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Geis, Michael L., Ed. – 1985
A group of syntactic studies, primarily concerning English and German, within the framework of generalized phrase structure grammar include: "English Adverb Placement in Generalized Phrase Structure Grammar" (Belinda L. Brodie), concerning the placement of modal, evaluative, temporal, and verb phrase adverbs; "Syntactic Conditions on Two Types of…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, English, German, Language Research
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Kliffer, Michael D. – Language Sciences, 1996
Examines inalienable possession in French and Mandarin with the aim of bringing out typological affinities. In particular, two unresolved issues are re-examined: Haiman's Iconicity Hypothesis and the question of the protypical semantic categories of iposs. (32 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, French, Hypothesis Testing, Language Typology