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Peer reviewedMaxwell, Madeline M. – Sign Language Studies, 1983
Chafe's theory of generative semantics, which uses spoken language for illustration, can be applied to American Sign Language in two ways: to combat the erroneous assumption that sign languages simply represent spoken language in visible form and to explain various parts of the grammar of American Sign Language. (MSE)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Comparative Analysis, Deep Structure, Generative Grammar
Cornish, Francis – IRAL, 1986
Presents rules for the correct use of the French pronouns "ce" and "il," based on the criterion of discourse coherence and an understanding of the principles underlying the use of demonstrative vs. personal pronouns. (MSE)
Descriptors: Coherence, Discourse Analysis, Error Patterns, French
