Deriving Greenberg`s Asymmetry in Arabic
... concatenative morphology. On the other hand, there are languages with non-concatenative morphology, where word-formation is described not by concatenation, but rather by some generally limited possibilities of interleaving vowels with a unit called the consonantal root, which consists of consonants ...
... concatenative morphology. On the other hand, there are languages with non-concatenative morphology, where word-formation is described not by concatenation, but rather by some generally limited possibilities of interleaving vowels with a unit called the consonantal root, which consists of consonants ...
Template form in prosodic morphology
... Unlike the l infix of Choctaw, the µ infix of Balangao remains unrealized when prohibited by syllabic well-formedness conditions. This occurs whenever the initial syllable of the base is already heavy, as in so-soblak. For the same reason, gemination is impossible in stressed syllables; hence the c ...
... Unlike the l infix of Choctaw, the µ infix of Balangao remains unrealized when prohibited by syllabic well-formedness conditions. This occurs whenever the initial syllable of the base is already heavy, as in so-soblak. For the same reason, gemination is impossible in stressed syllables; hence the c ...
Grammar of the Bórnu or Kanuri language
... he had not forgotten his mother- tongue, but communicated vit to ...
... he had not forgotten his mother- tongue, but communicated vit to ...
is used as a conjunction to show contrast. The original
... 85. B – ‘when they died’ is a relative clause modifying ‘the day’. If ‘which’ were used, a preposition ‘on’ should be used because we should say ‘on the day’. 86. B – A non-defining clause should be used because ‘four-letter-word’ is a specific noun. Note that ‘that’ should not be used after a comma ...
... 85. B – ‘when they died’ is a relative clause modifying ‘the day’. If ‘which’ were used, a preposition ‘on’ should be used because we should say ‘on the day’. 86. B – A non-defining clause should be used because ‘four-letter-word’ is a specific noun. Note that ‘that’ should not be used after a comma ...
role shift, anaphora and discourse polyphony in sign language of
... the infinite variety of pronouns that would be classified as third person and second person ones, because of the infinite variety of the possible spatial realization of each.3 This argumentation seems to take for granted that the value of person depends on the actual participants of the discourse.4 ...
... the infinite variety of pronouns that would be classified as third person and second person ones, because of the infinite variety of the possible spatial realization of each.3 This argumentation seems to take for granted that the value of person depends on the actual participants of the discourse.4 ...
grammar of the Basque
... chosen to write 'the' in the gloss, so you can find it easily. Naming morphemes. You will notice also that I don't follow the standard practice of attaching a dash in front of a morpheme when mentioning it. I simply write the morpheme, or whichever form it takes more generally, as if I were quoting ...
... chosen to write 'the' in the gloss, so you can find it easily. Naming morphemes. You will notice also that I don't follow the standard practice of attaching a dash in front of a morpheme when mentioning it. I simply write the morpheme, or whichever form it takes more generally, as if I were quoting ...
Bible Daily Grammar Practice Level V
... difficult at first, but it gets easier with practice. More importantly, it really helps students to understand grammar and how it connects to their writing! The instructions in the book tell students what to do each day. At first they might be asked to identify things they’ve never learned about or ...
... difficult at first, but it gets easier with practice. More importantly, it really helps students to understand grammar and how it connects to their writing! The instructions in the book tell students what to do each day. At first they might be asked to identify things they’ve never learned about or ...
ACT/SAT The Write Approach
... the commas to see if the meaning changes. If it does, then you need the clause, but should not use the commas. • Do the “by the way” test. ...
... the commas to see if the meaning changes. If it does, then you need the clause, but should not use the commas. • Do the “by the way” test. ...
Chapter 5 - public.asu.edu
... This chapter on dependent marking and Case has been the hardest to write and is probably the most controversial in the book. As Butt (2006: 5) puts it, “no theory can honestly claim to have `the answer’ as to why case works the way it does crosslinguistically". The chapter is an attempt to deal with ...
... This chapter on dependent marking and Case has been the hardest to write and is probably the most controversial in the book. As Butt (2006: 5) puts it, “no theory can honestly claim to have `the answer’ as to why case works the way it does crosslinguistically". The chapter is an attempt to deal with ...
