"Academy" refers to the Spanish Royal Academy. (SK)

Critically comments on the renovations made by the Royal Spanish Academy in their newest outline of Spanish grammar (Esbozo de una nueva Gramatica de la lengua espanola). (Text is in Spanish.) (DS)

A charge is made that the traditional classification of the Latin verb system into six tenses in the indicative mood (present, future, future perfect, imperfect, perfect, and pluperfect) is incorrect since it unduly stresses application of the term "tense." Ensuing discussion centers around grammatical aspect as signaled by the form of a verb…

Third and concluding part of a continued article. (SK)

Suggests that classifications of French verbs derived uncritically from Latin are not useful and are confusing because verb classes are defined according to their infinitives. It is suggested that verbs be grouped according to other criteria which are more useful to the learner. (SED)

Discusses an analysis of grammar that systematizes knowledge about language according to new parameters but continues to view traditional grammar as the backbone of language structure. (NCR)

This article examines the definitions "syntagmeme" and "syntheme" and the criteria which distinguish one from the other. (Text is in French.) (AM)

An attempt to clarify terms and to better describe certain elements in the author's own theory in view of a more exact interpretation of functional grammar. A grammatical function is defined; relationships within a sentence and possible choices among relationships are discussed. (Text is in French.) (AMH)

Describes a modification of the two-stem approach to teaching conjugation and verb stress in Russian which eliminates dictionary look-up for forms not predictable from the infinitive. Appendix A is an outline of Russian conjugation and verb stress. Appendix B is a verb list from Kostomarov's "Russkij jazyk dlja vsex." (Author/LMO)

Traditional Latin word classes are seen in relation to modern grammatical theory. (Text is in French.) (PMP)

A study of the relationship of morphology and syntax to the communication process from the functionalist viewpoint. Topics considered are: morphological processes, that is the distinction between functional and contingent language facts; the degree of necessity of syntax; the difference between functionalism and traditional grammar. (Text is in…

Study sponsored by the Committee on Research and Teaching Improvement of the Council of Europe. (DS)

Part of the Grade Teacher special report, "Linguistics and the Language Arts.

This article argues that morphosemantic sets are a consequence of general properties of language structure. Thus the sets serve as a framework for advancing the study of motivation as a functional feature of language use. (Author/NCR)