
ERIC Number: EJ355623
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Publication Date: 1987
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Hierarchies and the Choice of Left Conjuncts (With Particular Attention to English).
Allan, K.
Journal of Linguistics, v23 n1 p51-77 Mar 1987
Hierarchies have been identified as determinants of constituent order. The set of such hierarchies is reviewed and ranked as determinants of NP sequencing in English. The effect of a hierarchy in other languages is compared to and contrasted with what is found in English. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Processes, Communication Research, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis, English, Language Patterns, Language Processing, Linguistic Theory, Morphology (Languages), Nouns, Phrase Structure, Psycholinguistics, Semantics, Sentence Structure, Syntax, Vertical Organization
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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