FUNCTIONAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE NOUN PHRASE
... Simple prepositions are closed-system items. Complex prepositions (see Quirk and Greenbaum 1977.145) form a) the periphery of the closed-system items (Quirk's category A — adverb or preposition + preposition: along with, as for, away from, etc.) b) the boundary between the closed-system and the open ...
... Simple prepositions are closed-system items. Complex prepositions (see Quirk and Greenbaum 1977.145) form a) the periphery of the closed-system items (Quirk's category A — adverb or preposition + preposition: along with, as for, away from, etc.) b) the boundary between the closed-system and the open ...
AGU Grammar and Style Guide
... The samples were collected in a glass beaker, which had been washed, dried, and weighed. (nonrestrictive) The data, the number of echo soundings per second, were entered into the computer. (nonrestrictive appositive) The distance per unit time, or velocity, is important to this calculation. (nonrest ...
... The samples were collected in a glass beaker, which had been washed, dried, and weighed. (nonrestrictive) The data, the number of echo soundings per second, were entered into the computer. (nonrestrictive appositive) The distance per unit time, or velocity, is important to this calculation. (nonrest ...
Aleš Svoboda: Functional perspective of the noun phrase
... By number we understand the syntactico-semantic signals that characterize the phenomenon presented' on the scene as to singularity (denoting various aspects of 'one') and plurality (denoting various aspects of 'more than one'). The current number signals are the following: (i) notional content (gold ...
... By number we understand the syntactico-semantic signals that characterize the phenomenon presented' on the scene as to singularity (denoting various aspects of 'one') and plurality (denoting various aspects of 'more than one'). The current number signals are the following: (i) notional content (gold ...
AGU Grammar and Style Guide
... A comma should be used to clarify meaning. AGU uses the open punctuation style, that is, using only as much punctuation as necessary for clarity. Do not use balancing commas. Generally, commas are used around, before, and after nonrestrictive clauses and phrases. A nonrestrictive clause or phrases i ...
... A comma should be used to clarify meaning. AGU uses the open punctuation style, that is, using only as much punctuation as necessary for clarity. Do not use balancing commas. Generally, commas are used around, before, and after nonrestrictive clauses and phrases. A nonrestrictive clause or phrases i ...
Identifying English Gerunds and their Translation Equivalents in an
... 2 A contrastive and diachronic perspective on gerunds ................. 9 2.1 Gerund-like forms in other languages ................................... 9 2.2 A diachronic account of the English gerund ....................... 13 2.2.1 The transition from Old English to Middle English ..... 13 2.2.2 Th ...
... 2 A contrastive and diachronic perspective on gerunds ................. 9 2.1 Gerund-like forms in other languages ................................... 9 2.2 A diachronic account of the English gerund ....................... 13 2.2.1 The transition from Old English to Middle English ..... 13 2.2.2 Th ...
On the grammar of names
... Of course, there has been considerable equivocation, or at least ambivalence and inexplicitness, over the use of ‘name’, even in the linguistic literature. And the general confusion in usage is well illustrated by the first two definitions provided by the OED: 1. The particular combination of sounds ...
... Of course, there has been considerable equivocation, or at least ambivalence and inexplicitness, over the use of ‘name’, even in the linguistic literature. And the general confusion in usage is well illustrated by the first two definitions provided by the OED: 1. The particular combination of sounds ...
First Experience Latin with Fr. Reginald Foster
... Lesson 11: Prepositions 2 Prepositions which take both the Accusative and Ablative As we learned, in the dictionary, 50% of prepositions are "prepositions which take the accusavite", often abbreviated: "prep. with acc." The other 50% of prepositions will be "prep. with abl." - prepositions which tak ...
... Lesson 11: Prepositions 2 Prepositions which take both the Accusative and Ablative As we learned, in the dictionary, 50% of prepositions are "prepositions which take the accusavite", often abbreviated: "prep. with acc." The other 50% of prepositions will be "prep. with abl." - prepositions which tak ...
9. - Universität Erfurt
... grammaticalization can contribute anything towards their clarification. The various modes of contrasting different languages, including language typology and universals research, are discussed in the perspective of grammaticalization in ch. 7. Ch. 8 concentrates on the diachronic aspect of grammatic ...
... grammaticalization can contribute anything towards their clarification. The various modes of contrasting different languages, including language typology and universals research, are discussed in the perspective of grammaticalization in ch. 7. Ch. 8 concentrates on the diachronic aspect of grammatic ...
