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The Inflectional Accent in Indo-European
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Kiparsky, Paul – Language, 1973
Research supported by grants from the National Institute of Health and the National Institute of Mental Health. (DD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Descriptive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Distinctive Features (Language)
Syntactic Variation and Change in Progress: Loss of the Verbal Coda in Topic-Restricting as Far as Constructions.
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Rickford, John.; And Others – Language, 1995
This article examines the variable absence of the verb in "as far as" constructions, which serve as qualifiers or topic restrictors in English. (46 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computational Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Discourse Analysis
The Acquisition of Tense-Aspect Morphology: A Prototype Account.
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Shirai, Yasuhiro; Andersen, Roger W. – Language, 1995
Examines the acquisition of tense-aspect morphology in children acquiring English. The article found that children start using past inflections with achievement verbs and progressive inflections with activity verbs. Results indicate that early development of tense-aspect morphology is influenced by the inherent aspect of the verbs. (56 references)…
Descriptors: Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, English