The present study aims at establishing grammatical constraints on the borrowing of nouns (Ns) and verbs (Vs) in Urdu and English by adopting Noam Chomsky's Methodological Naturalism within the field of generative grammar as the theoretical framework of the study. For this purpose, the corpus of Pure Urdu and Pure English sentences from textbooks…

A charge is made that the traditional classification of the Latin verb system into six tenses in the indicative mood (present, future, future perfect, imperfect, perfect, and pluperfect) is incorrect since it unduly stresses application of the term "tense." Ensuing discussion centers around grammatical aspect as signaled by the form of a verb…

Collitz lecture delivered at the meeting of the Linguistic Society of America in Columbus, Ohio, July 1970. (DS)

Instructional objectives of the Dade County Public Schools Quinmester Program in introductory Latin focus on the development of vocabulary, pronunciation, greetings, and numbers and songs. Other grammatical structures include nouns, verbs, and English derivatives. An introduction to classical mythology is included. Appendixes contain a short story…

A statement of educational objectives and an outline of course content for one year of Latin study are followed by a wide variety of sample lessons. They include lessons on grammar, etymology, and civilization. Pattern drills treating verbs and nouns are included. Sections containing sample conversations, stories, story-telling and note-taking,…

Describes a computer program that generates a bank of items for second-language learning drills, including the differential processing of nouns, adjectives, and verbs. The program is used in a New Testament Greek course at the University of the Orange Free State (South Africa), and the exercises generated are tied directly to the course textbook.…