A Guide to Greek Accents - Chiou Lao Shi Home Page
... (aka The Maximum Accent Sustention Rule: The acute can sustain three syllables, the circumflex can sustain two syllables, and the grave can sustain only one syllable.) 3. The Circumflex Rule: The circumflex can stand over long syllables only, while both the acute and grave can stand over either a lo ...
... (aka The Maximum Accent Sustention Rule: The acute can sustain three syllables, the circumflex can sustain two syllables, and the grave can sustain only one syllable.) 3. The Circumflex Rule: The circumflex can stand over long syllables only, while both the acute and grave can stand over either a lo ...
Inherent and context inflection YoM
... the conditional suffix, and the imperative suffix, which are considered to be more derivational (Kiefer, pers. comm.). To give another example, in the grammar of Georgian the term `screeve' is used for a verb form marked for every feature except person and number. "All verb forms within a given scre ...
... the conditional suffix, and the imperative suffix, which are considered to be more derivational (Kiefer, pers. comm.). To give another example, in the grammar of Georgian the term `screeve' is used for a verb form marked for every feature except person and number. "All verb forms within a given scre ...
Analysis and Synthesis of the Semantic Functions of Reduplication
... reciprocal action were not found in the data used for this study. In (21), berpeluk-pelukan refers to the action of “embracing” which is done by one person to another. Some examples from the dictionary Kamus Pelajar are shown here: pukul means “to hit” whereas pukul-memukul means “to hit each other” ...
... reciprocal action were not found in the data used for this study. In (21), berpeluk-pelukan refers to the action of “embracing” which is done by one person to another. Some examples from the dictionary Kamus Pelajar are shown here: pukul means “to hit” whereas pukul-memukul means “to hit each other” ...
Ethnic adjectives are proper adjectives∗ Boban Arsenijevic
... noun phrases in general are not arguments, but have to be selected by DPs to become arguments. RAs (nP) are not dominated by the functional projections that usually dominate a noun; if they were, they would spell out as full DPs, not as adjectives. adef is an alternative means provided by the gramma ...
... noun phrases in general are not arguments, but have to be selected by DPs to become arguments. RAs (nP) are not dominated by the functional projections that usually dominate a noun; if they were, they would spell out as full DPs, not as adjectives. adef is an alternative means provided by the gramma ...
Derivation versus inflection in three inflecting
... All rnappv2 verbs in Bulgarian and Russian are marked by membership in a particular conjugation class (class 3 in Bulgarian and class 1 in Russian, see Tables 4 & 5), whereas Serbo-Croatian rnrppv2 verbs go into two conjugation classes, class 1 and class 2 respectively (Table 6), and this when deriv ...
... All rnappv2 verbs in Bulgarian and Russian are marked by membership in a particular conjugation class (class 3 in Bulgarian and class 1 in Russian, see Tables 4 & 5), whereas Serbo-Croatian rnrppv2 verbs go into two conjugation classes, class 1 and class 2 respectively (Table 6), and this when deriv ...
Reconstructing Proto-Indo-European Deponents
... It has to be stressed that the “stative” hypothesis rests largely on the opposition between the dentalless 3sg. *-o and the 3sg. mid. *-to (and the 3pl. *-ra in Indo-Iranian), since the other endings of the “stative” paradigm are identical to those of the middle. As Gotō 1997: 191 points out, it is ...
... It has to be stressed that the “stative” hypothesis rests largely on the opposition between the dentalless 3sg. *-o and the 3sg. mid. *-to (and the 3pl. *-ra in Indo-Iranian), since the other endings of the “stative” paradigm are identical to those of the middle. As Gotō 1997: 191 points out, it is ...
Tricky Grammar - Talk for Writing
... • The simple past eg: I ran; I danced; I ate • The past progressive eg: I was running, I was dancing; I was eating These parallel the two basic forms of the present tense. • The simple present eg: I run; I dance; I eat • The present progressive eg: I am running, I am dancing; I am eating etc. The pr ...
... • The simple past eg: I ran; I danced; I ate • The past progressive eg: I was running, I was dancing; I was eating These parallel the two basic forms of the present tense. • The simple present eg: I run; I dance; I eat • The present progressive eg: I am running, I am dancing; I am eating etc. The pr ...
445 prefixes and suffixes
... hypertension ill-advised, ill-expressed incomplete, insensitive impossible illegible irregular international, intermarry ...
... hypertension ill-advised, ill-expressed incomplete, insensitive impossible illegible irregular international, intermarry ...
