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Gonzales-Mena de Lo-Coco, Veronica – Hispania, 1974
Report of a study conducted to test the verbal behavior of native speakers of Spanish who were asked to provide a verb form not commonly used, the first person singular present tense of the verb "roer." (KM)
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Language Patterns, Language Usage, Native Speakers
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Plann, Susan – Hispania, 1988
Analysis of the syntactic properties of Spanish prepositions, postpositions, and substantives supports the argument that a three-way categorical distinction exists among the three elements. (CB)
Descriptors: Componential Analysis, Distinctive Features (Language), Form Classes (Languages), Language Patterns
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Ramos, Manuel A. – Hispania, 1972
Discusses the peculiarity of translating the English is being" to Spanish or combining the infinitive of the verb to be" (estar) with the participle of to be" (ser). (DS)
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Grammar, Idioms, Language Instruction
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Wonder, John P. – Hispania, 1979
Elaborates on and updates the article "Derived Noun Phrases in Spanish Containing Locatives" by John P. Wonder and Alberto Eraso Guerrero (1976). Gives a detailed description of the uses of "ser" and "haber" in the locative expression. (NCR)
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Grammar, Language Instruction, Language Patterns