Gradient Data and Gradient Grammars
... satisfies both the constraints on basic sequencing of lexical categories, and the selectional restrictions of the verb. Katz (1964), in another early piece on degrees of acceptability, argues that Chomsky’s proposal is inadequate to capture the full range of intermediate cases. He claims that, for e ...
... satisfies both the constraints on basic sequencing of lexical categories, and the selectional restrictions of the verb. Katz (1964), in another early piece on degrees of acceptability, argues that Chomsky’s proposal is inadequate to capture the full range of intermediate cases. He claims that, for e ...
MLG 1001: Grammar Lectures
... 5.5 German present tense • There is no continuous present in German. Thus er schläft can either mean “he sleeps” or “he is sleeping” depending on context. • The German present tense is often used where English would use the future tense: Wir finden es nie = “We will never find it”. • This tense is ...
... 5.5 German present tense • There is no continuous present in German. Thus er schläft can either mean “he sleeps” or “he is sleeping” depending on context. • The German present tense is often used where English would use the future tense: Wir finden es nie = “We will never find it”. • This tense is ...
The Structure of Modern English
... favorable way. It is believed that even if the speaker and the listener are powerful, cent percent communication can never take place because of the barriers to communication. Though we cannot get rid of all the barriers to communication, an attempt must be made to overcome barriers to the best poss ...
... favorable way. It is believed that even if the speaker and the listener are powerful, cent percent communication can never take place because of the barriers to communication. Though we cannot get rid of all the barriers to communication, an attempt must be made to overcome barriers to the best poss ...
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... the broader alternation-based model would not, for example, extend to bivalent applicative verbs with monovalent base forms (e.g. bedudeln). The latter class o f verbs includes not only beschummeln in (2) but also applicatives formed from other verbs o f deception, including mogeln (‘cheat’), schwin ...
... the broader alternation-based model would not, for example, extend to bivalent applicative verbs with monovalent base forms (e.g. bedudeln). The latter class o f verbs includes not only beschummeln in (2) but also applicatives formed from other verbs o f deception, including mogeln (‘cheat’), schwin ...
9. Word stress – Part 2: Primary stress
... shown below to have established two distinct patterns. In addition, as has been suggested before, each regularity has a considerable number of exceptions – the stress pattern of these words has to be simply memorized since it is unpredictable: it is an idiosyncratic feature of the lexical item. Even ...
... shown below to have established two distinct patterns. In addition, as has been suggested before, each regularity has a considerable number of exceptions – the stress pattern of these words has to be simply memorized since it is unpredictable: it is an idiosyncratic feature of the lexical item. Even ...
Does Korean have adjectives?*
... When the tense is non-past or present, the verbal stem takes -nun, as shown in (2a). But, under the same context, the adjectival stem takes a zero morpheme, as shown in (2b). ...
... When the tense is non-past or present, the verbal stem takes -nun, as shown in (2a). But, under the same context, the adjectival stem takes a zero morpheme, as shown in (2b). ...
Proto-Austronesian Genitive Determiners
... Blust (1974) reconstructed a genitive phrase for PAN of the shape: Noun *ni Noun, on the basis of a number of comparisons between Toba Batak (TB) and Fijian (FIJ) of the type displayed in (5). ...
... Blust (1974) reconstructed a genitive phrase for PAN of the shape: Noun *ni Noun, on the basis of a number of comparisons between Toba Batak (TB) and Fijian (FIJ) of the type displayed in (5). ...
Adjectives and adverbs—the two kinds of modifiers or describing
... Just as some adjectives are made from two or more words, many adverbs are adverb phrases. For example, in “he will work for an hour in the morning,” the phrase “in the morning” answers the question “when?” And in “she works part-time for us,” “part-time” answers the question “how?” or “how much?” ...
... Just as some adjectives are made from two or more words, many adverbs are adverb phrases. For example, in “he will work for an hour in the morning,” the phrase “in the morning” answers the question “when?” And in “she works part-time for us,” “part-time” answers the question “how?” or “how much?” ...
Complete ACT Grammar and Punctuation Rules
... Incorrect: Deception expert Pamela Meyer has collaborated with a team of researchers to survey and analyzing existing research on lying from academics, law enforcement officers, and psychologists. Correct: Deception expert Pamela Meyer has collaborated with a team of researchers to survey and analyz ...