Indo-European and the Indo
... designed to allow the reader to trace English words derived from IndoEuropean languages back to their fundamental components in Proto-IndoEuropean, the parent language of all ancient and modern Indo-European languages. This essay provides some basic information about the structure and grammar of Pro ...
... designed to allow the reader to trace English words derived from IndoEuropean languages back to their fundamental components in Proto-IndoEuropean, the parent language of all ancient and modern Indo-European languages. This essay provides some basic information about the structure and grammar of Pro ...
Some Observations on English Deverbal and Gerundial Nouns
... interpretation distinction bears direct consequences for the pluralisation of deverbal nouns: while in the object readings the pluralisation of deverbal nouns is possible, this is not the case with the deverbal nouns with the event reading. Other authors (Krifka 1989 a.o.) argue that the pluralisati ...
... interpretation distinction bears direct consequences for the pluralisation of deverbal nouns: while in the object readings the pluralisation of deverbal nouns is possible, this is not the case with the deverbal nouns with the event reading. Other authors (Krifka 1989 a.o.) argue that the pluralisati ...
lesson 1 - Fas Harvard
... Nouns, adjectives, and pronouns can be of three genders (masculine = masc., feminine = fem., neuter = neut.). There are three numbers (singular, dual, plural) and six cases (nominative, vocative, accusative, genitive-dative, instrumental-ablative, locative). Nouns and adjectives are classed in vocal ...
... Nouns, adjectives, and pronouns can be of three genders (masculine = masc., feminine = fem., neuter = neut.). There are three numbers (singular, dual, plural) and six cases (nominative, vocative, accusative, genitive-dative, instrumental-ablative, locative). Nouns and adjectives are classed in vocal ...
A Practical grammar of the pali language
... such as Latin and Russian, as well as in some non-Indo-European languages, marks the recipient of action and is used with prepositions or other function words corresponding in meaning to English to and for. Declension: Linguistics. a. In certain languages, the inflection of nouns, pronouns, and adje ...
... such as Latin and Russian, as well as in some non-Indo-European languages, marks the recipient of action and is used with prepositions or other function words corresponding in meaning to English to and for. Declension: Linguistics. a. In certain languages, the inflection of nouns, pronouns, and adje ...
Indo-European Linguistics: An Introduction
... however, aims to be an introduction of a different sort. Whereas the works mentioned give up-to-date and (usually) reliable information on the current thinking on what is known in Indo-European studies, here the aim is to present rather areas where there currently is, or ought to be, debate and unce ...
... however, aims to be an introduction of a different sort. Whereas the works mentioned give up-to-date and (usually) reliable information on the current thinking on what is known in Indo-European studies, here the aim is to present rather areas where there currently is, or ought to be, debate and unce ...
THE CASES
... • Used for addressing someone and almost always exactly the same as the nominative except in the 2nd declension where e is used in the singular. The e is dropped after i. – Marce, ad fenestram ambulā – Iūlia, surge. – Caecilī, mēcum venī ...
... • Used for addressing someone and almost always exactly the same as the nominative except in the 2nd declension where e is used in the singular. The e is dropped after i. – Marce, ad fenestram ambulā – Iūlia, surge. – Caecilī, mēcum venī ...
Derived nouns in Modern Hebrew: Structural and psycholinguistic
... The article focuses on derived nouns, constructed on the basis of interdigitation of a consonantal root plus one of several dozen prosodic templates or morphological patterns and/or by linear affixation to a word or stem. Structural characteristics of Hebrew nouns are outlined in terms of their infl ...
... The article focuses on derived nouns, constructed on the basis of interdigitation of a consonantal root plus one of several dozen prosodic templates or morphological patterns and/or by linear affixation to a word or stem. Structural characteristics of Hebrew nouns are outlined in terms of their infl ...
Grammaticalization of the Masculine and Non
... by undergoing delexicalization and desemantization change into grammatical morphemes – a process best exemplified by the formation of the conditional mood morphemes from older forms of the aorist of the verb być [to be], for example, chciałby [he would like], chciałaby [she would like]. The process ...
... by undergoing delexicalization and desemantization change into grammatical morphemes – a process best exemplified by the formation of the conditional mood morphemes from older forms of the aorist of the verb być [to be], for example, chciałby [he would like], chciałaby [she would like]. The process ...
The Origin of the Latin Gerund and Gerundive
... especially Ved. cyautná-, Av. åiiaoq na- ‘deed, thing set in motion’) do not have gerundive meaning. The Lithuanian gerundive suffix -tinas, which Risch traces to a Sievers-Edgerton variant *-t° no-, is better analyzed as an adjectival extension in *-no- of the abstract suffix *-ti- (see below). In ...
