Review of Nehls (): Studies in Descriptive Linguistics

2021 ◽  
pp. 89-94
Author(s):  
René Dirven
Keyword(s):  
Descriptive Linguistics

Qualities of a good essay: an assessment of the writings of Nigerian undergraduates

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
pp. 82-88
Author(s):  
Usoro Mark Okono
Keyword(s):  
Critical Case ◽  
State University ◽  
Descriptive Linguistics ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Units Of Analysis ◽  
Regular Practice

This research sought to discover the capabilities of Nigerian undergraduates in handling the salient characteristics of essay in English. Such qualities as clarity, economy, simplicity, unity and coherence were the variables in the assessment. The study was conducted within the framework of the theory of descriptive linguistics and its sub-discipline of stylistics. Four topics representing argumentative, descriptive, expository and narrative essays were given to students for each of them to voluntarily choose one and write on in a strictly supervised writing test. All the essays were marked on the above stated variables. Critical case sampling strand of the purposive sampling was used to select four outstanding essays each representing one of the four departments of the Akwa Ibom State University of Nigeria. Paragraph and sentence formed some of the units of analysis. It was found out that the four subjects whose essays were analyzed proved their mettle in producing readable and creative prose in the four genres with some room for improvement. It is suggested that the Use of English programme in Nigerian universities should be extended from one to two years in addition to regular practice in writing by students and feedback from lecturers.

Descriptive Linguistics: An Introduction

1974 ◽  
Vol 58 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
Edwin A. Hopkins ◽  
Winfred Philipp Lehmann
Keyword(s):  
Descriptive Linguistics

Morpho-Syntactic Marking of Inflectional Categories in English

2019 ◽  
pp. 128-178
Author(s):  
Gulsat Aygen
Keyword(s):  
Recent Analysis ◽  
Descriptive Linguistics ◽  
Inflectional Morphemes ◽  
Theoretical Analyses

The goal of this chapter is to introduce the connection between morphology and syntax, using inflectional morphemes and functional words that mark specific inflectional categories on the verb. The chapter identifies and discusses four major inflectional categories marked on the verbs, namely, tense, aspect, mood, and voice from a descriptive linguistics approach. This approach provides a much more systematic and simple presentation of how English marks these less-commonly understood and potentially confusing concepts. The chapter first reviews the basic terminology and concepts relevant to the topic and presents a concise survey of both the traditional and the more recent theoretical analyses of English tense, aspect, mood, and voice. Further, it explains and exemplifies the recent analysis of tense, aspect, mood, and voice markers as a demonstration of how they can be taught accurately and in a pedagogically simpler way.

An Introduction to Descriptive Linguistics

Language ◽  
1956 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 469
Author(s):  
Frederick B. Agard ◽  
William G. Moulton ◽  
H. A. Gleason ◽  
Henry Allan Gleason
Keyword(s):  
Descriptive Linguistics
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