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Peer reviewedFu, Yichin – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1978
A set of five noun features proposed by Chomsky for characterizing the selectional restriction of English verbs are examined. Examples are presented to show how the "small" set of features is both "too broad" and "too narrow" at once. (SW)
Descriptors: Grammar, Language Patterns, Language Usage, Linguistic Theory
Peer reviewedErdmann, Peter – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1978
Lexical differences between English and German in "there" constructions are examined. Contrastive evidence is also examined to propose analyses for certain troublesome types of "there" constructions in English. The descriptive approach attempts to show that the structuring of information in "there" sentences is dependent on lexical features of the…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, English, German, Grammar
Peer reviewedFoster, David William – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1977
Describes a study using transformational generative grammar to demonstrate that the frequently used structure "verb a verb" in Spanish is to be interpreted in three ways. Conclusions are drawn for the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language. (AMH)
Descriptors: Generative Grammar, Language Instruction, Language Patterns, Sentence Structure
