Reanalysis of Verb and Preposition In English
... In examples (7b) and (8b), if the verb in each V+P sequence (i.e., argued about and talked to) could combine with the following preposition to form a complex verb through (optional) reanalysis, making the NP following the preposition a verbal object of the given complex verb, it would be possible fo ...
... In examples (7b) and (8b), if the verb in each V+P sequence (i.e., argued about and talked to) could combine with the following preposition to form a complex verb through (optional) reanalysis, making the NP following the preposition a verbal object of the given complex verb, it would be possible fo ...
Dutch and German verb clusters in Performance
... only agreement features but also positional features. While their values are determined as part of the unification process. A simplified example is provided in Figure 8 by the placement of the past participle gerepareerd of example (1). The “CMPtype” feature on the CoMPlement S-node in the lexical f ...
... only agreement features but also positional features. While their values are determined as part of the unification process. A simplified example is provided in Figure 8 by the placement of the past participle gerepareerd of example (1). The “CMPtype” feature on the CoMPlement S-node in the lexical f ...
Clausal Subordination and the Structure of the Verbal Phrase
... that the CP in sentences such as (2a) is a referring expression is “impressionistic at best” [5] (p. 45)). Thus, the hogy ‘that’ clause in bridge-verb constructions lacking proleptic azt/úgy shows a strong tendency to be interpreted presuppositionally, similar to but not quite in the same way as in ...
... that the CP in sentences such as (2a) is a referring expression is “impressionistic at best” [5] (p. 45)). Thus, the hogy ‘that’ clause in bridge-verb constructions lacking proleptic azt/úgy shows a strong tendency to be interpreted presuppositionally, similar to but not quite in the same way as in ...
chapters 4 and 5
... Four suggestions on identifying the Object Predicate are: (a) only use this label if you have a (direct) object, (b) if you see the verb consider, it is a good candidate for having a direct object and object predicate, (c) if you leave out the Object Predicate, the sentence is incomplete or has a di ...
... Four suggestions on identifying the Object Predicate are: (a) only use this label if you have a (direct) object, (b) if you see the verb consider, it is a good candidate for having a direct object and object predicate, (c) if you leave out the Object Predicate, the sentence is incomplete or has a di ...
VILNIUS PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY
... to the scholar, the failure of the bus to turn up functions as cause, and my being late for the meeting functions as effect. These two micro-situations form a single complex macro-situation, that is, the causative situation. In this case, it would be possible to express the macro-situation by combin ...
... to the scholar, the failure of the bus to turn up functions as cause, and my being late for the meeting functions as effect. These two micro-situations form a single complex macro-situation, that is, the causative situation. In this case, it would be possible to express the macro-situation by combin ...
Second Language Knowledge of [+/-Past] vs. [+/-Finite]
... Bayley found that, whereas native English speakers were much more likely to preserve final -t/d in affixal past-marking contexts (e.g. packed) than in monomorphemic contexts (e.g. pact), Chinesespeaking English learners were somewhat more likely to delete -t/d in past-marking contexts than monomorph ...
... Bayley found that, whereas native English speakers were much more likely to preserve final -t/d in affixal past-marking contexts (e.g. packed) than in monomorphemic contexts (e.g. pact), Chinesespeaking English learners were somewhat more likely to delete -t/d in past-marking contexts than monomorph ...
Case and Event Structure
... Sigur›sson 2000 points out cases in which nominative is sometimes available at some remove from the tense head of a clause; however, I will take there to be something essentially correct in the Pesetsky and Torrego account. In the sections to follow, I argue on the basis of the distribution of the I ...
... Sigur›sson 2000 points out cases in which nominative is sometimes available at some remove from the tense head of a clause; however, I will take there to be something essentially correct in the Pesetsky and Torrego account. In the sections to follow, I argue on the basis of the distribution of the I ...
Analyzing English Grammar
... relationship of sound-to-meaning, and (ii) as words relate to word classes (lexicosyntactic)--based upon where the word sits within a sentence. So overall, all three linguistic branches of study are ultimately involved with the learning of the basic word: Phonology (sound), Morphology (meaning), an ...
... relationship of sound-to-meaning, and (ii) as words relate to word classes (lexicosyntactic)--based upon where the word sits within a sentence. So overall, all three linguistic branches of study are ultimately involved with the learning of the basic word: Phonology (sound), Morphology (meaning), an ...
Diagramming the Infinitive as a Predicate
... or an adverb. An infinitive is usually preceded by the word to, which is commonly referred to as the sign of the infinitive. ...
