Volume 12, Summer 1986
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Calgary Working Papers in Linguistics, Volume 12, Summer 1986
(University of Calgary, Arts, Linguistics, University of Calgary, 1986-06)This is the twelfth in the series of working papers published by LOGOS, the Student Linguistics Society at the University of Calgary. These papers represent the current research in progress of students and faculty members ... -
Scope ambiguity in Hungarian
(University of Calgary, Arts, Linguistics, University of Calgary, 1986-06)The study of semantics seeks to determine, among other things, the meaning of logical words such as connectives, quantifiers and negatives. The introduction of more than one quantifier into a sentence results in a phenomenon ... -
The production and perception of English, French and German intonation
(University of Calgary, Arts, Linguistics, University of Calgary, 1986-06)'Foreign accent' has generally been equated with non-native pronunciation and much research has focused on the area of non-native pronunciation (for example, Briere 1966, Flege 1980). We were interested in other components ... -
A lexical analysis of the [č] - [š] alternation in Luiseño
(University of Calgary, Arts, Linguistics, University of Calgary, 1986-06)In attempting to analyze the phonology of a language within a standard generative framework, it is sometimes difficult to choose among competing analyses. New approaches to phonology sometimes of fer possible solutions to ... -
The acquisition of control
(University of Calgary, Arts, Linguistics, University of Calgary, 1986-06)This paper will report on some research that was undertaken to investigate the acquisition of control; that is, the way in which children formulate rules to interpret the subject of embedded infinitival clauses. The study ... -
The function of the copy pronouns in Kapampangan
(University of Calgary, Arts, Linguistics, University of Calgary, 1986-06)There exists in Kapampangan an obligatory set of enclitic pronouns which co-occur with and precede their nominal referents. If it is assumed that marking devices in natural language are minimally efficient, the existence ... -
The acquisition of Japanese pronouns
(University of Calgary, Arts, Linguistics, University of Calgary, 1986-06)In this paper I will study the acquisition of pronoun interpretation by Japanese children. My study deals mainly with two issues. The first relates to the issue of when some of the principles involved in the interpretation ...