Logophoric pronouns and reported discourse in Finnish and High
... There seem to be no restrictions as to possible case forms and syntactic functions. Most often the logophoric pronoun is used as a subject or an object, it also appears as genitive attribute or complement of an adposition. Laitinen (2005: 77–78) draws attention to the fact that Finnish hän shares tw ...
... There seem to be no restrictions as to possible case forms and syntactic functions. Most often the logophoric pronoun is used as a subject or an object, it also appears as genitive attribute or complement of an adposition. Laitinen (2005: 77–78) draws attention to the fact that Finnish hän shares tw ...
Do INSTRUCTION AND EXPOSURE MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON
... According to the curriculum, in narrations the main events of the story which advance the plot line are expressed in the passe simple while the imparfait 'imperfect' provides background. As with other verb forms, in the passe simple students must learn the root and which inflectional endings it take ...
... According to the curriculum, in narrations the main events of the story which advance the plot line are expressed in the passe simple while the imparfait 'imperfect' provides background. As with other verb forms, in the passe simple students must learn the root and which inflectional endings it take ...
Distributional Properties and Endocentricity of English Gerunds
... The argument-taking properties nominal gerunds can be dealt with in the same way as the usual derived event nouns like criticism; destruction, donation, etc are analyzed. Within this approach the derived gerund nominals are simply argument-taking nouns. 4. Distributional Properties of Gerund Phrases ...
... The argument-taking properties nominal gerunds can be dealt with in the same way as the usual derived event nouns like criticism; destruction, donation, etc are analyzed. Within this approach the derived gerund nominals are simply argument-taking nouns. 4. Distributional Properties of Gerund Phrases ...
Expository Writing Tutorial
... Sentence Fragment – A clause written as a sentence but lacking an element—as a subject (noun or pronoun) or a predicate (verb) or a complete thought E.g. To Kill a Mockingbird, addressing the importance of morality. Run-on Sentence – A written sequence of two or more main clauses that are not separa ...
... Sentence Fragment – A clause written as a sentence but lacking an element—as a subject (noun or pronoun) or a predicate (verb) or a complete thought E.g. To Kill a Mockingbird, addressing the importance of morality. Run-on Sentence – A written sequence of two or more main clauses that are not separa ...
Some notes on Russian predicative infinitives in automatic translation
... serve only to render the meaning of the respective Russian examples (using, one may say, English as a sort of metalanguage), not to elaborate on or even to illustrate the linguistic aspects of translation into English. Moreover, our following observations and suggestions are meant only to serve as a ...
... serve only to render the meaning of the respective Russian examples (using, one may say, English as a sort of metalanguage), not to elaborate on or even to illustrate the linguistic aspects of translation into English. Moreover, our following observations and suggestions are meant only to serve as a ...
ETCBC Glossary
... A. Morphological Tags The morphological tags (verbal stem, verbal tense, person, number, gender, state) do not require explanation, since they are similar to standard grammatical forms. ...
... A. Morphological Tags The morphological tags (verbal stem, verbal tense, person, number, gender, state) do not require explanation, since they are similar to standard grammatical forms. ...
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF UKRAINE
... Pronominal questions Pronominal questions open with an interrogative pronoun or a pronominal adverb, the function of which is to get more detailed and exact information about some event or phenomenon known to the speaker and listener. The interrogative pronouns and adverbs which function as question ...
... Pronominal questions Pronominal questions open with an interrogative pronoun or a pronominal adverb, the function of which is to get more detailed and exact information about some event or phenomenon known to the speaker and listener. The interrogative pronouns and adverbs which function as question ...
A Lexicalized Tree Adjoining Grammar for English
... e l e m e n t a r y t r e e s . Each elementary tree is constrained to have at least one terminal symbol which acts as its anchor. The trees in I are called initial trees. Initial trees represent minimal linguistic structures which are defined to have a t least one terminal at the frontier (the anch ...
... e l e m e n t a r y t r e e s . Each elementary tree is constrained to have at least one terminal symbol which acts as its anchor. The trees in I are called initial trees. Initial trees represent minimal linguistic structures which are defined to have a t least one terminal at the frontier (the anch ...
Comma Notes
... and Clauses Nonrestrictive phrases and clauses add an additional idea but do not substantially modify the meaning of a sentence. If they are were removed, the meaning of the sentence would not be altered. Use commas to set off nonrestrictive word groups from the remainder of the sentence. ...
