A Semanico-Syntactic Approach to Contrastive Analysis--Some 'Be' and 'Have' Sentences in English and Chinese.

Chu, Chauncey C.

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ERIC Number: EJ196309

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Publication Date: 1978-Nov

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A Semanico-Syntactic Approach to Contrastive Analysis--Some 'Be' and 'Have' Sentences in English and Chinese.

Chu, Chauncey C.

International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, v16 n4 p273-96 Nov 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, Generative Grammar, Language Instruction, Semantics, Sentence Structure, Surface Structure, Syntax

Publication Type: Journal Articles

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Language: English

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