the assumption that the information gathered on a particular individual,
group, community, etc., will also be true of the other individuals, groups or
communities.case theoryn
this theory, which is part of Chomsky’s universal grammar, stipulates
that each noun phrase in a sentence is assigned a case which shows its function
in the sentence.
These cases (see case^1 ) may be shown by morphological endings; for
example, in:
Monica’s dress
Monicais in the genitive case. She is the possessor of the dress. But in
many instances the case of a noun phrase is an abstract concept which is
not evident in the surface sentence. For example, in:
You should ask Paul.
Paul is in the accusative case because he is the object of asked but
this fact is not shown by any ending. However, it becomes obvious when a
pronoun is used instead of Paul:
You should ask him. (object pronoun)
not *Youshould ask he.
see also q– theory/theta theory
CASLAn
an abbreviation for computer application in second language acquisition
casual speechn, casual stylen
see colloquial speech
CATn
an abbreviation for computer adaptive testing
an abbreviation for computer assisted translation
cataphorancataphoricadj
the use of a word or phrase which refers forward to another word or phrase
which will be used later in the text or conversation is called cataphora.
For example, in the sentence:
When I met her, Mary looked ill.
the word her refers forward to Mary.
Examples of cataphoric sentences are:
My reasons are as follows:One, I don’t...
Here is the news. The Prime Minister...
see also anaphora
case theory