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Greimas, A. J. – Langages, 1976
Presents different types and degrees of modalizations which are necessary for the construction of a discourse grammar. (Text is in French.) (CDSH/AM)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Grammar, Linguistic Theory, Semantics
Parret, Herman – Langages, 1976
Within the context of pragmatics, the isomorphism of the four types of modality are studied: lexical, propositional, illocutionary, and axiological. (Text is in French.) (CDSH/AM)
Descriptors: French, Generative Grammar, Logic, Methods
Pottier, Bernard – Langages, 1976
Presents a syntactic and semantic study of the lexicalization of modalities in French, particularly by the verbs "devoir" ("to have to"), "pouvoir" ("to be able to"), "savoir" ("to know"), and "vouloir" ("to want"). (Text is in French.) (CDSH/AM)
Descriptors: French, Linguistic Theory, Linguistics, Logic
Rengstorf, Michael – Langages, 1976
Studies an extension of the modality system currently in use in narrative semiotics in order to determine the status of prophecy in narrative syntax. (Text is in French.) (CDSH/AM)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Linguistic Theory, Narration, Semiotics
Peer reviewedWilson, Robert E. – Hispania, 1977
Discusses the meanings that may be expressed in Spanish by this verb. (RM)
Descriptors: Language Usage, Semantics, Spanish, Standard Spoken Usage
Peer reviewedMorrow, Daniel G. – Journal of Memory and Language, 1985
Prepositions and verb aspect help guide narrative comprehension by indicating the parts of motion events that are most prominent. Grammatical categories that are important for conveying event structure also help construct a mental model of the events of the narrative. (SED)
Descriptors: Prepositions, Reading Comprehension, Reading Processes, Reading Strategies
Peer reviewedELT Journal, 1985
Presents three short articles which discuss problematic areas of the English language. The first article discusses agreement between subject, complement, and verb; the second is about the placement of adverbs with verbs containing two or more elements; and the third is about the rules and tendencies of contracted forms in English. (SED)
Descriptors: Adverbs, English (Second Language), Nouns, Pronouns
Peer reviewedRoss, Claudia – Journal of Chinese Linguistics, 1984
Presents a structural explanation for meaning differences associated with the position of adverbial modifiers with respect to the verb in Mandarian. Argues that the relevant factor is one of modifier scope. Temporal, result, and generic interpretations associated with some postverbal modification structures are explained on the basis of modifier…
Descriptors: Adverbs, Grammar, Mandarin Chinese, Phrase Structure
Peer reviewedMeziani, Ahmed – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1983
Presents an analysis of the modal verbs in English and Moroccan Arabic that works equally well for both languages and is simple enough to be of use to the classroom teacher. (EKN)
Descriptors: English, Language Patterns, Second Language Instruction, Syntax
Download full textLiiv, Suliko – 1998
This article focuses on the structural and semantic analysis of the sentences containing the pronoun "it" as a formal object. Although at first sight "it" seems to have no meaning whatsoever, it actually plays an important role in the semantic structure of the sentence. The formal object "it" changes the…
Descriptors: Pronouns, Semantics, Sentence Structure, Structural Analysis (Linguistics)
Peer reviewedMcAlpin, David W. – Language, 1974
Descriptors: Consonants, Contrastive Linguistics, Dravidian Languages, Phonology
McNair, John M. – Modern Languages, 1973
Descriptors: Modern Languages, Questioning Techniques, Teaching Methods, Testing
Tharp, Alan L. – Information Storage and Retrieval, 1973
The author describes a method of automatic indexing using the assignment of priority to verbs which may also be viewed as a simulation of how a person classifies documents. (15 references) (Author/SJ)
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Information Processing, Subject Index Terms, Verbs
Peer reviewedKerek, Andrew – Language Sciences, 1971
Earlier version of the paper was read at the Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, Lexington, Kentucky, April 1971. (VM)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Grammar, Hungarian, Morphemes
Sadler, J. D. – Cl J, 1970
Describes "Spoonerisms" occurring in Latin and Greek words and phrases. (DS)
Descriptors: English, Greek, Latin, Nouns
