The Inflected Infinitive in Brazilian Portuguese.
... easy to use it, apart form being a structural element of the language since its origin.6 This controversy about the actual use of the inflected infinitive in the language was shown here just to illustrate one aspect of what Kliffer (1978) meant in his citation, shown above. It is not a goal of this ...
... easy to use it, apart form being a structural element of the language since its origin.6 This controversy about the actual use of the inflected infinitive in the language was shown here just to illustrate one aspect of what Kliffer (1978) meant in his citation, shown above. It is not a goal of this ...
Yegana Baghirova MA thesis - Khazar University Institutional
... imperative sentences, e.g. Be attentive!), but such phrases also may start with a complement such as an adverb (for instance, in the imperative sentences, e.g. Really be attentive!). There is no exact rule about a verb phrase which should be preceded by the particle to or a complement as an adverb. ...
... imperative sentences, e.g. Be attentive!), but such phrases also may start with a complement such as an adverb (for instance, in the imperative sentences, e.g. Really be attentive!). There is no exact rule about a verb phrase which should be preceded by the particle to or a complement as an adverb. ...
Partitive Case and Aspect
... Current theories make a distinction between two types of case, STRUCTURAL case and INHERENT (or LEXICAL) case (Chomsky 1981), similar to the older distinction between GRAMMATICAL and SEMANTIC case (Kuryłowicz 1964).1 Structural case is assumed to be assigned at S-structure in a purely configurationa ...
... Current theories make a distinction between two types of case, STRUCTURAL case and INHERENT (or LEXICAL) case (Chomsky 1981), similar to the older distinction between GRAMMATICAL and SEMANTIC case (Kuryłowicz 1964).1 Structural case is assumed to be assigned at S-structure in a purely configurationa ...
Partitives A workshop at SLE 43
... for the use of genetivus partitivus Elbieta Tabakowska, Jagiellonian University of Kraków Polish does not use a separate case or a specialized case marking for partitives; within the rich case system of contemporary Polish, the “partitive meaning” is considered as an extension of the prototypical me ...
... for the use of genetivus partitivus Elbieta Tabakowska, Jagiellonian University of Kraków Polish does not use a separate case or a specialized case marking for partitives; within the rich case system of contemporary Polish, the “partitive meaning” is considered as an extension of the prototypical me ...
The Gerund and the to-Infinitive as Subject
... If one thing is clear from the foregoing discussion of the literature, it is that the -ing cannot be defined in terms of the notions of simultaneity, temporal overlap, or incompletion. And yet it does evoke such impressions in many of its uses, for instance, in the following progressive construction ...
... If one thing is clear from the foregoing discussion of the literature, it is that the -ing cannot be defined in terms of the notions of simultaneity, temporal overlap, or incompletion. And yet it does evoke such impressions in many of its uses, for instance, in the following progressive construction ...
The Lord`s Prayer and Hail Mary
... and may well be considered one work. This is presently the sole known example of Tolkien rendering into one of his languages a text not originating with himself. Why did Tolkien translate these prayers? It seems quite unlikely that he actually used the Quenya versions in his own worship. In Vinyar T ...
... and may well be considered one work. This is presently the sole known example of Tolkien rendering into one of his languages a text not originating with himself. Why did Tolkien translate these prayers? It seems quite unlikely that he actually used the Quenya versions in his own worship. In Vinyar T ...
Indexed Stems and Russian Word Formation
... The stems in (4) each have a special function attached to them, hence the labels "sg" and "pi." There are, however, situations where a function label appears to be inappropriate since the stem has more than one function. Aronoff (1992) claims that this is true for Latin verbs, and he argues that ind ...
... The stems in (4) each have a special function attached to them, hence the labels "sg" and "pi." There are, however, situations where a function label appears to be inappropriate since the stem has more than one function. Aronoff (1992) claims that this is true for Latin verbs, and he argues that ind ...
The Finnish Accusative: Long Distance Case Assignment by ϕ
... they do not differ in their objecthood. In the second part, we show that the various accusatives are also treated similarly in terms of certain syntactic operations, such as clefting and raising. First of all, given the completely uncontroversial status of accusative marking ...
