Semantic constrains on the cause-motion construction
... productive connections between projectionist and constructional approaches to the relationship between lexicon and grammar. In general, the projectionist view (e.g. Dik, 1997; Pustejovsky, 1991; Van Valin, 2005) postulates that syntax is motivated by the semantic configuration of the predicate-argu ...
... productive connections between projectionist and constructional approaches to the relationship between lexicon and grammar. In general, the projectionist view (e.g. Dik, 1997; Pustejovsky, 1991; Van Valin, 2005) postulates that syntax is motivated by the semantic configuration of the predicate-argu ...
the english tongue. - Cunningham Memorial Library
... Verbs recur more frequently than other words j and as these are generally of Saxon origin, the actual proportion of Saxon words in speech or writing exceeds the proportion as fixed by the dictionary. The excess differs in different writers. Sharon Turner has given, in his 'History of the AngloSaxons ...
... Verbs recur more frequently than other words j and as these are generally of Saxon origin, the actual proportion of Saxon words in speech or writing exceeds the proportion as fixed by the dictionary. The excess differs in different writers. Sharon Turner has given, in his 'History of the AngloSaxons ...
Evolution of the Conception of Parts of Speech
... in any grammar books, but in philosophical treatises that were not primarily concerned with grammar (Robins 1966, 8). ...
... in any grammar books, but in philosophical treatises that were not primarily concerned with grammar (Robins 1966, 8). ...
Welsh Lessons 1–10 (Autumn Term) (large )
... sounds of Latin are not well-suited to the Celtic languages. They’re not well-suited to English, either. Pause for a moment and think about GH. Ghost: [g]. Laugh: [f]. Daughter: [silent]. The letter O can be an [o] (hot, pot, coat, boat) or a [u] (lose, whom, two, canoe) or silent (people, leopard). ...
... sounds of Latin are not well-suited to the Celtic languages. They’re not well-suited to English, either. Pause for a moment and think about GH. Ghost: [g]. Laugh: [f]. Daughter: [silent]. The letter O can be an [o] (hot, pot, coat, boat) or a [u] (lose, whom, two, canoe) or silent (people, leopard). ...
Adding Adjectives and Adverbs From
... Many verbs express action that is performed by the subject. There are thousands of such verbs in English. The following are examples. ...
... Many verbs express action that is performed by the subject. There are thousands of such verbs in English. The following are examples. ...
Syntax - English sentence structure
... o I went to Paris in the vacation it is the most beautiful place I have ever visited. o It's never too late to learn to swim you never know when you may fall from a boat. o If you're going to the shops can you buy me some eggs and flour I want to make a cake. o I like our new math teacher, she alway ...
... o I went to Paris in the vacation it is the most beautiful place I have ever visited. o It's never too late to learn to swim you never know when you may fall from a boat. o If you're going to the shops can you buy me some eggs and flour I want to make a cake. o I like our new math teacher, she alway ...
Prepositions and Theology in the Greek New Testament
... during the 2,100 years between Polybios and our time” (Caragounis 68). This shows that “in the development of Greek time-length and change do not go hand in hand: contrary to what might be expected, greater changes may take place in a briefer period, while a more protracted period may be attended by ...
... during the 2,100 years between Polybios and our time” (Caragounis 68). This shows that “in the development of Greek time-length and change do not go hand in hand: contrary to what might be expected, greater changes may take place in a briefer period, while a more protracted period may be attended by ...
Referent tracking strategies in Mongsen Ao and Chang discourse
... three lexically contrastive tones, as well as postlexical intonation patterns that over-ride the individual tones of each syllable. a moderate index of synthesis and a low index of fusion in word formation. nouns and verbs generally consist of one to five morphemes, potentially giving rise to ...
... three lexically contrastive tones, as well as postlexical intonation patterns that over-ride the individual tones of each syllable. a moderate index of synthesis and a low index of fusion in word formation. nouns and verbs generally consist of one to five morphemes, potentially giving rise to ...
