Aspect and assertion in Mandarin Chinese
... These and similar characterisations more or less reflect the opinio communis on these four particles. We believe that this view is intuitively plausible, but we also think that it suffers from a number of inadequacies. In this paper, we will advance a somewhat different view. This new view uses the ...
... These and similar characterisations more or less reflect the opinio communis on these four particles. We believe that this view is intuitively plausible, but we also think that it suffers from a number of inadequacies. In this paper, we will advance a somewhat different view. This new view uses the ...
english a: writing the college essay
... planned for the weekend before an essay's due, make time to work on the essay before the weekend. ...
... planned for the weekend before an essay's due, make time to work on the essay before the weekend. ...
2. semantic features of the object
... The word syntax is used in linguistics with two meanings. The first one is that it refers to a branch of linguistics, which studies the regular patterns of communicative units, their structure and function. The second, syntax is the whole of linguistic phenomena that are involved in the building and ...
... The word syntax is used in linguistics with two meanings. The first one is that it refers to a branch of linguistics, which studies the regular patterns of communicative units, their structure and function. The second, syntax is the whole of linguistic phenomena that are involved in the building and ...
Last Man Standing
... • Which of the following choices is not a good strategy to employ before a test? A. Make note of questions that arise while you are studying and ask your teacher the next day. B. Review all of your notes the night before a test; make sure to re-read everything! C. At the end of each study session, r ...
... • Which of the following choices is not a good strategy to employ before a test? A. Make note of questions that arise while you are studying and ask your teacher the next day. B. Review all of your notes the night before a test; make sure to re-read everything! C. At the end of each study session, r ...
The Grammar of Karipúna Creole
... publishing the grammar of Karipuna Creole in English. We anticipate that this grammar will be of interest to creole scholars in all parts of the world, many of whom will not be readers of Portuguese. Any such scholar who could read it in Portuguese will almost certainly be able to read it in English ...
... publishing the grammar of Karipuna Creole in English. We anticipate that this grammar will be of interest to creole scholars in all parts of the world, many of whom will not be readers of Portuguese. Any such scholar who could read it in Portuguese will almost certainly be able to read it in English ...
7. Specific Verb Classes and Alternations - Humboldt
... ‘Maria arrived.’ Third, there are languages in which the realization of the only argument of intransitive verbs may be different. For example, in Guaraní some intransitives encode their argument like the subject of transitive verbs, and some encode it like the object of transitives (see Mithun (1991 ...
... ‘Maria arrived.’ Third, there are languages in which the realization of the only argument of intransitive verbs may be different. For example, in Guaraní some intransitives encode their argument like the subject of transitive verbs, and some encode it like the object of transitives (see Mithun (1991 ...
Sense and Reference
... sentences which contain proper names without referents will be of this kind. The sentence "Odysseus was set ashore at Ithaca while sound asleep" obviously has a sense. But since it is doubtful whether the name "Odysseus," occurring therein, has a referent, it is also doubtful whether the whole sente ...
... sentences which contain proper names without referents will be of this kind. The sentence "Odysseus was set ashore at Ithaca while sound asleep" obviously has a sense. But since it is doubtful whether the name "Odysseus," occurring therein, has a referent, it is also doubtful whether the whole sente ...
(2) and (4) - Kirkwall Grammar School
... ‘A sentence is a group of words containing a finite verb.' What, then, do we call a group of words that does not contain a finite verb? Unless it is merely nonsense we call it a phrase. In the haze of a summer's evening, towards the end of a long, gentle and gracious day by the shore of the sea. Des ...
... ‘A sentence is a group of words containing a finite verb.' What, then, do we call a group of words that does not contain a finite verb? Unless it is merely nonsense we call it a phrase. In the haze of a summer's evening, towards the end of a long, gentle and gracious day by the shore of the sea. Des ...
Level 500 Sunrise Edition - Christian Light Publications
... the product of the Lord’s blessing and many individuals working together at Christian Light Publications. ...
... the product of the Lord’s blessing and many individuals working together at Christian Light Publications. ...
Subordination Index - Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts
... of complex syntax with a scoring system that can be completed efficiently. It still requires hand coding in that these syntactic features cannot be identified accurately using lexical lists. An added feature is that it can be used with languages other than English. Our research on Spanish-English bi ...
