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Syntax, contrastive analysis [closed]
Could anyone help me with this question? What are the main types of contrast involved in contrastive analysis of syntax? Give examples.
I tried to find answer, but unfortunately I find nothing.
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Syntax for marking incorrect examples of language
I have noticed various marks in example sentences to denote incorrect examples of English:
This is correct.
*This incorrectly.
The former is left alone; the latter has an asterisk marking ...
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English questions and negation with *do* in syntax
A former lecturer of mine once explained why, from a syntactic point of view, the English rule that negation and questions are formed with the auxiliary do follows from other syntactic facts about ...
