Unambiguous Argument Identification and the Distribution of Weak
... ferences which are observed with weak object pronouns in German and Dutch are symptomatic of a more basic, general difference in the organisation of the syntactic structure of the two languages. The question which is the main focus of our study is this: Provided that weak object pronouns are free t ...
... ferences which are observed with weak object pronouns in German and Dutch are symptomatic of a more basic, general difference in the organisation of the syntactic structure of the two languages. The question which is the main focus of our study is this: Provided that weak object pronouns are free t ...
1 Dative and indirect object in German dialects: Evidence from
... respect to case. Most importantly, the genitive case is virtually non-existent in nearly all German dialects (see e.g. Mironow 1957: 392, Shrier 1965: 421, Koß 1983). If we take this into account, we are left with three potential remaining cases, namely, nominative, accusative, and dative (there see ...
... respect to case. Most importantly, the genitive case is virtually non-existent in nearly all German dialects (see e.g. Mironow 1957: 392, Shrier 1965: 421, Koß 1983). If we take this into account, we are left with three potential remaining cases, namely, nominative, accusative, and dative (there see ...
- Wikimedia.org
... functions in a sentence. There are eight basic grammatical functions: case, gender, number, tense, person, mood, voice, and comparison. How words "signal" these functions is an important aspect of learning a new language. English speakers should know all of these functions and the signals used in En ...
... functions in a sentence. There are eight basic grammatical functions: case, gender, number, tense, person, mood, voice, and comparison. How words "signal" these functions is an important aspect of learning a new language. English speakers should know all of these functions and the signals used in En ...
Proto-Roles and Case Selection in Optimality Theory
... Despite its unchallenged importance for the notion of agentivity, causation is one of the most controversial terms in (1) above. It will be discussed in section 3 more extensively. Movement is attributed by Dowty to any form of activity of the argument in question (also for the first argument of loo ...
... Despite its unchallenged importance for the notion of agentivity, causation is one of the most controversial terms in (1) above. It will be discussed in section 3 more extensively. Movement is attributed by Dowty to any form of activity of the argument in question (also for the first argument of loo ...
2002 - Henk van Riemsdijk
... Tilburg University, Humanities/GM/CLS, P.O. Box 90153, NL – 5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands. E-mail: [email protected] ...
... Tilburg University, Humanities/GM/CLS, P.O. Box 90153, NL – 5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands. E-mail: [email protected] ...
functional interpretations
... there as a cleaner, and so forth. However, our knowledge that schools are teaching and learning institutions means that the entailment that Dave is there in the capacity of a student or teacher has a privileged status among the possible inferences, since one needs no context beyond the logically pos ...
... there as a cleaner, and so forth. However, our knowledge that schools are teaching and learning institutions means that the entailment that Dave is there in the capacity of a student or teacher has a privileged status among the possible inferences, since one needs no context beyond the logically pos ...
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... and Afrikaans, with the indigenous languages playing a much smaller role in the contact situation. This therefore differentiates this contact variety from Afrikaans, which predominantly arose through contact with Dutch and the indigenous languages (cf. Ponelis 1993). The contact that NG is having wi ...
... and Afrikaans, with the indigenous languages playing a much smaller role in the contact situation. This therefore differentiates this contact variety from Afrikaans, which predominantly arose through contact with Dutch and the indigenous languages (cf. Ponelis 1993). The contact that NG is having wi ...
A Comparison of French and ... Auxiliary Verb Selection: The HAVE/BE Alternation ,.
... for their suggestions and support. I would also like to thank Elke Flaxton, MarieChristine Girard, and Christine Jeuland for being my native speaker references and most especially for their patience and interest in my work. 1 Example sentences in this paper were created by the author unless another ...
... for their suggestions and support. I would also like to thank Elke Flaxton, MarieChristine Girard, and Christine Jeuland for being my native speaker references and most especially for their patience and interest in my work. 1 Example sentences in this paper were created by the author unless another ...
Introduction - Friedrich-Schiller
... Gewinner), in cases where English allows alternative structures (The winner is me, I am the winner). Breul’s analysis makes use of featural economy as a factor constraining syntactic derivations and also takes more general differences between English and German clause structure into account. Florian ...
