Linguistics 051 Proto-Indo-European Language and Society The
... In the case of *leikʷ- the root-stem is perfective (‘aorist’): *leikʷ-t means ‘he or she left’, not ‘he or she is leaving’ (imperfective). For other roots, however, the root-stem is imperfective (‘present’): *u̯ert-ti means ‘he or she turns, is turning’, not ‘he or she turned’ (perfective) It has be ...
... In the case of *leikʷ- the root-stem is perfective (‘aorist’): *leikʷ-t means ‘he or she left’, not ‘he or she is leaving’ (imperfective). For other roots, however, the root-stem is imperfective (‘present’): *u̯ert-ti means ‘he or she turns, is turning’, not ‘he or she turned’ (perfective) It has be ...
Troublesome Modifier Workshop
... Purring happily, the woman spooned out the cat food. (modifier)--------purring happily (word it seems to modify)-----the woman There are two common ways to fix a dangling modifier. One way is to change the phrase to a dependent clause containing its own subject. The example a below illustrates this ...
... Purring happily, the woman spooned out the cat food. (modifier)--------purring happily (word it seems to modify)-----the woman There are two common ways to fix a dangling modifier. One way is to change the phrase to a dependent clause containing its own subject. The example a below illustrates this ...
Chapter 6: Coordination and Ellipsis
... conjunct, it would have to be called and the two conjuncts would both be predicates. Another kind of complex coordination can be found in I enjoy, but he hates, syntactic analysis. This construction is odd because it appears that the gap is in the first conjunct, where in all the other cases we've l ...
... conjunct, it would have to be called and the two conjuncts would both be predicates. Another kind of complex coordination can be found in I enjoy, but he hates, syntactic analysis. This construction is odd because it appears that the gap is in the first conjunct, where in all the other cases we've l ...
(Meta-)Evaluation Technical Manual - Asiya
... Finally, include the folder containing Asiya executable files in the PATH variable: export PATH=$PATH:/home/me/soft/asiya/bin ...
... Finally, include the folder containing Asiya executable files in the PATH variable: export PATH=$PATH:/home/me/soft/asiya/bin ...
Chapter
... Exercise 9, p. 139 Choose the correct words in italics. When I was in Florida, I observed an interesting bird called an anhinga. It’s / its a fish eater. It / They dives / dive into the water and spears/spear its / it’s prey on its / it’s long, pointed bill. After emerging from the water, it / they ...
... Exercise 9, p. 139 Choose the correct words in italics. When I was in Florida, I observed an interesting bird called an anhinga. It’s / its a fish eater. It / They dives / dive into the water and spears/spear its / it’s prey on its / it’s long, pointed bill. After emerging from the water, it / they ...
Student Teaching Work Sample
... E. Sequential Instruction: What is a pronoun? Pronoun has the word noun in it. Pronoun - a word used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns. List some pronouns: Create sentences using pronouns. Identify the antecedent in each sentence (if there is one). Antecedent: noun to which the pronoun refer ...
... E. Sequential Instruction: What is a pronoun? Pronoun has the word noun in it. Pronoun - a word used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns. List some pronouns: Create sentences using pronouns. Identify the antecedent in each sentence (if there is one). Antecedent: noun to which the pronoun refer ...
Student Teaching Work Sample
... E. Sequential Instruction: What is a pronoun? Pronoun has the word noun in it. Pronoun - a word used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns. List some pronouns: Create sentences using pronouns. Identify the antecedent in each sentence (if there is one). Antecedent: noun to which the pronoun refer ...
... E. Sequential Instruction: What is a pronoun? Pronoun has the word noun in it. Pronoun - a word used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns. List some pronouns: Create sentences using pronouns. Identify the antecedent in each sentence (if there is one). Antecedent: noun to which the pronoun refer ...
the Answer and Commentary - HKU Faculty of Dentistry
... The “person” changes here from impersonal someone to second-person you, so it is confusing why the definite article is used for the dentist to imply a well-known profession in general. The relationship between the two clauses either side of the comma is also not clear, and this is further complicate ...
