the lithuanian have-resultative – a typological curiosum?
... We would only deprive it of the information concerning the reason for which the object (the bottle) found its way into the subject’s pocket. In this respect, the Lithuanian construction does not differ from the Polish one (see f. 5). In line with this high degree of transparency are the semantic and ...
... We would only deprive it of the information concerning the reason for which the object (the bottle) found its way into the subject’s pocket. In this respect, the Lithuanian construction does not differ from the Polish one (see f. 5). In line with this high degree of transparency are the semantic and ...
a Brazilian treebank annotated with semantic role labels
... Using this table, we were able to recognize verbal chains and select only the last verb at right of the chain (which corresponds to the main verb) as argument taker and consequently the focus of the “invoke frame” action. Our previous table has been improved by results from Baptista, Mamede and Gome ...
... Using this table, we were able to recognize verbal chains and select only the last verb at right of the chain (which corresponds to the main verb) as argument taker and consequently the focus of the “invoke frame” action. Our previous table has been improved by results from Baptista, Mamede and Gome ...
Baker
... specified, but not for language. Indeed, the differences among languages are usually more striking to us than the similarities. It takes education and sophistication to notice the similarities among languages, whereas the differences strike us immediately, and continue to torment us in foreign langu ...
... specified, but not for language. Indeed, the differences among languages are usually more striking to us than the similarities. It takes education and sophistication to notice the similarities among languages, whereas the differences strike us immediately, and continue to torment us in foreign langu ...
Explaining similarities between main clauses and nominalized
... by its notional absolutive, the preceding noun ayaura 'your words'; the first person notional A of 'hear' is expressed via the personal prefix ï- '1' on the dative postposition ’wa. The possessed noun is the object of the intrumental postposition ke, yielding the adverbial reading 'because'. ...
... by its notional absolutive, the preceding noun ayaura 'your words'; the first person notional A of 'hear' is expressed via the personal prefix ï- '1' on the dative postposition ’wa. The possessed noun is the object of the intrumental postposition ke, yielding the adverbial reading 'because'. ...
Textbook - public.asu.edu
... “semantic features ... too, are presumably drawn from a universal ‘alphabet’ but little is known about this today and nothing has been said about it here.” This tradition of assuming innate ...
... “semantic features ... too, are presumably drawn from a universal ‘alphabet’ but little is known about this today and nothing has been said about it here.” This tradition of assuming innate ...
Syntax without functional categories
... not to mention the lists needed for various other facts about distribution, morphology and semantics. Similarly for 'auxiliary verb', a word-class defined by the 'NICE' characteristics (negation, inversion, contraction and ellipsis). Without this word-class it would not be possible to show that thes ...
... not to mention the lists needed for various other facts about distribution, morphology and semantics. Similarly for 'auxiliary verb', a word-class defined by the 'NICE' characteristics (negation, inversion, contraction and ellipsis). Without this word-class it would not be possible to show that thes ...
From word to sentence
... As far as we know, spoken language was invented only once, at some time between 100,000 and 50,000 years ago, before humans moved out of Africa and spread all over the globe. It is believed by some linguists that all languages spoken today are descended from one protolanguage. Although this is conte ...
... As far as we know, spoken language was invented only once, at some time between 100,000 and 50,000 years ago, before humans moved out of Africa and spread all over the globe. It is believed by some linguists that all languages spoken today are descended from one protolanguage. Although this is conte ...
Pronouns and Antecedents
... • A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more nouns. • The antecedent of a pronoun is the noun or nouns to which the pronoun refers. • Provide a clear antecedent for every pronoun. John Moisant was a pilot, and he taught Harriet to fly. Pilots and teachers had refused Harriet. They thoug ...
... • A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more nouns. • The antecedent of a pronoun is the noun or nouns to which the pronoun refers. • Provide a clear antecedent for every pronoun. John Moisant was a pilot, and he taught Harriet to fly. Pilots and teachers had refused Harriet. They thoug ...
Tense in Basque - Create and Use Your home.uchicago.edu Account
... realization of Asp. In fact, as I argue in §5, there is evidence that neither of the participial suffixes described so far are the realization of Asp. As I show there, these suffixes are better described as fulfilling certain morphosyntactic requirements imposed on non-finite verbal forms.This part ...
... realization of Asp. In fact, as I argue in §5, there is evidence that neither of the participial suffixes described so far are the realization of Asp. As I show there, these suffixes are better described as fulfilling certain morphosyntactic requirements imposed on non-finite verbal forms.This part ...
intonation pitch and stress – a guide
... What is intonation ? Intonation shows the speaker's attitude. It is by changing the pitch that we can indicate certainty, uncertainty, enthusiasm, boredom, and so on. We can say "yes" so that it almost means "no". As listeners, we become skilled at detecting fine shades of meaning in other people's ...
... What is intonation ? Intonation shows the speaker's attitude. It is by changing the pitch that we can indicate certainty, uncertainty, enthusiasm, boredom, and so on. We can say "yes" so that it almost means "no". As listeners, we become skilled at detecting fine shades of meaning in other people's ...
