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Rivero, Maria-Luisa – Language, 1975
Two aspects of definite and indefinite noun phrases in Spanish grammar are discussed here: specificity, marked by the mood of restrictive relative clauses, and existential import, deriving from the linguistic environment. Differences between referential and attributive descriptions are explained. (CK)
Descriptors: Deep Structure, Descriptive Linguistics, Grammar, Linguistic Theory

Allan, Keith – Language, 1977
Investigation of data from many languages has the following results: (1) the characteristics of classifier languages are distinguished, and four types identified; (2) defining criteria are postulated for classifiers, and it is discovered that every classifier is composed of one or more out of seven categories of classification. (CHK)
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Language Classification, Language Patterns, Language Universals