Adjectives and Argument Structure
... The last decades have seen a growing interest in the study of argument structure. The different θroles assigned by various predicates were identified, the principles governing argument projection to syntactic positions were investigated, and a variety of diathesis alternations were analyzed. However ...
... The last decades have seen a growing interest in the study of argument structure. The different θroles assigned by various predicates were identified, the principles governing argument projection to syntactic positions were investigated, and a variety of diathesis alternations were analyzed. However ...
Translating Infinitival Structures
... some theory of similarities and contrasts between languages? These are just several questions from many more that, perhaps, bother all language learners and translators. Some of them are more difficult to answer than others. In one way or another, the voluminous literature on translation proves that ...
... some theory of similarities and contrasts between languages? These are just several questions from many more that, perhaps, bother all language learners and translators. Some of them are more difficult to answer than others. In one way or another, the voluminous literature on translation proves that ...
A Lexical Theory of Phrasal Idioms
... underlying structure of idioms. The basic intuition is similar to that of the current approach, although many details of the implementation are different. (5) The vet held onto the dog and let the cat out of the bag. (invented example) We will in fact propose a three-way split in the lexicon. In add ...
... underlying structure of idioms. The basic intuition is similar to that of the current approach, although many details of the implementation are different. (5) The vet held onto the dog and let the cat out of the bag. (invented example) We will in fact propose a three-way split in the lexicon. In add ...
On Comparative Suppletion
... of itself almost certainly insignificant. English, for example, has only a handful of adjectives (and adverbs) that have suppletive comparatives (good/well-better, bad-worse; much/manymore, little/few-less). Over such a small sample size, the absence of the ABA pattern, or of any other pattern, coul ...
... of itself almost certainly insignificant. English, for example, has only a handful of adjectives (and adverbs) that have suppletive comparatives (good/well-better, bad-worse; much/manymore, little/few-less). Over such a small sample size, the absence of the ABA pattern, or of any other pattern, coul ...
Do we need summary and sequential scanning in
... external evidence would be desirable as is indeed commendably provided for other basic theoretical notions in Cognitive Grammar, such as figure/ground segregation (cf. section 1, above). ...
... external evidence would be desirable as is indeed commendably provided for other basic theoretical notions in Cognitive Grammar, such as figure/ground segregation (cf. section 1, above). ...
LC212 Textual Studies
... • categorising and counting words (e.g. recipe has 7 nouns, 5 verbs, 13 articles, no adverb etc.); this is even better with an interpretation attached; frequency lists (e.g. in the shape of a word-cloud) • converting the text to diagram showing, e.g. list of ingredients, process, cooking time etc. • ...
... • categorising and counting words (e.g. recipe has 7 nouns, 5 verbs, 13 articles, no adverb etc.); this is even better with an interpretation attached; frequency lists (e.g. in the shape of a word-cloud) • converting the text to diagram showing, e.g. list of ingredients, process, cooking time etc. • ...
Discovering Ancient Greek and Latin
... Lysias and Demosthenes) and its philosophical schools (notably the Academy of Plato). We should also mention the Histories of Herodotus, Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War and its continuation by Xenophon in his Hellēnika (‘Greek events’). The defeat of the Persian empire by Alexander the ...
... Lysias and Demosthenes) and its philosophical schools (notably the Academy of Plato). We should also mention the Histories of Herodotus, Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War and its continuation by Xenophon in his Hellēnika (‘Greek events’). The defeat of the Persian empire by Alexander the ...
Development of tag sets for part-of-speech tagging
... IV. Preprocessing corpora extended to other languages. New journals have sprung up to cater for this wider range; for example, the first issue of Corpora, the latest Corpus Linguistics journal (founded nearly 30 years after ICAME Journal), included papers on Arabic and Spanish (as well as English). ...
... IV. Preprocessing corpora extended to other languages. New journals have sprung up to cater for this wider range; for example, the first issue of Corpora, the latest Corpus Linguistics journal (founded nearly 30 years after ICAME Journal), included papers on Arabic and Spanish (as well as English). ...
Development of tag sets for part-of-speech tagging
... IV. Preprocessing corpora extended to other languages. New journals have sprung up to cater for this wider range; for example, the first issue of Corpora, the latest Corpus Linguistics journal (founded nearly 30 years after ICAME Journal), included papers on Arabic and Spanish (as well as English). ...
... IV. Preprocessing corpora extended to other languages. New journals have sprung up to cater for this wider range; for example, the first issue of Corpora, the latest Corpus Linguistics journal (founded nearly 30 years after ICAME Journal), included papers on Arabic and Spanish (as well as English). ...
PowerPoint
... If we assume that all languages move all of their whwords to (Spec)CP by LF (only some languages save some/all of these movements until after SS), then at LF there is always a chain like: ...
... If we assume that all languages move all of their whwords to (Spec)CP by LF (only some languages save some/all of these movements until after SS), then at LF there is always a chain like: ...
“Inversion” and focalization
... Which should be considered an explicit sign of a change in the syntactic structure. Note that tutto is higher than bene and lower than completamente in Cinque’s clausal map. The quantifier should then be allowed to raise higher than the latter adverb if the proposed interpretation of the contrast is ...
... Which should be considered an explicit sign of a change in the syntactic structure. Note that tutto is higher than bene and lower than completamente in Cinque’s clausal map. The quantifier should then be allowed to raise higher than the latter adverb if the proposed interpretation of the contrast is ...
Reconsidering the Dative Shift Szabóné Papp Judit
... It is also claimed by cognitive grammar that language would not be able to exist as a means of communication without metaphor and polysemy since the human brain would not be able to describe the infinite world with terms fully independent of and unrelated to one another. In the dissertation the ditr ...
