The Semantics of Spanish Count and Measure Entity Nouns.

Bergen, John J.

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The Semantics of Spanish Count and Measure Entity Nouns

Bergen, John J.

Language Sciences, 44, 1-9, Feb 77

A significant discovery of generative theory is that the features present in a lexical entry in a sentence's deep structure influence choice and arrangement of words in the surface structure. The systemic and nonsystemic functions of Spanish count and measure entity nouns are elaborated and analyzed. (CHK)

Descriptors: Deep Structure, Language Patterns, Linguistic Theory, Nouns, Semantics, Sentence Structure, Spanish, Surface Structure, Syntax, Transformational Generative Grammar

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