“Comparative typology of loose objects in Modern English
... terminology in this field is far from certain. The term "loose" is used in English grammars chiefly with reference to the apposition: close apposition and loose apposition are two notions opposed to each other in grammatical theory. Another term which may be used is "detached": detached attributes, ...
... terminology in this field is far from certain. The term "loose" is used in English grammars chiefly with reference to the apposition: close apposition and loose apposition are two notions opposed to each other in grammatical theory. Another term which may be used is "detached": detached attributes, ...
Present Progressive
... This year I am planning something else. I am inviting all my friends for a trip to Jerusalem. Now, I am writing the invitations. I hope they will come. نحن نشاهد. أنا أدعو كل أصدقائي الى بيتي, في عيد ميالدي,كل سنة .األفالم معا ونأكل البيتزا والبوظة أنا سأدعو كل أصدقائي لرحلة الى.هذه ا ...
... This year I am planning something else. I am inviting all my friends for a trip to Jerusalem. Now, I am writing the invitations. I hope they will come. نحن نشاهد. أنا أدعو كل أصدقائي الى بيتي, في عيد ميالدي,كل سنة .األفالم معا ونأكل البيتزا والبوظة أنا سأدعو كل أصدقائي لرحلة الى.هذه ا ...
COMPASS Placement Test Review Packet
... It is important that you review your knowledge before you take the test, particularly if you have not been in school for many years. Go over the following parts in this review packet to refresh your memory about the things you once knew. This packet is not designed to help you learn material that yo ...
... It is important that you review your knowledge before you take the test, particularly if you have not been in school for many years. Go over the following parts in this review packet to refresh your memory about the things you once knew. This packet is not designed to help you learn material that yo ...
Partitives A workshop at SLE 43
... partitives; within the rich case system of contemporary Polish, the “partitive meaning” is considered as an extension of the prototypical meaning of the Genitive (reference-point constructions). In my presentation, I will consider a particular instance of the use of genetivus partitivus in contempor ...
... partitives; within the rich case system of contemporary Polish, the “partitive meaning” is considered as an extension of the prototypical meaning of the Genitive (reference-point constructions). In my presentation, I will consider a particular instance of the use of genetivus partitivus in contempor ...
`` Pale as death `` or `` pâle comme la mort `` : Frozen similes used as
... change in what we take to be their standard meaning” (p. 96). In this respect, it can be said that clichés specifically refer to word combinations that started out as being creative, but, due to their popularity and the passing of time, became phraseological units. Such word combinations include, a ...
... change in what we take to be their standard meaning” (p. 96). In this respect, it can be said that clichés specifically refer to word combinations that started out as being creative, but, due to their popularity and the passing of time, became phraseological units. Such word combinations include, a ...
predication and equation in copular sentences: russian vs. english
... In this paper we will not go into the details of case variation, for various formal proposals see Geist (1999), Matušansky (2000), Pereltsvaig (2002), and classic literature on this topic by Nichols (1981) and Wierzbicka (1980). In both English and Russian predicational sentences, XP1 has a referent ...
... In this paper we will not go into the details of case variation, for various formal proposals see Geist (1999), Matušansky (2000), Pereltsvaig (2002), and classic literature on this topic by Nichols (1981) and Wierzbicka (1980). In both English and Russian predicational sentences, XP1 has a referent ...
A Simple Syntax for Complex Semantics
... In Left-Associative Grammar, both morphological and syntactic rules are formulated in the same manner in Malaga, an acronym for a C-type implementation language for programming and debuggins purposes. 6 Basic conditions are placed on the grammar by the principles of surface compositionality and time ...
... In Left-Associative Grammar, both morphological and syntactic rules are formulated in the same manner in Malaga, an acronym for a C-type implementation language for programming and debuggins purposes. 6 Basic conditions are placed on the grammar by the principles of surface compositionality and time ...
PC-Kimmo
... dictionary entries should there be? Example, the word fair meaning (a) light coloured (b) impartial and (c) a festival. In general answer depends on purposes. Englex’s lexicon is a parsing lexicon, not a full dictionary, so it only distinguishes homonyms having different parts of speech. ...