... and Clauses Nonrestrictive phrases and clauses add an additional idea but do not substantially modify the meaning of a sentence. If they are were removed, the meaning of the sentence would not be altered. Use commas to set off nonrestrictive word groups from the remainder of the sentence. ...
89212104-Ch.8
... The claim that noun phrases have the structure in (65a) is known as the DP Hypothesis. It is believed that noun phrases include the category Agr under D which parallels the Agr category of I in IPs. Spec-head agreement phenomenon in DP, too. English does not have rich agreement inflection. ...
... The claim that noun phrases have the structure in (65a) is known as the DP Hypothesis. It is believed that noun phrases include the category Agr under D which parallels the Agr category of I in IPs. Spec-head agreement phenomenon in DP, too. English does not have rich agreement inflection. ...
Non-concord in Existential-There Constructions: A Corpus - S
... Based on Table 7 and 8, Insua & Martinez (2003) affirm that nonconcord occurs more frequently in TCs with coordinated NPs and intervening material. There lie several limitations here as well. First, the samples for both Table 7 and Table 8 are too limited in number. The total number of TCs with coor ...
... Based on Table 7 and 8, Insua & Martinez (2003) affirm that nonconcord occurs more frequently in TCs with coordinated NPs and intervening material. There lie several limitations here as well. First, the samples for both Table 7 and Table 8 are too limited in number. The total number of TCs with coor ...
Breathing Life into Dead Grammar
... • Other languages may use articles differently, or no articles at all. • Plurals may be formed by adding words or syllables to the sentence, or by giving context clues in the sentence to indicate that there is more than one. • The word order may not follow the familiar subject-verb-object pattern. • ...
... • Other languages may use articles differently, or no articles at all. • Plurals may be formed by adding words or syllables to the sentence, or by giving context clues in the sentence to indicate that there is more than one. • The word order may not follow the familiar subject-verb-object pattern. • ...
The Oxford Guide to English Usage
... prior to the time of speaking, e. g. He said he would go. gerund the part of the verb which can be used like a noun, ending in—ing, e. g. What is the use of my scolding him? govern (said of a verb or preposition) to have (a noun or pronoun, or a case) ...
... prior to the time of speaking, e. g. He said he would go. gerund the part of the verb which can be used like a noun, ending in—ing, e. g. What is the use of my scolding him? govern (said of a verb or preposition) to have (a noun or pronoun, or a case) ...
0525 GERMAN (FOREIGN LANGUAGE) MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2015 series
... Subject (=subject noun or pronoun including article or possessive) + any finite verb Disregard adjectives, relative clauses, qualifiers and modifiers when looking at the ‘subject’ Minor spelling errors in the subject will be tolerated Capitalisation of nouns will be considered under Other lingui ...
... Subject (=subject noun or pronoun including article or possessive) + any finite verb Disregard adjectives, relative clauses, qualifiers and modifiers when looking at the ‘subject’ Minor spelling errors in the subject will be tolerated Capitalisation of nouns will be considered under Other lingui ...
HOW TO SPEAK AND WRITE CORRECTLY CONTENTS CHAPTER I REQUIREMENTS OF SPEECH
... A Pronoun is a word used for or instead of a noun to keep us from repeating the same noun too often. Pronouns, like nouns, have case, number, gender and person. There are three kinds of pronouns, personal , relative and adjective . A verb is a word which signifies action or the doing of something. A ...
... A Pronoun is a word used for or instead of a noun to keep us from repeating the same noun too often. Pronouns, like nouns, have case, number, gender and person. There are three kinds of pronouns, personal , relative and adjective . A verb is a word which signifies action or the doing of something. A ...
Peak to Peak Writer`s Handbook
... Analyze or Evaluate: Go beyond Level One information (definitions) to discuss meaning. Evaluate the merit, weigh evidence and discuss implications of this meaning. Use persuasive techniques and textual evidence. Line diagrams and Cause/Effect organizers provide excellent prewriting strategies. Com ...
... Analyze or Evaluate: Go beyond Level One information (definitions) to discuss meaning. Evaluate the merit, weigh evidence and discuss implications of this meaning. Use persuasive techniques and textual evidence. Line diagrams and Cause/Effect organizers provide excellent prewriting strategies. Com ...
