Where the Past is in the Perfect
... (English) or the imperfect (French and many other languages), and there is considerable crosslinguistic variation on the precise usage conditions and semantics associated with each type of past tense form. Many of these languages exhibit the have/be alternation in the formation of the perfect, using ...
... (English) or the imperfect (French and many other languages), and there is considerable crosslinguistic variation on the precise usage conditions and semantics associated with each type of past tense form. Many of these languages exhibit the have/be alternation in the formation of the perfect, using ...
Analyzing Grammar: An Introduction
... Obviously the words themselves are different, but there are grammatical differences as well. Both sentences have the form of a question. In Teochew this is indicated by the presence of a negative element (‘not yet’) at the end of the sentence, while in English it is indicated by the special position ...
... Obviously the words themselves are different, but there are grammatical differences as well. Both sentences have the form of a question. In Teochew this is indicated by the presence of a negative element (‘not yet’) at the end of the sentence, while in English it is indicated by the special position ...
The Ancient Languages of Asia Minor
... To a great extent, the linguistic presentations in the ensuing chapters have remained faithful to the grammatical conventions of the various language disciplines. From discipline to discipline, the most obvious variation lies in the methods of transcribing sounds. Thus, for example, the symbols ś, ...
... To a great extent, the linguistic presentations in the ensuing chapters have remained faithful to the grammatical conventions of the various language disciplines. From discipline to discipline, the most obvious variation lies in the methods of transcribing sounds. Thus, for example, the symbols ś, ...
French II
... Asking for and giving directions The pronoun “y” (there) Contractions with “de” (du, de la, des, de l’…) ...
... Asking for and giving directions The pronoun “y” (there) Contractions with “de” (du, de la, des, de l’…) ...
Final Review PowerPoint
... Review for Latin 3 Honors Final – Oxford Latin Course, Liber Tertius Chapter 47: USES OF CUM – CUM CLAUSES (page 161-2) 1. Conjunction cum means “when” most often (page 161) 1. a. If the cum clause follows the main clause, the indicative is used (page 162) 1.b. If cum means “whenever”, then ...
... Review for Latin 3 Honors Final – Oxford Latin Course, Liber Tertius Chapter 47: USES OF CUM – CUM CLAUSES (page 161-2) 1. Conjunction cum means “when” most often (page 161) 1. a. If the cum clause follows the main clause, the indicative is used (page 162) 1.b. If cum means “whenever”, then ...
Evidence of optional infinitive verbs in the spontaneous speech of
... context, defined as whether or not they agreed with plausibly associated subjects in the grammatical context. Our results show that children with SLI produced significantly more errors in verb finiteness, taking into account obligatory context, than did their typicallydeveloping counterparts. We con ...
... context, defined as whether or not they agreed with plausibly associated subjects in the grammatical context. Our results show that children with SLI produced significantly more errors in verb finiteness, taking into account obligatory context, than did their typicallydeveloping counterparts. We con ...
Proving Your Point: It`s Not Just What You Say. It`s
... b'iHah'qeQr:order'wlthifi A'te,*f¥TheGreek and Hebrew texts of the Bible also contain many long and complex chiasma. Today, chiasmus is applied fairly broadly to any "criss-cross" structure, although in classical rhetoric, it was distinguished from other similar devices, such as the antimetabole. In ...
... b'iHah'qeQr:order'wlthifi A'te,*f¥TheGreek and Hebrew texts of the Bible also contain many long and complex chiasma. Today, chiasmus is applied fairly broadly to any "criss-cross" structure, although in classical rhetoric, it was distinguished from other similar devices, such as the antimetabole. In ...
Participle Phrases (as reduced relative clauses?)
... sentence begins with a participle clause, the two verbs must refer to the same subject. In this sentence, the verb "read" is not performed by the subject "it", and so the sentence is wrong. In this case when the subject of the sentence is an activity, a gerund clause should be used. d. Some students ...
... sentence begins with a participle clause, the two verbs must refer to the same subject. In this sentence, the verb "read" is not performed by the subject "it", and so the sentence is wrong. In this case when the subject of the sentence is an activity, a gerund clause should be used. d. Some students ...
Semantic and syntactic properties of verbs
... However, wischen can also be part of a more complex predicate: Peter wischte die Krümel vom Tisch. The meaning of wischen is represented by a constant which specifies surface contact through motion. Since this type of surface contact involves motion, the constant W ISCHEN is associated with an activ ...
