Part II: A Close Look at Parts of Speech
... Dealing with the definite article “the” .........................................................................26 Saying “a” or “an” in Italian: Indefinite articles ..........................................................27 Distinguishing between Masculine and Feminine Nouns..................... ...
... Dealing with the definite article “the” .........................................................................26 Saying “a” or “an” in Italian: Indefinite articles ..........................................................27 Distinguishing between Masculine and Feminine Nouns..................... ...
George_Ehrenhaft_Ed
... prepare yourself. But even if the test is tomorrow, the book can still give you a quick fix on what to expect when you open your exam booklet. If the SAT is weeks or months away, let the book work for you. Use it regularly and often. Let it acquaint you with the format of the test and accustom you t ...
... prepare yourself. But even if the test is tomorrow, the book can still give you a quick fix on what to expect when you open your exam booklet. If the SAT is weeks or months away, let the book work for you. Use it regularly and often. Let it acquaint you with the format of the test and accustom you t ...
Grammatical structure of the English Language
... other parts of speech. It is the only part of speech in present-day English that has a morphological system based on a series of categories. It is the only part of speech that has analytical forms, and again the only one that has nonfinite forms such as the infinitive, the gerund and the participle ...
... other parts of speech. It is the only part of speech in present-day English that has a morphological system based on a series of categories. It is the only part of speech that has analytical forms, and again the only one that has nonfinite forms such as the infinitive, the gerund and the participle ...
Polysemy of verbal prefixes in Russian: conceptual structure versus
... and prefix selection I searched for combinations of a hundred verbs from a list of common verbs with the prefixes za-, ot-, do-, pere- and pro-, and checked whether the prefixes are used as lexical, superlexical, or both. The choice is generally clear from context, and I also searched for secondary ...
... and prefix selection I searched for combinations of a hundred verbs from a list of common verbs with the prefixes za-, ot-, do-, pere- and pro-, and checked whether the prefixes are used as lexical, superlexical, or both. The choice is generally clear from context, and I also searched for secondary ...
Non-finites in North Saami - Suomalais
... I have been studying the morphology, syntax and semantics of the non-finite verb forms in North Saami for quite some time. Now, it is time to draw together the threads, and this includes much more than simply presenting those concrete example sentences, references and pieces of analysis from which m ...
... I have been studying the morphology, syntax and semantics of the non-finite verb forms in North Saami for quite some time. Now, it is time to draw together the threads, and this includes much more than simply presenting those concrete example sentences, references and pieces of analysis from which m ...
Style ~ Towards Clarity and Grace
... Greg Colomb opened his preface to the tenth edition of this book by noting, “Though it should be Joe Williams writing these words and revising this edition, I am honored to do it in his place.” I can say similarly, it should be Greg writing these words and revising this edition, and I am honored to ...
... Greg Colomb opened his preface to the tenth edition of this book by noting, “Though it should be Joe Williams writing these words and revising this edition, I am honored to do it in his place.” I can say similarly, it should be Greg writing these words and revising this edition, and I am honored to ...
Armenian. Modern Eastern Armenian
... Armenian has a three-term plosive system which opposes voiced, voiceless aspirated and plain voiceless stops although a number of dialects have substituted ejectives (glottalised stops) for the latter. The noun has five cases, the dative incorporating the functions of a genitive and, in the case of ...
... Armenian has a three-term plosive system which opposes voiced, voiceless aspirated and plain voiceless stops although a number of dialects have substituted ejectives (glottalised stops) for the latter. The noun has five cases, the dative incorporating the functions of a genitive and, in the case of ...
English Grammar Learn to
... Geraldine Woods began her education when teachers still supplied ink wells to their students. She credits her 35-year career as an English teacher to a set of ultra-strict nuns armed with thick grammar books. She lives in New York City, where with great difficulty she refrains from correcting signs ...
... Geraldine Woods began her education when teachers still supplied ink wells to their students. She credits her 35-year career as an English teacher to a set of ultra-strict nuns armed with thick grammar books. She lives in New York City, where with great difficulty she refrains from correcting signs ...
