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Peer reviewedFoster, David William – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1977
Describes a study using transformational generative grammar to demonstrate that the frequently used structure "verb a verb" in Spanish is to be interpreted in three ways. Conclusions are drawn for the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language. (AMH)
Descriptors: Generative Grammar, Language Instruction, Language Patterns, Sentence Structure
Peer reviewedChu, Chauncey C. – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1978
Proposes an approach to contrastive linguistics which takes into account syntax and semantics, and discusses the role of such an approach in explaining surface structure differences between English and Chinese sentences of the type: "He is a good pianist" and "I have a bad knee." (AM)
Descriptors: Chinese, Contrastive Linguistics, Deep Structure, English