... Incorrect: Deception expert Pamela Meyer has collaborated with a team of researchers to survey and analyzing existing research on lying from academics, law enforcement officers, and psychologists. Correct: Deception expert Pamela Meyer has collaborated with a team of researchers to survey and analyz ...
This is a good time to discuss the verb "gustar" because using it
... In the first example, "a Juan" clarifies the ambiguous pronoun "le." In the second example, there is no ambiguity. "Me gusta el té" can only mean "I like tea." In this case, "a mí" adds emphasis, drawing attention to the fact that tea is what I like (as contrasted with what Juan likes). Another way ...
... In the first example, "a Juan" clarifies the ambiguous pronoun "le." In the second example, there is no ambiguity. "Me gusta el té" can only mean "I like tea." In this case, "a mí" adds emphasis, drawing attention to the fact that tea is what I like (as contrasted with what Juan likes). Another way ...
1 Introduction
... temporary cross-refs to examples in other sections, especially those of the form "see (xx3) in §5.1.2 ("milked the cows")", to be replaced later by actual example numbers dk yellow Jamsay forms in sample index, to be replaced by forms from the language in question ...
... temporary cross-refs to examples in other sections, especially those of the form "see (xx3) in §5.1.2 ("milked the cows")", to be replaced later by actual example numbers dk yellow Jamsay forms in sample index, to be replaced by forms from the language in question ...
Categorization and Category Change
... abstract entities”, and on the other hand, another class of words (called rhema i.e., verbs), which inflect for tense and person and express “an activity or process performed or undergone”. The morpho-syntactic identification of lexical classes immediately raises two issues regarding the universalit ...
... abstract entities”, and on the other hand, another class of words (called rhema i.e., verbs), which inflect for tense and person and express “an activity or process performed or undergone”. The morpho-syntactic identification of lexical classes immediately raises two issues regarding the universalit ...
Basic Punctuation Help Tips
... A semicolon (;) links two complete sentences and shows that there is a relationship between them. Here are some of the things it can be used for: To join two separate sentences together. If a semicolon is used then a conjunction (but, and, or) doesn’t need to be used. A semicolon is perfect for high ...
... A semicolon (;) links two complete sentences and shows that there is a relationship between them. Here are some of the things it can be used for: To join two separate sentences together. If a semicolon is used then a conjunction (but, and, or) doesn’t need to be used. A semicolon is perfect for high ...
volume 15 - wecol 2003
... Here, the lone subject raises to the leftmost [Spec, IP] position, while the verbs undergo ATB movement to the clause-final I position, Apparent directionality effects, then, fall out as a result of properties of verb raising; either leftward to a head-initial I position, or rightward to a head-fina ...
... Here, the lone subject raises to the leftmost [Spec, IP] position, while the verbs undergo ATB movement to the clause-final I position, Apparent directionality effects, then, fall out as a result of properties of verb raising; either leftward to a head-initial I position, or rightward to a head-fina ...
Subordination Index - Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts
... 12. Dialogue is coded for SI. Consider the introducer, e.g., he said, as the main clause and what is in the quotes as the second clause. The direct quotation must have a subject and predicate in order to be considered a clause and get an SI count. Examples: C And he *was say/ing, “Frog, where are yo ...
... 12. Dialogue is coded for SI. Consider the introducer, e.g., he said, as the main clause and what is in the quotes as the second clause. The direct quotation must have a subject and predicate in order to be considered a clause and get an SI count. Examples: C And he *was say/ing, “Frog, where are yo ...
A Grammar for Finnish Discourse Patterns
... contains constituents in no particular order. (The end of the sentence, however, marks new information, see below.) The two specific discourse functions are Kontrast (K) and Topic (T), assigned to the elements occupying the sentence-initial position (K) and the position immediately in front of the m ...
... contains constituents in no particular order. (The end of the sentence, however, marks new information, see below.) The two specific discourse functions are Kontrast (K) and Topic (T), assigned to the elements occupying the sentence-initial position (K) and the position immediately in front of the m ...
What is a Possessive Pronoun?
