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Corbin, Danielle – Langue Francaise, 1976
Discusses French morphology and shows that the rules at this level of linguistic analysis are particularly susceptible to having exceptions. The irregularities are grouped into three types: 1) idiosyncrasies, 2) accidental gaps, and 3) the existence of non-productive processes. (Text is in French.) (TL)
Descriptors: French, Grammar, Linguistic Theory, Morphemes
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Sridhar, S. N. – International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 1993
Several different conceptualizations of applied linguistics are evaluated, ranging from "applications of linguistic theory" to alternative models for studying language that extend and complement generative grammar as a theory of language. It is shown that they imply substantive differences in goals, methods, and priorities of language study. (30…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Definitions, Generative Grammar, Language Processing
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Lidz, Jeffrey; Gleitman, Lila R. – Cognition, 2004
In a recent paper [Lidz, J., Gleitman, H., & Gleitman, L. (2003). Understanding how input matters: Verb learning and the footprint of universal grammar. "Cognition," 87, 151-178], we provided cross-linguistic evidence in favor of the following linked assertions: (i) Verb argument structure is a correlate of verb meaning; (ii) However, argument…
Descriptors: Verbs, Stimuli, Pragmatics, Linguistics
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Stabler, Edward P. – Cognitive Science, 2004
Four different kinds of grammars that can define crossing dependencies in human language are compared here: (1) "context sensitive rewrite" grammars with rules that depend on context; (2) "matching" grammars with constraints that filter the generative structure of the language; (3) "copying" grammars which can copy structures of unbounded size;…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Sentence Structure, Context Effect, Generative Grammar
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Quible, Zane K. – Business Communication Quarterly, 2006
Two types of sentence-level writing problems are often observed in student writing: (1) those that violate conventions of standard written English, such as subject-verb agreement errors and comma splices; and (2) those that involve a stylistic choice, such as beginning a sentence with an expletive structure like "There are" or using "if" rather…
Descriptors: Writing Strategies, Writing Improvement, Writing Instruction, Writing Skills
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Andersson, Erik – 1974
This paper examines the question of whether two labels should be used for the units traditionally called "sentence" and "clause" or whether the same label should be used and the units distinguished in some other way. Proponents of a two-level analysis have traditionally argued that sentences and clauses can have different…
Descriptors: Classification, Connected Discourse, Deep Structure, Generative Grammar
Hollerbach, Wolf – 1975
The serious student of language, English or foreign, and especially the future language teacher must receive a solid training not only in theoretical but also in applied syntax. Such a course should be offered at the advanced level and deal with the syntax of the language involved in a rigorously systematic way. The search for a systematic, yet…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Deep Structure, Generative Grammar, Grammar
Harsh, Wayne – 1965
The approaches of traditional grammar, descriptive linguistics, and generative grammar are largely complementary rather than exclusive. Traditional grammar defines eight parts of speech according to meaning or function and concerns itself almost wholely with the written language. Descriptive linguistics postulates that English has a set of unique…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics, English Instruction, Form Classes (Languages)
Lakoff, George – 1965
This dissertation is an attempt to characterize the notion "exception to a rule of grammar" within the context of Chomsky's conception of grammar as given in "Aspects of the Theory of Syntax." This notion depends on a prior notion of "rule government"--in each phrase marker on which a transformational rule may…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Adverbs, Context Free Grammar, English
Grimes, Joseph E. – 1972
This report contains an extensive discussion of an approach to the study of discourse. Initial remarks concern arguments for studying discourse and approaches for discourse study that have been used; the author then discusses the relationship of discourse analysis and generative semantics. Language is considered on two issues: the decisions that a…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Connected Discourse, Deep Structure, Discourse Analysis
Smith, Philip D., Jr. – 1971
A review of trends in the teaching of foreign language during the last decade focuses on the predominance of the audiolingual method and current criticism by leading theorists of its theoretical foundations. Discussion of a psychological model of learning explores the relationships of motivation, cognition, evaluation, and response formation. The…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Cognitive Objectives, Educational Objectives, Generative Grammar
Simmons, R. F.; Slocum, Jonathan – 1970
The system described in this report is designed for use as a computational tool that allows a linguist to develop and study methods for generating surface strings from an underlying semantic structure. Initial findings with regard to form-determiners (such as voice, form, tense, and mood), some rules for embedding sentences, and some attention to…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computational Linguistics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs
Gammon, Elizabeth, Ed. – 1971
This volume contains the papers presented at a workshop which brought together authorities from several different disciplines, each working in the area of natural language analysis, to participate in intensive, technical discussions of the issues involved in developing adequate grammars and semantics of natural languages. The disciplines…
Descriptors: Computers, Context Free Grammar, Deep Structure, Generative Grammar
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Wolfe, Pat – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2006
The brain, a pattern-finding organ, seeks to create meaning through establishing or refining existing neural networks; this is learning. Emotion affects what is learned and what is retained.
Descriptors: Transformational Generative Grammar, Brain, Neurological Organization, Emotional Response
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Politzer, Guy; Van der Henst, Jean-Baptiste; Delle Luche, Claire; Noveck, Ira A. – Cognitive Science, 2006
We present a set-theoretic model of the mental representation of classically quantified sentences (All P are Q, Some P are Q, Some P are not Q, and No P are Q). We take inclusion, exclusion, and their negations to be primitive concepts. We show that although these sentences are known to have a diagrammatic expression (in the form of the Gergonne…
Descriptors: Models, Sentence Structure, Semantics, Prediction
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