... they do not differ in their objecthood. In the second part, we show that the various accusatives are also treated similarly in terms of certain syntactic operations, such as clefting and raising. First of all, given the completely uncontroversial status of accusative marking ...
Syntactic Translation Strategies - TamPub
... compared from different perspectives in the contrastive research with its familial languages, such as Estonia (Männikkö 1985, Rauhaniemi 1991) and Hungarian (Keresztes 1964), and with Germanic language such as English (Chesterman 1979) and with Asian language such as Japanese (Aoyama 2001). However, ...
... compared from different perspectives in the contrastive research with its familial languages, such as Estonia (Männikkö 1985, Rauhaniemi 1991) and Hungarian (Keresztes 1964), and with Germanic language such as English (Chesterman 1979) and with Asian language such as Japanese (Aoyama 2001). However, ...
A semantic tagger for the Finnish language
... kuk/i/ssa/ni (base nominative form/plural marker/inessive case/possessive affix) Tulisitko? (Would you come?) tul/isi/t/ko (base verb form/conditional mood/second person singular/clitic affix) ...
... kuk/i/ssa/ni (base nominative form/plural marker/inessive case/possessive affix) Tulisitko? (Would you come?) tul/isi/t/ko (base verb form/conditional mood/second person singular/clitic affix) ...
International Buyer Behaviour Reference: MMK-M
... appearance but real naturalness combined with joy and a positive attitude. It is like the Finnish Elovena girl from the oatmeal porridge package who is hard working, healthy, fresh-faced and blonde- a real natural Finnish beauty! The ideal form of this beauty is something that comes about spontaneou ...
... appearance but real naturalness combined with joy and a positive attitude. It is like the Finnish Elovena girl from the oatmeal porridge package who is hard working, healthy, fresh-faced and blonde- a real natural Finnish beauty! The ideal form of this beauty is something that comes about spontaneou ...
What is a passive? The case of Finnish Manninen
... ÔThe champagne was drunk. / They drank the champagne.Õ The active transitive sentences in (1a) and (2a) display standard nominative-accusative case and active verbal morphology. The ÔÔpassiveÕÕ sentences in (1b) and (2b) are formed by affixation of the morpheme –taan and –(t)tiin, which signal nonpast ...
... ÔThe champagne was drunk. / They drank the champagne.Õ The active transitive sentences in (1a) and (2a) display standard nominative-accusative case and active verbal morphology. The ÔÔpassiveÕÕ sentences in (1b) and (2b) are formed by affixation of the morpheme –taan and –(t)tiin, which signal nonpast ...
WHAT IS A PASSIVE? THE CASE OF FINNISH*
... ÔThe champagne was drunk. / They drank the champagne.Õ The active transitive sentences in (1a) and (2a) display standard nominative-accusative case and active verbal morphology. The ÔÔpassiveÕÕ sentences in (1b) and (2b) are formed by affixation of the morpheme –taan and –(t)tiin, which signal nonpast ...
... ÔThe champagne was drunk. / They drank the champagne.Õ The active transitive sentences in (1a) and (2a) display standard nominative-accusative case and active verbal morphology. The ÔÔpassiveÕÕ sentences in (1b) and (2b) are formed by affixation of the morpheme –taan and –(t)tiin, which signal nonpast ...
(2005). Some thoughts on Balto-Finnic passives and impersonals
... In the literature, the possibility of the preverbal elements being surface subjects in data like (6) has been rejected, on grounds that they retain their original case marking and do not trigger agreement on the finite verb (Blevins 2003: 478, 482). Before discussing case marking and agreement pheno ...
... In the literature, the possibility of the preverbal elements being surface subjects in data like (6) has been rejected, on grounds that they retain their original case marking and do not trigger agreement on the finite verb (Blevins 2003: 478, 482). Before discussing case marking and agreement pheno ...
