9.1256, Qs: "It"/passives, Morph Tiers, Category Changes

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-9-1256. Fri Sep 11 1998. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 9.1256, Qs: "It"/passives, Morph Tiers, Category Changes

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

2)
Date:  Fri, 11 Sep 1998 11:12:06 +0200
From:  "Neal R. Norrick" <n.norrick at rz.uni-sb.de>
Subject:  query: tiers in morphology

3)
Date:  Fri, 11 Sep 1998 09:46:34 -0600 (MDT)
From:  "Mike O'Connell" <Michael.Oconnell at Colorado.EDU>
Subject:  category effects on language change

-------------------------------- Message 1 -------------------------------

Date:  Fri, 11 Sep 1998 09:48:49 +0000
From:  Sylvie Hanote <Sylvie.Hanote at mshs.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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Date:  Fri, 11 Sep 1998 11:12:06 +0200
From:  "Neal R. Norrick" <n.norrick at rz.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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Prof. Dr. Neal R. Norrick
Lehrstuhl fr Englische Philologie
Sprachwissenschaft
Universitt des Saarlandes
66041 Saarbrcken
Tel. +49 (0)681 302-3009
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Date:  Fri, 11 Sep 1998 09:46:34 -0600 (MDT)
From:  "Mike O'Connell" <Michael.Oconnell at Colorado.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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