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Peer reviewedHopper, Paul J. – Language and Communication, 1991
Disagrees with a previous article suggesting that the grammatical mode of communication arose via natural selection. (JL)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Diachronic Linguistics, Grammar, Linguistic Theory
Peer reviewedHopper, Paul J. – Glossa, 1973
In phonetical terminology, a consonant produced by completely closing the nasal and oral air passages (implosion), resulting in a retention of air, and then suddenly opening the closure (explosion), is known as occlusive. (DD)
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Consonants, Diachronic Linguistics, Distinctive Features (Language)
Peer reviewedHopper, Paul J. – Language & Communication, 1997
Explores the consequences of an implicit theoretical assumption for discourse analysis and argues that the traditional notion of verb as a simple word class is insufficient to characterize the full range of verbal expressions speakers routinely use in discourse. (26 references) (CK)
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, English, Grammar
