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Peer reviewedPlann, Susan – Hispania, 1988
Analysis of the syntactic properties of Spanish prepositions, postpositions, and substantives supports the argument that a three-way categorical distinction exists among the three elements. (CB)
Descriptors: Componential Analysis, Distinctive Features (Language), Form Classes (Languages), Language Patterns
Anani, Mohammad – IRAL, 1988
Studies the variety of Arabic imperative sentences seen as a result of interrelated sets of choices from a limited number of binary systems, and accounts for their occurrence in certain situations. Relevant features of Arabic imperative structures are compared with their nearest English equivalents. (CB)
Descriptors: Arabic, Distinctive Features (Language), English, Language Patterns
Peer reviewedChang, Claire Hsun-huei – Language Sciences, 1991
Study of verb-copying in Mandarin Chinese, focusing on its relationship to the thematic structures of verbs and on phrase structures, shows that the function of verb-copying is to highlight the quantity element in a sentence. (21 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Distinctive Features (Language), Mandarin Chinese, Sentence Structure, Structural Analysis (Linguistics)