... dictionary entries should there be? Example, the word fair meaning (a) light coloured (b) impartial and (c) a festival. In general answer depends on purposes. Englex’s lexicon is a parsing lexicon, not a full dictionary, so it only distinguishes homonyms having different parts of speech. ...
PW-E300 Operation
... Data contained in the PW-E300 The dictionary data contained in this unit is based on the following dictionaries: • Oxford Dictionary of English 2e © Oxford University Press 2003 • New Oxford Thesaurus of English © Oxford University Press 2000 * All rights reserved. No part of this publication may b ...
... Data contained in the PW-E300 The dictionary data contained in this unit is based on the following dictionaries: • Oxford Dictionary of English 2e © Oxford University Press 2003 • New Oxford Thesaurus of English © Oxford University Press 2000 * All rights reserved. No part of this publication may b ...
The compound verbal modal predicate
... Grammar, whose subject matter is the observable organisation of words into various combinations, takes that which is common and basic in linguistic forms and gives in an orderly way accurate descriptions of the practice to which users of the language conform. And with this comes the realisation that ...
... Grammar, whose subject matter is the observable organisation of words into various combinations, takes that which is common and basic in linguistic forms and gives in an orderly way accurate descriptions of the practice to which users of the language conform. And with this comes the realisation that ...
Creating as putting something into the world Eva Dobler Dobler (to
... guinea pigs had green fur and Naoko liked it very much. Unfortunately, the guinea pig died after a couple of months. Since she missed the green animal every time she looked into the cage, Naoko decided #‘ ...to dye a guinea pig green again.’ In (11), the context requires a restitutive interpretation ...
... guinea pigs had green fur and Naoko liked it very much. Unfortunately, the guinea pig died after a couple of months. Since she missed the green animal every time she looked into the cage, Naoko decided #‘ ...to dye a guinea pig green again.’ In (11), the context requires a restitutive interpretation ...
1 Using Strong Verbs – Suggested Answers and Teaching Tips
... to maintain consistency of tense with the original. Some students will write “supervised” because they may be more comfortable using the past tense than the present. They should use “supervises.” ...
... to maintain consistency of tense with the original. Some students will write “supervised” because they may be more comfortable using the past tense than the present. They should use “supervises.” ...
On the Linguistic Notion of Transitivity:
... relations of a sentence, or unique grammatical structures, such as the word class of ago as in five years ago. Due presumably to my sympathies, she also confided to me that she was not that confident in a distinction between intransitive and transitive verbs either. This might strike the reader as s ...
... relations of a sentence, or unique grammatical structures, such as the word class of ago as in five years ago. Due presumably to my sympathies, she also confided to me that she was not that confident in a distinction between intransitive and transitive verbs either. This might strike the reader as s ...
Do INSTRUCTION AND EXPOSURE MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON
... G. Legros 1995) and France (Romainville 2000; Louvet and Preteur 2003, for example). A thematic issue of the Revue des sciences de I'education published in 1995' dealt with the mastery of written French in post-secondary institutions in Quebec. Its purpose was to evaluate the effects on students' wr ...
... G. Legros 1995) and France (Romainville 2000; Louvet and Preteur 2003, for example). A thematic issue of the Revue des sciences de I'education published in 1995' dealt with the mastery of written French in post-secondary institutions in Quebec. Its purpose was to evaluate the effects on students' wr ...
A Practical Sanskrit Introductory
... represents one, and only one, sound. In English, the letter `a' for example, may indicate many sounds (e.g. fat, fate, fare, far), but not so in Sanskrit. The alphabet is systematically arranged according to the structure of the mouth. It is essential to use the correct mouth position and not to mer ...
... represents one, and only one, sound. In English, the letter `a' for example, may indicate many sounds (e.g. fat, fate, fare, far), but not so in Sanskrit. The alphabet is systematically arranged according to the structure of the mouth. It is essential to use the correct mouth position and not to mer ...
Document
... We distinguish SVO from SOV by supposing that the head-complement order can vary from language to language (heads precede complements in English, heads follow complements in Japanese). We may also be able to distinguish other languages (OVS, VOS) by a parameter of specifier order. But no combination ...