Checklist for Writing - Louisiana Tech University
... Similarly, do not use “haven’t,” “doesn’t,” “wouldn’t,” “don’t,” “we’re,” “they’ve,” or any similar term that you might otherwise use in common speech. Wordiness It is typical for students to use phrases and constructions that are more complicated than necessary. The best way to learn to write clear ...
... Similarly, do not use “haven’t,” “doesn’t,” “wouldn’t,” “don’t,” “we’re,” “they’ve,” or any similar term that you might otherwise use in common speech. Wordiness It is typical for students to use phrases and constructions that are more complicated than necessary. The best way to learn to write clear ...
Translating linguistic time
... important implications as far as translation is concerned. In analyzing this specific topic, as in many other topics related to literary translation, we could spend much effort on pointing to the hampering ‘pet sparrow’, namely focusing on the difficulties and impediments that appear when translatin ...
... important implications as far as translation is concerned. In analyzing this specific topic, as in many other topics related to literary translation, we could spend much effort on pointing to the hampering ‘pet sparrow’, namely focusing on the difficulties and impediments that appear when translatin ...
Verbs - Conakry, j`ai envie de te revoir
... illusions that this is the definitive guide but is simply a brain spillage of two guys who had nothing better to do with their time than to try to catalog the entire maninka language. Seriously, we do hope that this provides an insight to the language from an english speaker's perspective. This stud ...
... illusions that this is the definitive guide but is simply a brain spillage of two guys who had nothing better to do with their time than to try to catalog the entire maninka language. Seriously, we do hope that this provides an insight to the language from an english speaker's perspective. This stud ...
An Automatic Procedure for Topic
... whether the (a) or (b) sentence in such a pair can answer a question in which neither of the two relevant complementations is mentioned, or one in which only one of them is mentioned. Thus, for example, (6)(a) is a natural answer to What are Jane and Jim doing? or to Have you heard about Jane and Ji ...
... whether the (a) or (b) sentence in such a pair can answer a question in which neither of the two relevant complementations is mentioned, or one in which only one of them is mentioned. Thus, for example, (6)(a) is a natural answer to What are Jane and Jim doing? or to Have you heard about Jane and Ji ...
FW: compound sentences The Compound Sentence The
... with the intention of allowing him or her to choose a future path from among things like rice, indicating that there would always be food on the table; noodles which were meant to insure a long life; dried red dates, placed on a dish, that expressed a silent wish for that baby to grow up to bear man ...
... with the intention of allowing him or her to choose a future path from among things like rice, indicating that there would always be food on the table; noodles which were meant to insure a long life; dried red dates, placed on a dish, that expressed a silent wish for that baby to grow up to bear man ...
Complements - eesl542dwinter2012
... Cari stopped to look at the clothes. (Cari took a break from what she was doing to look at the clothes.) The second sentence is actually an adjunct of purpose, with the phrase in order omitted: Cari stopped in order to look at the clothes. Because the infinitive does not follow a verb, it is not c ...
... Cari stopped to look at the clothes. (Cari took a break from what she was doing to look at the clothes.) The second sentence is actually an adjunct of purpose, with the phrase in order omitted: Cari stopped in order to look at the clothes. Because the infinitive does not follow a verb, it is not c ...
bhotia group (bhotia, tibetan and sherpa)
... According to Sir George Abraham Grierson’s Linguistic Survey of India (LSI) the language-group classified and attested as ‘Bhotia’ comprises the distinguished subdialects namely Bhotia of Tibet or Tibetan , Bhotia of Sikkim or Danjong-ka, Bhotia of Sherpa or Sharpa Bhotia, Bhotia of Bhutan or Drukpa ...
... According to Sir George Abraham Grierson’s Linguistic Survey of India (LSI) the language-group classified and attested as ‘Bhotia’ comprises the distinguished subdialects namely Bhotia of Tibet or Tibetan , Bhotia of Sikkim or Danjong-ka, Bhotia of Sherpa or Sharpa Bhotia, Bhotia of Bhutan or Drukpa ...
