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Peer reviewedFrense, J.; Bennett, P. – Language Sciences, 1996
Analyzes numerous examples of English and German verbs with respect to alternations they undergo and concludes that the semantic classes of verbs that undergo a particular alternation differ between these two languages but that there are some semantic constraints on this variation. The article stresses the limited nature of the study. (Seven…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, English, German, Language Variation
Peer reviewedLozano, Anthony G.; Somero, Dale R. – Language Sciences, 1979
Proposes an analysis of Spanish indefinite "se" which takes into consideration regional variations. (AM)
Descriptors: Deep Structure, Grammar, Language Variation, Phrase Structure
Peer reviewedNishimura, Miwa – Language Sciences, 1995
Demonstrates that the patterns of Japanese/English code-switching found in Canadian Niseis' in-group speech are conditioned by the varieties of bilingual speech characterized in terms of base language. When Japanese is the base, English nouns are used; when English is the base, Japanese phrases and sentences occur sporadically. (38 references)…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Canada Natives, Code Switching (Language), English (Second Language)