... However, wischen can also be part of a more complex predicate: Peter wischte die Krümel vom Tisch. The meaning of wischen is represented by a constant which specifies surface contact through motion. Since this type of surface contact involves motion, the constant W ISCHEN is associated with an activ ...
The Clause Structure of Iraqi Arabic
... us with an excellent opportunity to dig into the behavior of SVO and VSO clauses, because it allows for both. Arabic also provides us with an opportunity to gain some insight on verbless clauses. In this paper, I explore the syntactic structure of various types of Iraqi Arabic clauses. I do this by ...
... us with an excellent opportunity to dig into the behavior of SVO and VSO clauses, because it allows for both. Arabic also provides us with an opportunity to gain some insight on verbless clauses. In this paper, I explore the syntactic structure of various types of Iraqi Arabic clauses. I do this by ...
Lesson 7 Writing Overview
... passive voice sentence order. What was the subject of the sentence now becomes its object. Thus, a sentence written in the passive voice shows the object as the doer of the action. The subject no longer acts but is acted upon. Example: The ball was thrown by George. A passive sentence may also omit ...
... passive voice sentence order. What was the subject of the sentence now becomes its object. Thus, a sentence written in the passive voice shows the object as the doer of the action. The subject no longer acts but is acted upon. Example: The ball was thrown by George. A passive sentence may also omit ...
Activity - alpvols
... I applaud and thank Diane Turso, my proofreader, for her meticulous work and careful review of this and other books that I have written. Thanks to all my students, past and present, for making my teaching experiences both memorable and fulfilling. As always, thanks to my wife, Chris, and my two daug ...
... I applaud and thank Diane Turso, my proofreader, for her meticulous work and careful review of this and other books that I have written. Thanks to all my students, past and present, for making my teaching experiences both memorable and fulfilling. As always, thanks to my wife, Chris, and my two daug ...
The GRAMMAR Teacher`s Activity-a-Day
... I applaud and thank Diane Turso, my proofreader, for her meticulous work and careful review of this and other books that I have written. Thanks to all my students, past and present, for making my teaching experiences both memorable and fulfilling. As always, thanks to my wife, Chris, and my two daug ...
... I applaud and thank Diane Turso, my proofreader, for her meticulous work and careful review of this and other books that I have written. Thanks to all my students, past and present, for making my teaching experiences both memorable and fulfilling. As always, thanks to my wife, Chris, and my two daug ...
Introduction to WordNet: An On-line Lexical Database (Revised
... word:word relations (in the Word Form box). In its initial conception, WordNet was concerned solely with the pattern of semantic relations between lexicalized concepts; that is to say, it was to be a theory of the Word Meaning box. As work proceeded, however, it became increasingly clear that lexica ...
... word:word relations (in the Word Form box). In its initial conception, WordNet was concerned solely with the pattern of semantic relations between lexicalized concepts; that is to say, it was to be a theory of the Word Meaning box. As work proceeded, however, it became increasingly clear that lexica ...
new first steps in latin teacher`s manual
... why write “Grammar” with a capital letter? Grammar (with a small g) is a description of how a particular language works, and in this sense we say that each language has its own grammar. In English, for example, it is ungrammatical to put a word strongly marked as an object before its verb if a word ...
... why write “Grammar” with a capital letter? Grammar (with a small g) is a description of how a particular language works, and in this sense we say that each language has its own grammar. In English, for example, it is ungrammatical to put a word strongly marked as an object before its verb if a word ...
Introduction to WordNet: An On-line Lexical Database
... word:word relations (in the Word Form box). In its initial conception, WordNet was concerned solely with the pattern of semantic relations between lexicalized concepts; that is to say, it was to be a theory of the Word Meaning box. As work proceeded, however, it became increasingly clear that lexica ...
... word:word relations (in the Word Form box). In its initial conception, WordNet was concerned solely with the pattern of semantic relations between lexicalized concepts; that is to say, it was to be a theory of the Word Meaning box. As work proceeded, however, it became increasingly clear that lexica ...
Parent`s Corner #3
... Some words to be avoided include ‘and’ and ‘because’. Descriptive words, nouns and verbs can only be used once. ‘And’ is acceptable if it used to connect descriptive words, e.g. black and white. This is a good activity to extend vocabulary and get the child to think about writing expanded sentences. ...
