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Zoerner, Ed – Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics, 1996
This paper proposes that resultative verb-particle constructions (VPCs) have an underlyingly different structure from idiomatic VPCs; both structures differ from the Small Clause analysis of R. Kayne (1985) et al and the verb-particle complex analysis of K. Johnson (1991). Empirical support for the new proposal comes from anaphor deletion facts…
Descriptors: English, Idioms, Sentence Structure, Structural Grammar
Buyssens, Eric – Yelmo, 1973
Continuing series on English grammar. (DS)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, English, English Instruction, Grammar
Buyssens, Eric – Yelmo, 1973
Conclusion of a two-part article on the verb in English. Reprinted from Belgian journal Equivalences,'' n1 1972. (DS)
Descriptors: English, English Instruction, Idioms, Language Instruction

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

Breitkreuz, Hartmut; Bosewitz, Rene – 1989
English idioms are catalogued for German speakers. The guide is designed to be used both as a reference and as a teaching tool. It is divided into sections, each listing and defining common idioms using a number of English verbs, then presenting them in the context of dialogues. Most sections contain idioms for six or seven more common verbs, then…
Descriptors: Dialogs (Language), English, Figurative Language, Foreign Countries

Bahl, Kali Charan, Comp. – 1970
This dictionary covers approximately 28,277 verbal expressions in modern standard Hindi and their rendered English equivalents. The study lists longer verbal expressions which are generally matched by single verbs in English. The lexicographer notes that the majority of entries in this dictionary do not appear in their present form in most other…
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Dictionaries, English, Hindi
Flognfeldt, Mona E. – 1984
A study of English nouns derived from verbs and ending in "-ee" is outlined. The objective was to determine whether those nouns exhibit verbal characteristics (aspectual, temporal, or modal) that can be attributed to their derivation from verbs. The study examined 209 nouns. Progress made in the investigation of four hypotheses is…
Descriptors: English, Etymology, Idioms, Language Research

British Council, London (England). English-Teaching Information Centre. – 1973
This bibliography, which deals with phrasal and prepositional verbs in English, consists of three sections. The first section cites linguistic studies, while the second lists relevant articles. The third section cites textbooks that deal with the problems of teaching English verbs. Entries include both American and European publications, and most…
Descriptors: Adverbs, Bibliographies, English, English (Second Language)

Campbell, Ian – Babel: Australia, 1997
Argues that a better understanding of the workings of one's first language--English, for most Australians--can facilitate the acquisition and appreciation of another language. The article exploits the morphology and syntax of English in the following areas: liaison, emphasis, stress, separable and inseparable verbs, dental suffixes, weak and…
Descriptors: Culture Contact, Elementary Secondary Education, English, Foreign Countries
Powell, Mava Jo, Ed. – 1995
Fifty-three papers on linguistic theory and language research, including a number of prize-winning essays, address these topics: aspects of discourse analysis; bilingualism; Chinese modal verbs; early bilingual speech; linguistic metatheory; music and accent discrepancy; diphthongs; hiatus; vowel patterns; suprasegmentals; neologisms; aspects of…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Bilingualism, Child Language, Computational Linguistics