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Peer reviewedSpeck, Charles H.; Pickett, Velma B. – International Journal of American Linguistics, 1976
A study of verbs of movement from the point of view of what causes these particular verbs to be used. The defining features of these verbs are presented and discussed. The analysis is made in terms of its relation to the Mixtec analysis, with suggestions for reexamination of the latter. (SCC)
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Case (Grammar), Descriptive Linguistics, Semantics
Moreno Lopez, Jose – Yelmo, 1975
An essay on the etymology and various meanings of the Spanish words for "hotel,""inn,""hostelry," or "lodgings." (Text is in Spanish.) (CHK)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Etymology, Semantics
Peer reviewedLehrer, Adrienne – Journal of Linguistics, 1975
Argues that Charles Morris' division of signs into syntactics, semantics and pragmatics is too rigid. The line between pragmatics and semantics is not sharp, and a language theory is needed that can predict and explain borderline cases without forcing them into arbitrary established categories. (CHK)
Descriptors: Adverbs, Descriptive Linguistics, Language Classification, Linguistic Theory
Martinet, Andre – Linguistique, 1974
This article examines the problem of the relationship between words that are classified as homonyms or as polysemes, and the relationship between these words and their environment. (Text is in French.) (AM)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Etymology, Language Usage
Peer reviewedSaunders, Ross; David, Philip W. – Anthropological Linguistics, 1975
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Descriptive Linguistics, Lexicology, Morphemes
Gryckiewicz, Zenaida – Glottodidactica, 1975
Differences in meaning and usage of the two closely related Russian adverbs "daleko" and "dalyoko" are explored through examination of short literary texts. (Text is in Russian.) (DH)
Descriptors: Adverbs, Descriptive Linguistics, Language Research, Language Usage
Crystal, David – 1969
Presented is a systematic linguistic description of such features as intonation and stress, usually summed up in the phrase "tone of voice." Paying special attention to English, the author has aimed to present as complete a description as possible, and to clarify the theoretical concepts needed to talk precisely about these phenomena. Following…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Descriptive Linguistics, English, Grammar
Rey-Debove, Josette – Meta, 1973
Paper presented at the Second International Conference on Linguistics and Translation, October 4-7, 1972, Montreal, Canada. (DD)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Grammar, Lexicology, Morphology (Languages)
Peer reviewedHall, Robert A., Jr. – Language Sciences, 1972
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Distinctive Features (Language), Linguistic Theory, Psycholinguistics
Petermann, Heinrich – Deutsch als Fremdsprache, 1971
Revised version of an address presented on June 4, 1970 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. (WB)
Descriptors: Componential Analysis, Descriptive Linguistics, Etymology, German
Peer reviewedMilner, Jean-Claude – Langue Francaise, 1979
Examines the relationship of "ne" and its accompanying particles ("pas,""plus,""jamais,""personne," etc.) in the French negation system, with special reference to subject opacity. (AM)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, French, Grammar, Negative Forms (Language)
Bragina, A. A. – Russkij Yazyk za Rubezhom, 1973
Descriptors: Astronomy, Descriptive Linguistics, Language Research, Phrase Structure
Le Goffic, Pierre – Francais dans le Monde, 1977
A summary of problems in the study of structural complexity. Within the framework of a "morphology of utterances," the following topics are addressed: the criteria of intuition and common sense; the relationship of complexity of language and thought; and the possibility of a purely linguistic measure of complexity. (Text is in French.) (AMH)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Grammar, Morphology (Languages), Semantics
Appositionelle Syntagmen mit gekoppelten Substantiven (Appositive Syntagmes with Conjoined Nominals)
Hackel, Werner – Deutsch als Fremdsprache, 1973
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, German, Morphology (Languages), Nouns
Peer reviewedSadler, J. D. – Classical Journal, 1972
Descriptors: Classical Languages, Descriptive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Lexicology

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