Prototype constructions in early language acquisition
... unproductive mathematical metaphor for grammar (as, for example, in traditional phrase-structure-based theories of grammar) in which words have meanings but grammatical ‘‘rules’’ are totally formal and without meaning or function (Tomasello 1998, 2005). In this more functional view, a person’s gramm ...
... unproductive mathematical metaphor for grammar (as, for example, in traditional phrase-structure-based theories of grammar) in which words have meanings but grammatical ‘‘rules’’ are totally formal and without meaning or function (Tomasello 1998, 2005). In this more functional view, a person’s gramm ...
Argument Structure and Specific Language Impairment: retrospect
... asstand,hang,pour(Inghametal.,1998;deJong,1999).Itshouldbeadded,thisbeinga crossͲlinguisticstudy,thatEnglishandDutchorganisethispartofthelexicondifferently. Verb argument structure alternation. A further aspect of the knowledge of argumentstructureconcerns ...
... asstand,hang,pour(Inghametal.,1998;deJong,1999).Itshouldbeadded,thisbeinga crossͲlinguisticstudy,thatEnglishandDutchorganisethispartofthelexicondifferently. Verb argument structure alternation. A further aspect of the knowledge of argumentstructureconcerns ...
Learning How to Combine Sentences
... The clauses of a compound sentence are either separated by a semicolon (relatively rare) or connected by a coordinating conjunction (which is, more often than not, preceded by a comma). And the two most common coordinating conjunctions are and and but. (The others are or, for, yet, and so.) This is ...
... The clauses of a compound sentence are either separated by a semicolon (relatively rare) or connected by a coordinating conjunction (which is, more often than not, preceded by a comma). And the two most common coordinating conjunctions are and and but. (The others are or, for, yet, and so.) This is ...
Remarks on the History of the Indo-European Infinitive
... object; to object; b. raising c. raising raising to subject. c. to subject. When subordinate is not not coreferent coreferent with with aa main main clause clause NP NP When subordinate subject subject is we find: we also also find: d. overt overt subject subject in in dative dative or or accusative ...
... object; to object; b. raising c. raising raising to subject. c. to subject. When subordinate is not not coreferent coreferent with with aa main main clause clause NP NP When subordinate subject subject is we find: we also also find: d. overt overt subject subject in in dative dative or or accusative ...
French 1: Core Targets – Knowledge and Skill Chapitre Préliminaire
... I can ask someone how they are and respond appropriately. 6. I can communicate my thoughts and ask questions related to being in French class. I can ask to go to the bathroom, the nurse, or my locker. I can ask for permission to speak in English. I can ask ‘Comment dit-on?’, ‘Comment ça s’éc ...
... I can ask someone how they are and respond appropriately. 6. I can communicate my thoughts and ask questions related to being in French class. I can ask to go to the bathroom, the nurse, or my locker. I can ask for permission to speak in English. I can ask ‘Comment dit-on?’, ‘Comment ça s’éc ...
On Indefinite Subject NPs in Chinese
... ‘once’ and needs to be triggered in the contexts of ‘negative sentence,’ ‘conditional or interrogative sentence,’ or ‘modality sentences’ etc. As shown in the sentences of (8) below, ‘one’ does not mean the singular numeral of one, but rather ‘the least amount’ in (7a), ‘some (meaning existential)’ ...
... ‘once’ and needs to be triggered in the contexts of ‘negative sentence,’ ‘conditional or interrogative sentence,’ or ‘modality sentences’ etc. As shown in the sentences of (8) below, ‘one’ does not mean the singular numeral of one, but rather ‘the least amount’ in (7a), ‘some (meaning existential)’ ...
Transformation Of sentences
... C. The students are studying because they have a test tomorrow. D. After they finished studying, Juan and Maria went to the movies. E. Juan and Maria went to the movies after they finished studying. When a complex sentence begins with a subordinator such as sentences A and D, a comma is required at ...
... C. The students are studying because they have a test tomorrow. D. After they finished studying, Juan and Maria went to the movies. E. Juan and Maria went to the movies after they finished studying. When a complex sentence begins with a subordinator such as sentences A and D, a comma is required at ...