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Dever, Richard B. – Journal of Special Education, 1971
Structural grammars are seen to have a definite place in child development research aimed at the development of tests and language programs designed to alleviate child language problems. (Author/KW)
Descriptors: Language Research, Linguistic Theory, Linguistics, Research Design
Milner, Judith – Langages, 1972
Special issue devoted to the study of generative grammar in German-speaking countries. (VM)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Generative Grammar, Language Research, Linguistic Theory

Mayher, John S. – ETC: A Review of General Semantics, 1978
Sketches Noam Chomsky's conception of language, the ways it can and should be studied, and how it works as a scientific enterprise. (Author/GT)
Descriptors: Deep Structure, Generative Grammar, Language, Language Research
Arrington, James Michael – 1976
This study presents an argument against the identification of speech as the sole source of data for linguistic research. Specifically, the issue addressed is whether speech and reading and writing can be considered expressions of one language or whether the obvious differences in the terminal symbol strings in the two types of expression are…
Descriptors: Language Research, Linguistic Theory, Linguistics, Reading
Legum, Stanley E. – 1972
The class of English words traditionally called adverbs is examined and redefined in this paper. The following three subclasses of adverbs are identified: limiters, which are words that modify noun phrases; intensifiers, which are words that modify adjectives; and "true" adverbs, which modify verb phrases and sentences. Examples of these…
Descriptors: Adverbs, English, Language Patterns, Language Research
Stockwell, Robert P.; And Others – 1968
This study attempts to bring together most of the information about the transformational analysis of the grammar of English that was available up through the summer of 1968, and to integrate it into a single coherent format. The format chosen is that of C. Fillmore (the "Deep Case" hypothesis) combined with the "Lexicalist" hypothesis of N.…
Descriptors: Case (Grammar), English, Grammar, Language Patterns
British Council, London (England). English-Teaching Information Centre. – 1973
This bibliography cites references to books and anthologies in all areas of semantic studies, including generative semantics, studies of meaning in language and of the function of language, studies of syntax and semantics, and of the relationship between meaning and style. Entries include both American and European publications, and most have been…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Language Research, Linguistic Theory, Linguistics
LEVIN, SAMUEL R. – 1965
THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN LINGUISTICS STARTED WITH JONES' DISCOVERY IN 1786 THAT SANSKRIT IS CLOSELY RELATED TO THE CLASSICAL, GERMANIC, AND CELTIC LANGUAGES, AND HAS ADVANCED TO INCLUDE THE APPLICATION OF COMPUTERS IN LANGUAGE ANALYSIS. THE HIGHLIGHTS OF LINGUISTIC RESEARCH HAVE BEEN DE SAUSSURE'S DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE DIACHRONIC AND THE…
Descriptors: English Curriculum, Language Research, Linguistic Theory, Linguistics
Gruber, Frederic A. – 1972
The author addresses the need for a new acoustic recognition strategy, extending the position that any adequate grammar of a language must distinguish between auditory and articulatory knowledge. Reviewing the existing literature and theories of language and its acquisition, the author discusses their limitations and inadequacies in accounting for…
Descriptors: Acoustic Phonetics, Auditory Perception, Language Research, Linguistic Theory
Arndt, Horst – Neueren Sprachen, 1972
Descriptors: Deep Structure, Language Instruction, Language Research, Linguistics
Gueunier, Nicole – Franc Dans Monde, 1970
Descriptors: French, Language Instruction, Language Research, Language Styles
Page, William D. – 1973
A survey of studies reported between November 1966 and November 1967 on how teachers behave while teaching transformational and structural linguistics to elementary school and preschool children is described. Only empirical studies of teacher behavior are reported. Studies primarily concerned with listening, children's literature, thought…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, English Instruction, Language Research, Linguistics
Palmatier, Robert A. – 1972
The terminology used in English transformational grammar is compiled in this glossary. The glossary catalogs, defines, classifies, documents, and cross-references technical terms from 72 major works published from 1956 to 1969. The selection of terms is based on their technical nature in relation to the theory of transformational grammar or to the…
Descriptors: Books, Diachronic Linguistics, Glossaries, Grammar

Faita, Daniel – Langue Francaise, 1977
A sketch of the development of functionalism in relation to other linguistic theories and a brief analysis of the present state of the research. Topics covered are: form versus function; the impasse between distributional and transformational grammar; and transformational grammar according to Harris. (Text is in French.) (AMH)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Deep Structure, Discourse Analysis, Language Research
ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics, Washington, DC. – 1986
Linguistics is the study of human language, and has several major divisions: formal linguistics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, and applied linguistics. Formal linguistics is the study of grammar, or the development of theories about how language works and is organized. Within formal linguistics there are three major schools of thought:…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Definitions, Information Sources, Language Research