COPULAR INVERSION AND NON-SUBJECT AGREEMENT Alex
... In examples like (2) not only can the copula agree with the postverbal DP, but it cannot agree with the preverbal DP, as in (2b). We refer to the construction illustrated in (2a) as copular inversion, or CI. In this paper we build on the claim in Alsina (2007) that the agreeing postverbal DP in CI i ...
... In examples like (2) not only can the copula agree with the postverbal DP, but it cannot agree with the preverbal DP, as in (2b). We refer to the construction illustrated in (2a) as copular inversion, or CI. In this paper we build on the claim in Alsina (2007) that the agreeing postverbal DP in CI i ...
Bible Greek: Basic Grammar of the Greek New
... A companion book for the Bible Greek Vpod Internet Video Instruction Program biblegreekvpod.com ...
... A companion book for the Bible Greek Vpod Internet Video Instruction Program biblegreekvpod.com ...
LOCATIVE SENTENCES AND RELATED CONSTRUCTIONS IN
... clitic in (17a) is essentially the same as for the subject clitic in (16). The elitie hi in (17a) checks its oblique or dative case with a [-person] Agreement head.!! In a case where the clitic hi moves to a specifier position of a [+person] Agr-s, the derivation will crash either because this cliti ...
... clitic in (17a) is essentially the same as for the subject clitic in (16). The elitie hi in (17a) checks its oblique or dative case with a [-person] Agreement head.!! In a case where the clitic hi moves to a specifier position of a [+person] Agr-s, the derivation will crash either because this cliti ...
Infinitive Phrase
... Verbals Verbals are words that at root have a verb form but no longer function as complete (finite) verbs. Infinitives – To Run – function as nouns, adjectives or adverbs Participles – Running water; worn shoes – function as adjectives Gerunds – Running is fun – function as nouns ...
... Verbals Verbals are words that at root have a verb form but no longer function as complete (finite) verbs. Infinitives – To Run – function as nouns, adjectives or adverbs Participles – Running water; worn shoes – function as adjectives Gerunds – Running is fun – function as nouns ...
slips of speech - WATA - World Association of Arab Translators
... read the best literature, not merely so as to know it, but so as to feel the beauty, the fitness, the charm, the strength, the delicacy of a well-chosen word. The study of the proper arrangement and the most effective expression of our thoughts prompts us to think more accurately. So close is the co ...
... read the best literature, not merely so as to know it, but so as to feel the beauty, the fitness, the charm, the strength, the delicacy of a well-chosen word. The study of the proper arrangement and the most effective expression of our thoughts prompts us to think more accurately. So close is the co ...
Generating a type of pun
... have subtle links between them. The kind of links necessary and the complexity of this database have not been fulty delineated, Jokes and quips are an example of naniral language thaî relies heavily on subtle links, so this study w ü l shed light on the giant network that will be required to ...
... have subtle links between them. The kind of links necessary and the complexity of this database have not been fulty delineated, Jokes and quips are an example of naniral language thaî relies heavily on subtle links, so this study w ü l shed light on the giant network that will be required to ...
10 Things You Should Know About ASL
... after the noun 2. There are several ways for form negative sentences in ASL 3. The verb “to be” is signed differently in ASL and is not represented by English signs 4. Fingerspelling plays a role in ASL ...
... after the noun 2. There are several ways for form negative sentences in ASL 3. The verb “to be” is signed differently in ASL and is not represented by English signs 4. Fingerspelling plays a role in ASL ...
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 ...
Adjective and attribution
... will, in turn, appeal to the operation of reference introduced above. At any rate, the definition of the adjective cannot directly mention referring expressions as the semantic category of the modified, since the set of referring expressions includes expressions of other syntactic categories, import ...
... will, in turn, appeal to the operation of reference introduced above. At any rate, the definition of the adjective cannot directly mention referring expressions as the semantic category of the modified, since the set of referring expressions includes expressions of other syntactic categories, import ...
Effects of indefinite pronouns and traces on verb stress
... Notice that this suggests that adjacency of the verb to the stressed object is not a general precondition for a stressless verb in German. Similar patterns of leftmost stress within the VP in Persian are reported in Kahnemuyipour (2004). 2. The account of the phase-based theory of phrasal stress by ...
... Notice that this suggests that adjacency of the verb to the stressed object is not a general precondition for a stressless verb in German. Similar patterns of leftmost stress within the VP in Persian are reported in Kahnemuyipour (2004). 2. The account of the phase-based theory of phrasal stress by ...
KISS Level 2. 2. The Complexities of Prepositional Phrases
... you know—and no one can tell you that you are wrong about them. For example, you know that “am,” “is,” “are,” “was,” and “were” are always verbs. You will always be correct if you underline them twice in analysis exercises. You also know how to find the subjects and complements of verbs, and you can ...
... you know—and no one can tell you that you are wrong about them. For example, you know that “am,” “is,” “are,” “was,” and “were” are always verbs. You will always be correct if you underline them twice in analysis exercises. You also know how to find the subjects and complements of verbs, and you can ...
nouns and proper nouns - Crescent Heights High School
... PRONOUNS take the place of one or more nouns or a group of words in a sentence. As with nouns, they can be used to refer to people, places or things. e.g.: The conductor described the songs we would play. She wanted us to memorize them. (Both “she” and “them” are pronouns—“she” refers to conductor a ...
