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Butler, Christopher S. – Language Sciences, 2012
The aim of this paper is to compare the treatment of syntactic functions, and more particularly those traditionally labelled as Subject and Object, in Functional Discourse Grammar and Role and Reference Grammar. Relevant aspects of the overall structure of the two theories are briefly described. The concept of alignment between levels of the…
Descriptors: Semantics, Syntax, Grammar, Structural Analysis (Linguistics)
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Roldan, Mercedes – Language Sciences, 1971
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Deep Structure, English, Generative Grammar
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Sexton, A. L. – Language Sciences, 1999
A study examined the process of grammaticalization in American Sign Language, examining basic principles and patterns and drawing parallels with oral language. More advanced stages of grammaticalization (involving fusion and affecting syntax) are examined in depth, leading to proposal of a temporal-ordering analysis to explain sequencing of verbal…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Grammar