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Fournier, Fernand; Leeman, Danielle – Langue Francaise, 1979
Examines the roots of traditional grammar in ancient Greek philosophy, particularly philosophy of language. (AM)
Descriptors: Grammar, Language, Linguistic Theory, Philosophy
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Moody, Patricia A. – English Journal, 1976
Contends that Latinism was rejected by nineteenth-century American traditional grammarians. (DD)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Educational History, Grammar, Linguistic Theory
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Chervel, Andre – Langue Francaise, 1979
Provides a history of the development of the theory of the "circumstantial" in grammar, presents its chief concepts, and discusses its implications for a theory of semantics. (AM)
Descriptors: Adverbs, Grammar, Linguistic Theory, Phrase Structure
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Chevalier, Jean-Claude – Langue Francaise, 1979
Traces the development of French "grammatical analysis" and "logical analysis," from the 16th century concept of syntax, to 19th century pedagogy. (AM)
Descriptors: French, Grammar, Linguistic Theory, Sentence Structure
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Marchello-Nizia, Christiane – Langue Francaise, 1979
Examines the traditionally prestigious status of the sentence in grammatical analysis, and traces the history of the word "phrase" as a part of French grammatical language. (AM)
Descriptors: Definitions, Discourse Analysis, Grammar, Linguistic Theory
Catinelli, Antonio – Yelmo, 1972
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Grammar, Language Instruction, Linguistic Theory
Martinet, Andre – Linguistique, 1977
An attempt to clarify terms and to better describe certain elements in the author's own theory in view of a more exact interpretation of functional grammar. A grammatical function is defined; relationships within a sentence and possible choices among relationships are discussed. (Text is in French.) (AMH)
Descriptors: French, Function Words, Grammar, Linguistic Theory
Dupont, Louis – Francais dans le Monde, 1972
Author cites philological grammar" as one of three ways of treating language. The other two approaches to language are traditional grammar and linguistic grammar or transformational generative grammar. Philological grammar stresses the art of reading. (DS)
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Diagrams, French, Grammar
Matthews, P. H. – Langages, 1974
Traditional Latin word classes are seen in relation to modern grammatical theory. (Text is in French.) (PMP)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Form Classes (Languages), Generative Grammar, Grammar
Roulet, Eddy – Contact, 1972
Study sponsored by the Committee on Research and Teaching Improvement of the Council of Europe. (DS)
Descriptors: Grammar, Language Instruction, Linguistic Theory, Modern Languages
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Monnerie, Annie – Langue Francaise, 1979
Examines the positive and negative features of traditional, transformational, and notional grammar as they relate to the teaching of French as a foreign language. (AM)
Descriptors: French, Grammar, Language Instruction, Linguistic Theory
Cruset, Jose – Yelmo, 1975
Discusses the difficulty of describing the linguistic approach to the study of language to a non-linguist. Points out certain differences between traditional grammar, structural analysis and contemporary language analysis and gives a short description of the notion of generative grammar. (Text is in Spanish.) (TL)
Descriptors: Generative Grammar, Grammar, Linguistic Theory, Sentence Structure
O'Donnell, Roy C. – 1975
Formal grammar study is important in schools above the elementary level because it can lead to improved understanding of the nature and functions of language. Although newer grammars, based on structural linguistics and transformational-generative grammar, have not met the needs of the schools, their potential should not be ignored with a return…
Descriptors: Grammar, Instructional Systems, Language Instruction, Linguistic Theory
Brekle, Herbert Ernst – Linguistik und Didaktik, 1970
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Generative Grammar, Grammar, Language Instruction
Long, Ralph B. – Coll Engl, 1970
Version of a paper read at the Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, NOvember 1969, in Washington, D.C. (DS)
Descriptors: English, English Instruction, Grammar, Higher Education
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