... or an adverb. An infinitive is usually preceded by the word to, which is commonly referred to as the sign of the infinitive. ...
Markéta Lopatková, Jarmila Panevová
... In the valency frame of many nouns the same complements as in the VF of verbs occur. This is obvious for deverbal nouns (in details see Novotný, 1980, Karlík, 2000, Panevová, 2000 and esp. Řezníčková-Kolářová, 2003, Kolářová, in prep.). Moreover, the complements (functors) typical for verbs are com ...
... In the valency frame of many nouns the same complements as in the VF of verbs occur. This is obvious for deverbal nouns (in details see Novotný, 1980, Karlík, 2000, Panevová, 2000 and esp. Řezníčková-Kolářová, 2003, Kolářová, in prep.). Moreover, the complements (functors) typical for verbs are com ...
Algonquian verb structure: Plains Cree1
... the independent order (sometimes ‘mode’) in the Algonquianist tradition. Algonquianists often distinguish a third order, called subjunctive, but that one is regularly derived from the conjunct by an extra suffix in Cree; it is used for conditional sentences. In the conjunct order, person inflection ...
... the independent order (sometimes ‘mode’) in the Algonquianist tradition. Algonquianists often distinguish a third order, called subjunctive, but that one is regularly derived from the conjunct by an extra suffix in Cree; it is used for conditional sentences. In the conjunct order, person inflection ...
Chapter 14: GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES, PART 1
... • Students should learn that “gerund” is the name of a form based on a verb. A gerund may have the function of subject or object in a sentence. • In Chapter 1, students learned that some verbs (e.g., know, need, want) usually have no progressive use and may hesitate to use the -ing form of these ver ...
... • Students should learn that “gerund” is the name of a form based on a verb. A gerund may have the function of subject or object in a sentence. • In Chapter 1, students learned that some verbs (e.g., know, need, want) usually have no progressive use and may hesitate to use the -ing form of these ver ...
Gros Ventre Student Grammar
... AI and II Verbs (Intransitive Verbs) As you have already gathered from the examples, the different people involved in activities and descriptions, as well as how many of them there are [singular or plural] is indicated by prefixes and suffxes attached directly to the verb, and they become a part of ...
... AI and II Verbs (Intransitive Verbs) As you have already gathered from the examples, the different people involved in activities and descriptions, as well as how many of them there are [singular or plural] is indicated by prefixes and suffxes attached directly to the verb, and they become a part of ...
"Por" and "Para"
... Rule: to express gratitude or apology Model: Gracias por la ayuda. (Thanks for the help.) Rule: for multiplication and division Model: Dos por dos son cuatro. (Two times two equals four.) Rule: for velocity, frequency and proportion Model: Voy al restaurante cinco veces por semana. (I go to the res ...
... Rule: to express gratitude or apology Model: Gracias por la ayuda. (Thanks for the help.) Rule: for multiplication and division Model: Dos por dos son cuatro. (Two times two equals four.) Rule: for velocity, frequency and proportion Model: Voy al restaurante cinco veces por semana. (I go to the res ...
On Verb-Initial and Verb-Final Word Orders in Lokaa.
... typology of word order types, and reliable ways to tell one type from another. In this article, I look in some detail at sentences of this kind in Lokaa, discussing how they are generated, and how the orders found in Lokaa differ from those of certain other, superficially similar African languages. ...
... typology of word order types, and reliable ways to tell one type from another. In this article, I look in some detail at sentences of this kind in Lokaa, discussing how they are generated, and how the orders found in Lokaa differ from those of certain other, superficially similar African languages. ...
The Adverb vs. the Splitting of the Infinitive
... limitations of the auxiliary, and that the adverb is better placed between that auxiliaries than next to given. However, the main object is to stress the certain fact that there is no objection whatever to dividing a compound verb by adverbs.1 The separation of copulative verb and complement is one ...
... limitations of the auxiliary, and that the adverb is better placed between that auxiliaries than next to given. However, the main object is to stress the certain fact that there is no objection whatever to dividing a compound verb by adverbs.1 The separation of copulative verb and complement is one ...
infinitives and -ing forms
... I got used to (live) alone and even got (like) it.' 2.- Before trains were invented people used (travel) on horseback or in stage coaches. It used (take) a stage coach three days (go) from London to Bath. 3.- I meant (buy) an evening paper but I didn't see anyone (sell) them. 4.- Tom: I want (catch) ...
