LINGUIST List 9.1772

Fri Dec 11 1998

Qs: English lang. teaching, Preposed Constituents

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1. Marina Mattheoudaki, English language teaching
2. Izumi Tanaka, Preposed Constituents and GB theory

Dear Linguist Reader,

We are interested in getting hold of video material demonstrating
teaching techniques and general classroom practice within the
tradition of different methodological approaches to English language
teaching. We are hoping to collect available material on the different
teaching approaches from the beginning of the century to date
(e.g. Grammar Translation, Audiolingualism, Silent Way, Community
Language Learning, Communicative Approach, etc.) for use in
undergraduate courses in Teaching Methodology. We are particularly
interested in the teaching of pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary.
Please let us know of any such available material.

Best wishes,

Dr. Marina Mattheoudakis
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Department of English
54006,Thessaloniki
Greece
fax: +30 31 997432

Dear Linguists,

I am studying how preposed constituents (or initial PPs, adverbials)
are accounted in GB theory or its related frameworks, but I could not
find articles dealing with this topic so far. Could anyone kindly
tell me, for any one or more of the following examples, whether the
preposed constituent (initial PP) is within the syntactic domain (such
as governing category) of the subject of main clause (Main Subject).

 [Note] Examples are originally corpus data provided:
 # The subject NP of the main clause is replaced with '(Main Subject)' 
 # Some specific NPs are replaced with '(NP1)', '(NP2)' etc.

[1] In a dissenting opinion for (NP1) and (NP2) and (NP3), (Main
Subject) objected to "direct aid for ostensibly secular purposes. " 

[2] At the time of presenting (NP1) for employment , (Main Subject)
may not have experienced any difficulties with (NP2) or may not have
foreseen the possible difficulties.

[3] By an agreement dated 3rd May 19** between (NP1) and (NP2) , (Main
Subject) was granted a right to subscribe for up to 5,000 ordinary
shares of 25p each in the company .
	[Note] *s replaced with the specific year of date.

[4] Between (NP1) , (Subject NP 1) and (Subject NP 2) are forging a
new policy .
	[Note] The main subject is co-ordination.


Thank you for your attention,

Izumi Tanaka 		I.Tanakalancs.ac.uk