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Kreidler, Charles W. – Georgetown Journal of Languages and Linguistics, 1990
Examines 11 types of uses of the English word "with," demonstrating that speakers who use the word have an implicit knowledge of its multiple meanings and uses, which far exceeds their explicit knowledge of the word. (CB)
Descriptors: Distinctive Features (Language), English, Language Patterns, Language Usage
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Rini, Joel – Hispania, 1990
Argues for the application of historical linguistic information in the college second language classroom, maintaining that such knowledge will help to enlighten and enrich second language study by forcing both students and teachers to examine and understand aspects of the language. (CB)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Distinctive Features (Language), Higher Education, Language Usage
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Fagan, Sarah M. B. – Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 1991
Presents basic rules governing the use of German predicates that are interpreted as but not synonymous with "be" or "put" in English, focusing on the verbs' special characteristics and correct usage in authentic German sentences. (12 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Distinctive Features (Language), English, German, Language Patterns
Kakouriotis, A. – IRAL, 1987
Examines Modern Greek verbs which seem to be negative-raisers, including consideration of data that offer syntactic justification for negative-raisers and an examination of the semantics and pragmatics of the negative-raisers. (CB)
Descriptors: Distinctive Features (Language), Greek, Language Usage, Negative Forms (Language)
Sopher, H. – IRAL, 1987
Compares the use of the English verbs "say" and "tell" and the Hebrew verbs "amar" and "siper" and then examines the degree of correspondence between "say" and "amar" and between "tell" and "siper." (CB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Distinctive Features (Language), English, Hebrew