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FILLMORE, CHARLES J. – 1967
IN THIS PAPER, PREPARED FOR THE APRIL 1967 TEXAS SYMPOSIUM ON LINGUISTIC UNIVERSALS, IT IS PROPOSED THAT THE GRAMMATICAL NOTION "CASE" DESERVES A PLACE IN THE BASE COMPONENT OF THE GRAMMAR OF EVERY LANGUAGE. IT IS ARGUED THAT PAST RESEARCH HAS NOT LED TO VALID INSIGHTS ON CASE RELATIONSHIPS AND THAT WHAT IS NEEDED IS A CONCEPTION OF BASE…
Descriptors: Deep Structure, Grammar, Language Typology, Language Universals
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Backus, Robert L. – 1973
The varied forms and semantic factors of Japanese ordinal expressions are related to one another in a coherent system. In Japanese, the cardinal number form is a numeral compound in construction with a referent. The numeral compound consists of a number and a numeral adjunct. Numeral adjuncts are derived from bound forms, or numeral suffixes, and…
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Japanese, Language Usage, Linguistic Theory
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Blansitt, Edward L., Jr. – 1973
In this paper the bitransitive clause is defined in terms of its nuclear tagmemes: subject, predicate, direct object, and indirect object. A semantic characterization is given of the prototype bitransitive clause with a correlation of situational roles and grammatical functions. The nine different dominant orders in bitransitive clauses which were…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Form Classes (Languages), Language Patterns, Language Universals
James, Deborah – 1973
This paper examines semantic constraints governing the occurrence of interjections with various other types of grammatical phenomena. Four interjections, "oh,""ah,""say," and "well," which typically occur embedded in sentences, are discussed in terms of their semantic properties and possible contexts. It is…
Descriptors: Adverbs, Expressive Language, Grammar, Idioms
Bidwell, Charles E. – 1970
This work, a revised version of the author's original "outline of Bielorussian Morphology" (1967), is intended as a contribution to a structurally oriented grammar of Bielorussian in English. It is based on published grammars and handbooks. Opening sections of this outline deal with phonology and morphophonemic alternations, followed by sections…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Bielorussian, Descriptive Linguistics, Morphology (Languages)
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Benson, Morton – Slavic and East European Journal, 1964
An investigation of Russian surnames reveals a system in which pronunciation is largely determined by two sets of factors. The author considers in detail the relationship between the stress in a surname and the stress in a word from which the name is derived and also the relationship between the stress in surnames and their "endings" as they are…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Form Classes (Languages), Intonation, Language Patterns
Kamatchinathan, A. – 1969
This study of the Tirunelveli Tamil dialect is part of the outcome of the Linguistic Survey of Tamilnadu project undertaken by the Centre of Advanced Study in Linguistics, Annamali University. The purpose underlying the study is to help the preparation of linguistic geography first for South Tamilnadu and then for the whole of Tamilnadu. The study…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Adverbs, Dialect Studies, Morphology (Languages)
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Liem, Nguyen Dang – 1969
In all the four literary (oral, scholastic, regional, and national) periods, and also in modern spoken Vietnamese, there has been a strong tendency toward using a two-two syllable rhythm. Four-syllable idiomatic expressions are constructed in this syllable rhythm norm. The 825 expressions listed here with their literal and idiomatic English…
Descriptors: Idioms, Language Patterns, Language Rhythm, Literary Styles
Semmel, Melvyn I.; And Others – 1969
To collect word association norms, 100 educable mentally handicapped boys (chronological ages 11 to 16, mental ages 7 to 11.5) responded to 25 nouns from the Mein and O'Connor list of words most commonly used by retarded children. The subjects were individually tested by stimuli typed on cards. The responses of all 100 subjects to the 25 stimulus…
Descriptors: Association (Psychology), Associative Learning, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation
Chaika, Elaine Ostrach – 1972
Current linguistic theories, such as interpretive and generative semantics, are judged theoretically unsound and practically unsuitable for pedagogical purposes. Although the concept of case must be included in a grammar, current case theories are also rejected. The concept of case is redefined, as are the defining criteria for each case. A noun…
Descriptors: Case (Grammar), Instructional Improvement, Linguistic Theory, Nouns
Mathias, Gerald B. – 1973
The paper discusses lexical evidence proposed by Samuel E. Martin, including later revisions thereof by R.A. Miller, concerning a genetic relationship between Korean and Japanese, based on an examination of vowel changes in Middle Korean and Old Japanese. While the author rejects Chinese phonetic evidence as inconclusive and affirms the legitimacy…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Contrastive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Ideography
Filipovic, Rudolf – 1976
The tenth volume in this series contains five articles dealing with various aspects of Serbo-Croatian-English contrastive analysis. They are: "The Infinitive as Subject in English and Serbo-Croatian," by Ljiljana Bibovic; "The Contrastive Analysis of Collocations: Collocational Ranges of "Make" and "Take" with…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics, Determiners (Languages), English
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Solomon, Martha – College Composition and Communication, 1975
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, English Instruction, Higher Education, Nouns
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Fishman, Anne Stevens – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1978
According to a theory of textual cohesion, anaphoric references and noun phrase organizers may serve as cohesive ties linking separate sentences into unified paragraphs. This study revealed that only the noun phrase organizer condition was significant in promoting comprehension and indicated no difference in time scores by paragraph condition.…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Nouns, Paragraphs
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Austin, Gerhard – Zielsprache Deutsch, 1977
Presents a scheme for formulating correct sentences involving article and adjective endings, with specific suggestions for teaching noun phrases. Recommends also that the basic rules governing the choice of endings be taught, parallel with the students' progress. (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Adjectives, Case (Grammar), Determiners (Languages), German
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