... I got used to (live) alone and even got (like) it.' 2.- Before trains were invented people used (travel) on horseback or in stage coaches. It used (take) a stage coach three days (go) from London to Bath. 3.- I meant (buy) an evening paper but I didn't see anyone (sell) them. 4.- Tom: I want (catch) ...
Untitled
... (plural omaye gatd) is familiar and condescending, and is the word used in addressing servants, workmen, the members of one's own family, etc. Omaye san is almost the same as anata, but more familiar, and is used chiefly by women. Kisama and temaye are used in addressing coolies and other ...
... (plural omaye gatd) is familiar and condescending, and is the word used in addressing servants, workmen, the members of one's own family, etc. Omaye san is almost the same as anata, but more familiar, and is used chiefly by women. Kisama and temaye are used in addressing coolies and other ...
Aspect Marking and Modality in Child Vietnamese
... There has been considerable debate regarding the acquisition of tense and aspect by young children. Studies on the acquisition of tense-aspect morphology have either attempted to make a general distinction between tense and aspect, or the more specific distinction between grammatical and lexical asp ...
... There has been considerable debate regarding the acquisition of tense and aspect by young children. Studies on the acquisition of tense-aspect morphology have either attempted to make a general distinction between tense and aspect, or the more specific distinction between grammatical and lexical asp ...
English Grammar
... We learnt about tense and time in the previous class. Now, we realize that time is a continuous flow measured in seconds, minutes, hours, days, or years. On the other hand, tense is a grammatical concept specific to a particular language. The tense system in English is not similar to that of any oth ...
... We learnt about tense and time in the previous class. Now, we realize that time is a continuous flow measured in seconds, minutes, hours, days, or years. On the other hand, tense is a grammatical concept specific to a particular language. The tense system in English is not similar to that of any oth ...
Preparatory Booklet - The Open University
... The booklet is structured as follows. The initial exercises concern the nuts of bolts of the language: reviewing grammatical terms, recognizing subjects and objects in sentences, looking at noun and adjective endings and so on, leading up to a translation passage which allows you practice on these b ...
... The booklet is structured as follows. The initial exercises concern the nuts of bolts of the language: reviewing grammatical terms, recognizing subjects and objects in sentences, looking at noun and adjective endings and so on, leading up to a translation passage which allows you practice on these b ...
Primer A - Project Mexico
... vocabulary list. This is called an “article,” and it just means “the.” That means that “la casa” means “the house,” even though the English side of your vocabulary list just says “house.” There are two reasons that you will see an article on the Spanish side of your vocabulario, but there won’t be o ...
... vocabulary list. This is called an “article,” and it just means “the.” That means that “la casa” means “the house,” even though the English side of your vocabulary list just says “house.” There are two reasons that you will see an article on the Spanish side of your vocabulario, but there won’t be o ...
Introducing PersPred, a syntactic and semantic database - Hal-SHS
... broom’ and bros kešidan ‘to brush’ constitute a rather coherent paradigm. They all denote an action carried out using an instrument in its conventional way. However, it is impossible to assign a lexical meaning to kešidan. Indeed, kešidan does not mean ‘to use’, but to use in a specific manner, w ...
... broom’ and bros kešidan ‘to brush’ constitute a rather coherent paradigm. They all denote an action carried out using an instrument in its conventional way. However, it is impossible to assign a lexical meaning to kešidan. Indeed, kešidan does not mean ‘to use’, but to use in a specific manner, w ...
Online Syntactic Storage Costs in Sentence
... For the zero predicted verbs condition in (6a), the critical material “the company planned a layoff” is embedded as the SC of the verb “implied” which is itself part of a clause embedded as the SC of the matrix verb “realized”. Because both verbs “implied” and “realized” are encountered immediately ...
... For the zero predicted verbs condition in (6a), the critical material “the company planned a layoff” is embedded as the SC of the verb “implied” which is itself part of a clause embedded as the SC of the matrix verb “realized”. Because both verbs “implied” and “realized” are encountered immediately ...
Present continuous tense A visit to zoo
... Present continuous tense • For making present continuous tense remove ‘na’ from infinitive and add ‘raha’, ‘rahey’ for masculine and ‘rahi’ for feminine. Then add various forms of verb ‘hona’ ‘to be’ (helping verbs). Subject Ali ...
... Present continuous tense • For making present continuous tense remove ‘na’ from infinitive and add ‘raha’, ‘rahey’ for masculine and ‘rahi’ for feminine. Then add various forms of verb ‘hona’ ‘to be’ (helping verbs). Subject Ali ...