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PDF pending restorationGuy, Gregory R. – 1978
A careful examination of the location of variation in the grammar is advocated as opposed to attempts to cover linguistic generalizations with a single rule. Such an examination may lead to non-deterministic solutions, since there may be two distinct possible derivations for a single surface structure. For instance, in Portuguese, the variation…
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Generative Phonology, Grammar, Language Research
Download full textJoseph, Brian D., Ed.; Zwicky, Arnold M., Ed. – 1990
Papers from the conference on the occurrence of verbal constituents in series in certain languages, particularly pidgins and creoles, include the following: "What Are We Talking About When We Talk About Serial Verbs?" (Arnold M. Zwicky); "Serial Verb Constructions" (Pieter Seuren); "On the Definition and Distribution of…
Descriptors: Arabic, Chinese, Creoles, Definitions
Reichler-Beguelin, Marie-Jose, Ed. – Travaux Neuchatelois de Linguistique (TRANEL), 1993
Papers from the conference on linguistic anomaly include: "La definition interactive de la deviance en situation exolingue et bilingue" ("The Interactive Definition of Deviation in Exolinguistic and Bilingual Situations") (Bernard Py); "La negociation ratee: pratiques sociales et methodes interactives du traitement de la…
Descriptors: Expert Systems, Foreign Countries, French, French Literature
