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Freige, Elisabeth – Linguistique, 1979
Verbal elements in Cairene Arabic are investigated in the light of two opposing hypotheses, one stating that the elements constitute a unit, the other stating that each element is an independent predicate. (AM)
Descriptors: Grammar, Language Research, Linguistic Theory, Regional Dialects
de Kock, Josse – Linguistique, 1975
This article offers a new definition of the concept of auxiliaries, based on the conviction that auxiliarity is a grammatical function rather than a semantic, logical or metaphorical one. Examples are taken from Spanish. (Text is in French.) (CLK)
Descriptors: Language Patterns, Language Research, Linguistic Theory, Morphology (Languages)
Aymard, Colette – Linguistique, 1975
This article discusses the nature of the syntactic-autonomy in French, that is, the absence of a correlation between the position of an element in a sequence of discourse and its relative function. (Text is in French.) (CLK)
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), French, Language Patterns, Language Research
Watase, Yoshiro – Linguistique, 1975
This article concentrates on the syntagmatic element involved in using and understanding various signalling systems. (Text is in French.) (CLK)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Language, Language Patterns, Language Research
Coyaud, Maurice – Linguistique, 1975
This article discusses the various types of expression of emphasis used for nominals in a variety of languages: raising or alteration of the voice, word order, use of a morpheme for an emphatic function, and nominalization of a part of the sentence not being emphasized. (Text is in French.) (CLK)
Descriptors: Intonation, Language Patterns, Language Research, Language Usage
Mulder, J. W. F.; Hervey, S. G. J. – Linguistique, 1975
Based on Mulder's previous classification of all semiotic systems designed to describe the system of discrete features in human languages, this article explores a further subclassification of the genus language into species. (CLK)
Descriptors: Language, Language Patterns, Language Research, Language Universals
Jolivet, Remi – Linguistique, 1980
Describes a set of questionnaires administered to 400 French speakers in France and Switzerland to study variation in the position of the adjective in a noun phrase. The first objective was to separate rigidly structured contexts from those affected by fluctuations, the second was to detect regularities and hesitations in individual behavior. (MES)
Descriptors: Adjectives, French, Language Attitudes, Language Research
Ducarne, Blanche; Preneron, Christiane – Linguistique, 1976
This article presents a linguistic description of the phenomenon of dyssyntaxia. (Text is in French.) (CLK)
Descriptors: Aphasia, Language Handicaps, Language Patterns, Language Research
Hupet, M.; Costermans, J. – Linguistique, 1976
This article discusses the relationship in languages between passive forms and active forms from a psycholinguistic point of view. (Text is in French.) (CLK)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Language Patterns, Language Research, Language Usage
Mahmoudian, Maryse; De Spengler, Nina – Linguistique, 1980
Illustrates variation affecting the position of pronouns in complex verb phrases among native French speakers. Describes the methods used to verify the hypothesis that there exists a correlation between individual hesitation and lack of consensus in the community. Analyzes data from questionnaires administered to 551 persons in Switzerland and…
Descriptors: Correlation, French, Hypothesis Testing, Language Attitudes