... We distinguish SVO from SOV by supposing that the head-complement order can vary from language to language (heads precede complements in English, heads follow complements in Japanese). We may also be able to distinguish other languages (OVS, VOS) by a parameter of specifier order. But no combination ...
Last Man Standing
... • Which of the following choices is not a good strategy to employ before a test? A. Make note of questions that arise while you are studying and ask your teacher the next day. B. Review all of your notes the night before a test; make sure to re-read everything! C. At the end of each study session, r ...
... • Which of the following choices is not a good strategy to employ before a test? A. Make note of questions that arise while you are studying and ask your teacher the next day. B. Review all of your notes the night before a test; make sure to re-read everything! C. At the end of each study session, r ...
Implementation of Argumentation as Process in Theoretical Linguistics
... 3. The Corpus and Method of Linguistics: Methodology of Linguistics and Linguistics as Applied Technique In The Conduct of Linguistic Inquiry Botha wrote: "As a theoretical description, a grammar does not represent an unorganized collection of grammatical concepts. A grammar is the result of the or ...
... 3. The Corpus and Method of Linguistics: Methodology of Linguistics and Linguistics as Applied Technique In The Conduct of Linguistic Inquiry Botha wrote: "As a theoretical description, a grammar does not represent an unorganized collection of grammatical concepts. A grammar is the result of the or ...
Psychophysical and Physical Causative Emotion Verbs in Finnish
... studying the temporal structure of the construction with focus on the aspect of the infinitive 1 verb and the semantics of the matrix verb. 3. Causative emotion verb + infinitive 1 -construction 3.1 The aspect of the infinitive 1 verb The Infinitive 1 complement differs from other subordinated claus ...
... studying the temporal structure of the construction with focus on the aspect of the infinitive 1 verb and the semantics of the matrix verb. 3. Causative emotion verb + infinitive 1 -construction 3.1 The aspect of the infinitive 1 verb The Infinitive 1 complement differs from other subordinated claus ...
Reaching agreement as a core syntactic process
... Both linguistic theory and psycholinguistic research have considered the issue of agreement in great detail. In linguistics, the study of grammatical constraints on agreement has uncovered highly specific evidence for syntactic structure, such that agreement is viewed as ‘a key diagnostic in the syn ...
... Both linguistic theory and psycholinguistic research have considered the issue of agreement in great detail. In linguistics, the study of grammatical constraints on agreement has uncovered highly specific evidence for syntactic structure, such that agreement is viewed as ‘a key diagnostic in the syn ...
Automatic acquisition of semantic-based question reformulations for
... Sentence 2 Pacific Bell Telephone Services today offers the best long distance rate in Orange County, California. Because both sentences contain a verb (“provide” and “offer”) that is included in the semantic representation vector of the question verb (“provide”). At first, we only attempt to valida ...
... Sentence 2 Pacific Bell Telephone Services today offers the best long distance rate in Orange County, California. Because both sentences contain a verb (“provide” and “offer”) that is included in the semantic representation vector of the question verb (“provide”). At first, we only attempt to valida ...
Some notes on Russian predicative infinitives in automatic translation
... of them whose meaning may be changed through the addition of -sja depends on the animate-inanimate agent in the same manner as it does for other verbal forms." With reference to automatically translating Russian infinitive occurrences, Lynch then offers more specific suggestions: "Tentatively, trans ...
... of them whose meaning may be changed through the addition of -sja depends on the animate-inanimate agent in the same manner as it does for other verbal forms." With reference to automatically translating Russian infinitive occurrences, Lynch then offers more specific suggestions: "Tentatively, trans ...
A Text-based Grammar for Expository Writing
... sufficient to acquire written academic language, particularly for students coming from homes where English is not spoken and communities where non-standard forms of English predominate. The high rates of remediation at the university level are testimony that simply waiting for language acquisition t ...
... sufficient to acquire written academic language, particularly for students coming from homes where English is not spoken and communities where non-standard forms of English predominate. The high rates of remediation at the university level are testimony that simply waiting for language acquisition t ...