... Directions: Identify the reflexive pronoun in each sentence. To challenge yourself, identify the reflexive pronoun as the direct object, indirect object, or object of the preposition. A chameleon can give itself tasty meals of unsuspecting ...
... Directions: Identify the reflexive pronoun in each sentence. To challenge yourself, identify the reflexive pronoun as the direct object, indirect object, or object of the preposition. A chameleon can give itself tasty meals of unsuspecting ...
An Updated Typology of Causative Constructions: Form
... completely affected causee) was not found to be crucially encoded at all in a sample of 114 constructions from 50 languages. Parameters 7 (causer intentionality), 8 (naturalness of causer action) and 9 (causer accompanying or not accompanying causee) nearly always occur in isolation. The one instanc ...
... completely affected causee) was not found to be crucially encoded at all in a sample of 114 constructions from 50 languages. Parameters 7 (causer intentionality), 8 (naturalness of causer action) and 9 (causer accompanying or not accompanying causee) nearly always occur in isolation. The one instanc ...
E85-1039 - Association for Computational Linguistics
... (7) It is JOHN, who talked about many problems to few girls. c) The analysis should also distinguish topicless sentences (corresponding, ~n the prototypical %ases, to Kuno s neutral description or to the thetic Judgements of classical logic) from those having a topic; this difference is relevant for ...
... (7) It is JOHN, who talked about many problems to few girls. c) The analysis should also distinguish topicless sentences (corresponding, ~n the prototypical %ases, to Kuno s neutral description or to the thetic Judgements of classical logic) from those having a topic; this difference is relevant for ...
AnaPro, tool for identification and resolution of direct anaphora
... states, relations or attributes), be they abstract or concrete. Although several types of referential expressions do exist, such as the locative and temporal pro formas, AnaPro is limited to the nominal referential expressions; that is to say, to the resolution of direct anaphora through pronouns. A ...
... states, relations or attributes), be they abstract or concrete. Although several types of referential expressions do exist, such as the locative and temporal pro formas, AnaPro is limited to the nominal referential expressions; that is to say, to the resolution of direct anaphora through pronouns. A ...
LESSON 26: DEPENDENT CLAUSES (ADVERB)
... A clause is a group of words that does contain a subject and a verb. The cat meowed. Whenever the cat meowed Both of those examples are clauses. They both contain a subject (cat) and a verb (meowed). Did you notice anything funny about those two clauses? The first clause can stand alone as a complet ...
... A clause is a group of words that does contain a subject and a verb. The cat meowed. Whenever the cat meowed Both of those examples are clauses. They both contain a subject (cat) and a verb (meowed). Did you notice anything funny about those two clauses? The first clause can stand alone as a complet ...
NOUNS AND NOUN PHRASES
... Nasality is unusual for an Austronesian language and a few remarks are in place here. On the whole we can confirm Blust’s (1998) findings, even though he only worked with a single speaker. All five vowels can be articulated nasally, but their distribution is limited: in the current corpus nasalised ...
... Nasality is unusual for an Austronesian language and a few remarks are in place here. On the whole we can confirm Blust’s (1998) findings, even though he only worked with a single speaker. All five vowels can be articulated nasally, but their distribution is limited: in the current corpus nasalised ...
The choice bli-s-June-99
... the fact that the morphological passive, the one obtained by adding –s to the tense marked verb, is only productively used in the present tense and in the infinitive. Western sees this as a consequence of his general rule, viz. that the s-form is used when the actions do not have specific time refer ...
... the fact that the morphological passive, the one obtained by adding –s to the tense marked verb, is only productively used in the present tense and in the infinitive. Western sees this as a consequence of his general rule, viz. that the s-form is used when the actions do not have specific time refer ...
Reteach Workbook
... Study Skills: Note-Taking and Summarizing • To remember what you have read, take notes that include enough words to help you recall important information such as the main ideas and supporting details. • Write a summary, including the main topic and supporting details or facts. A. Read the paragraph ...
... Study Skills: Note-Taking and Summarizing • To remember what you have read, take notes that include enough words to help you recall important information such as the main ideas and supporting details. • Write a summary, including the main topic and supporting details or facts. A. Read the paragraph ...