... of complex syntax with a scoring system that can be completed efficiently. It still requires hand coding in that these syntactic features cannot be identified accurately using lexical lists. An added feature is that it can be used with languages other than English. Our research on Spanish-English bi ...
english tenses
... English independently, but it can also be used effectively by students of other departments who want to improve their knowledge of English tenses. The material is broken down into carefully arranged steps, followed by questions or other tasks. - or frame- calls for a written answer. ...
... English independently, but it can also be used effectively by students of other departments who want to improve their knowledge of English tenses. The material is broken down into carefully arranged steps, followed by questions or other tasks. - or frame- calls for a written answer. ...
Constructing Sentences
... Next, you have to recruit the band members. A trio is a good number. A guitar player, drummer, and someone who plays the bass are what you’ll need to start. Decide on a place to practise. When practising, the music’s volume might affect the choice of location. Everyone should ask their parents. If o ...
... Next, you have to recruit the band members. A trio is a good number. A guitar player, drummer, and someone who plays the bass are what you’ll need to start. Decide on a place to practise. When practising, the music’s volume might affect the choice of location. Everyone should ask their parents. If o ...
Frag Run-on Review
... Two complete clauses are joined here with just a comma. This is called a comma splice. The only way to join independent clauses are with FANBOYS or semicolons; you can also just separate them into two sentences. The clause “before Jack was born” is a subordinate clause that tells “when” Chancey high ...
... Two complete clauses are joined here with just a comma. This is called a comma splice. The only way to join independent clauses are with FANBOYS or semicolons; you can also just separate them into two sentences. The clause “before Jack was born” is a subordinate clause that tells “when” Chancey high ...
An Introduction to Clauses - Johnson County Community College
... main clauses may be joined by a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, for, nor, so, or yet) and a comma; by a semicolon; by a semicolon and a transitional word (however, nevertheless, therefore); or by a correlative con-junction such as either/or, both/and.. ...
... main clauses may be joined by a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, for, nor, so, or yet) and a comma; by a semicolon; by a semicolon and a transitional word (however, nevertheless, therefore); or by a correlative con-junction such as either/or, both/and.. ...
Topicalisation and Left-Dislocation in European Portuguese Robert
... TOP and left-dislocation (Prince 1984, 1998). An innovation is a feature analysis testing TOP and CLLD sentences in European Portuguese for the features [±new], [±set], [±contrast], [±topic], [±focus] in the larger discourse context. The clearest finding is that TOP and CLLD share one function, that ...
... TOP and left-dislocation (Prince 1984, 1998). An innovation is a feature analysis testing TOP and CLLD sentences in European Portuguese for the features [±new], [±set], [±contrast], [±topic], [±focus] in the larger discourse context. The clearest finding is that TOP and CLLD share one function, that ...
Frege - Princeton University
... sentences which contain proper names without referents will be of this kind. The sentence "Odysseus was set ashore at Ithaca while sound asleep" obviously has a sense. But since it is doubtful whether the name "Odysseus," occurring therein, has a referent, it is also doubtful whether the whole sente ...
... sentences which contain proper names without referents will be of this kind. The sentence "Odysseus was set ashore at Ithaca while sound asleep" obviously has a sense. But since it is doubtful whether the name "Odysseus," occurring therein, has a referent, it is also doubtful whether the whole sente ...
Pronouns - MGLVA
... yours, his, hers, ours, and theirs as modifiers before nouns. These pronouns stand alone and are separated from the nouns to which they refer. The responsibility is yours if an attachment with a virus is opened. His was the only e-mail message that I read today. ...
... yours, his, hers, ours, and theirs as modifiers before nouns. These pronouns stand alone and are separated from the nouns to which they refer. The responsibility is yours if an attachment with a virus is opened. His was the only e-mail message that I read today. ...
to the entire required Student Handout for this class in MS
... These new words, in italics, are modifiers. Some modifiers are single words, but others [shown as italics within brackets] are groups of words. Chapter 4 shows how modifiers work. But before you get there, experiment with the four sentence parts for a few minutes here. The following exercises will h ...
