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Suleiman, Saleh M. – Language Sciences, 1990
Object deletion in Classical Arabic is semantically marked on two levels: ( 1) dropping the object deliberately but functionally; and (2) emptying the object slot and focusing on the verbal action. The second level of object deletion stresses the verbal action. (20 references) (GLR)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English, Function Words, Semantics
von Glasersfeld, Ernst; Notarmarco, Brunella – 1968
The paper demonstrates the possibility of deriving, from the Correlational Grammar developed solely for the purpose of automatic sentence analysis, a classification of words that could be useful in language analysis and language teaching. A group of some 90 frequent English adjectives serves as example; they are sorted into ten classes according…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Discourse Analysis, English, Grammar
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Miller, Jim – Language Sciences, 1996
Discusses the ways languages of Europe render the "given"-"new" distinction on the basis of data collected by means of presenting speakers of various languages with the task of reconstructing a route on a map. The article raises questions about the nature of "wh"-pronouns in English and about what is shared by these…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Dialogs (Language), Discourse Analysis, English