... The “person” changes here from impersonal someone to second-person you, so it is confusing why the definite article is used for the dentist to imply a well-known profession in general. The relationship between the two clauses either side of the comma is also not clear, and this is further complicate ...
Theme #2 (PB pgs. 77-133) - Willows Unified School District
... ownership or possession. To form the possessive of a singular noun, add an apostrophe and an -s ('s). To form the possessive of a plural noun that ends in -s, add only an apostrophe (').To form the possessive of a plural noun that does not end in -s, add an apostrophe and an -s ('s). l"jill!i,0;iifl ...
... ownership or possession. To form the possessive of a singular noun, add an apostrophe and an -s ('s). To form the possessive of a plural noun that ends in -s, add only an apostrophe (').To form the possessive of a plural noun that does not end in -s, add an apostrophe and an -s ('s). l"jill!i,0;iifl ...
Slide 1
... 2. If the rest of the utterance makes immediately accessible an assumption (or assumptions) which gives us an interpretation in accordance with the principle of relevance. ...
... 2. If the rest of the utterance makes immediately accessible an assumption (or assumptions) which gives us an interpretation in accordance with the principle of relevance. ...
Prepositions: Locators in Time and Place
... A preposition describes a relationship between other words in a sentence. In itself, a word like "in" or "after" is rather meaningless and hard to define in mere words. For instance, when you do try to define a preposition like "in" or "between" or "on," you invariably use your hands to show how som ...
... A preposition describes a relationship between other words in a sentence. In itself, a word like "in" or "after" is rather meaningless and hard to define in mere words. For instance, when you do try to define a preposition like "in" or "between" or "on," you invariably use your hands to show how som ...
some recent trends in grammaticalization
... been laid by Greenberg (42) in the 1950s with his cross-linguistic investigation of word order types. Greenberg established a typology based on the relative order of subject, verb, and object in the sentence and showed that other configurations appeared to be implicationally related to these. For ex ...
... been laid by Greenberg (42) in the 1950s with his cross-linguistic investigation of word order types. Greenberg established a typology based on the relative order of subject, verb, and object in the sentence and showed that other configurations appeared to be implicationally related to these. For ex ...
Unit 7 - GFF3 - Modals Part 2 Interactive
... May, Could, Can = Ask Permission Example, “Could I check this book out?” “May I use your phone?” “May” and “Could” are more polite than “Can” “Please” usually goes after the subject or at the end of the sentence. Example: “Could I please borrow the car?” “Could I borrow the car, please?” “Coul ...
... May, Could, Can = Ask Permission Example, “Could I check this book out?” “May I use your phone?” “May” and “Could” are more polite than “Can” “Please” usually goes after the subject or at the end of the sentence. Example: “Could I please borrow the car?” “Could I borrow the car, please?” “Coul ...
Wordiness - MrBalkcom
... We find the sadness of Stephen’s life when his father loses his job. The loss that Macbeth feels when his wife dies seems ineffable. The author’s diction interests the reader. The narrator demonstrates the happiness the two characters feel. The main character dies at the end. Fortunately, the main c ...
... We find the sadness of Stephen’s life when his father loses his job. The loss that Macbeth feels when his wife dies seems ineffable. The author’s diction interests the reader. The narrator demonstrates the happiness the two characters feel. The main character dies at the end. Fortunately, the main c ...
Table of Contents
... 2. I am having battery trouble with my car. 3. The realtor will send you pictures of our house in the mountains. 4. She is a woman of influence. 5. At first, we did not understand what the professor was saying. 6. Yesterday, I mailed her gift to her house. 7. Can you go to Washington with us? 8. My ...
... 2. I am having battery trouble with my car. 3. The realtor will send you pictures of our house in the mountains. 4. She is a woman of influence. 5. At first, we did not understand what the professor was saying. 6. Yesterday, I mailed her gift to her house. 7. Can you go to Washington with us? 8. My ...
Morphology and a More `Morphological`
... The task of reporting on the full range of current views on either morphology or syntax, let alone both, is a completely daunting one, and could not possibly be accomplished in anything like a serious way within the scope of a single talk. Instead of attempting it, therefore, I will present some of ...
