of his speech sounds were analyzed by letter-to-sound rules. When wrong letters resulting from hypercorrection were peeled off the discrimination rules, the phonetic errors remained. (Contains 36 references.)…

Major approaches of describing or examining linguistic data from a potential target language (input) are analyzed for adequacy in addressing the concerns of second language learning theory. Suggestions are made for making the best of these varied concepts of input and for reformulation of a unified concept. (MSE)

A discussion of the relevance of applied linguistics to language teaching looks at recent developments in the field, the relationship of theory and practice in language teaching and learning, common perceptions of applied linguistics' relationship to language instruction, and linguistics' role in finding solutions in the classroom. (MSE)

Two concerns are addressed: the growing interest in process-oriented approaches to language learning, and the search for a nonparticulate linguistics of the type hinted at by Halliday and given some credibility by the findings of neuroscience. Focus is on somatic phenomena such as tone of voice, body language, and certain schemas. (15 references)…