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van Oosten, Jeanne – 1977
Criteria for defining individual members of the preposition word class are set forth. Arguments are presented against calling prepositions meaningless, yet it is conceded and explained that those which occur in wider contexts are vaguer due to their greater variability. The unitary, polysemous, and/or homonymous nature of prepositions are…
Descriptors: Deep Structure, Definitions, Form Classes (Languages), Grammar
Peer reviewedThomas, Owen – English Journal, 1974
The meanings of the words grammar and linguistics have undergone a multitude of changes in the last years, but teachers should continue to teach linguistics and formal grammar in the schools. (JH)
Descriptors: Definitions, English, English Instruction, Generative Grammar
