Reflections on English personal pronouns
... There is a tension between grammatical and semantical number, as illustrated by the following: A number of people know Esperanto; but their number is small, even if it is not insignificant. The gender in English is strictly determined by the sex of the person referred to, as opposed to the practice ...
... There is a tension between grammatical and semantical number, as illustrated by the following: A number of people know Esperanto; but their number is small, even if it is not insignificant. The gender in English is strictly determined by the sex of the person referred to, as opposed to the practice ...
See tentative syllabus
... In this three-day intensive workshop, students will learn the basics of Luwian grammar and epigraphy. o Cuneiform epigraphy workshop In this one-week intensive workshop on cuneiform epigraphy, students will learn how to prepare autographs (hand drawings) and digital drawings of cuneiform tablets ...
... In this three-day intensive workshop, students will learn the basics of Luwian grammar and epigraphy. o Cuneiform epigraphy workshop In this one-week intensive workshop on cuneiform epigraphy, students will learn how to prepare autographs (hand drawings) and digital drawings of cuneiform tablets ...
STYLE Presentation
... the help of the absent-minded Dory. Working together, they eventually find the wayward clown fish. ...
... the help of the absent-minded Dory. Working together, they eventually find the wayward clown fish. ...
Using German Synonyms - Assets
... clocks). And if English learners are told that the German for live is leben, they may well then say Ich lebe in der Frankfurter Straûe, which will sound odd, since German, unlike everyday English, normally distinguishes between leben (i.e. `be alive, exist') and wohnen (i.e. `dwell') ± for details s ...
... clocks). And if English learners are told that the German for live is leben, they may well then say Ich lebe in der Frankfurter Straûe, which will sound odd, since German, unlike everyday English, normally distinguishes between leben (i.e. `be alive, exist') and wohnen (i.e. `dwell') ± for details s ...
Test Booklet and Instructions
... 1. A noun such as honesty, decision, or concept that names a quality, an idea, a characteristic, or an emotion. 2. A verb that usually precedes a main verb and must be used with certain forms of a main verb. 3. A dependent clause that usually begins with a relative pronoun, modifies a noun or a pron ...
... 1. A noun such as honesty, decision, or concept that names a quality, an idea, a characteristic, or an emotion. 2. A verb that usually precedes a main verb and must be used with certain forms of a main verb. 3. A dependent clause that usually begins with a relative pronoun, modifies a noun or a pron ...
Slides
... Davidson (1967) verbs stand for kinds of events Verbs are like common nouns rather than proper nouns Thus, ‘hit’ is a kind of action, or event (∃e) [hitting (e)] There is an event and it’s a hitting event (with particular hittings as its instances) Panini (4th century BC), Davidson (1967) ...
... Davidson (1967) verbs stand for kinds of events Verbs are like common nouns rather than proper nouns Thus, ‘hit’ is a kind of action, or event (∃e) [hitting (e)] There is an event and it’s a hitting event (with particular hittings as its instances) Panini (4th century BC), Davidson (1967) ...
Chapter 5 - public.asu.edu
... marking “are about equally frequent overall” (1992: 95), but this is not clear. Siewierska & Bakker (2009: 299) say that “case marking of arguments is overall considerably less common cross-linguistically than agreement marking”. This section first focuses on the types of Case and how these may be r ...
... marking “are about equally frequent overall” (1992: 95), but this is not clear. Siewierska & Bakker (2009: 299) say that “case marking of arguments is overall considerably less common cross-linguistically than agreement marking”. This section first focuses on the types of Case and how these may be r ...
earthquake fault landslide
... INSTRUCTIONS: Use what you know about the vocabulary words to complete the following sentences. ...
... INSTRUCTIONS: Use what you know about the vocabulary words to complete the following sentences. ...
deverbal noun complementation rules applied to semantic
... language (Foltran, 2003), and the predicator is its linguistic expression. Traditional grammar divides declarative sentences into subject and predicate, the first part being the recipient or subject of the properties, and the second part containing the relational or nominal properties being assigned ...
