First of a series of articles. (RS)

Continuation of an article in Wirkendes Wort", v21 n2 p112-133 Mar-Apr 1971. (RS)

Revision of an article in Colloquia Germanica", n2-3 p268-288 1970. (RS)

Presents a description of the syntax of prepositional phrases and adjectives in postnominal position in French sentences. (AM)

Describes various approaches to grammatical models, and develops a model to be used as a basis for language instruction methodology. (AM)

Proposes to model the synchronic and diachronic semantics of the diminutive category with a "Radial Category," a type of structured polysemy that explicitly models the different senses of the diminutive and the metaphorical and inferential relations that bind them. The model is tested by considering the semantics of the diminutive in…

Examined synchronic and diachronic data for clefts and relative clauses in English, arguing that "it"-cleft complements do not differ syntactically from restrictive relative clauses. The diachronic data further show that cleft complements and restrictive relative clauses have changed together over time and at the same rate. (48…

Examination of the behavior of different types of Spanish complements in two different grammatical constructions supports the argument that behavior differences result from the complement's different pragmatic status. Empirical evidence supports the hypothesis that complements representing old information appear in the subjunctive mood. The notion…

Describes an evolutionary compositional theory and method based on cause and effect. In Section I, the fundamentals of the theory are presented, in Section II the method of description. Section III compares the evolutionary theory and method with other currents in contemporary linguistic thought. (Author/RM)

This is a preliminary report of a study of Russian accentuation. The research attempted to show that Russian accentuation is based on a partition of all morphemes, both stems and suffixes, into those with and those without inherent stress. Simple rules then account for all stress patterns observed. (CHK)

Discusses the derivation, meaning and both past and present uses of the Spanish verb "haber." The verb refers to relationships of possession, duration and existence, and is used as an auxiliary. Extant derivative forms of the verb in other languages and earlier Spanish meanings are noted. (Text is in Spanish.) (CHK)

Discusses two kinds of "temporal indifference" in German tense forms: "timelessness" (Function I) and "all-time-ness" (Function II). Function I occurs in generally true statements, proverbs, definitions, etc. Function II denotes a time period which "empirically appears unbounded on both sides." (Text is in…

Agrees with Kean's rules for deglottalization in Klamath: that two rules are necessary--sonorant deglottalization and obstruent deglottalization--and that the latter is applied after the former. Disagrees with the formation of the obstruent deglottalization rule regarding the quality of word boundary. (SCC)