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Mittwoch, Anita – Journal of Linguistics, 1977
The performative analysis claims that every sentence we utter refers to our utterance of it, and has a higher performative clause of the form "I plus Verb plus You." This paper deals with data that have been used to support this analysis, and shows that they do not confirm it. (CHK)
Descriptors: Adverbs, Form Classes (Languages), Pragmatics, Sentence Structure
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Thompson, Sandra Annear – Journal of Linguistics, 1972
Earlier version of this paper entitled On the Notion 'Subjoined Clause'" was presented to the first annual meeting of the New English Linguistic Society in November 1970. (VM)
Descriptors: Adverbs, Deep Structure, Descriptive Linguistics, English
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Hoeksema, Jacob; Napoli, Donna Jo – Journal of Linguistics, 1993
Paratactic constructions sometimes compete with coordination, sometimes with subordination, for the same semantic niche in language. The case of complex sentences in English containing the degree adverbs "so" or "such" is analyzed. (Contains 37 references.) (LB)
Descriptors: Adverbs, English, Foreign Countries, Language Research
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Hudson, R. A. – Journal of Linguistics, 1973
Descriptors: Adverbs, Deep Structure, Form Classes (Languages), Nouns