Introduction to Tocharian - Ústav srovnávací jazykovědy
... It cannot be overemphasized that TA and TB were distinct languages and certainly were not mutually intelligible. Nevertheless, TA and TB were structurally similar, characterized by right-headed constituent phrases, a system of agglutinating nominal case suffixes, and the central role of aspect and t ...
... It cannot be overemphasized that TA and TB were distinct languages and certainly were not mutually intelligible. Nevertheless, TA and TB were structurally similar, characterized by right-headed constituent phrases, a system of agglutinating nominal case suffixes, and the central role of aspect and t ...
The distribution of pronoun case forms in English
... pronoun case variation that cannot be given a purely case-based account occur in strong pronoun contexts. The consistent nominative/objective case distinction found with weak pronouns is due to their syntactic deficiency and the increasing importance of Positional Case in English. Unlike strong pron ...
... pronoun case variation that cannot be given a purely case-based account occur in strong pronoun contexts. The consistent nominative/objective case distinction found with weak pronouns is due to their syntactic deficiency and the increasing importance of Positional Case in English. Unlike strong pron ...
Quenya Course
... can with some ease write substantial texts in them without resorting to massive invention of one’s own. Until recently, Sindarin was poorly understood, and its complex phonology may daunt fresh students (especially if they have no linguistic training). My advice to people who want to study Tolkien’s ...
... can with some ease write substantial texts in them without resorting to massive invention of one’s own. Until recently, Sindarin was poorly understood, and its complex phonology may daunt fresh students (especially if they have no linguistic training). My advice to people who want to study Tolkien’s ...
On the linguistic complexity of proper names
... It was [ PP under the chair ] that I think I left my coat. c. * It was [ VP go home early ] that John did. d. * It was [ AP very angry at me ] that John was. Stowell 1981 argues that the constraint is categorial: only [- V] projections can be clefted. He further claims that the constraint cannot be ...
... It was [ PP under the chair ] that I think I left my coat. c. * It was [ VP go home early ] that John did. d. * It was [ AP very angry at me ] that John was. Stowell 1981 argues that the constraint is categorial: only [- V] projections can be clefted. He further claims that the constraint cannot be ...
Argument Structure: Grammar in Use - UCSB Linguistics
... inside the sentence, down to the level of verbal argument structures with their organizational influence across the clause. At a time when theories of argument structure have already undertaken to address the structural implications of interac tions across domains of words, constructions, grammatica ...
... inside the sentence, down to the level of verbal argument structures with their organizational influence across the clause. At a time when theories of argument structure have already undertaken to address the structural implications of interac tions across domains of words, constructions, grammatica ...
(Past) Participle Agreement
... One of the most influential developments of syntactic theory over the last twenty-five years or so is the articulated and abstract conception of clause structure first inspired by Pollock’s (1989) article. Functional categories constitute the skeleton upon which clause structure is built up. Althoug ...
... One of the most influential developments of syntactic theory over the last twenty-five years or so is the articulated and abstract conception of clause structure first inspired by Pollock’s (1989) article. Functional categories constitute the skeleton upon which clause structure is built up. Althoug ...
lexical and structural ambiguity in humorous headlines
... the time at which they are accessed during sentence processing are subjects of debate and have engendered a series of opposing or sometimes partially overlapping theories. For example, one of the first distinctions to be made when approaching the models of lexical ambiguity resolution elaborated so ...
... the time at which they are accessed during sentence processing are subjects of debate and have engendered a series of opposing or sometimes partially overlapping theories. For example, one of the first distinctions to be made when approaching the models of lexical ambiguity resolution elaborated so ...
Chinese: An Essential Grammar
... Hans, who constitute 94 per cent of China]s population. One word for the language in Chinese is Hanyu, the Han language. Different, non-Han languages are spoken by the remaining 6 per cent of the population, the so-called minority peoples, such as the Mongols and Tibetans. The Chinese language is di ...
... Hans, who constitute 94 per cent of China]s population. One word for the language in Chinese is Hanyu, the Han language. Different, non-Han languages are spoken by the remaining 6 per cent of the population, the so-called minority peoples, such as the Mongols and Tibetans. The Chinese language is di ...
parameters and micro-parameters in arabic sentence structure
... In particular, the essential architecture of sentences expressing the dependency relations verbs and associated elements have with the 'functional' portion of sentences (i.e., tense/modality properties) is universal in that these dependency relations will be expressed on the basis of the same featur ...
