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Peer reviewedCarlson, Greg N.; Martin, Larry W. – Glossa, 1975
A class of sentences is discussed in which pronominal forms and their antecedents do not have semantic identity. "One" pronominalization, in particular, is discussed. (SC)
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Descriptive Linguistics, Generative Grammar, Linguistic Theory
Peer reviewedCarlson, Greg N. – Language, 1977
It is argued here that English contains a distinct class of relative clauses called amount relatives. On the surface, these are much like restrictive relative clauses, but they have a syntax and semantics that align them more with comparatives than with restrictive relatives. (Author/KM)
Descriptors: English, Language Patterns, Linguistic Theory, Nouns
