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Aissen, Judith L. – Language, 1992
A phrase-structural analysis of preverbal word orders in three Mayan languages (Tzotzil, Jakaltek, Tz'utujil) is presented. At the heart of the analysis is an account of intonational phrasing and the distribution of several intonational phrase clitics in Tzotzil and Jakaltek. (70 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Intonation, Mayan Languages, Phrase Structure, Stress (Phonology)
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Hoard, James E. – Language, 1971
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Consonants, Diagrams, English
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Osgood, Charles E.; Richards, Meredith Martin – Language, 1973
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Diagrams, English, Experiments
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Chafe, Wallace L. – Language, 1971
Supports the theory that phonic units cannot be delimited without reference to conceptual units, and that there must be a mutual dependence of sound and meaning in language. (DS)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Diagrams, Grammar, Language Patterns
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Schmerling, Susan F. – Language, 1974
Paper presented at the 1972 Summer Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America, Chapel Hill, N.C. (DD)
Descriptors: Distinctive Features (Language), Intonation, Linguistic Theory, Phonology
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Inkelas, Sharon; Orgun, Cemil Orhan – Language, 1995
Supports the theory of level ordering by demonstrating, on the basis of productive morphology and phonology, that Turkish has four lexical levels. The first is the principle of Level Economy, which accounts for systematic exceptionality. The second is Level Prespecification, which exempts a root entirely from early lexical levels. Both of these…
Descriptors: Consonants, Data Analysis, Distinctive Features (Language), Hypothesis Testing