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The semantics of particles: advantages of a contrastive and panchronic approach: a study of the polysemy of French deja and Italian gia (1).(Report)
May 1, 2008... Abstract In this article, we propose a contrastive, panchronic method of semantic-pragmatic analysis, which we find particularly useful for uncovering the subtle distinctions of meaning and use that are characteristic of particle(-like expression)s in many languages. By way of...

Word length and the location of primary word stress in Dutch, German, and English *.(Report)
May 1, 2008... Abstract This study addresses the extent to which the location of primary stress in Dutch, German, and English monomorphemic words is affected by the syllables preceding the three final syllables. We present analyses of the monomorphemic words in the CELEX lexical database, which showed...

What about a (really) minimalist theory of language acquisition? *.
May 1, 2008... Abstract The Minimalist Program introduced a new concept of language and added new content to the innateness position concerning our linguistic capacity. It also redefined the metatheoretical role of the theory of acquisition within generative grammar. This article explores at length all...

A constructionist approach to complementation: evidence from Ancient Greek *.(Report)
May 1, 2008... Abstract This article deals with the representation of complement sentences in a speaker's mental grammar, and the contribution of complement-taking predicates and complement clause types to the overall meaning of the complement sentence. Either complement-taking predicates alone, or...

The enclitic -mm in Amharic: reassessment of a multifunctional morpheme (1).(Report)
May 1, 2008... Abstract In this article we examine the enclitic -mm in Amharic and its claimed functions as topic marker and coordinative conjunction. The enclitic -mm has multiple translations into English, and would thus seem to constitute a multifunctional morpheme. In contrast to previous analyses,...