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Westphal, German F. – Language Sciences, 1979
Presents a critique of John Knowles' (1975) analysis of Spanish impersonal "se." (AM)
Descriptors: Deep Structure, Grammar, Phrase Structure, Pronouns
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Lozano, Anthony G.; Somero, Dale R. – Language Sciences, 1979
Proposes an analysis of Spanish indefinite "se" which takes into consideration regional variations. (AM)
Descriptors: Deep Structure, Grammar, Language Variation, Phrase Structure
Bhat, K. V. T. – Newsletter of Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages, 1978
The properties of "do", its distribution and meaning, are discussed. "Do" is one of the most common error-zones for Indian learners of English. Two analyses of "do" which account for the distribution and meaning of this element are presented. According to the transformational approach, "do" is introduced in…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Usage, Linguistic Theory, Phrase Structure
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Kroskrity, Paul V. – Anthropological Linguistics, 1978
Examines some aspects of syntactic and semantic variation in the Arizona Tewa speech community, including the speech community members' perception of variation, with a view to exploring the implications of this variation for the study of language change and the anthropological study of language structure. (AM)
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Anthropological Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Language Attitudes
Coulon, R. – Etudes de Linguistique Appliquee, 1979
Presents an analysis of noun phrases in which the definite article is used and omitted. Several studies are reviewed and two types of occurrences are distinguished: direct (agent, instrument, object) and oblique (locative, dative). The relationships, perceptible in the deep structure, are blurred in the transformations leading to surface…
Descriptors: Deep Structure, Determiners (Languages), French, Function Words
Lecerf, Yves – Langages, 1979
It is proposed that the notion of "address" is neither meaning nor form but that it designates the form which designates meaning. It is therefore in a position underlying both form and meaning. (AMH)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Form Classes (Languages), French, Language Research