Latin Grades 9-12 - Waterford Public Schools
... nouns in gender, case and number but may belong to a different declension. ...
... nouns in gender, case and number but may belong to a different declension. ...
An algebraic approach to French sentence structure
... These two occurrences of qui have distinct translations into German (wer/wes) or into pedantic English (who/whom). ...
... These two occurrences of qui have distinct translations into German (wer/wes) or into pedantic English (who/whom). ...
Complete Sentences
... identifies or explains it. Such a word is "in apposition with" the word it explains. It cannot stand alone as a sentence; it is always part of the sentence containing the word it explains. At nightfall the caravan wound into t fabled city of Kabaka. A cluster of ruins. [The italicized words stand in ...
... identifies or explains it. Such a word is "in apposition with" the word it explains. It cannot stand alone as a sentence; it is always part of the sentence containing the word it explains. At nightfall the caravan wound into t fabled city of Kabaka. A cluster of ruins. [The italicized words stand in ...
On Syntactic Functions
... usually preceded by the preposition TO/FOR: Give the matches to father. (noun) Fetch a glass of water to me! Read it to me!/Read it for me! Don’t do it to him./Why don’t you do it for him. She handed the bill to her husband. It can happen to anybody! They apologised to us. Talk to him. There are som ...
... usually preceded by the preposition TO/FOR: Give the matches to father. (noun) Fetch a glass of water to me! Read it to me!/Read it for me! Don’t do it to him./Why don’t you do it for him. She handed the bill to her husband. It can happen to anybody! They apologised to us. Talk to him. There are som ...
FOL2331 - Cowley College
... This course is designed to help the student increase his or her ability to use every day Spanish phrases. Additional vocabulary, grammatical elements, syntax, and composition skills will be addressed. Special emphasis is placed on developing an understanding of Spanish-speaking cultures. Prerequisit ...
... This course is designed to help the student increase his or her ability to use every day Spanish phrases. Additional vocabulary, grammatical elements, syntax, and composition skills will be addressed. Special emphasis is placed on developing an understanding of Spanish-speaking cultures. Prerequisit ...
greek question paper - The King`s School, Canterbury
... OR A STORY IN GREEK ABOUT ......................................................................... (e.g. The Locrians, The Sun and the Frogs, The Plough.) ...
... OR A STORY IN GREEK ABOUT ......................................................................... (e.g. The Locrians, The Sun and the Frogs, The Plough.) ...
3rd Test F2010
... Identify the voice of the main verb in each sentence below, then rewrite the paragraph reversing the voice used in each sentence. You do not have to use every word in your revised sentences, but the general sense of the original main clause must remain. Just change the voice. 1 pt. each Sitting by t ...
... Identify the voice of the main verb in each sentence below, then rewrite the paragraph reversing the voice used in each sentence. You do not have to use every word in your revised sentences, but the general sense of the original main clause must remain. Just change the voice. 1 pt. each Sitting by t ...
Lexically Specific Verb Information - D-Scholarship@Pitt
... Clifton et al. (1984) provided evidence the claim that subcategorization information is used in the early stages of sentence processing, and is independent of semantic or pragmatic additions to the information provided by a verb. Clifton et al. were able to test their hypothesis through the use of o ...
... Clifton et al. (1984) provided evidence the claim that subcategorization information is used in the early stages of sentence processing, and is independent of semantic or pragmatic additions to the information provided by a verb. Clifton et al. were able to test their hypothesis through the use of o ...
Sentence Types
... Simple: The school closed early. (one subject and one verb) Complex: Because the electricity went out, the school closed early. (two subjects and two main verbs) ...
... Simple: The school closed early. (one subject and one verb) Complex: Because the electricity went out, the school closed early. (two subjects and two main verbs) ...
À Hubert Cuyckens - Université Paris
... quī-uīs, quī-libet lit. « who-ever you want, who-ever you please» and therefore « anyone» with uīs “you want” (from uolō “want”, 2nd person sg.) and libet impersonal verb “it pleases (someone), it is pleasing (for someone)”. ...
... quī-uīs, quī-libet lit. « who-ever you want, who-ever you please» and therefore « anyone» with uīs “you want” (from uolō “want”, 2nd person sg.) and libet impersonal verb “it pleases (someone), it is pleasing (for someone)”. ...
Creating a Dependency Syntactic Treebank: Towards Intuitive
... The main clause of the comparative clause does not necessarily contain any semantically equivalent word with the word after the subordinating conjunction (see sentence 8 in Appendix A.2). In such a case the most used solution by the answerers is to link the word to the conjunction (55%). The second ...
... The main clause of the comparative clause does not necessarily contain any semantically equivalent word with the word after the subordinating conjunction (see sentence 8 in Appendix A.2). In such a case the most used solution by the answerers is to link the word to the conjunction (55%). The second ...