... PRONOUNS take the place of one or more nouns or a group of words in a sentence. As with nouns, they can be used to refer to people, places or things. e.g.: The conductor described the songs we would play. She wanted us to memorize them. (Both “she” and “them” are pronouns—“she” refers to conductor a ...
Practical Guide to English Usage
... Use of subject and object pronouns in comparisons .................................................................................................... 2.5. Participial and gerundial adjectives .......................................................... 2.6. Interrogative adjectives .................. ...
... Use of subject and object pronouns in comparisons .................................................................................................... 2.5. Participial and gerundial adjectives .......................................................... 2.6. Interrogative adjectives .................. ...
12. Infinitive Phrase Practice
... Mark It Up: Underline the infinitive phrase. Put [brackets] around the infinitive. Using the above abbreviations, identify its function within the sentence. “It is indeed a special day when a caterpillar comes all the way from the Valley of Mushrooms [to partake] in the celebration,” Bibwit Harte mu ...
... Mark It Up: Underline the infinitive phrase. Put [brackets] around the infinitive. Using the above abbreviations, identify its function within the sentence. “It is indeed a special day when a caterpillar comes all the way from the Valley of Mushrooms [to partake] in the celebration,” Bibwit Harte mu ...
Unit 7 - GFF3 - Modals Part 2 Interactive
... May, Could, Can = Ask Permission Example, “Could I check this book out?” “May I use your phone?” “May” and “Could” are more polite than “Can” “Please” usually goes after the subject or at the end of the sentence. Example: “Could I please borrow the car?” “Could I borrow the car, please?” “Coul ...
... May, Could, Can = Ask Permission Example, “Could I check this book out?” “May I use your phone?” “May” and “Could” are more polite than “Can” “Please” usually goes after the subject or at the end of the sentence. Example: “Could I please borrow the car?” “Could I borrow the car, please?” “Coul ...
A Realization Optimality-Theoretic approach to affix order
... For example, in the form sew-re-k-aj ‘from under the bear’ sew-re and -k first form a unit, which further combines with -aj. The reverse order of the locative and localization markers would violate the scope constraint (Sect. 3), which is reflected in the fact that #‘under from the bear’ is an odd m ...
... For example, in the form sew-re-k-aj ‘from under the bear’ sew-re and -k first form a unit, which further combines with -aj. The reverse order of the locative and localization markers would violate the scope constraint (Sect. 3), which is reflected in the fact that #‘under from the bear’ is an odd m ...
Pronouns and Antecedents
... Personal Pronouns can be characterized by person. 1st person Refers to the speaker. 1st person singular: I, me. 1st person plural: we, us. ...
... Personal Pronouns can be characterized by person. 1st person Refers to the speaker. 1st person singular: I, me. 1st person plural: we, us. ...
Practical Guide to English Usage
... Use of subject and object pronouns in comparisons .................................................................................................... 2.5. Participial and gerundial adjectives .......................................................... 2.6. Interrogative adjectives .................. ...
... Use of subject and object pronouns in comparisons .................................................................................................... 2.5. Participial and gerundial adjectives .......................................................... 2.6. Interrogative adjectives .................. ...
Creole Genesis and Universality: Case, Word Order, and Agreement
... order, and agreement is to answer the question ‘who did what to whom and when, where, how, etc.,’ or in other words, to identify the grammatical and semantic role of all the noun phrases (NPs) in a sentence (Melinger 2009). This thesis will examine the emergence of case, word order, and agreement in ...
... order, and agreement is to answer the question ‘who did what to whom and when, where, how, etc.,’ or in other words, to identify the grammatical and semantic role of all the noun phrases (NPs) in a sentence (Melinger 2009). This thesis will examine the emergence of case, word order, and agreement in ...
Noun and verb in the mind. An interdisciplinary approach
... nominal lexical items as door can in some syntactic contexts become verbal, e.g., What happened to you? I was riding down the hill and some yuppie got out of his Porsche and doored me. It seems then that even though most of us seem to know what nouns and verbs are, it is not easy to come up with a p ...
... nominal lexical items as door can in some syntactic contexts become verbal, e.g., What happened to you? I was riding down the hill and some yuppie got out of his Porsche and doored me. It seems then that even though most of us seem to know what nouns and verbs are, it is not easy to come up with a p ...
separable complex verbs in Dutch
... On the other hand, this does not mean that all word formation rules accept syntactic inputs. For instance, prefixes do not attach to syntactic phrases, and, more generally, phrases normally do not occur as the heads of words in Dutch.3 This is very relevant to the problem under discussion. For insta ...
... On the other hand, this does not mean that all word formation rules accept syntactic inputs. For instance, prefixes do not attach to syntactic phrases, and, more generally, phrases normally do not occur as the heads of words in Dutch.3 This is very relevant to the problem under discussion. For insta ...
Direct Object Pronouns - Reeths
... Ex. Le doy el refresco a él. This means I’m giving the pop to him (Jorge). NOTE: If I’m giving each of them a pop, I’d say, “Les doy un refresco a ellos.” Or just, “Les doy un refresco.” I can also be specific and say, “Les doy un refresco a Teresa y Jorge.” E. Just like with Direct Object Pronouns, ...
... Ex. Le doy el refresco a él. This means I’m giving the pop to him (Jorge). NOTE: If I’m giving each of them a pop, I’d say, “Les doy un refresco a ellos.” Or just, “Les doy un refresco.” I can also be specific and say, “Les doy un refresco a Teresa y Jorge.” E. Just like with Direct Object Pronouns, ...