... These new words, in italics, are modifiers. Some modifiers are single words, but others [shown as italics within brackets] are groups of words. Chapter 4 shows how modifiers work. But before you get there, experiment with the four sentence parts for a few minutes here. The following exercises will h ...
Nouns and Pronouns Mastery
... (A) have always been thought of as a place for the sick and terminally ill, so many people avoid them (B) have always been thought of as a place for the sick and terminally ill, so many people avoid it (C) are always thought of as a place for the sick and terminally ill, so many people avoid them ...
... (A) have always been thought of as a place for the sick and terminally ill, so many people avoid them (B) have always been thought of as a place for the sick and terminally ill, so many people avoid it (C) are always thought of as a place for the sick and terminally ill, so many people avoid them ...
1 How To: Outlining a Research Paper Note for students: This
... D. Needed future work in the field a. supporting sentence or statement (citation) b. supporting sentence or statement (citation) c. supporting sentence or statement (citation) In a detailed outline, each statement or sentence should have its own line. Supporting statements should not be paragraphs t ...
... D. Needed future work in the field a. supporting sentence or statement (citation) b. supporting sentence or statement (citation) c. supporting sentence or statement (citation) In a detailed outline, each statement or sentence should have its own line. Supporting statements should not be paragraphs t ...
The Clause - Haiku Learning
... trap energy and matter. 4. The school presented a special award to the student whose work had improved most. 5. Frances Perkins, who served as secretary of labor, was the first woman to hold a Cabinet position. 6. The problem that worries us right now is the pollution of underground sources of water ...
... trap energy and matter. 4. The school presented a special award to the student whose work had improved most. 5. Frances Perkins, who served as secretary of labor, was the first woman to hold a Cabinet position. 6. The problem that worries us right now is the pollution of underground sources of water ...
NEGATIVE POLARITY EXPRESSIONS IN NAVAJO Ken Hale and
... In the (a)-sentences of (14-15), the gap which is construed with the verb-final dislocated pronominal enclitic clearly corresponds to a phrase selected by the embedded verb, not the main verb. That is to say, the gap in (14a, 15a) corresponds to the overt phrases selected by the subordinate verbs in ...
... In the (a)-sentences of (14-15), the gap which is construed with the verb-final dislocated pronominal enclitic clearly corresponds to a phrase selected by the embedded verb, not the main verb. That is to say, the gap in (14a, 15a) corresponds to the overt phrases selected by the subordinate verbs in ...
Jennifer Arnold Thesis, spring 1992 Swarthmore College Dr.
... 'means "people" -- that is, the Mapuche are the "peopl~ of the earth" in their own language. There are three groups within the Mapuches: the Huilliche, which means "people of the' south", the Pewenche, the "people of the Pine tree", and the Lafkenche, the "people of the sea". All three groups can be ...
... 'means "people" -- that is, the Mapuche are the "peopl~ of the earth" in their own language. There are three groups within the Mapuches: the Huilliche, which means "people of the' south", the Pewenche, the "people of the Pine tree", and the Lafkenche, the "people of the sea". All three groups can be ...
Practice sheets, for the sentences in this booklet, are available in a
... Welcome to the Shurley Method—English truly made easy! It is with much excitement that we share some of the unique features that make the Shurley Method so successful. Because of your concern as a parent to help your child, this booklet has been designed for you. With this Parent Help Booklet, our g ...
... Welcome to the Shurley Method—English truly made easy! It is with much excitement that we share some of the unique features that make the Shurley Method so successful. Because of your concern as a parent to help your child, this booklet has been designed for you. With this Parent Help Booklet, our g ...
The Structure of English Language
... That clause: I think (that) you know each other. (That may be omitted if understood.) Wh- clause: I know what you did last summer. (Clause introduced by who, when, what, why, whether.) -ing clause: I don't recall seeing her there. (Clause introduced by present participle.) inf. clause: I wish to con ...
... That clause: I think (that) you know each other. (That may be omitted if understood.) Wh- clause: I know what you did last summer. (Clause introduced by who, when, what, why, whether.) -ing clause: I don't recall seeing her there. (Clause introduced by present participle.) inf. clause: I wish to con ...