John A Rea
Biographic Data
| ID | 747255 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John A Rea |
| GIVEN NAMES | John A |
| FAMILY NAME | Rea |
| SIGNATURE | REA J A |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1958 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1968 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Lend" and "Loan" in American English
D ICTIONARIES, SCHOOL GRAMMARS, AND OTHER BOOKS treating linguistic etiquette have cited the existence in English of two synonymous or nearly synonymous verbs, lend (past lent) and loan (past loaned). In commenting on these, still unequivocally condemn any use of loan or loaned. Baker says, Don't use loan for lend. Lend is the verb, loan the noun.2 The use of loan as a verb instead of lend has also been termed objectionable,''3 an impropriety,4 a…
Again the Oaths of Strassburg
The Strassburg Oaths of A.D. 842 have long been recognized as occupying a place of prime importance in the documentation of the history of French, since they represent the earliest attempt to set down the spoken language. Their brevity has presented some difficulties to those who have attempted to determine their exact linguistic nature, but conversely has enabled others to form hypotheses as to their dialect which have little support save that t…
Concerning the Validity of Lexicostatistics
Again the Oaths of Strassburg
The Strassburg Oaths of A.D. 842 have long been recognized as occupying a place of prime importance in the documentation of the history of French, since they represent the earliest attempt to set down the spoken language. Their brevity has presented some difficulties to those who have attempted to determine their exact linguistic nature, but conversely has enabled others to form hypotheses as to their dialect which have little support save that t…
Concerning the Validity of Lexicostatistics
Lend" and "Loan" in American English
D ICTIONARIES, SCHOOL GRAMMARS, AND OTHER BOOKS treating linguistic etiquette have cited the existence in English of two synonymous or nearly synonymous verbs, lend (past lent) and loan (past loaned). In commenting on these, still unequivocally condemn any use of loan or loaned. Baker says, Don't use loan for lend. Lend is the verb, loan the noun.2 The use of loan as a verb instead of lend has also been termed objectionable,''3 an impropriety,4 a…
Linguistics (3 works) · History (2 works) · History (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · American English (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works) · Categorization, perception, and language (1 works) · Centennial (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works)