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Peer reviewedAllerton, D. J.; Cruttenden, A. – Journal of Linguistics, 1979
Argues that in an unmarked sentence the verbs will be stressed, and that in determining patterns of sentence stress the vital consideration should be the speaker's point of view. (AM)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Language Patterns, Nouns, Semantics
Peer reviewedHolmberg, Anders – Journal of Linguistics, 1979
Refutes the theory that indirect requests are ambiguous. Arguments for it are examined and an attempt is made to expose the weaknesses in the kinds of tests generally used to detect "illocutionary" ambiguity. An alternative analysis in the framework of semantics and the pragmatics of directive speech acts is suggested. (AMH)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Language Patterns, Language Research, Language Usage
Peer reviewedAllan, K. – Journal of Linguistics, 1987
Hierarchies have been identified as determinants of constituent order. The set of such hierarchies is reviewed and ranked as determinants of NP sequencing in English. The effect of a hierarchy in other languages is compared to and contrasted with what is found in English. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Processes, Communication Research, Comparative Analysis
