Leavitt O Wright
Biographic Data
| ID | 703557 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leavitt O Wright |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leavitt |
| FAMILY NAME | O Wright |
| SIGNATURE | WRIGHT L O |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oregon |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1926 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1962 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Five Spanish R's: How to Approach Them
Brambila's Spanish-American Orthography
The A of Separation
The Latin preposition ad, signifying 'direction towards,' came into Spanish in the form of a, retaining most of the meanings originally expressed by ad, and acquiring some new ones. Among the most curious of these is that expressed by a in such constructions as comprar el libro a Juan, 'to buy the book from John,' or implorar auxilio a Inglaterra, 'to ask for help from England.' In such cases the meaning of a is clearly 'from,' signifying a conce…
A Frequency Study of the Third Person Object Pronouns in the Don Quijote
A detailed count of all the third person object pronouns (9082) in the Don Quijote1 gives proof to the reports of Cotarelo y Mori2 and Cuervo3 that Cervantes was very much a leista.4 He used le (4900 total) for most of the occurrences of masculine personal (3783), both direct (1511) and indirect (2272). Most of the rest serve for masculine things direct (504) and feminine indirect (495). He used lo (1204) mostly for a neuter (1090) function. The …
The Spanish Verb-Form with the Greatest Variety of Functions
T HE most useful verb-form in Spanish is that in -ra, if we are to judge by the number of functions performed. While the simple present indicative form serves for at least eight functions, and the imperfect indicative form for six or more, the -ra verb-form' fulfills some thirty, if we divide them into separate categories such as are commonly referred to in technical grammar discussions. The history2 of the gradual expansion of the functions of t…
Del porqué no se escribió el "Diccionario Matriz de la Lengua, Castellana" de Rafael María Baralt
A Bibliographical Guide to Materials on American Spanish
A Fifth-Grade Spanish Club Experiment in Oregon
Some Practical Hints for Improvement in Teaching Elementary Spanish
The Spanish Word Most Mispronounced in the United States
The Earliest Shift of the Spanish -ra Verb Form from the Indicative Function to the Subjunctive: 1000-1300 A. D
Things to Omit from an Elementary Spanish Grammar
The -se Verb Form in the Apodosis
The Disappearing Spanish Verb Form in -Re
The Indicative Function of the -ra Verb Form: I. Its Disappearance in Pre-Golden Age Prose
The Indicative Forms in -ra in Spanish America
The Spanish National Honor Society, Sigma Delta Pi
The Subjunctive Forms in -ra and -se in Spanish-American Speech
The Indicative Forms in -ra in Spanish America
The Spanish National Honor Society, Sigma Delta Pi
The Subjunctive Forms in -ra and -se in Spanish-American Speech
The Indicative Function of the -ra Verb Form: I. Its Disappearance in Pre-Golden Age Prose
The Disappearing Spanish Verb Form in -Re
The Earliest Shift of the Spanish -ra Verb Form from the Indicative Function to the Subjunctive: 1000-1300 A. D
Things to Omit from an Elementary Spanish Grammar
The -se Verb Form in the Apodosis
The Spanish Word Most Mispronounced in the United States
A Fifth-Grade Spanish Club Experiment in Oregon
Some Practical Hints for Improvement in Teaching Elementary Spanish
A Bibliographical Guide to Materials on American Spanish
Del porqué no se escribió el "Diccionario Matriz de la Lengua, Castellana" de Rafael María Baralt
The Spanish Verb-Form with the Greatest Variety of Functions
T HE most useful verb-form in Spanish is that in -ra, if we are to judge by the number of functions performed. While the simple present indicative form serves for at least eight functions, and the imperfect indicative form for six or more, the -ra verb-form' fulfills some thirty, if we divide them into separate categories such as are commonly referred to in technical grammar discussions. The history2 of the gradual expansion of the functions of t…
A Frequency Study of the Third Person Object Pronouns in the Don Quijote
A detailed count of all the third person object pronouns (9082) in the Don Quijote1 gives proof to the reports of Cotarelo y Mori2 and Cuervo3 that Cervantes was very much a leista.4 He used le (4900 total) for most of the occurrences of masculine personal (3783), both direct (1511) and indirect (2272). Most of the rest serve for masculine things direct (504) and feminine indirect (495). He used lo (1204) mostly for a neuter (1090) function. The …
The A of Separation
The Latin preposition ad, signifying 'direction towards,' came into Spanish in the form of a, retaining most of the meanings originally expressed by ad, and acquiring some new ones. Among the most curious of these is that expressed by a in such constructions as comprar el libro a Juan, 'to buy the book from John,' or implorar auxilio a Inglaterra, 'to ask for help from England.' In such cases the meaning of a is clearly 'from,' signifying a conce…
Brambila's Spanish-American Orthography
Five Spanish R's: How to Approach Them
Philosophy (14 works) · Linguistics (13 works) · Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies (10 works) · History (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Verb (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies (3 works) · Mathematics (3 works)