... The task of reporting on the full range of current views on either morphology or syntax, let alone both, is a completely daunting one, and could not possibly be accomplished in anything like a serious way within the scope of a single talk. Instead of attempting it, therefore, I will present some of ...
A Grammar of Ts’amakko Graziano Savà
... ts’amatte ‘Ts’amakko woman’ is the rite of passage called gore. Only after a person has passed this stage is he/she considered a full member of the society and receives the right to be treated as an adult and to get married. The gore also entails the introduction in the age-grade. Each one clusters ...
... ts’amatte ‘Ts’amakko woman’ is the rite of passage called gore. Only after a person has passed this stage is he/she considered a full member of the society and receives the right to be treated as an adult and to get married. The gore also entails the introduction in the age-grade. Each one clusters ...
Chapter 7: Subordinate Clauses
... How can we tell the difference? One clear way is to notice that lexical verbs like bore can take DOs, if the verb is transitive, but adjectives NEVER take objects. So since the (g) contains a direct object us -- boring must be a progressive lexical verb. In (h) , boring does not have an object. Sinc ...
... How can we tell the difference? One clear way is to notice that lexical verbs like bore can take DOs, if the verb is transitive, but adjectives NEVER take objects. So since the (g) contains a direct object us -- boring must be a progressive lexical verb. In (h) , boring does not have an object. Sinc ...
RfW 398-400
... 2. Whether you like it or not, you cannot choose your family. 3. Th e meteorologist who underestimated the total snowfall of the fi rst winter storm was right on target about the second storm. 4. If Ramon didn’t have to work every aft ernoon, he would be willing to sign up for the yoga ...
... 2. Whether you like it or not, you cannot choose your family. 3. Th e meteorologist who underestimated the total snowfall of the fi rst winter storm was right on target about the second storm. 4. If Ramon didn’t have to work every aft ernoon, he would be willing to sign up for the yoga ...
Adverbs Worksheet - NordoniaEnglish9CP
... adverbs that modify adjectives or other adverbs. They usually come directly before the word they modify. Intensifiers usually answer the question “To what extent?” Adverbs- What do they do? (answers) “How?” “In what manner?” (answers) “When?” (answers) “Where?” (answers) “To what extent?” Intensifie ...
... adverbs that modify adjectives or other adverbs. They usually come directly before the word they modify. Intensifiers usually answer the question “To what extent?” Adverbs- What do they do? (answers) “How?” “In what manner?” (answers) “When?” (answers) “Where?” (answers) “To what extent?” Intensifie ...
NLPA-Syntax
... WHOLE NP the angry men with their black banners, whereas if I say They banged the van with their black banners and you reply Yes, they banged it really hard, the pronoun it refers only to the van. The final kind of phrase I want to consider is less obvious (to me anyway). Consider the sentence Caref ...
... WHOLE NP the angry men with their black banners, whereas if I say They banged the van with their black banners and you reply Yes, they banged it really hard, the pronoun it refers only to the van. The final kind of phrase I want to consider is less obvious (to me anyway). Consider the sentence Caref ...
The Notion of Argument in Prepositional Phrase Attachment
... is used in several natural language processing (NLP) tasks and applications, such as parsing, machine translation, and information extraction (Srinivas and Joshi 1999; Dorr 1997; Phillips and Riloff 2002). This task is fundamentally syntactic in nature and complements the task of assigning thematic ...
... is used in several natural language processing (NLP) tasks and applications, such as parsing, machine translation, and information extraction (Srinivas and Joshi 1999; Dorr 1997; Phillips and Riloff 2002). This task is fundamentally syntactic in nature and complements the task of assigning thematic ...
Exploring Learners‟ Developing L2 Collocational Competence
... Many past research studies have indicated that English learners employ certain learning strategies in their acquisition of English collocations. The most frequent strategy on which they depend concerns first language (L1) transfer. As stated by Swan (1997), learners‟ L2 vocabulary learning is often ...
... Many past research studies have indicated that English learners employ certain learning strategies in their acquisition of English collocations. The most frequent strategy on which they depend concerns first language (L1) transfer. As stated by Swan (1997), learners‟ L2 vocabulary learning is often ...