... Gewinner), in cases where English allows alternative structures (The winner is me, I am the winner). Breul’s analysis makes use of featural economy as a factor constraining syntactic derivations and also takes more general differences between English and German clause structure into account. Florian ...
Free relative clauses: a new teaching approach for
... This model combines two main requests: it guarantees scientific accuracy and, if we adequately simplify it, it can serve as a basis to develop effective teaching paths. We will now explain the model we have sketched above. Free relative clauses are introduced by a pronoun (chi in Italian) which can ...
... This model combines two main requests: it guarantees scientific accuracy and, if we adequately simplify it, it can serve as a basis to develop effective teaching paths. We will now explain the model we have sketched above. Free relative clauses are introduced by a pronoun (chi in Italian) which can ...
Dutch and German R-pronouns and P-stranding: R you sure it`s P
... This chapter provides a fine-tuned investigation of the structure of locative pronouns and, more broadly, of spatial adpositions. I will make two basic arguments. The first is in favour of radical syntactic decomposition of small function words (similar in spirit to Leu 2008a, 2015, this volume), an ...
... This chapter provides a fine-tuned investigation of the structure of locative pronouns and, more broadly, of spatial adpositions. I will make two basic arguments. The first is in favour of radical syntactic decomposition of small function words (similar in spirit to Leu 2008a, 2015, this volume), an ...
The Verbal Complex in Continental West Germanic
... Recent treatments of the DIC in German have emphasized the variation among speakers. As we intend to show at length, this portion of German syntax evidences multiple forms that correlate with different styles and geographic areas. To a lesser extent there is variation in Dutch. Interlanguage variati ...
... Recent treatments of the DIC in German have emphasized the variation among speakers. As we intend to show at length, this portion of German syntax evidences multiple forms that correlate with different styles and geographic areas. To a lesser extent there is variation in Dutch. Interlanguage variati ...
Sprachvariation The Verb Cluster in Mennonite Low German: A New
... certain degree of integration, causing the more tradition-bound, conservative Mennonites to emigrate to Canada around 1870. During and after World War I, the situation for German-speaking immigrants there also became more difficult. It was again the more conservative parts of the Mennonite communiti ...
... certain degree of integration, causing the more tradition-bound, conservative Mennonites to emigrate to Canada around 1870. During and after World War I, the situation for German-speaking immigrants there also became more difficult. It was again the more conservative parts of the Mennonite communiti ...
Patterns of Dative-Nominative Alternations
... determined). Inherent dative, like other inherent cases, is retained throughout the derivation. Being thematically licensed (e.g. D-structure Case in GB; Interpretable Case in Minimalism), it does not alternate with nominative in passives and unaccusatives. For approaches that crucially link NP-move ...
... determined). Inherent dative, like other inherent cases, is retained throughout the derivation. Being thematically licensed (e.g. D-structure Case in GB; Interpretable Case in Minimalism), it does not alternate with nominative in passives and unaccusatives. For approaches that crucially link NP-move ...
The resolution of number conflicts in English and German
... either use the equivalent von or omit it, as in ein Stapel von Zeitungen vs. ein Stapel Zeitungen 'a heap of newspapers'. When both options are available, the variant with von was selected even if it might sometimes be styhstically less felicitous. Of course, when the variant with von is prohibited, ...
... either use the equivalent von or omit it, as in ein Stapel von Zeitungen vs. ein Stapel Zeitungen 'a heap of newspapers'. When both options are available, the variant with von was selected even if it might sometimes be styhstically less felicitous. Of course, when the variant with von is prohibited, ...
The typology of motion and posture verbs: a
... speakers of a particular language tend to tell different stories, depending on whether their language is of the S- or V-type. As an example, Slobin (1996) has been able to show that English displays a higher degree of manner-saliency than Spanish, a V-language: Spanish narratives use many fewer mann ...
... speakers of a particular language tend to tell different stories, depending on whether their language is of the S- or V-type. As an example, Slobin (1996) has been able to show that English displays a higher degree of manner-saliency than Spanish, a V-language: Spanish narratives use many fewer mann ...