0525 german (foreign language)
... Subject (=subject noun or pronoun including article or possessive) + any finite verb Disregard adjectives, relative clauses, qualifiers and modifiers when looking at the ‘subject’ Minor spelling errors in the subject will be tolerated Capitalisation of nouns will be considered under Other lingui ...
... Subject (=subject noun or pronoun including article or possessive) + any finite verb Disregard adjectives, relative clauses, qualifiers and modifiers when looking at the ‘subject’ Minor spelling errors in the subject will be tolerated Capitalisation of nouns will be considered under Other lingui ...
The temporality of language in interaction: projection and
... other (Schütz/Luckmann 1973). Synchronization in Schütz' sense refers to the participants' inner, experienced time. As such, at first sight it may not appear to be a phenomenon that interactional linguists should or could be interested in; 'inner' phenomena do not seem to be accessible for analysis ...
... other (Schütz/Luckmann 1973). Synchronization in Schütz' sense refers to the participants' inner, experienced time. As such, at first sight it may not appear to be a phenomenon that interactional linguists should or could be interested in; 'inner' phenomena do not seem to be accessible for analysis ...
Lecture Notes: Linguistics
... It is astonishing what language can do. With a few syllables it can express an incalculable number of thoughts, so that even a thought grasped by a terrestrial being for the very first time can be put into a form of words which will be understood by someone to whom the thought is entirely new. This w ...
... It is astonishing what language can do. With a few syllables it can express an incalculable number of thoughts, so that even a thought grasped by a terrestrial being for the very first time can be put into a form of words which will be understood by someone to whom the thought is entirely new. This w ...
Mismatches in default inheritance
... cats have fewer than four legs, perhaps as the result of an accident, so there are exceptions whose actual characteristics 'override' the default. When your particular cat stands up and you can count the legs, you do not have to revise its classification it is still a cat, but an exceptional one. In ...
... cats have fewer than four legs, perhaps as the result of an accident, so there are exceptions whose actual characteristics 'override' the default. When your particular cat stands up and you can count the legs, you do not have to revise its classification it is still a cat, but an exceptional one. In ...
book 7 of caesar`s bellum gallicum
... rather than a self-serving political hack.” (Williams,39 217). (The best introductory work on Caesar as an author is Adcock’s Caesar as a Man of Letters.40 The focus of the book is not Caesar’s political or military career, but instead his literary career and it serves as a good introduction to the ...
... rather than a self-serving political hack.” (Williams,39 217). (The best introductory work on Caesar as an author is Adcock’s Caesar as a Man of Letters.40 The focus of the book is not Caesar’s political or military career, but instead his literary career and it serves as a good introduction to the ...
Fontenelle, T. 1994. “What on earth are collocations?”.
... they are made up of. In the above example, there is no actual licking whatsoever and the expression is not about boots either. Moreover, idioms are not variable and cannot be submitted to various standard syntactic manipulations such as the following ones (the asterisk indicates that the sentences a ...
... they are made up of. In the above example, there is no actual licking whatsoever and the expression is not about boots either. Moreover, idioms are not variable and cannot be submitted to various standard syntactic manipulations such as the following ones (the asterisk indicates that the sentences a ...
The Latin Alphabet
... Romans added V at once, which was sorely needed, then X for 'ks,' pronounced like the Greek Ξ , though it looks more like Greek X, which represents a sound absent from Latin. The X was probably considered much easier to write. Finally, Y and Z were appended in the first century BC to spell Greek loa ...
... Romans added V at once, which was sorely needed, then X for 'ks,' pronounced like the Greek Ξ , though it looks more like Greek X, which represents a sound absent from Latin. The X was probably considered much easier to write. Finally, Y and Z were appended in the first century BC to spell Greek loa ...
Approaches to the Typology of Word Classes
... used in certain syntactic environments as a noun or a verb.1 Although certain full words seem to be used more as verb or more as a NP nucleus for semantic reasons, there are no lexical or grammatical constraints on why a particular word cannot be used in the one or the other function. Most Samoan eq ...
... used in certain syntactic environments as a noun or a verb.1 Although certain full words seem to be used more as verb or more as a NP nucleus for semantic reasons, there are no lexical or grammatical constraints on why a particular word cannot be used in the one or the other function. Most Samoan eq ...