In the past, linguistic descriptions of the relationships common to passive sentences have not been universally applicable. Junction grammar, a type of generative grammar, is a model that may provide a means of describing universal passive relationships. Junction grammar differs from transformational grammar in that its rules (1) claim other…

This examination of Richard Montague's grammar as it is manifested in his study, "The Proper Treatment of Quantification in Ordinary English" (PTQ) proposes that the theory contains significant flaws and raises fundamental methodological questions about the aims of logic and linguistics. The first part of this discussion presents the…

Endorsement to adopt the language of the predicate calculus as a standard means of describing deep structures. Its adoption would facilitate the exchange of ideas between linguistics and logicians. (RS)

Translation of the original Russian article which appeared in Voprosy jazykoznanija'' 1, 1970. (DD)

The information processing model, as distinct from the information theoretic model, is useful in discussing language and reading. Linguists can aid in the teaching of reading by furnishing information on linguistic competence. Appears in "The Florida FL Reporter special anthology issue "Linguistic-Cultural Differences and American Education. …

This paper cites the inadequacy of transformational generative grammar theories in their attempts to describe the meaning of a given sentence. The author sees the specification of meaning involving the recovery of the particular section or sections of the world model communicated or represented by the sentence. As a corollary, the author argues…