LINGUIST List 9.1256

Fri Sep 11 1998

Qs: "It"/passives, Morph Tiers, Category Changes

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  1. Sylvie Hanote, It extraposition in passives
  2. Neal R. Norrick, query: tiers in morphology
  3. Mike O'Connell, category effects on language change

Message 1: It extraposition in passives

 Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 09:48:49 +0000
From: Sylvie Hanote <Sylvie.Hanotemshs.univ-poitiers.fr>
Subject: It extraposition in passives

I am interested in the difference between the following structures :

- It was reported that 2O Americans had been arrested
- It was reported 2O Americans had been arrested
- 2O Americans were reported to have been arrested

If anybody is interested in my project,would you please contact me and I
will send you the whole survey.

Thanks in advance.

Sylvie
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Message 2: query: tiers in morphology

 Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 11:12:06 +0200
From: Neal R. Norrick <n.norrickrz.uni-sb.de>
Subject: query: tiers in morphology



A few years ago there was a flurry of publications on
the notion of tiers in morphology, but I haven't seen
anything recently. Can somebody please fill me in 
on the state of the art. Thanks

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Lehrstuhl fr Englische Philologie 
Sprachwissenschaft
Universitt des Saarlandes
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Message 3: category effects on language change

 Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 09:46:34 -0600 (MDT)
From: Mike O'Connell <Michael.OconnellColorado.EDU>
Subject: category effects on language change

Hello,
 Does anyone know of work that has been done concerning basic-level
lexical items in a given category and their effect on language change ?
I'm interested in the topic for a research paper, but have found only
mentions in textbooks and no concrete studies as of yet. I'm particularly
interested in a cross-linguistics study of how and when basic-level items
change. If there is sufficient response, I will post it,

Regards,
 Mike O'Connell
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