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Carnicer, Ramon – Yelmo, 1975
Points out that the Spanish "entonces," grammatically an adverb, is being used more and more as a conversational filler without real function or meaning. (Text is in Spanish.) (CK)
Descriptors: Adverbs, Componential Analysis, Etymology, Language Usage
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Benson, Morton – Word, 1959
This paper describes predicate adjective usage in modern standard Russian using a corpus of written Russian derived from "Pravda" (neutral literary style) and "Krokodil" (conversational material). The short, long nominative, and instrumental forms are examined in relation to the type of adjective, copulative verb, sentence subject, and other…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Componential Analysis, Descriptive Linguistics, Form Classes (Languages)
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Hirabayashi, Mikio – 1974
This paper examines the factors which govern the use of infinitives and gerunds after verbs and uses American literature and periodicals since 1945 for examples of this usage. The analysis was undertaken in order to clarify this usage for those teaching or learning English as a second language. Studies yielded three general rules for the use of…
Descriptors: Componential Analysis, Context Clues, English Instruction, English (Second Language)