Attempto Controlled English (ACE)
... problem, Schubert’s steamroller, and a number of smaller problems. Recently, ACE has also been used as the input language of a theorem prover, and first attempts have been made to interface it to a program synthesiser. Clearly, ACE can be adapted and extended for other purposes requiring precise inp ...
... problem, Schubert’s steamroller, and a number of smaller problems. Recently, ACE has also been used as the input language of a theorem prover, and first attempts have been made to interface it to a program synthesiser. Clearly, ACE can be adapted and extended for other purposes requiring precise inp ...
to basic grammar rules
... verbs, always take a reflexive pronoun after them. When ‘self’ is added to ‘my’, ‘your’, ‘him’, ‘her’, and ‘it’, and ‘selves’ to our and them – they are known as reflexive pronouns. He absented from the class. He absented himself form the class. 13. ‘Who’ denotes the subject and ‘whom’ is used for t ...
... verbs, always take a reflexive pronoun after them. When ‘self’ is added to ‘my’, ‘your’, ‘him’, ‘her’, and ‘it’, and ‘selves’ to our and them – they are known as reflexive pronouns. He absented from the class. He absented himself form the class. 13. ‘Who’ denotes the subject and ‘whom’ is used for t ...
Select this.
... grammaticalization can contribute anything towards their clarification. The various modes of contrasting different languages, including language typology and universals research, are discussed in the perspective of grammaticalization in ch. 7. Ch. 8 concentrates on the diachronic aspect of grammatic ...
... grammaticalization can contribute anything towards their clarification. The various modes of contrasting different languages, including language typology and universals research, are discussed in the perspective of grammaticalization in ch. 7. Ch. 8 concentrates on the diachronic aspect of grammatic ...
1. Some nouns always take a singular verb
... innings, gallows. (A) The scenery of Kashmir are enchanting. (Incorrect) (B) The scenery of Kashmir is enchanting. (Correct) (A) He has given advices. (Incorrect) (B) He has given advice. (Correct) (A) The Indian team defeated the English by innings. (Incorrect) (B) The Indian team defeated the Engl ...
... innings, gallows. (A) The scenery of Kashmir are enchanting. (Incorrect) (B) The scenery of Kashmir is enchanting. (Correct) (A) He has given advices. (Incorrect) (B) He has given advice. (Correct) (A) The Indian team defeated the English by innings. (Incorrect) (B) The Indian team defeated the Engl ...
the distribution and role of relative clauses in different text types
... [1] Well, there’s plenty of evidence that suggests people will go a lot further. [R-IWm-213] [2] But the thing that most of us know is that a brain surgeon’s job ends… [R-IWm-262] In conversation, we can find more complex relative clause constructions. In other words, there are other subordinate cla ...
... [1] Well, there’s plenty of evidence that suggests people will go a lot further. [R-IWm-213] [2] But the thing that most of us know is that a brain surgeon’s job ends… [R-IWm-262] In conversation, we can find more complex relative clause constructions. In other words, there are other subordinate cla ...
The Latvian dative and genitive: A Cognitive Grammar - DUO
... was struck by what I saw as the simplicity and logic of the Latvian case system. The fact that my fascination for the subject has not diminished since then, is witnessed by the present dissertation. The dissertation is the result of several years of work, and I am indebted to many people for inspiri ...
... was struck by what I saw as the simplicity and logic of the Latvian case system. The fact that my fascination for the subject has not diminished since then, is witnessed by the present dissertation. The dissertation is the result of several years of work, and I am indebted to many people for inspiri ...
Rhythm`s role in the genitive construction choice in spoken
... 1. Rhythm and its role in syntactic construction choice Rhythmicity is, as characterized by Abercrombie (1967), “the periodic occurrence of some sort of movement, [which produces] an expectation that the regularity of succession will continue.” This definition of rhythmicity forms one of the fundame ...
... 1. Rhythm and its role in syntactic construction choice Rhythmicity is, as characterized by Abercrombie (1967), “the periodic occurrence of some sort of movement, [which produces] an expectation that the regularity of succession will continue.” This definition of rhythmicity forms one of the fundame ...
Deixis and anaphora F. Recanati Institut Jean Nicod (CNRS) 1bis
... name for y. Now, how are we to understand the schema itself? To do so we must fix the interpretation of 'his mother'. If we give the pronoun the free interpretation, the schema will be equivalent to 'x loves z's mother' and the higher-level statement will say that for every man y, 'x loves z's mothe ...
... name for y. Now, how are we to understand the schema itself? To do so we must fix the interpretation of 'his mother'. If we give the pronoun the free interpretation, the schema will be equivalent to 'x loves z's mother' and the higher-level statement will say that for every man y, 'x loves z's mothe ...
yaqui coordination - University of Arizona
... some cases where it would be hard to tell if we have coordination or subordination 1. This is what we have when we consider such notions as pseudo-coordination and pseudosubordination. These concepts are explored in Chapter Four. As a hypothesis not developed here, we can say that the double life of ...
