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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
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Michaelis, Laura A.; Lambrecht, Knud – Language, 1996
Using a particular sentence type--an exclamative construction referred to as "Nominal Extraposition" (NE)--this article outlines a formal model in which grammatical description includes the description of use conditions on form-meaning pairs. The article suggests that the relationship between NE and like exclamatives can be represented in an…
Descriptors: English, Grammar, Language Patterns, Linguistic Theory
Addison, James C., Jr. – 1984
In order to account for the ways in which combined and decombined sentences work, and to determine why some texts are perceived as being well-written and others are perceived as poor and ineffective, 11 texts were selected for distribution to students for ranking, all on the same topic--the Civil War. Overall, students ranked Bruce Catton's "Grant…
Descriptors: Cohesion (Written Composition), Discourse Analysis, Language Patterns, Lexicology
Crismore, Avon – 1982
"The Later Middle Ages: Civilization Reborn" in Ginn's "Our World," a chapter from a sixth grade social studies textbook, was assessed by the author, who used specific evaluation criteria. Although four strengths were indicated, the author dealt primarily with weaknesses of the text and made many suggestions for improvement.…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Readability
Caissie, Roland – 1982
A system for classifying English predicates into four families that account for all forms, moods, voices, and tenses is examined as an approach to teach grammar to students of English as a second language (ESL). It is suggested that by focusing on one family at a time, then building by combining these families, students can learn more readily to…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Grammar, Instructional Design