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Wierzbicka, Anna – Language, 1982
Argues that sentences in the "have a V" frame are not idiosyncratic, but exhibit orderly and systematic behavior and are governed by strict semantic rules. Discusses 10 subtypes, each with a slightly different semantic formula. (EKN)
Descriptors: Deep Structure, Generative Grammar, Language Patterns, Language Research
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Schachter, Paul – Language, 1973
Descriptors: Deep Structure, Descriptive Linguistics, Language Patterns, Languages
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Langacker, Ronald W. – Language, 1974
This paper offers a functional explanation for the existence and for the special properties of movement rules in natural languages. The hypothesis is advanced that raising, lowering, and fronting rules all serve the function of increasing the prominence of objective content in surface structure. (CK)
Descriptors: Deep Structure, Generative Grammar, Language Patterns, Linguistic Theory
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Berman, Arlene; Szamosi, Michael – Language, 1972
Descriptors: Deep Structure, Descriptive Linguistics, English, Intonation