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Sadikova, Aida G.; Kajumova, Diana F.; Davletbaeva, Diana N.; Khasanova, Oxana V.; Karimova, Anna A.; Valiullina, Gulnaz F. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
The relevance of the presented problems due to the fact that reinterpreted the values producing the foundations and formation of the lexical meaning of the derived adjective occurs according to the laws of associative thinking and it should be explained through semantic-cognitive analysis. The goal of the article is the description and comparison…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Semantics, Form Classes (Languages), Lexicology
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Dixon, R. M. W. – Language Sciences, 2008
Phonological and semantic principles which underlie the derivation of verbs from nouns and adjectives in English are examined. There is intricate phonological conditioning for suffix "-ize" and for suffix "-(i)fy"; a third major process is zero derivation. These derivational processes cover more than a score of semantic relations (some with…
Descriptors: Etymology, Semantics, Verbs, Nouns
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Van Valin, Robert D., Jr. – Russian Language Journal, 1977
In modern Russian, the particle-connective "Ze" has two general and distinct functions: (1) intensification-emphasis and (2) conjunction-opposition. As these functions are actually performed by two different particles, this article accounts for their development and etymology. (CHK)
Descriptors: Etymology, Form Classes (Languages), Greek, Language Usage
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Gribble, Charles E. – Linguistics, 1973
Research supported in part by a grant from the American Council of Learned Societies. (DD)
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Distinctive Features (Language), Etymology, Form Classes (Languages)
Euclid English Demonstration Center, OH.
THIS GUIDE FOR GRADES 7, 8, AND 9 BEGINS WITH A COLLECTION OF PAPERS EXPLAINING THE LINGUISTIC APPROACH TO THE TEACHING OF LANGUAGE--(1) "THE CLASSROOM TEACHER AND LINGUISTIC ECLECTICISM" BY A. HOOD ROBERTS, (2) "SOME NOTES ON LINGUISTICS AND THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH" BY JOSEPH H. FRIEND, (3) "A UNIT ON DIALECTS" BY…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Diachronic Linguistics, Dialects
Jolly, Yukiko S. – Papers in Japanese Linguistics, 1972
The designation of the Japanese word class "joshi" (in English known as particles, post-positional case markers, or relationals) by the term te-ni-wo-ha can be traced to the early superimposition of the Chinese writing system on Japanese speech. Because of the structural differences between the two languages and the existence of elements in…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Case (Grammar), Chinese, Comparative Analysis
Hudson, Joyce – 1985
A study of the Kriol spoken in Australia's Fitzroy Valley begins with an overview of pidgins and creoles, and chronicles the historical beginnings of the Fitzroy Valley Kriol and the sociolinguistic situation there. Some grammatical features of Kriol are analyzed and compared to traditional Australian languages. Problems of assigning English…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, Communication Problems, Contrastive Linguistics, Creoles