Area of Investigation - University of Zimbabwe Institutional Repository
... The researcher observed that there is a diglossic situation in Chakari. Fishman (1967) used the term to describe a situation in which two or more different languages are used in different situations in a society. One of the important features of diglossia is the specialisation of function for H (hig ...
... The researcher observed that there is a diglossic situation in Chakari. Fishman (1967) used the term to describe a situation in which two or more different languages are used in different situations in a society. One of the important features of diglossia is the specialisation of function for H (hig ...
Syntax in Functional Grammar: An Introduction to
... awareness of how it is structured. Likewise we can use it in very different circumstances without being at all conscious of the important role played by the particular situation on our choice of language wording. Yet a change, for example, in the social role we are playing or in who we are talking t ...
... awareness of how it is structured. Likewise we can use it in very different circumstances without being at all conscious of the important role played by the particular situation on our choice of language wording. Yet a change, for example, in the social role we are playing or in who we are talking t ...
Chaucer`s Impact on the English Language: A Detailed Study
... different words in those texts did not really grow, which means that he discarded words, as I have discussed before. Cannon (1998) calls these words nonce words: words that are only used in one particular work by Chaucer. The category nonce word does not only refer to words that Chaucer introduced t ...
... different words in those texts did not really grow, which means that he discarded words, as I have discussed before. Cannon (1998) calls these words nonce words: words that are only used in one particular work by Chaucer. The category nonce word does not only refer to words that Chaucer introduced t ...
Reading Handbook Reading for Different Purposes Having a clear
... drawings to show you the most important information on the page. You can use these special features to help you understand and remember what you read. Strategies for Reading ---see sample ...
... drawings to show you the most important information on the page. You can use these special features to help you understand and remember what you read. Strategies for Reading ---see sample ...
essential grammar for senior students
... his employer had not given him proper training = before the accident had been an unlawful killing = before the trial had died = before the trial Paul Bennett was killed after he had climbed into a giant industrial tumble dryer to free a piece of cloth trapped inside. The machine started incidentally ...
... his employer had not given him proper training = before the accident had been an unlawful killing = before the trial had died = before the trial Paul Bennett was killed after he had climbed into a giant industrial tumble dryer to free a piece of cloth trapped inside. The machine started incidentally ...
Yegana Baghirova MA thesis - Khazar University Institutional
... imperative sentences, e.g. Be attentive!), but such phrases also may start with a complement such as an adverb (for instance, in the imperative sentences, e.g. Really be attentive!). There is no exact rule about a verb phrase which should be preceded by the particle to or a complement as an adverb. ...
... imperative sentences, e.g. Be attentive!), but such phrases also may start with a complement such as an adverb (for instance, in the imperative sentences, e.g. Really be attentive!). There is no exact rule about a verb phrase which should be preceded by the particle to or a complement as an adverb. ...
Verb-Initial Clauses in Ancient Greek Prose
... is to say, ‘This same construction is used in sentence Y, where there is no doubt as to its meaning; we can therefore assume the same meaning in sentence X unless there is specific evidence to the contrary.’ This difficulty is not at all peculiar to the study of information structure, though it is e ...
... is to say, ‘This same construction is used in sentence Y, where there is no doubt as to its meaning; we can therefore assume the same meaning in sentence X unless there is specific evidence to the contrary.’ This difficulty is not at all peculiar to the study of information structure, though it is e ...
AFF - MPG.PuRe
... my research in Atayal. He not only taught me Indonesian, Tagalog, and Austronesian linguistics, but also writing of textbooks and foreign lang~agepedagogy. He always believe6 in me and challeoged me to move forward. Professor Linda Waugh taught me morphology and semiotics. She played a crucial role ...
... my research in Atayal. He not only taught me Indonesian, Tagalog, and Austronesian linguistics, but also writing of textbooks and foreign lang~agepedagogy. He always believe6 in me and challeoged me to move forward. Professor Linda Waugh taught me morphology and semiotics. She played a crucial role ...
diachronic syntax in slavonic languages
... UND SPRACHWANDELFORSCHUNG Summary The present sociolinguistic situation of Lower Sorbian with a decreasing number of native speakers is one of the main reasons for the growing importance of an electronic textual corpus for linguistic research. After a short overview of the history, composition and p ...
... UND SPRACHWANDELFORSCHUNG Summary The present sociolinguistic situation of Lower Sorbian with a decreasing number of native speakers is one of the main reasons for the growing importance of an electronic textual corpus for linguistic research. After a short overview of the history, composition and p ...
Different by-phrases with adjectival and verbal passives: Evidence
... The paper is structured as follows. Section 2 presents the theoretical point of departure, based on the observation for German that event-related by-phrases with verbal and adjectival passives differ in the type of complements they take. Section 3 introduces the Spanish corpus and the methods used ...
... The paper is structured as follows. Section 2 presents the theoretical point of departure, based on the observation for German that event-related by-phrases with verbal and adjectival passives differ in the type of complements they take. Section 3 introduces the Spanish corpus and the methods used ...
FrameNet II: Extended Theory and Practice
... scalar attribute as events that happen by themselves, whereas examples (2) and (4) present them as caused by a Cause or an Agent. We have separated the two types of sentences into two different frames, an inchoative frame called Change position on a scale for examples (1) and (3) and a causative one ...
... scalar attribute as events that happen by themselves, whereas examples (2) and (4) present them as caused by a Cause or an Agent. We have separated the two types of sentences into two different frames, an inchoative frame called Change position on a scale for examples (1) and (3) and a causative one ...