... language (Foltran, 2003), and the predicator is its linguistic expression. Traditional grammar divides declarative sentences into subject and predicate, the first part being the recipient or subject of the properties, and the second part containing the relational or nominal properties being assigned ...
Jaroslav Peprník: The semantics of food in Czech and English
... in the English adjective edible. The negative Czech adjective NEJEDLÝ has actually two distinct meanings: (1) inedible i.e. not fit for consumption, and (2) uneatable, i.e. of inferior quality, so that we would rather go hungry than eat it, although other people may be less choosey. The nouns, howev ...
... in the English adjective edible. The negative Czech adjective NEJEDLÝ has actually two distinct meanings: (1) inedible i.e. not fit for consumption, and (2) uneatable, i.e. of inferior quality, so that we would rather go hungry than eat it, although other people may be less choosey. The nouns, howev ...
Adverbs and Adjectives
... • Adverbs of frequency expressing infrequency are not usually used in the negative or question form. NOT!!: Does she rarely eat fish? They don't seldom go to the cinema. • Adverbs of frequency are often placed at the beginning of a sentence. Example: Sometimes, he likes to go to museums. • Adverbs o ...
... • Adverbs of frequency expressing infrequency are not usually used in the negative or question form. NOT!!: Does she rarely eat fish? They don't seldom go to the cinema. • Adverbs of frequency are often placed at the beginning of a sentence. Example: Sometimes, he likes to go to museums. • Adverbs o ...
There are two main ways of reporting people`s words, thoughts
... Ex: He said, “We want to go home. 5. Close the quotation marks after period. Ex: He said,” We want to go home.” 6. Quotation marks can not be put after each sentence if there are two or more than two sentences in quotation, put quotation marks at the beginning and end of the whole quote. Ex: The tea ...
... Ex: He said, “We want to go home. 5. Close the quotation marks after period. Ex: He said,” We want to go home.” 6. Quotation marks can not be put after each sentence if there are two or more than two sentences in quotation, put quotation marks at the beginning and end of the whole quote. Ex: The tea ...
GoChinese Lesson
... While 'máng' (忙 / busy) is an adjective, it also functions as a verb in this sentence. Compare this with its English equivalent, 'Are you busy tomorrow?' ...
... While 'máng' (忙 / busy) is an adjective, it also functions as a verb in this sentence. Compare this with its English equivalent, 'Are you busy tomorrow?' ...
Chapter 8 The verb complex
... The adverbial-like function of these V3 verbs is clear in (8.19)c., where kave 'descend' indicates a directed motion resulting from the chopping, not a downward movement on the part of the subject of the clause. Other common verbs in V3 position with adverbial-like functions include hohogo 'be true' ...
... The adverbial-like function of these V3 verbs is clear in (8.19)c., where kave 'descend' indicates a directed motion resulting from the chopping, not a downward movement on the part of the subject of the clause. Other common verbs in V3 position with adverbial-like functions include hohogo 'be true' ...
Participle Levelling in American English: impoverishment and
... Participle Levelling in American English: impoverishment and syntactic differentiation Introduction The so-called ‘standard’ English verbal system is mostly regular, in that for most verbs, the past participle forms (i.e., those found in the context of the auxiliary verbs have and passive be) are id ...
... Participle Levelling in American English: impoverishment and syntactic differentiation Introduction The so-called ‘standard’ English verbal system is mostly regular, in that for most verbs, the past participle forms (i.e., those found in the context of the auxiliary verbs have and passive be) are id ...
Linguistic argumentation and logic: an alternative method
... a man and a horse and how they are distinguished from each other, as both of them have a dependant relationship on each other, as in “Zayd rode a white horse last year”. The words Zayd and horse are understood by the listener when they are used together in a context they have a relationship. A new m ...
