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Roldan, Mercedes – Language Sciences, 1973
Study completed with the support of the Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 1970-71. (VM)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Form Classes (Languages), Language Usage, Linguistic Theory
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Benson, Morton – Word, 1959
This paper describes predicate adjective usage in modern standard Russian using a corpus of written Russian derived from "Pravda" (neutral literary style) and "Krokodil" (conversational material). The short, long nominative, and instrumental forms are examined in relation to the type of adjective, copulative verb, sentence subject, and other…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Componential Analysis, Descriptive Linguistics, Form Classes (Languages)
Sobelman, Chih-ping Chang; And Others – 1982
Fifty-five structures of the Chinese language are described and their particular usage patterns are discussed for the use of teachers, linguists, and advanced students of Chinese. Each structure is listed by its major structural element(s), its grammatical element(s), or a combination of the two. The examination of each structure consists of an…
Descriptors: Chinese, Deep Structure, Discourse Analysis, Form Classes (Languages)