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Porter, Don – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1980
Claims that mere frequency of presentation is not enough for efficient vocabulary learning to take place. Each item should be presented in a wide range of syntactic contexts. It should also be noted that even apparent synonyms may not be substituted one for the other in any sentence-frame. (AMH)
Descriptors: Language Patterns, Second Language Instruction, Semantics, Syntax

Pfeffer, J. Alan; Morrison, Scott E. – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1979
Presents a reworking of the rules of genitive singular inflection in German nouns, allowing the prediction of the distribution of "s" and "es" in a greater number of nouns than previously possible. (AM)
Descriptors: Case (Grammar), Descriptive Linguistics, German, Grammar