Optimizing Grammars for Minimum Dependency Length
... that assume fixed word order for a given grammatical relation, but choose the order such as to minimize dependency length over a large number of sentences. We represent grammatical relations simply by using the syntactic categories of the highest constituent headed by (maximal projection of) the two ...
... that assume fixed word order for a given grammatical relation, but choose the order such as to minimize dependency length over a large number of sentences. We represent grammatical relations simply by using the syntactic categories of the highest constituent headed by (maximal projection of) the two ...
Variation, evolution and the syntax of Afro
... concentrations of Afro-Bolivians, are Tocaña, Mururata, Chijchipa, Coscoma, Dorado Chico and Khala Khala. In South Yungas, the principal black community is Chicaloma. Both areas are mainly inhabited by Aymara-speaking indigenous population. Black Yunguenos in South Yungas have frequently intermarrie ...
... concentrations of Afro-Bolivians, are Tocaña, Mururata, Chijchipa, Coscoma, Dorado Chico and Khala Khala. In South Yungas, the principal black community is Chicaloma. Both areas are mainly inhabited by Aymara-speaking indigenous population. Black Yunguenos in South Yungas have frequently intermarrie ...
Dependency Parsing with an Extended Finite
... in which we have three dependency relations encoded by additional symbols (highlighted with boldface type) injected into the string. The partial dependency trees encoded are depicted to the left of the intermediate strings. It should be noted that the sets of dependency relations captured in the fir ...
... in which we have three dependency relations encoded by additional symbols (highlighted with boldface type) injected into the string. The partial dependency trees encoded are depicted to the left of the intermediate strings. It should be noted that the sets of dependency relations captured in the fir ...
Pronoun Production: Word or World Knowledge?
... However, it turns out that distributivity does affect number agreement in languages other than English (e.g., Vigliocco, Butterworth and Garrett 1996), and sometimes even in English (Eberhard 1999). Notional involvement has also been found in processes of grammatical gender agreement. In a series of ...
... However, it turns out that distributivity does affect number agreement in languages other than English (e.g., Vigliocco, Butterworth and Garrett 1996), and sometimes even in English (Eberhard 1999). Notional involvement has also been found in processes of grammatical gender agreement. In a series of ...
Hidden Markov Models
... The finite base form of lexical verbs The past tense form of lexical verbs The -ing form of lexical verbs The infinitive form of lexical verbs The past participle form of lexical verbs The -s form of lexical verbs The negative particle Alphabetical symbols ...
... The finite base form of lexical verbs The past tense form of lexical verbs The -ing form of lexical verbs The infinitive form of lexical verbs The past participle form of lexical verbs The -s form of lexical verbs The negative particle Alphabetical symbols ...
Grammar in Newspaper Headlines
... As it was already mentioned above, block language often consists of lexical items lower than sentences, for example of just one dependent clause or a noun phrase, each functioning independently as in How coal is the future (T) or When boys and girls come out to play (G) or New raps for Mr & Mrs Can ...
... As it was already mentioned above, block language often consists of lexical items lower than sentences, for example of just one dependent clause or a noun phrase, each functioning independently as in How coal is the future (T) or When boys and girls come out to play (G) or New raps for Mr & Mrs Can ...
Syntactic Theory: A Formal Introduction
... about unlikely or improbable events or heroes, and we can paraphrase It is improbable that Lee will be elected by saying It is unlikely that Lee will be elected. This last sentence is synonymous with Lee is unlikely to be elected. So why does it sound so strange to say *Lee is improbable to be elect ...
... about unlikely or improbable events or heroes, and we can paraphrase It is improbable that Lee will be elected by saying It is unlikely that Lee will be elected. This last sentence is synonymous with Lee is unlikely to be elected. So why does it sound so strange to say *Lee is improbable to be elect ...
On the syntax ofconstructions with arb SE in Spanish
... We have adopted the analysis in Koopman & Sportiche (1988) by which the subject of a verb associated with an external a-role is generated in its vp* internal position (DP*) (see 4b above). This is the case for U nergative structures, such as (12a). Koopman & Sportiche (1988: Sec. 1.4) further claim ...
... We have adopted the analysis in Koopman & Sportiche (1988) by which the subject of a verb associated with an external a-role is generated in its vp* internal position (DP*) (see 4b above). This is the case for U nergative structures, such as (12a). Koopman & Sportiche (1988: Sec. 1.4) further claim ...
