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Deep Structure | 1 |
Language Patterns | 1 |
Linguistic Theory | 1 |
Nouns | 1 |
Semantics | 1 |
Sentence Structure | 1 |
Spanish | 1 |
Surface Structure | 1 |
Syntax | 1 |
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Language Sciences | 1 |
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Bergen, John J. | 1 |
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Bergen, John J. – Language Sciences, 1977
A significant discovery of generative theory is that the features present in a lexical entry in a sentence's deep structure influence choice and arrangement of words in the surface structure. The systemic and nonsystemic functions of Spanish count and measure entity nouns are elaborated and analyzed. (CHK)
Descriptors: Deep Structure, Language Patterns, Linguistic Theory, Nouns