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    • Subjectless sentences in English 

      Reiman, Patricia Willess (Linguistics & TESOL, 1994)
      **Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: One of the goals of modern linguistics is to develop a model of Universal Grammar which captures natural language features that are universal, while also accounting ...
    • The variable (th) in Dallas African American Vernacular English 

      Vinton, Virginia C. (Linguistics & TESOL, 1994)
      **Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: It is well-known that African American Vernacular English (hereafter AAVE) displays regional variation. In the case of the (th) variable, Wolfram (1969) found that ...
    • The variable elision of unstressed vowels in European Portuguese: a case study 

      Silva, David J. (Linguistics & TESOL, 1994)
      **Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: European varieties of Portuguese exhibit a process whereby unstressed vowels, particularly schwa, optionally undergo elision: an item such as idade ‘idea’ can be ...