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... Since the corpus is highly restricted, most of the idioms appear only once, as we see in Table 1. This is not surprising—in general, the textual frequency of idioms is rather low (Moon 1998: 60, Biber et al. 1999: 989). In fact, only six idioms and five constructional idioms appeared in the literary ...
... Since the corpus is highly restricted, most of the idioms appear only once, as we see in Table 1. This is not surprising—in general, the textual frequency of idioms is rather low (Moon 1998: 60, Biber et al. 1999: 989). In fact, only six idioms and five constructional idioms appeared in the literary ...
Adjectives co-occurring with the illative form of the MA
... [verb-mainfILL/…maan]] (with examples such as valmiina kertomaan, valmiina olemaan) in Finnish or [[võimeline/võimeline] [verbsupILL/…ma]] (with examples such as võimeline pakkuma, võimeline sõnastama) in Estonian, where the adjectival component is specific. These more specific schemas are schematic ...
... [verb-mainfILL/…maan]] (with examples such as valmiina kertomaan, valmiina olemaan) in Finnish or [[võimeline/võimeline] [verbsupILL/…ma]] (with examples such as võimeline pakkuma, võimeline sõnastama) in Estonian, where the adjectival component is specific. These more specific schemas are schematic ...
Vocabulary Development in Finland
... The vocabulary of the Finnish language accumulates largely in the same way as that of any other language: borrowing words, translating, and making use of existing vocabularies. However, the structure and orthography of the Finnish language limit the ways of forming new words. Finnish has a solid sta ...
... The vocabulary of the Finnish language accumulates largely in the same way as that of any other language: borrowing words, translating, and making use of existing vocabularies. However, the structure and orthography of the Finnish language limit the ways of forming new words. Finnish has a solid sta ...
Identifying and Writing Infinitive Phrases Skills Focus
... At this second appearing to take the oath of the presidential office, there is less occasion for an extended address than there was at the first. Then a statement, somewhat in detail, of a course to be pursued, seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public decl ...
... At this second appearing to take the oath of the presidential office, there is less occasion for an extended address than there was at the first. Then a statement, somewhat in detail, of a course to be pursued, seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public decl ...
Making Use of Infinitives - Spearfish School District
... Change the italicized sentence to an infinitive phrase. After changing the italicized sentence to an infinitive phrase, insert it in the sentence next to the noun it modifies. 2. Johnny’s ambition was typical of a child. It was to become a firefighter. ...
... Change the italicized sentence to an infinitive phrase. After changing the italicized sentence to an infinitive phrase, insert it in the sentence next to the noun it modifies. 2. Johnny’s ambition was typical of a child. It was to become a firefighter. ...
Ei dian otsikkoa
... • conversation begins only after formal introductions • politeness forms are based mostly on loans from other languages; therefore ”common” people may consider them artificial or humiliating (hegemenous) ...
... • conversation begins only after formal introductions • politeness forms are based mostly on loans from other languages; therefore ”common” people may consider them artificial or humiliating (hegemenous) ...
The Use of the Infinitive in Latvian and Norwegian
... pleasant, unpleasant etc.) (Adamec, 1973:50-53). The predicate both in Latvian and Norwegian can be a copula verb together with another infinitive, a noun or an adverb, if they express evaluative meanings. In Norwegian, a lexical verb can also be used as the predicate. This is not possible in Latvia ...
... pleasant, unpleasant etc.) (Adamec, 1973:50-53). The predicate both in Latvian and Norwegian can be a copula verb together with another infinitive, a noun or an adverb, if they express evaluative meanings. In Norwegian, a lexical verb can also be used as the predicate. This is not possible in Latvia ...
FINNISH MORPHOLOGY 1 An elicited
... language acquisition in general. The second goal is to attempt to identify the causes of any observed developmental changes in children’s proficiency with inflectional morphology; a goal that is all too often neglected in the cut and thrust of the debate between opposing theoretical positions. Again ...
... language acquisition in general. The second goal is to attempt to identify the causes of any observed developmental changes in children’s proficiency with inflectional morphology; a goal that is all too often neglected in the cut and thrust of the debate between opposing theoretical positions. Again ...