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Language Constructing Language: The Implications of Reflexivity for Linguistic Theory.
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Taylor, Talbot J. – Language Sciences, 2000
Asks what first-order language might be like if there were no way to talk, write, or sign about it--that is, what if there were no second-order metalanguage. By considering the consequences for writing, translation, pragmatics, semantics, and language acquisition and evolution, it is suggested that without second-order, reflexive properties,…
Descriptors: Languages, Metalinguistics, Pragmatics, Second Language Learning
Coordination Ellipsis in Spoken and Written American English.
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Meyer, Charles F. – Language Sciences, 1995
Attempts to demonstrate that a complete description of elliptical coordinations can be obtained only if the uses of elliptical and nonelliptical coordinations are investigated also. Future research on elliptical coordinations should be directed towards more full-scale analyses of the genres discussed here and other genres. (31 references) (CK)
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Language Patterns, North American English, Oral Language