The Parts of Speech
... You will find colourful cultural ceremonies on the outer islands performed much as they have been for centuries. You'll find ruins left by our ancestors in places such as the enigmatic cities of Nan Madol on Pohnpei and Lelu on Kosrae. Relics from the Truk Lagoon of Chuuk have become a world-famous ...
... You will find colourful cultural ceremonies on the outer islands performed much as they have been for centuries. You'll find ruins left by our ancestors in places such as the enigmatic cities of Nan Madol on Pohnpei and Lelu on Kosrae. Relics from the Truk Lagoon of Chuuk have become a world-famous ...
VCV Words with Long and Short Vowels
... about it in your own comic. Use examples from the text to help explain how an illustrated book is made. Create a comic using the cat and the dog that watched as the illustrations were created in What Do Illustrators Do? Draw and write what illustrators do. Use details from page 246 for Step 1 and pa ...
... about it in your own comic. Use examples from the text to help explain how an illustrated book is made. Create a comic using the cat and the dog that watched as the illustrations were created in What Do Illustrators Do? Draw and write what illustrators do. Use details from page 246 for Step 1 and pa ...
1 Present participles
... behave both like verbs and like adjectives, this is due to the fact that verbal and adjectival passives are very often homophonous (Wasow 1977, Levin & Rapapport 1986, among many others). There are thus two distinct entries, one verbal and one adjectival, rather than one "mixed" entry. Following thi ...
... behave both like verbs and like adjectives, this is due to the fact that verbal and adjectival passives are very often homophonous (Wasow 1977, Levin & Rapapport 1986, among many others). There are thus two distinct entries, one verbal and one adjectival, rather than one "mixed" entry. Following thi ...
Present participles: Categorial classification and derivation Aya
... behave both like verbs and like adjectives, this is due to the fact that verbal and adjectival passives are very often homophonous (Wasow 1977, Levin & Rapapport 1986, among many others). There are thus two distinct entries, one verbal and one adjectival, rather than one "mixed" entry. Following thi ...
... behave both like verbs and like adjectives, this is due to the fact that verbal and adjectival passives are very often homophonous (Wasow 1977, Levin & Rapapport 1986, among many others). There are thus two distinct entries, one verbal and one adjectival, rather than one "mixed" entry. Following thi ...
Varied Sentence Structure Activities with answer key
... What is missing from this sentence to make it clearer? A. a comma after "Tommy and Madison" B. a colon after shoes instead of a comma C. Nothing is missing; the sentence is correct. D. a comma after "lanes" (1) Hundreds of people line up at Grand Central Terminal yesterday, but they weren't there to ...
... What is missing from this sentence to make it clearer? A. a comma after "Tommy and Madison" B. a colon after shoes instead of a comma C. Nothing is missing; the sentence is correct. D. a comma after "lanes" (1) Hundreds of people line up at Grand Central Terminal yesterday, but they weren't there to ...
Identifying Relations for Open Information Extraction
... relation phrase, solving this problem. Although the syntactic constraint significantly reduces incoherent and uninformative extractions, it allows overly-specific relation phrases such as is offering only modest greenhouse gas reduction targets at. To avoid overly-specific relation phrases, we intro ...
... relation phrase, solving this problem. Although the syntactic constraint significantly reduces incoherent and uninformative extractions, it allows overly-specific relation phrases such as is offering only modest greenhouse gas reduction targets at. To avoid overly-specific relation phrases, we intro ...
The secret life of focus exponents, and what it tells us about fronted
... so-called meaningful expressions (semantic terms, cf. Sailer 2000) as values. The background of a sentence in De Kuthy’s approach is defined to be that part of the logical form of the sentence which is neither in focus nor in topic. This characterization of background closely resembles the definitio ...
... so-called meaningful expressions (semantic terms, cf. Sailer 2000) as values. The background of a sentence in De Kuthy’s approach is defined to be that part of the logical form of the sentence which is neither in focus nor in topic. This characterization of background closely resembles the definitio ...
the EMNLP 2011 paper - ReVerb
... relation phrase, solving this problem. Although the syntactic constraint significantly reduces incoherent and uninformative extractions, it allows overly-specific relation phrases such as is offering only modest greenhouse gas reduction targets at. To avoid overly-specific relation phrases, we intro ...
