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Jacobs, Roderick A.; Rosenbaum, Peter S. – 1968
The authors present for the undergraduate and graduate linguistics student a transformational approach to the study of English grammar. Their discussion begins with a description of the structure of sentences, outlined according to the transformational grammarian's framework of linguistic universals. This set of principles "makes possible the…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, English, Grammar, Language Universals
Jacobs, Roderick A. – TESOL Quart, 1969
"Deletion is posited as a universal process in language, and "identity and "indefiniteness are suggested as universal conditions under which deletion takes place. Usefulness of exploiting language similarities in language teaching is stressed. This paper was presented at the TESOL Convention, Chicago, March 1969. (FWB)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Deep Structure, English (Second Language), Language Universals