The typology of motion and posture verbs: A
... the core schema of the whole conceptualization. In some cases, however, the association function alone can be seen as the core schema, particularly in utterances which do not openly specify the ground (e.g. The boy fell down [from the tree].) As we have seen in Figure 1, the verb carries the concept ...
... the core schema of the whole conceptualization. In some cases, however, the association function alone can be seen as the core schema, particularly in utterances which do not openly specify the ground (e.g. The boy fell down [from the tree].) As we have seen in Figure 1, the verb carries the concept ...
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... but we cannot say much about the constraints of the syntactic process. – There is morphosyntactic transference involved—among other things the dropping of the German definite article and the subject pronoun. We will argue later that this is interference from Russian. Here also we do not know anythi ...
... but we cannot say much about the constraints of the syntactic process. – There is morphosyntactic transference involved—among other things the dropping of the German definite article and the subject pronoun. We will argue later that this is interference from Russian. Here also we do not know anythi ...
SUMMARY
... proficiency were implemented, form and appearance of school textbooks for learners of German as a second language have significantly changed. Language proficiency degrees were recognized and each level was divided into various levels of competence: A – elementary level (beginners); B – independent u ...
... proficiency were implemented, form and appearance of school textbooks for learners of German as a second language have significantly changed. Language proficiency degrees were recognized and each level was divided into various levels of competence: A – elementary level (beginners); B – independent u ...
The German language - Кафедра іноземних мов
... Being not a resident of a German-speaking area, the student of German must put forth substantial effort to learn words, including what they mean, how to pronounce them, and how they are used in sentences. Be sure to "learn"—commit to memory - all of the vocabulary words in each lesson as they are pr ...
... Being not a resident of a German-speaking area, the student of German must put forth substantial effort to learn words, including what they mean, how to pronounce them, and how they are used in sentences. Be sure to "learn"—commit to memory - all of the vocabulary words in each lesson as they are pr ...
Systematic Acquisition of Reading and Writing: An Exploration of
... for at least three semantically distinct pronunciations as a function of its position within syllable and word. Another popular method says that reading acquisition takes place at the syllable level as this is more natural for children to bridge from the spoken language to the written representatio ...
... for at least three semantically distinct pronunciations as a function of its position within syllable and word. Another popular method says that reading acquisition takes place at the syllable level as this is more natural for children to bridge from the spoken language to the written representatio ...
Conference Abstracts - Penn State University
... in more linguistic arenas…and considerably more neglect in Pennsylvania Dutch studies. Thus far, only one letter, written by a Mennonite to his wife, has been examined linguistically (Sauer 2005). In this presentation, I will show the substratal influence from Pennsylvania Dutch on Pennsylvania High ...
... in more linguistic arenas…and considerably more neglect in Pennsylvania Dutch studies. Thus far, only one letter, written by a Mennonite to his wife, has been examined linguistically (Sauer 2005). In this presentation, I will show the substratal influence from Pennsylvania Dutch on Pennsylvania High ...
Slověne. Vol. 1. No. 1. Review of GRAMMATICALIZATION IN
... question: Is it really possible to argue that there is a European linguistic area, and, if so, does it have clearly defined boundaries? In order to address these questions, the autors, took two grammatical categories or phenomena as their points of focus: the rise of auxiliary constructions and posse ...
... question: Is it really possible to argue that there is a European linguistic area, and, if so, does it have clearly defined boundaries? In order to address these questions, the autors, took two grammatical categories or phenomena as their points of focus: the rise of auxiliary constructions and posse ...
Jessica Nowak. 2015. Zur Legitimation einer 8. Ablautreihe. Eine
... or the past participle vowel (i. e. the pattern x–ou–x). Among the small number of strong verbs still remaining in the language (eleven in total), ou has acquired universal status as the marker of the past tense. The form ou originates in S2, but has spread throughout the strong verb system from the ...
... or the past participle vowel (i. e. the pattern x–ou–x). Among the small number of strong verbs still remaining in the language (eleven in total), ou has acquired universal status as the marker of the past tense. The form ou originates in S2, but has spread throughout the strong verb system from the ...