... a man and a horse and how they are distinguished from each other, as both of them have a dependant relationship on each other, as in “Zayd rode a white horse last year”. The words Zayd and horse are understood by the listener when they are used together in a context they have a relationship. A new m ...
Towards a structural typology of verb classes
... prototypical transitive verb (such as eat rather than marry), the higher argument functions as agent or actor (‘the participant which performs, effects, instigates, or controls the situation denoted by the predicate’, Foley & Van Valin 1984: 29), while the lower argument functions as patient, or und ...
... prototypical transitive verb (such as eat rather than marry), the higher argument functions as agent or actor (‘the participant which performs, effects, instigates, or controls the situation denoted by the predicate’, Foley & Van Valin 1984: 29), while the lower argument functions as patient, or und ...
Reanalysis of Verb and Preposition In English
... Under the reanalysis hypothesis, the verb and preposition in each (b)-sentence above can be reanalyzed to form a complex verb and the prepositional object as the direct object of that complex verb is expected to be able to undergo subdeletion, just like an ordinary verbal object, as in the (a)-sente ...
... Under the reanalysis hypothesis, the verb and preposition in each (b)-sentence above can be reanalyzed to form a complex verb and the prepositional object as the direct object of that complex verb is expected to be able to undergo subdeletion, just like an ordinary verbal object, as in the (a)-sente ...
Resolving polysemy in verbs - Laboratorio di Linguistica
... target word is the headword or the dependent in the syntactic relation. Syntactic frame should be understood broadly as extending to minor categories (such as adverbials, locatives, temporal adjuncts, etc.) and subphrasal cues (genitives, partitives, negatives, bare plural/determiner distinction, in ...
... target word is the headword or the dependent in the syntactic relation. Syntactic frame should be understood broadly as extending to minor categories (such as adverbials, locatives, temporal adjuncts, etc.) and subphrasal cues (genitives, partitives, negatives, bare plural/determiner distinction, in ...
1. Circle all the adjectives in the sentence below. The rude man had
... 34. Find one word that can complete both sentences below. Write the word in the box. Because my _______________ had stopped, I did not know what time it was. I was really happy when my brother said he would come to ______________ me in the school play. ...
... 34. Find one word that can complete both sentences below. Write the word in the box. Because my _______________ had stopped, I did not know what time it was. I was really happy when my brother said he would come to ______________ me in the school play. ...
Independent Clauses in Compound Sentences
... These, however, are not exactly interchangeable: You should choose the method that best suits the meaning in the sentence. 1. Use a comma and a coordinating coordinator to join two independent clauses when you wish to show contrast or relation of two subjects within a compound sentence. The new hou ...
... These, however, are not exactly interchangeable: You should choose the method that best suits the meaning in the sentence. 1. Use a comma and a coordinating coordinator to join two independent clauses when you wish to show contrast or relation of two subjects within a compound sentence. The new hou ...
The Participle Phrase
... A participle phrase will begin with a present or past participle. If the participle is present, it will dependably end in ing. Likewise, a regular past participle will end in a consistent ed. Irregular past participles, unfortunately, conclude in all kinds of ways [although this list will help]. Sin ...
... A participle phrase will begin with a present or past participle. If the participle is present, it will dependably end in ing. Likewise, a regular past participle will end in a consistent ed. Irregular past participles, unfortunately, conclude in all kinds of ways [although this list will help]. Sin ...
Nonintersective adjectives
... Siegel notes that in the case of rule (5b), the intension operator (present “by default” in the composition rules of Montague’s system) factors out through rules that she herself doesn’t make explicit, while in (6b) the intension operator crucially remains. We can assume for the purposes of this pap ...
... Siegel notes that in the case of rule (5b), the intension operator (present “by default” in the composition rules of Montague’s system) factors out through rules that she herself doesn’t make explicit, while in (6b) the intension operator crucially remains. We can assume for the purposes of this pap ...