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Peer reviewedKlamer, Marian – Language, 2002
Reports on a study of the native lexicon of two genetically unrelated languages: Kambera and Dutch. Focuses on the expressive elements. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Dutch, Language Patterns, Semantics
Peer reviewedScotton, Carol Myers; Okeju, John – Language, 1973
Research supported by the Ford Foundation and the American Association of University Women. (DD)
Descriptors: African Languages, Cultural Influences, Dialect Studies, Idioms
Peer reviewedDavis, Anthony R.; Koening, Jean-Pierre – Language, 2000
Proposes an account of linking patterns that does away with intermediary mechanisms such as thematic or actor/undergoer hierarchies. Shows that the generalizations a linking theory needs to capture can be modeled via the same mechanisms as other lexical generalizations, using conditions specified within the hierarchy of word classes. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Form Classes (Languages), Language Patterns, Linguistic Theory
Peer reviewedMontgomery, Thomas – Language, 1978
A type of sound symbolism that has influenced the composition of modern Spanish vocabulary is discussed. Rates of lexical retention and loss are attributed to the degree to which verbs fit the developing morphophonemic and semantic patterns. (EJS)
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Grammar, Language Patterns, Language Variation
