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Miner, Kenneth L. – Glossa, 1980
The ordering of bound Dakota person affixes is discussed. Data are introduced showing that the ordering is patient before agent. Schwarz suggests that the ordering refers strictly to person. An overview of the Dakota verb system and related points are also discussed. (PMJ)
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Componential Analysis, Linguistic Theory, Morphology (Languages)

Schwartz, Linda J. – Glossa, 1980
Raises questions regarding the conclusions reached in the previous article. (JB)
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Componential Analysis, Linguistic Theory, Morphology (Languages)

Gonzalez-Mena de LoCoco, Veronica – Hispania, 1976
This article uses an animate/inanimate distinction in "se" constructions in Spanish to explain how to comprehend the messages conveyed by such constructions. Depending on the verb form, the emphasis may be on the event rather than the performer, or indicate that the speaker accepts no responsibility for the event. (CHK)
Descriptors: Componential Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Language Usage, Semantics
Westney, Paul – IRAL, 1986
Examines epistemic modality in English, the kinds of qualification a basic statement like "he's right" undergoes when changed to "I think he's right" or "he must be right," and creates a structure for its analysis. Simple scales of modality are rejected and pedagogical implications are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Coherence, Comparative Analysis, Componential Analysis, English
Derbyshire, Desmond C.; Pullum, Geoffrey K. – 1979
Recently collected evidence shows the likely existence of twelve South American Indian languages with object-initial word order. This is contrary to what had been generally predicted in the literature on word order typology before 1977. Numerous examples are provided of OVS (Object-Verb-Subject) and OSV (Object-Subject-Verb) word order, primarily…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Componential Analysis, Diachronic Linguistics, Language Research
Pasanen, Maija-Liisa – 1978
Finnish visual verbs and the corresponding terms in English are examined to reveal similarities and dissimilarities in the two semantic fields on the basis of translation equivalence. The contrastive analysis describes how the vocabularies of two genetically unrelated languages interpret the visual activity of seeing and looking, and what kind of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Componential Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Distinctive Features (Language)
Fillmore, C.J.; Lehiste, Ilse – 1968
There are four articles in this report; the first three were written by Charles J. Fillmore: "Lexical Entries for Verbs,""Review of 'Componential Analysis of General Vocabulary--The Semantic Structure of a Set of Verbs in English, Hindi, and Japanese, Part II' by Edward Herman Bendix," and "Types of Lexical…
Descriptors: Case (Grammar), Componential Analysis, Deep Structure, English
Picard, Marc – 1974
This paper attempts to show that Zwicky's rule of Auxiliary Reduction is an incorrect analysis of the contraction of auxiliaries in English; and that the phonological processes involved are not as complicated as Zwicky makes them out to be. A simpler explanation is offered through analyzing auxiliary reduction as a three-step process. The three…
Descriptors: Componential Analysis, Consonants, Distinctive Features (Language), Form Classes (Languages)
Corro, Raymond L. – Selecta, 1985
The nature and source of onomatopeic words in Spanish are discussed in order of decreasing resemblance to the sound imitated. The first group of onomatopeic words are the interjections, in which sound effects and animal sounds are expressed. Repetition is often used to enhance the effect. The second group includes verbs and nouns derived from the…
Descriptors: Componential Analysis, Diachronic Linguistics, Etymology, Form Classes (Languages)

Launer, Michael K. – Russian Language Journal, 1986
Investigates the influence of the prefix "o-/ob-" on the choice of case for nominal objects of prefixed verbs, using a semantic field analysis. Focuses on four semantic functions: (1) objective; (2) locative; (3) factitive; and (4) comparative. The results are useful both to theoretical linguists and to teachers of Russian. (LMO)
Descriptors: Case (Grammar), Componential Analysis, Language Patterns, Language Usage
Derbyshire, Desmond C. – 1979
This research suggests a possible diachronic explanation for the emergence of OVS (Object-Verb-Subject) as basic sentence word order in Carib languages. The application of afterthought grammaticalization patterns to explain diachronic change in the position of subject necessitates some modification of Hyman's and Venneman's hypotheses. Neither…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Case (Grammar), Componential Analysis, Diachronic Linguistics
Redden, James E., Ed. – 1976
The papers in this volume represent revised versions of presentations made at the First Workshop on Yuman Languages held at the University of California, San Diego, June 17-21, 1975. The focus was on the area of syntax, where the least amount of published information had previously been available. Papers presented were: "Syntactic Diversity…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Case (Grammar), Componential Analysis, Dialect Studies
Bowen, J. Donald – 1974
This paper presents a morphophonemic analysis of the characteristics that distinguish verb structure in New Mexican Spanish from that of Standard Spanish. Verb structure and classification are discussed, and verbs are analyzed as being composed of four components: stem, thematic vowel, tense-aspect, and person-number. Verbs are classified as…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Componential Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics
Bowerman, Melissa – 1974
This is a study of the kinds of processes involved in learning the meaning of individual lexical items, and in particular how the acquisition of lexical meaning is related to the cognitive structuring of events on the one hand and the ability to produce syntactic paraphrases of a word's meaning and other related constructions on the other. It is…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Componential Analysis, Deep Structure
Benson, Morton – Word, 1959
This paper describes predicate adjective usage in modern standard Russian using a corpus of written Russian derived from "Pravda" (neutral literary style) and "Krokodil" (conversational material). The short, long nominative, and instrumental forms are examined in relation to the type of adjective, copulative verb, sentence subject, and other…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Componential Analysis, Descriptive Linguistics, Form Classes (Languages)
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