... It is also claimed by cognitive grammar that language would not be able to exist as a means of communication without metaphor and polysemy since the human brain would not be able to describe the infinite world with terms fully independent of and unrelated to one another. In the dissertation the ditr ...
POC Sentiment Analysis
... I had given terms like ‘compassion’ a +2. However, I had given more sentiment-charged terms with the same stem like ‘compassionate’ a +3. Now, if we are going to give the same score in words with the same stem, I will give a word like ‘compassionate’ a +2. Also, following the rule we have agreed on ...
... I had given terms like ‘compassion’ a +2. However, I had given more sentiment-charged terms with the same stem like ‘compassionate’ a +3. Now, if we are going to give the same score in words with the same stem, I will give a word like ‘compassionate’ a +2. Also, following the rule we have agreed on ...
The so-called possessive perfect in North Russian and the Circum
... In sections 3–7, I try to uncover the historical development of the pattern behind the particular constructions in the languages of concern. Though acknowledging the divergent properties of each of the constructions I will state in section 8 that – given the broader areal perspective – these constru ...
... In sections 3–7, I try to uncover the historical development of the pattern behind the particular constructions in the languages of concern. Though acknowledging the divergent properties of each of the constructions I will state in section 8 that – given the broader areal perspective – these constru ...
space and metaphor in verbs prefixed with od-/ot
... away’ imply self-motion, whereas BCS odvući ‘drag something away’ and Blg. otdaleča imply caused motion. As Table 1 on the following page shows, most verbs in this group have the same stem in both Blg. and BCS (e.g., odletjeti/otletja ‘fly away’). However, some verbs such as BCS/Blg. odjahati/otpătu ...
... away’ imply self-motion, whereas BCS odvući ‘drag something away’ and Blg. otdaleča imply caused motion. As Table 1 on the following page shows, most verbs in this group have the same stem in both Blg. and BCS (e.g., odletjeti/otletja ‘fly away’). However, some verbs such as BCS/Blg. odjahati/otpătu ...
Writing Workbook for the New SAT
... only one in four. And you could get lucky and hit two, three, or even four correct answers. ...
... only one in four. And you could get lucky and hit two, three, or even four correct answers. ...
Constructional idioms as products of linguistic change: the aan het +
... These observations show that the occurrence of aan in present-day standard Dutch is bound to PPs with specific types of NPs, such as NPs of the type het + infinitive. This use of aan is a reflex of an earlier stage of Dutch in which the preposition aan had a more elaborated use as locative prepositi ...
... These observations show that the occurrence of aan in present-day standard Dutch is bound to PPs with specific types of NPs, such as NPs of the type het + infinitive. This use of aan is a reflex of an earlier stage of Dutch in which the preposition aan had a more elaborated use as locative prepositi ...
Sense and Reference
... other false. The thought, accordingly, cannot be the referent of the sentence, but must rather be considered as the sense. What is the position now with regard to the referent? Have we a right even to inquire about it? Is it possible that a sentence as a whole has only a sense, but no referent? At a ...
... other false. The thought, accordingly, cannot be the referent of the sentence, but must rather be considered as the sense. What is the position now with regard to the referent? Have we a right even to inquire about it? Is it possible that a sentence as a whole has only a sense, but no referent? At a ...
Very Exceptional Case
... unnatural (`I know where he puts that book'; `I know where he's hanging those suits'), and that the embedded transitive verb used in (14) is actually homophonous to its intransitive counterpart, the sentences in (13)–(14) contrast sharply with the intransitive constructions in (9) and (10). ...
... unnatural (`I know where he puts that book'; `I know where he's hanging those suits'), and that the embedded transitive verb used in (14) is actually homophonous to its intransitive counterpart, the sentences in (13)–(14) contrast sharply with the intransitive constructions in (9) and (10). ...
The syntax and semantics of internally headed relative clauses in
... 2003; Boyle 2007). One aspect of Hidatsa that is of particular interest is the structure of its relative clauses. Like many other Siouan languages (see Drummond 1976 and Cumberland 2005 (Assiniboine); Williamson 1987 and Rood & Taylor 1996 (Lakota); Quintero 2004 (Osage), and Graczyk 1991, 2007 (Cro ...
... 2003; Boyle 2007). One aspect of Hidatsa that is of particular interest is the structure of its relative clauses. Like many other Siouan languages (see Drummond 1976 and Cumberland 2005 (Assiniboine); Williamson 1987 and Rood & Taylor 1996 (Lakota); Quintero 2004 (Osage), and Graczyk 1991, 2007 (Cro ...
Ser & Estar I & II
... The past participle The past participle can be used as an adjective. They usually are preceded by ESTAR, because they describe current ...
... The past participle The past participle can be used as an adjective. They usually are preceded by ESTAR, because they describe current ...
Silverturtle`s Guide to SAT and Admissions Success
... Very rarely do students truly have no idea about which of the choices is correct. By analyzing patterns in the answers, for example, one could probably get about 25% of Math questions right even without knowing the questions. However, this is most applicable on the SAT only if you are not aiming for ...
... Very rarely do students truly have no idea about which of the choices is correct. By analyzing patterns in the answers, for example, one could probably get about 25% of Math questions right even without knowing the questions. However, this is most applicable on the SAT only if you are not aiming for ...
Context in Semantics
... normal way. But no one would deem an utterance of (7) false if, contrary to default assumptions, they discovered that John ingested breakfast in some non-standard way, such as being spoon fed. So the manner of eating is no part of the intuitive truthconditions of (7), but is rather pragmatically co ...
... normal way. But no one would deem an utterance of (7) false if, contrary to default assumptions, they discovered that John ingested breakfast in some non-standard way, such as being spoon fed. So the manner of eating is no part of the intuitive truthconditions of (7), but is rather pragmatically co ...
English grammar workbook for dummies
... 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 ...