... In particular, the essential architecture of sentences expressing the dependency relations verbs and associated elements have with the 'functional' portion of sentences (i.e., tense/modality properties) is universal in that these dependency relations will be expressed on the basis of the same featur ...
The Bisecting CP Hypothesis
... the matching of relative clause internal and external arguments in a more systematic way. This analysis combines aspects of van Craenenbroeck’s (2007) split CP analysis and Bianchi’s (1999) determiner incorporation analysis and extends them across the full range of wh-subordinate clauses, including ...
... the matching of relative clause internal and external arguments in a more systematic way. This analysis combines aspects of van Craenenbroeck’s (2007) split CP analysis and Bianchi’s (1999) determiner incorporation analysis and extends them across the full range of wh-subordinate clauses, including ...
A grammar of Lha`alua, an Austronesian language of Taiwan
... (when topicalized), E, A or O function. The bound pronouns can be divided into two sets: nominative pronouns, marking arguments in S function, and genitive pronouns, marking arguments in A function and possessor function. The case system includes core, oblique and genitive. The core case covers argu ...
... (when topicalized), E, A or O function. The bound pronouns can be divided into two sets: nominative pronouns, marking arguments in S function, and genitive pronouns, marking arguments in A function and possessor function. The case system includes core, oblique and genitive. The core case covers argu ...
anotace - Theses
... cannot become passive. These are, for example, have (=own), lack, resemble, and suit (=be right for). These are all “state verbs”; the term is used especially by Eastwood (2005). Other grammarians (Huddleston and Pullum, 2002; Biber, Conrad and Leech, 2002) use rather the term “stative verbs”. Stati ...
... cannot become passive. These are, for example, have (=own), lack, resemble, and suit (=be right for). These are all “state verbs”; the term is used especially by Eastwood (2005). Other grammarians (Huddleston and Pullum, 2002; Biber, Conrad and Leech, 2002) use rather the term “stative verbs”. Stati ...
Theoretical Approaches to Locative Inversion
... does not involve any additional morphology (as opposed to passive, applicative etc.). The fact that the non-inverted and the inverted structure have distinct (if not even complementary) uses in discourse also makes locative inversion an interesting object of information structural research. Any acco ...
... does not involve any additional morphology (as opposed to passive, applicative etc.). The fact that the non-inverted and the inverted structure have distinct (if not even complementary) uses in discourse also makes locative inversion an interesting object of information structural research. Any acco ...
Syntax and Compositional Semantics of the Clause
... Other modals: can, will, would, shall, should, may, might ==> could(x,e) & go’(e,x) Perfect tense: “have”: Syn[vb/vbp,n,vbn,-] OR VB[compl1=vbn] I have gone. ==> Perfect(e) & go’(e,x) Relevant to some reference time ...
... Other modals: can, will, would, shall, should, may, might ==> could(x,e) & go’(e,x) Perfect tense: “have”: Syn[vb/vbp,n,vbn,-] OR VB[compl1=vbn] I have gone. ==> Perfect(e) & go’(e,x) Relevant to some reference time ...
Grammaticalization and - White Rose eTheses Online
... related to Chinese syntax) numerous times and I thank him for his advice. I should also like to thank my examiners, Professor Peter Sells (internal) and Professor Elly van Gelderen (external). To Peter I owe everything that has happened to me here at York, since it was he whom I got in touch with i ...
... related to Chinese syntax) numerous times and I thank him for his advice. I should also like to thank my examiners, Professor Peter Sells (internal) and Professor Elly van Gelderen (external). To Peter I owe everything that has happened to me here at York, since it was he whom I got in touch with i ...
The semantics of existence
... commitment’.7 More precisely, there-sentences can quantify over past, merely possible, and merely intentional objects, objects that the predicate exist (or other existence predicates) could not be true of. This is particularly clear with NPs containing intensional or intentional adjectival or relati ...
... commitment’.7 More precisely, there-sentences can quantify over past, merely possible, and merely intentional objects, objects that the predicate exist (or other existence predicates) could not be true of. This is particularly clear with NPs containing intensional or intentional adjectival or relati ...