... especially Ved. cyautná-, Av. åiiaoq na- ‘deed, thing set in motion’) do not have gerundive meaning. The Lithuanian gerundive suffix -tinas, which Risch traces to a Sievers-Edgerton variant *-t° no-, is better analyzed as an adjectival extension in *-no- of the abstract suffix *-ti- (see below). In ...
Morphologically conditioned V–Ø alternation in Hebrew - Outi Bat-El
... I assume that in the absence of evidence to the contrary, the unmarked outputoutput relation is asymmetric. That is, the active constraints are those that relate between surface forms (thus OO), where one of the forms serves as a base (thus asymmetric). Verbs, adjectives, and participles display suc ...
... I assume that in the absence of evidence to the contrary, the unmarked outputoutput relation is asymmetric. That is, the active constraints are those that relate between surface forms (thus OO), where one of the forms serves as a base (thus asymmetric). Verbs, adjectives, and participles display suc ...
Possession and property concept predication in Huave
... PCs are encoded as adjectives (see e.g., Kamp 1975; Cresswell 1977; Klein 1980; von Stechow 1984; Kennedy 1999 among many others). However, as is well known at least since Dixon’s work, many languages have only a very small class of adjectives (and some languages may lack the category altogether, th ...
... PCs are encoded as adjectives (see e.g., Kamp 1975; Cresswell 1977; Klein 1980; von Stechow 1984; Kennedy 1999 among many others). However, as is well known at least since Dixon’s work, many languages have only a very small class of adjectives (and some languages may lack the category altogether, th ...
PARADIGMATIC DERIVATION By James P. Blevins University of
... features rather than the attachment of inflectional exponents that defines word entries. The fact that this distinction may fail to be marked by an inflectional exponent is attributable to the generally non-biunique character of inflectional exponence (Matthews 1991). These considerations lead, more ...
... features rather than the attachment of inflectional exponents that defines word entries. The fact that this distinction may fail to be marked by an inflectional exponent is attributable to the generally non-biunique character of inflectional exponence (Matthews 1991). These considerations lead, more ...
nominal composition, noun incorporation and non-finite
... which see, in particular, Steever 1979/1981; Gnanam 1981; Mithun 1984: 849 ff.; Muravyova 1992; forthcoming). Of particular interest for our purposes is constraint (1.2), which distinguishes the incorporation from compounds consisting of nouns combined with verbal nouns and adjectives. Such formatio ...
... which see, in particular, Steever 1979/1981; Gnanam 1981; Mithun 1984: 849 ff.; Muravyova 1992; forthcoming). Of particular interest for our purposes is constraint (1.2), which distinguishes the incorporation from compounds consisting of nouns combined with verbal nouns and adjectives. Such formatio ...
Lesson 6 - InTheBeginning.org
... countries, islands, towns, trees and abstract nouns are feminine; and names of fruits are neuter. Some nouns may rarely be either masculine or feminine. These types of nouns are of common gender. 6.1.3 Stem. A stem remain unchanged when various affixes modify a word’s grammatical function. Whereas c ...
... countries, islands, towns, trees and abstract nouns are feminine; and names of fruits are neuter. Some nouns may rarely be either masculine or feminine. These types of nouns are of common gender. 6.1.3 Stem. A stem remain unchanged when various affixes modify a word’s grammatical function. Whereas c ...
Proto-Austronesian Genitive Determiners
... agent (non-subject) of the verb. The preferred word order in most Philippine languages is Verb-Agent-Patient, regardless of which of the complements is subject. In some Philippine languages (such as Tagalog), the genitive NP also ...
... agent (non-subject) of the verb. The preferred word order in most Philippine languages is Verb-Agent-Patient, regardless of which of the complements is subject. In some Philippine languages (such as Tagalog), the genitive NP also ...
International Workshop on Nominalizers and Copulas in East Asian
... 2.1 interclausal relations in proto-tamangic: Data from the grammars of the modern languages, together with comparative and areal data, yield information concerning many basic aspects of the interclausal syntax in Proto-Tamangic, though many problems remain. From a morphosyntactic perspective, two s ...
... 2.1 interclausal relations in proto-tamangic: Data from the grammars of the modern languages, together with comparative and areal data, yield information concerning many basic aspects of the interclausal syntax in Proto-Tamangic, though many problems remain. From a morphosyntactic perspective, two s ...