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Longacre, Robert E. – 1968
Twenty-five Philippine languages and dialects were studied to determine the manner in which words, clauses, sounds, and sentences group together to make up units larger than the sentence. Data obtained were analyzed according to tagmemic theory. The introduction to this volume (see also AL 002 032 and AL 002 033) gives a brief orientation to the…
Descriptors: Connected Discourse, Discourse Analysis, Language Patterns, Malayo Polynesian Languages
Goldberg, Genevieve – Linguistique, 1976
Criticizes traditional methods of defining the syntactical complexity of utterances and proposes distinguishing the various types of subordination in the sentence as well as elements of continuity and discontinuity in discourse structure, with particular reference to child language. (Text is in French.) (CDSH/AM)
Descriptors: Child Language, Connected Discourse, Discourse Analysis, Language Acquisition
Pelfrene, Arnaud – Revue de Phonetique Appliquee, 1977
A study of some reformulations in linguistic theory which have been brought about by a shift from generative to casual grammar. An attempt is made to integrate these transformations into one of the current sociolinguistic currents: the elaboration of a theory of speech production. (Text is in French.) (AMH)
Descriptors: Connected Discourse, Deep Structure, Discourse Analysis, Grammar
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Pak, Ty – Lingua, 1971
Descriptors: Connected Discourse, Descriptive Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Linguistic Theory
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And Others; Ford, W. Randolph – Journal of Psychology, 1980
Subjects asked to be brief tended to use messages concerned with the exchange of information more than messages dealing with rate of communication, judgments, and feedback. These subjects also used higher percentages of nouns and adjectives and lower percentages of pronouns, verbs, prepositions, and articles than unrestricted subjects. (Author/RL)
Descriptors: College Students, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Research, Communication Skills
Ross, Robert N. – 1975
This paper discusses one way of exploring how we perceive and understand the connections between some parts of texts, or between one sentence and the whole discourse. Understanding ellipsis involves non-syntactic understanding; the semantic structure is responsible for our understanding of elliptical sentences and encoding the knowledge contained…
Descriptors: Connected Discourse, Deep Structure, Discourse Analysis, Grammar
Cirilo, Randolph K.; Foss, Donald J. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1980
Explores two approaches to discourse structure and comprehension. Illustrates that prior knowledge is ued in conjunction with cues to construct the macrostructure of the story. Provides evidence that text comprehension is based on the presentation of the propositions of the story. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Connected Discourse, Cues, Decoding (Reading)
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Moe, Alden J. – 1978
Comprehension is a process that occurs within the reader and is at least partially dependent on cohesion and coherence. The concept of cohesion is used to show how sentences which are structurally independent of one another may be linked together. Cohesion exists within a text and is not the same as coherence, which is something the reader…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Coherence, Cohesion (Written Composition), Connected Discourse
Jones, Robert B.; Jorden, Eleanor H. – 1976
The Thai Discourse Analysis Project seeks to provide a description of linguistic structures of importance in understanding the nature of Thai speech. Previous studies have been limited, and restricted to consideration of the written language and "literary" speech. The project consists of three phases: the acquisition of recorded texts,…
Descriptors: Connected Discourse, Discourse Analysis, Japanese, Language Research
Enkvist, Nils Erik; Kohonen, Viljo – 1976
This volume contains papers presented in connection with a symposium held in 1975 and sponsored by Abo Akademi, for the purpose of discussing ongoing research in word-order studies. Papers include: (1) a prolegomena by N.E. Enkvist; (2) "On the Ordering of Sister Constituents in Swedish," by E. Andersson; (3) "What is New…
Descriptors: Adverbs, Conferences, Connected Discourse, Discourse Analysis
Golub, Lester S.; And Others – 1971
This working paper presents a twelve-part paridigm for testing the level of concept attainment in language arts. Items were selected for three topics: words, words in sentences, and connected discourse. Within each topic concepts presented in the middle elementary grades were identified, and ten concepts were randomly selected for each topic. Each…
Descriptors: Connected Discourse, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Education, English Curriculum
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Drazdauskas, A.; Mikael'an, Galina – 1973
This manual attempts to establish a hierarchy or sequence within the study of syntax. It is to serve as a textbook, and has as its aim the discussion and explanation of the structure of the correct "properly formatted" sentence. The approach is to begin with "text" and gradually work down. This tendency to begin syntactic research with the global…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Connected Discourse, Discourse Analysis, English
Golub, Lester; And Others – 1971
The procedures used to develop a list of concepts taught in fourth-grade language arts are described. Thirty concepts from the list were randomly sampled and then analyzed. Analysis consisted of listing examples and non-examples, relevant and irrelevant attributes, subordinates and supraordinates, and a definition and principle for each concept.…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Connected Discourse, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Education