... relation phrase, solving this problem. Although the syntactic constraint significantly reduces incoherent and uninformative extractions, it allows overly-specific relation phrases such as is offering only modest greenhouse gas reduction targets at. To avoid overly-specific relation phrases, we intro ...
The Finnish Accusative: Long Distance Case Assignment by ϕ
... they do not differ in their objecthood. In the second part, we show that the various accusatives are also treated similarly in terms of certain syntactic operations, such as clefting and raising. First of all, given the completely uncontroversial status of accusative marking ...
... they do not differ in their objecthood. In the second part, we show that the various accusatives are also treated similarly in terms of certain syntactic operations, such as clefting and raising. First of all, given the completely uncontroversial status of accusative marking ...
OBJECT FUNCTIONS AND THE SYNTAX OF
... constructions, as a change in the morphological structure of a verb is accompanied by a change in its argument structure. A new proposal is offered to account for this. A study of the syntax of DOCs involves much more than merely acknowledging the presence of two object functions in the construction ...
... constructions, as a change in the morphological structure of a verb is accompanied by a change in its argument structure. A new proposal is offered to account for this. A study of the syntax of DOCs involves much more than merely acknowledging the presence of two object functions in the construction ...
How weak and how definite are Weak Definites?
... A reviewer points out that speaker’s usually have their local hospital etc. in mind when using Weak Definites. But my main point is that this is not necessarily so, as can be seen rather clearly from quantified examples like (1), where there may be no one local hospital in that sense. ...
... A reviewer points out that speaker’s usually have their local hospital etc. in mind when using Weak Definites. But my main point is that this is not necessarily so, as can be seen rather clearly from quantified examples like (1), where there may be no one local hospital in that sense. ...
Hong Kong English 2
... an active/passive distinction. As modifiers, the difference between present participles (eg ‘the boring lecture’ = ‘the lecture bores people’) and past participles (eg ‘the bored students’ = ‘the students are bored’) is essentially one of active (with the modified noun as the subject) vs. passive ve ...
... an active/passive distinction. As modifiers, the difference between present participles (eg ‘the boring lecture’ = ‘the lecture bores people’) and past participles (eg ‘the bored students’ = ‘the students are bored’) is essentially one of active (with the modified noun as the subject) vs. passive ve ...
A Survey of Coordination Strategies in the World`s
... languages. It was inspired by the observation that Japanese does not have a single, general-purpose word for and. Instead, in situations where an English sentence would have and, Japanese has a number of different structures, each of which is used with a particular subset of phrase types. This sugge ...
... languages. It was inspired by the observation that Japanese does not have a single, general-purpose word for and. Instead, in situations where an English sentence would have and, Japanese has a number of different structures, each of which is used with a particular subset of phrase types. This sugge ...
welsh joint education committee
... persist, which cause problems in the moderation and awarding process. There were fewer discrepancies between the marks on folders and those entered online by centres but these remain significant. Please can centres double check the addition of the two marks and note any changes at internal moderatio ...
... persist, which cause problems in the moderation and awarding process. There were fewer discrepancies between the marks on folders and those entered online by centres but these remain significant. Please can centres double check the addition of the two marks and note any changes at internal moderatio ...
Created by: Joanne Warner Visit my website: www
... or no spiral review until the next school year. After creating and using this product in my classroom, I had my first “Ah Hah!” moment when 2 of my students said…. “Subjects and Predicts are easy!”. Learning a new skill and successfully transferring that knowledge to long term memory requires a grea ...
... or no spiral review until the next school year. After creating and using this product in my classroom, I had my first “Ah Hah!” moment when 2 of my students said…. “Subjects and Predicts are easy!”. Learning a new skill and successfully transferring that knowledge to long term memory requires a grea ...
Nouns and Pronouns Mastery
... As we discussed in the basics of grammar chapter, pronouns take the place of nouns and refer to people or things previously mentioned in the sentence or surrounding sentences. A list of the most common pronouns follows: all another any anybody anyone anything both each either everybody everyone ...
... As we discussed in the basics of grammar chapter, pronouns take the place of nouns and refer to people or things previously mentioned in the sentence or surrounding sentences. A list of the most common pronouns follows: all another any anybody anyone anything both each either everybody everyone ...