... Some words to be avoided include ‘and’ and ‘because’. Descriptive words, nouns and verbs can only be used once. ‘And’ is acceptable if it used to connect descriptive words, e.g. black and white. This is a good activity to extend vocabulary and get the child to think about writing expanded sentences. ...
PROTO-INDO-EUROPEAN VERBAL SYNTAX In 1901 C. C.
... zero (in other flexion classes), which expressed the object of transitive verbs and the subject of passive and intransitive verbs. The sigmatic nominative developed from the original agentive case, while the accusative in -m and the asigmatic nominative continue the general case. Uhlenbeck follows B ...
... zero (in other flexion classes), which expressed the object of transitive verbs and the subject of passive and intransitive verbs. The sigmatic nominative developed from the original agentive case, while the accusative in -m and the asigmatic nominative continue the general case. Uhlenbeck follows B ...
Gemination of stops in Tamil - UCL Phonetics and Linguistics
... This paper investigates the syntactic determination of the phonological rule of gemination of stops in Tamil and attempts to account for the phenomenon using three crucial notions: (1) degree/depth of embedding, (2) directionality of application and (3) a locality restriction. Contrary to popular cl ...
... This paper investigates the syntactic determination of the phonological rule of gemination of stops in Tamil and attempts to account for the phenomenon using three crucial notions: (1) degree/depth of embedding, (2) directionality of application and (3) a locality restriction. Contrary to popular cl ...
1 MOOD Mood is a grammatical category which indicates the
... I wish I had told him the truth. - Жаль, что я не сказал ему правду. I wish I had not told him the truth. - Жаль, что я сказал ему правду. 4) in subordinate clauses of unreal comparison introduced by the conjunctions "as if, "as though" the Present Subjunctive or the Past Subjunctive may be used. Th ...
... I wish I had told him the truth. - Жаль, что я не сказал ему правду. I wish I had not told him the truth. - Жаль, что я сказал ему правду. 4) in subordinate clauses of unreal comparison introduced by the conjunctions "as if, "as though" the Present Subjunctive or the Past Subjunctive may be used. Th ...
R-impersonals in Atlantic and Mande languages
... 2. R-impersonals as the non-compositional expression of vague reference3 Before applying a term such as R-impersonal to languages that do not have relatively ancient and well-established descriptive traditions, it is important to discuss its definition in order to ensure the comparability of the phe ...
... 2. R-impersonals as the non-compositional expression of vague reference3 Before applying a term such as R-impersonal to languages that do not have relatively ancient and well-established descriptive traditions, it is important to discuss its definition in order to ensure the comparability of the phe ...
On the So-Called “Passive Voice” in Ainu.
... determined solely from verbal agreement markers, as it is a syntactic phenomenon, not just a morphological phenomenon. To go beyond this, however, leads us to a complication: Ainu does not mark case in a way that is useful for determining morphosyntactic alignment. While case marking is not a requir ...
... determined solely from verbal agreement markers, as it is a syntactic phenomenon, not just a morphological phenomenon. To go beyond this, however, leads us to a complication: Ainu does not mark case in a way that is useful for determining morphosyntactic alignment. While case marking is not a requir ...
KS2 SPAG Glossary - Great Leighs Primary School
... For example, ‘when I switch on the bulb, language it lights up’ is personal; ‘when the bulb is switched on, it lights up’ is impersonal. ...
... For example, ‘when I switch on the bulb, language it lights up’ is personal; ‘when the bulb is switched on, it lights up’ is impersonal. ...
A dictionary is the most widely used reference book in English
... The English language has become an international language from that of a tiny island off the European continent since it was brought from the Continent 1,500 years ago. As language changes in time and space, English has changed in Britain and has transformed into North American English, Australian E ...
... The English language has become an international language from that of a tiny island off the European continent since it was brought from the Continent 1,500 years ago. As language changes in time and space, English has changed in Britain and has transformed into North American English, Australian E ...
Clauses Clause elements - Dipartimento di Lingue, Letterature e
... They can be introduced by a subordinator or Ø. They are of three kinds. • Relative clauses: they function as a postmodifier of N, and are introduced by a relative pronoun, sometimes by Ø when the pronoun is the Object. (1) This is the present which my cousin sent me. (2) The waiter who served us was ...
... They can be introduced by a subordinator or Ø. They are of three kinds. • Relative clauses: they function as a postmodifier of N, and are introduced by a relative pronoun, sometimes by Ø when the pronoun is the Object. (1) This is the present which my cousin sent me. (2) The waiter who served us was ...