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Peer reviewedSvalberg, Agneta M. L. – Language Awareness, 1995
Discusses a visual representation of the English verb system. This system helps overcome difficulties with the opaqueness of metalanguage and with distinguishing between key notions such as "tense" and "aspect." The article shows how learners can fathom the abstract meanings involved through the use of 'icons' that obviate the…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), English, Grammar, Learning Processes
Peer reviewedFaber, Pamela – Language Awareness, 1998
Describes an exercise in lexical analysis, involving verbs of sound in English and Spanish. The aim of the exercise is to enable students to discover underlying patterns of meaning that are representative of lexical-conceptual structure. (Author/VL)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Processes, Dictionaries