... some cases where it would be hard to tell if we have coordination or subordination 1. This is what we have when we consider such notions as pseudo-coordination and pseudosubordination. These concepts are explored in Chapter Four. As a hypothesis not developed here, we can say that the double life of ...
The Personal Dative in Appalachian English as a Reflexive Pronoun
... Furthermore, we use data from the Personal Dative in Appalachian English to reflect on a current debate on the treatment of SE anaphors. The attempt to explain the distribution of SE anaphors has led to two competing theories of theta-role requirements of SE anaphors. One account, proposed by Lidz ...
... Furthermore, we use data from the Personal Dative in Appalachian English to reflect on a current debate on the treatment of SE anaphors. The attempt to explain the distribution of SE anaphors has led to two competing theories of theta-role requirements of SE anaphors. One account, proposed by Lidz ...
Russian Deverbal Nouns - Dipòsit Digital de la UB
... Abstract This thesis presents a descriptive empirical study of deverbal nominalizations. Very often what can be expressed by means of a deverbal noun can also be expressed by means of a verbal construction and vice-versa. Deverbal nouns are hybrid categories that have a mixture of verbal and nomina ...
... Abstract This thesis presents a descriptive empirical study of deverbal nominalizations. Very often what can be expressed by means of a deverbal noun can also be expressed by means of a verbal construction and vice-versa. Deverbal nouns are hybrid categories that have a mixture of verbal and nomina ...
ADJECTIVE + PARTICIPLE
... percentage points. Decimalization should not exceed two places in most text material. An exception: blood alcohol content, expressed in three decimals, as in 0.056. For amounts less than 1, precede the decimal with a zero: The cost of living rose 0.03 percent. When the decimal is 1 or less, the type ...
... percentage points. Decimalization should not exceed two places in most text material. An exception: blood alcohol content, expressed in three decimals, as in 0.056. For amounts less than 1, precede the decimal with a zero: The cost of living rose 0.03 percent. When the decimal is 1 or less, the type ...
Palikur and the Typology of Classifiers
... 1. One set of morphemes is used in different classifier functions. Systems of this kind are attested for South American, Papuan, and Austronesian languages (see Aikhenvald 1994a; Senft 1996; and Onishi 1994). 2. Several different sets of morphemes are used in different classifier functions (as outli ...
... 1. One set of morphemes is used in different classifier functions. Systems of this kind are attested for South American, Papuan, and Austronesian languages (see Aikhenvald 1994a; Senft 1996; and Onishi 1994). 2. Several different sets of morphemes are used in different classifier functions (as outli ...
العدد/9 مجلة كلية التربية الأساسية/ جامعة بابل أيلول/2012م English
... co-occur. In attributive appositions the adverb follows the marker, whereas in inclusive appositions the adverb precedes the marker.Thus it is possible for sentential adverbs to occur in ordinary NP’s(Klein ,1977: 50). 4.2 Paraphrases by Relative Clauses ...
... co-occur. In attributive appositions the adverb follows the marker, whereas in inclusive appositions the adverb precedes the marker.Thus it is possible for sentential adverbs to occur in ordinary NP’s(Klein ,1977: 50). 4.2 Paraphrases by Relative Clauses ...
Canonical Inflectional Classes - Cascadilla Proceedings Project
... Inflectional classes are a basic notion in morphology, though occasionally their existence is challenged. In trying to get a new perspective on complex phenomena, like inflectional classes, we may take a ‘canonical’ approach. This means that we extrapolate from what there is to what there might be, ...
... Inflectional classes are a basic notion in morphology, though occasionally their existence is challenged. In trying to get a new perspective on complex phenomena, like inflectional classes, we may take a ‘canonical’ approach. This means that we extrapolate from what there is to what there might be, ...
IEA Style Guide - IEA: Publications
... retain the e while US spellings usually drop it. Examples include judgement/judgment, ageing/aging. However, there are many exceptions, with both the UK and US dropping the e (e.g., lovable and believable) or retaining it in words that need to keep a soft c or g sound (e.g., changeable). 3. UK Engl ...
... retain the e while US spellings usually drop it. Examples include judgement/judgment, ageing/aging. However, there are many exceptions, with both the UK and US dropping the e (e.g., lovable and believable) or retaining it in words that need to keep a soft c or g sound (e.g., changeable). 3. UK Engl ...