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Levels of Reality by Langacker, Ronald W.

“…Two fundamental aspects of conceptual and linguistic structure are examined in relation to one another: organization into strata, each a baseline giving rise…”
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Raising and Transparency by Langacker, Ronald W.

“…The phenomena that classic transformational syntax handled by means of 'raising' rules pose an interesting challenge to theories that do not posit movement or…”
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Reflections on the Functional Characterization of Spatial Prepositions by Langacker, Ronald W.

“…In his research on spatial prepositions, Vandeloise raised the basic question of whether they are really spatial in nature. He clearly established the…”
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Nouns and Verbs by Langacker, Ronald W.

“…The universal grammatical categories NOUN and VERB are held susceptible to notional characterization. The traditional objections to this claim are overcome by…”
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Grammatical Traces of Some "Invisible" Semantic Constructs by Langacker, Ronald W

“…Some basic notions of cognitive grammar are introduced in a discussion that emphasizes the importance to linguistic semantics of the way in which we construe a…”
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Strategies of clausal possession by Langacker, Ronald W

“…Across languages, clauses expressing possession, location, and existence exhibit many similarities. To capture their evident affinity, it is often claimed that…”
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Mouvement abstrait by Langacker, Ronald W.

“…Langacker Ronald W. Mouvement abstrait. In: Langue française, n°76, 1987. L'expression du mouvement, sous la direction de Claude Vandeloise. pp. 59-76…”
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The Form and Meaning of the English Auxiliary by Langacker, Ronald W.

“…This paper introduces selected concepts from a theory of linguistic structure called SPACE GRAMMAR, and employs these concepts to seek an integrated account of…”
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'Inside' and 'Outside' in Cora Grammar by Casad, Eugene H., Langacker, Ronald W.

“…Examined are indications of location & direction in Cora, a Uto-Aztecan language spoken in the state of Nayarit, Mexico. Some subtleties of the /a/-/u/…”
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Movement Rules in Functional Perspective by Langacker, Ronald W.

“…This paper offers a functional explanation for the existence and for the special properties of movement rules in natural languages. A survey of reasonably…”
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The Syntax of Postpositions in Uto-Aztecan by Langacker, Ronald W.

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Reflections on the Functional Characterization of Spatial Prepositions by Langacker, Ronald W

“…Vandeloise dans ses recherches a remis en question la spatialité comme valeur intrisèque des prepositions spatiales. Il a souligné l’importance – voire la…”
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Mirror Image Rules II: Lexicon and Phonology by Langacker, Ronald W.

“…In Part I (§§1-2) of this paper, previously published, it was argued that a 'mirror image' convention must be incorporated into linguistic metatheory in order…”
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Mirror Image Rules I: Syntax by Langacker, Ronald W.

“…The thesis of this paper is that a 'mirror image' convention should be incorporated into linguistic metatheory. This convention may be interpreted as a…”
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Passives and Their Meaning by Langacker, Ronald W., Munro, Pamela

“…This paper proposes an underlying representation for passive sentences in Mojave and in Uto-Aztecan, and explores the broader issues that arise in extending…”
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Proto-Aztecan Vowels: Part III by Campbell, Lyle, Langacker, Ronald W.

“…Aztecan & Uto-Aztecan cognate sets are presented. The Aztecan cognate lists contain 198 entries. Uto-Aztecan cognates are divided into two groups. Items…”
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Proto-Aztecan Vowels: Part II by Campbell, Lyle, Langacker, Ronald W.

“…Part I appears in International Journal of American Linguistics, 1978, 44, 2, Apr, 58-102). External evidence bearing on P-Aztecan (PA) reconstructions is…”
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Proto-Aztecan Vowels: Part I by Campbell, Lyle, Langacker, Ronald W.

“…Although languages of the Aztecan family are fairly standardized in their vocalic systems, one Aztecan lang, Pochutec, studied by F. Boas in 1912 ("El Dialecto…”
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A Note on Uto-Aztecan Consonant Gradation by Langacker, Ronald W.

“…In certain Uto-Aztecan languages, a regular process of medial consonant limitation occurs which results in strong/weak alterations such as p/v, t/r, etc.,…”
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Constructing a Language: A Usage-Based Theory of Language Acquisition by Langacker, Ronald W.

“…Constructing a language: A usage-based theory of language acquisition by Michael Tomasello is reviewed…”
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