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Peer reviewedSussex, Roland – Journal of Linguistics, 1974
Revised version of a paper presented at the Spring Meeting of the Linguistics Association of Great Britain, York, April 1971. (DD)
Descriptors: Adjectives, Deep Structure, Language Patterns, Language Usage
Peer reviewedHolmberg, Anders – Journal of Linguistics, 1979
Refutes the theory that indirect requests are ambiguous. Arguments for it are examined and an attempt is made to expose the weaknesses in the kinds of tests generally used to detect "illocutionary" ambiguity. An alternative analysis in the framework of semantics and the pragmatics of directive speech acts is suggested. (AMH)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Language Patterns, Language Research, Language Usage
Peer reviewedAitchison, Jean; Bailey, Guy – Journal of Linguistics, 1979
Examines the idea of a mismatch between grammaticality and acceptability. Evidence is used to refute the claim that ungrammatical but acceptable sentences are theoretically plausible in the case of the sentence, "A not unhappy person entered the room." (AMH)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Deep Structure, Grammar, Grammatical Acceptability
