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Synchrony vs. Diachrony in Language Structure
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Li, Charles N. – Language, 1975
A number of syntactic constructions in Mandarin Chinese are analyzed which, synchronically, are unrelated and highly irregular. However, all reflect a diachronic drift which has been operating in Mandarin Chinese, in the light of which the syntactic constructions can be viewed as structures in transition. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Form Classes (Languages), Linguistic Theory
The Accentuation of Russian Words
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Halle, Morris – Language, 1973
Work supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and the National Institutes of Mental Health. (RS)
Descriptors: Case (Grammar), Descriptive Linguistics, Form Classes (Languages), Intonation
The Nature of Creole Continuum
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Bickerton, Derek – Language, 1973
Revised version of a paper presented at the Caribbean Linguistics Conference, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, April 1971; research assisted by a grant from the Ford Foundation for the Dialect Survey of Guyana. (DD)
Descriptors: Creoles, Descriptive Linguistics, Form Classes (Languages), Language Classification
On the Classification of Russian Verbs.
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Cornyn, William S. – Language, 1948
An introduction to the Russian phonemic system leads to a model classification of verb forms derived from the infinitive and present stems of selected verbs. Correspondences between the two sets of verb forms are listed. A brief history of attempts at verb classification concentrates on the theory of Meyer, Berneker, and Bloomfield. A complete…
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Form Classes (Languages), Language Classification, Language Patterns