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The Arbitrary Basis of Transformational Grammar
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Lakoff, George – Language, 1972
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Grammar, Language Universals, Linguistic Theory
On the Status of the So-Called Right Roof Constraint
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Grosu, Alexander – Language, 1973
The right roof constraint'' is the assumption that rightward-movement rules are always upward-bounded; see J.R. Ross' dissertation, Constraints on Variables in Syntax'' (MIT, 1967). (RS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Deep Structure, Diagrams, Language Universals
Conditionals Are Topics
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Haiman, John – Language, 1978
A review of analyses of conditionals (in the philosophical literature) and of topics (primarily in linguistics) reveals that their definitions are very similar. This paper justifies the method of basing semantic analysis of a construction on a cross-linguistic examination of its superficial form. (Author/NCR)
Descriptors: Grammar, Language Universals, Linguistic Theory, Logic
A Structural Principle of Language and Its Implications
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Lehmann, W. P. – Language, 1973
Research on which portions of this study are based was performed under a National Science Foundation Grant and a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. (VM)
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Language Classification, Language Patterns, Language Typology