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Murphy, David T. – Russian Language Journal, 1987
Complements a previous article on the Russian verb system, treating deverbals (participles and gerunds) and the imperative mood. Paradigms for deriving each form for the three verb classes are indicated where (1) the infinitive is base form; (2) past tense is derived from infinitive; and (3) neither past nor nonpast is derived from infinitive.…
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Language Patterns, Morphology (Languages), Russian
Redden, James E. – 1979
A descriptive grammar of Ewondo, a Northwest Bantu language spoken in southern Cameroon, Africa is presented. Ewondo is a dialect cluster which is part of a larger dialect cluster usually called Yaunde-Fang. The variety of Ewondo presented is based on the speech of a single individual, who comes from Yaounde-Eturi. Occasional references to other…
Descriptors: Bantu Languages, Descriptive Linguistics, Dialects, Form Classes (Languages)
Kepaski, Krume; Jusuf, Shaip – 1985
An English translation of a grammar of the language used by the Roma, a group of wanderers living in many countries, united by a common language, and often called Bohemians or gypsies, begins with a translator's preface concerning the group's history and the development of the language and dialects. Preliminary material contains a brief history of…
Descriptors: Dialects, Foreign Countries, Form Classes (Languages), Grammar