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Peer reviewedSmith, D. L. – International Journal of Man-Machine Studies, 1975
An alternative grammar to Burt's elementary transformational grammar of English is described and presented in a computer format, and derivations obtained employing the grammar are given. (Author)
Descriptors: Computer Science, English, Structural Grammar, Surface Structure
Peer reviewedLebedeva, N. V. – Linguistics, 1974
Discusses syntax and the use of syntagma in English poetry. (CK)
Descriptors: English, Language Usage, Morphology (Languages), Poetry
Peer reviewedWarburton, I.; Prabhu, N. S. – Journal of Linguistics, 1972
Descriptors: Deep Structure, English, Grammar, Pronouns
DeArmond, Richard C. – 1978
The aim of this paper is to determine whether the first predicate noun (NP) after the verb in sentences such as "Kelly gave Rose a piano" is the direct object or the indirect object in the surface structure of English. An analysis reveals that the direct object in English is not marked by its position immediately after a (transitive)…
Descriptors: Case (Grammar), Descriptive Linguistics, English, Structural Analysis (Linguistics)
CHAFE, WALLACE L. – 1968
THIS PAPER CONSIDERS SEVERAL TYPES OF ENGLISH SENTENCES WHICH ARE UTTERED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELICITING A LINGUISTIC RESPONSE FROM THE HEARER AND WHICH, ON THAT BASIS, CAN BE CLASSED AS QUESTIONS. A SEMANTIC UNIT "PLUS INTERROGATIVE", WHOSE MEANING IS THAT THE SPEAKER REQUESTS NEW INFORMATION FROM THE HEARER, IS SEEN TO PLAY A ROLE IN MORE THAN ONE…
Descriptors: Deep Structure, English, Generative Grammar, Language Research
Cantrall, William R. – Michigan Linguistic Society, 1969
Projected here is an underlying structure for successive restrictive relative clauses. Observed are the principles of pronominalization determined by "command," such structure being notably different from that for successive nonrestrictive clauses. Evidence has been seen that certain variations in surface structure arise from selection…
Descriptors: Deep Structure, English, Nouns, Pronouns
Peer reviewedGardner, Thomas J. – Linguistics, 1973
Consideration of the grammatical connections which might exist between certain structural types of substantival metaphors, e.g., You're a (greedy) pig!'' and You're as greedy as a pig!'' (RS)
Descriptors: Deep Structure, English, Generative Grammar, Metaphors
Peer reviewedDe La Cruz, Juan M. – Studia Anglica Posnaniensia, 1972
Transformational analysis of verb phrases in English is discussed. More than 150 transformations are classified arising from 10 basic kernel strings. See FL 508 197 for availability. (RM)
Descriptors: Deep Structure, English, Phrase Structure, Semantics
Hornby, Peter A. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1974
Two experiments measured the frequency of perceptual errors as a function of differential presupposition in descriptive sentences. More errors occurred when misrepresentation involved presupposition than when it involved the focused proposition. Several surface structures of English, in combination, increased the presuppositional strength of the…
Descriptors: English, Language Research, Perception, Propaganda
Download full textWALL, ROBERT – 1967
IN AGREEMENT WITH CHOMSKY, THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES SELECTIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON SUBJECTS AND OBJECTS BASED ON CRITERIA OF WHAT MUST OR CANNOT OCCUR IN THOSE SLOTS IN A SENTENCE. THROUGH AN ANALYSIS OF INTERDEPENDENCY RELATIONSHIPS, VARIOUS DEEP- AND SURFACE-STRUCTURE FEATURES ARE DISTINGUISHED CONCERNING TRANSITIVE VERBS AND THE INTERPRETATION OF…
Descriptors: Deep Structure, English, Phrase Structure, Semantics
Peer reviewedFoster, David William – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1970
This article attempts to justify the surface presence of English split infinitives in terms of the deep structure of the language posited by current transformation theory." (FWB)
Descriptors: Adverbs, Deep Structure, English, Grammar
Kunitz, Stanley – Translation, 1973
Presented at "Translation 73," a conference on the present state of literary translation, Columbia University, March 30, 1973. (DD)
Descriptors: English, Language Fluency, Language Patterns, Language Rhythm
Peer reviewedLee, Chungmin – Language Sciences, 1973
Why Not V?'' refers to the grammatical structure Why Not (plus) Verb?'' (RS)
Descriptors: Deep Structure, English, Sentence Structure, Structural Grammar
Hakes, David T. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1972
Investigation supported by a grant from the U.S. Office of Education. (VM)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Deep Structure, English, Language Research
Chomsky, Noam – Educ Rev, 1969
Descriptors: Classification, English, Sentence Structure, Structural Analysis