Semantic peculiarities of homonyms in English and Uzbek
... our social life. It means that we’ll have to complete intellectual thought, to go through creative tests with other countries on the international arena. Our future depends on how strong we’ll be in these competitions and tests. Following the steps of our famous ancestors, and the fame have achieved ...
... our social life. It means that we’ll have to complete intellectual thought, to go through creative tests with other countries on the international arena. Our future depends on how strong we’ll be in these competitions and tests. Following the steps of our famous ancestors, and the fame have achieved ...
A Reanalysis of English Word Stress
... IS Important to note that there is no independent justification for such a segmentation. Inserting morpheme boundaries into words like those in (17) is therefore exactly equivalent to marking these words with a rule feature to indicate that they will undergo rule [158].4 But if a solution making use ...
... IS Important to note that there is no independent justification for such a segmentation. Inserting morpheme boundaries into words like those in (17) is therefore exactly equivalent to marking these words with a rule feature to indicate that they will undergo rule [158].4 But if a solution making use ...
Dative of Purpose and Reference
... The dative of reference is used when the dative depends not on any one particular word (such as is the case with Dative following special adjectives like amīcus, fidēlis, idoneus, and similis or verbs like crēdō and noceō) but on the general meaning of the sentence. o It is often called the “Dativ ...
... The dative of reference is used when the dative depends not on any one particular word (such as is the case with Dative following special adjectives like amīcus, fidēlis, idoneus, and similis or verbs like crēdō and noceō) but on the general meaning of the sentence. o It is often called the “Dativ ...
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 ...
Untitled - Shadows Government
... language, and cherished idiosyncrasies of this corner of phonology, or that lexical xvii ...
... language, and cherished idiosyncrasies of this corner of phonology, or that lexical xvii ...
On Word Definition in Children and Adults
... grammatical form and use of semantic components (i.e. categorical term, specificity of the hyperonym, and semantic content of the definiens). Findings for Study 1 indicated a generalized effect of the morphological category of the definiendum on the syntactic and semantic dimensions of the definitio ...
... grammatical form and use of semantic components (i.e. categorical term, specificity of the hyperonym, and semantic content of the definiens). Findings for Study 1 indicated a generalized effect of the morphological category of the definiendum on the syntactic and semantic dimensions of the definitio ...
tennessee grade 8 tcap achievement test practice exercises
... when Arnie proposes the work arrangement to José when Arnie and José arrive at Mr. Clemens’s house to clean the pool when José rescued Mr. Clemens from a fall into the pool when Arnie returned to speak with the fireman ...
... when Arnie proposes the work arrangement to José when Arnie and José arrive at Mr. Clemens’s house to clean the pool when José rescued Mr. Clemens from a fall into the pool when Arnie returned to speak with the fireman ...
Case Typology and Case Theory* 1. Overview of the Issues 2
... by INFL with AGR (just as accusative Case is assigned under government by V), in the Minimalist framework nominative is checked in the specifier position of AGRS (just as accusative is checked in the specifier position of AGRO), and in theories like Relational Grammar and Lexical-Functional Grammar ...
... by INFL with AGR (just as accusative Case is assigned under government by V), in the Minimalist framework nominative is checked in the specifier position of AGRS (just as accusative is checked in the specifier position of AGRO), and in theories like Relational Grammar and Lexical-Functional Grammar ...
The semantics of the Turkish accusative marked
... discourse-linking (D-linking), Enç argues that specificity in fact follows from the accusative’s potential to link an entity to a referent introduced in the prior discourse.1 In the analysis pursued in this paper, I provide a new look at the so-called definites by taking into account the stress bea ...
... discourse-linking (D-linking), Enç argues that specificity in fact follows from the accusative’s potential to link an entity to a referent introduced in the prior discourse.1 In the analysis pursued in this paper, I provide a new look at the so-called definites by taking into account the stress bea ...
THE SYNTAX AND SEMANTICS OF AND
... denotes a relationship between and/or among conjuncts in a sentence. The conjunctions may show a cause and effect relationship between conjuncts. They are also used to show chronological sequence, contrast, condition or simply addition. Thus, by linking conjuncts in a coordinate structure, they esta ...
... denotes a relationship between and/or among conjuncts in a sentence. The conjunctions may show a cause and effect relationship between conjuncts. They are also used to show chronological sequence, contrast, condition or simply addition. Thus, by linking conjuncts in a coordinate structure, they esta ...
FrameNet II: Extended Theory and Practice
... other languages often distinguish inchoatives and causatives by derivational morphology. As pointed out above, we factor out language-wide constructions when figuring out how many participants there are in a particular use of a particular LU. Thus, we don’t need an extra frame for the verb sell to a ...
... other languages often distinguish inchoatives and causatives by derivational morphology. As pointed out above, we factor out language-wide constructions when figuring out how many participants there are in a particular use of a particular LU. Thus, we don’t need an extra frame for the verb sell to a ...
Natural Language Generation
... dog, domestic dog, Canis familiaris -- (a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog => canine, canid -- (any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long mu ...
... dog, domestic dog, Canis familiaris -- (a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog => canine, canid -- (any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long mu ...
Slides
... • Languages do not all have the same categories; however, they all seem to have nouns and verbs. • In English, we have the following word categories (and more): 1. determiners (D) a, the, an, my, his, each, that... 2. nouns (N) cat, book, wallet, happiness... 3. verbs (V) run, walk, surpass, alienat ...
... • Languages do not all have the same categories; however, they all seem to have nouns and verbs. • In English, we have the following word categories (and more): 1. determiners (D) a, the, an, my, his, each, that... 2. nouns (N) cat, book, wallet, happiness... 3. verbs (V) run, walk, surpass, alienat ...