A Brief Syntactic Typology of Philippine Languages
... comparable. Data that is cited from published materials therefore reflect the actual spelling conventions of the original (except that clitics are indicated with an equals sign whether or not they are written with a space between them or joined to their host in the original). Literal and free transl ...
... comparable. Data that is cited from published materials therefore reflect the actual spelling conventions of the original (except that clitics are indicated with an equals sign whether or not they are written with a space between them or joined to their host in the original). Literal and free transl ...
Chapter 7: Subordinate Clauses
... Gerunds vs. Nouns: Most of the other -ing forms are distinguishable because they mean different things. But consider something like p. Belle's reading was wonderful. It is really not possible to distinguish whether this is a gerund clause with Belle as its subject and reading as its VP or it is a no ...
... Gerunds vs. Nouns: Most of the other -ing forms are distinguishable because they mean different things. But consider something like p. Belle's reading was wonderful. It is really not possible to distinguish whether this is a gerund clause with Belle as its subject and reading as its VP or it is a no ...
adjective clause
... There are different types of adjective clauses. In each different type, the relative pronoun has a different function. It may be a subject or an object in its own clause, it may replace a possessive word. ...
... There are different types of adjective clauses. In each different type, the relative pronoun has a different function. It may be a subject or an object in its own clause, it may replace a possessive word. ...
On Verb-Initial and Verb-Final Word Orders in Lokaa.
... Alternations like this are of general interest, because they call into question whether all phrases can be built by simple and general principles (or rules) of phrase structure. A general statement like “heads come before complements” works very well in English, and the opposite statement “heads com ...
... Alternations like this are of general interest, because they call into question whether all phrases can be built by simple and general principles (or rules) of phrase structure. A general statement like “heads come before complements” works very well in English, and the opposite statement “heads com ...
Noun Faithfulness and Word Stress in Tuyuca Jennifer L. Smith
... stress must say that all accents except one are deleted from every output PWd. The second possibility, which is the one chosen here, is to separate accent more completely from stress. Under this view, accent (indicated with an underline: o) is lexically specified information that marks a location as ...
... stress must say that all accents except one are deleted from every output PWd. The second possibility, which is the one chosen here, is to separate accent more completely from stress. Under this view, accent (indicated with an underline: o) is lexically specified information that marks a location as ...
Number as Person - CSSP
... In (7) nous refers to the author. The masculine singular predicate adjective inflection reflects the semantic number and gender of the author(s); hence an essay containing sentence (7) must be singlyauthored by a male. But the finite verb always shows first person plural agreement with nous, leading ...
... In (7) nous refers to the author. The masculine singular predicate adjective inflection reflects the semantic number and gender of the author(s); hence an essay containing sentence (7) must be singlyauthored by a male. But the finite verb always shows first person plural agreement with nous, leading ...
WHEN NOUNS SURFACE AS VERBS
... In this classification we have put innovations like houseguest, Sunday School, and Wayne in with ordinary denominal verbs like land, ape, and man, which are already well established as verbs. For one thing, innovations and well-established verbs are really two ends of a continuum, with no sharp divi ...
... In this classification we have put innovations like houseguest, Sunday School, and Wayne in with ordinary denominal verbs like land, ape, and man, which are already well established as verbs. For one thing, innovations and well-established verbs are really two ends of a continuum, with no sharp divi ...
2016 Editorial Style Guide
... This guide was created for those who write and edit St. Joseph’s College publications, marketing material and other forms of print and digital communication to maintain a greater consistency of editorial style throughout all offices and departments. In addition to addressing particular usage and sty ...
... This guide was created for those who write and edit St. Joseph’s College publications, marketing material and other forms of print and digital communication to maintain a greater consistency of editorial style throughout all offices and departments. In addition to addressing particular usage and sty ...
Studies in African Linguistics Volume 17, Number 3, December
... bearing but segmentally non-specified vowel (a postulation that may have some historical justification). One should note that with verbs in grade 7, the ufinal grade, the L of the suffix does not result in a falling tone, e.g. dafuwaa 'being well cooked' « dafu) ,not *dafuwaa. There are two very dif ...
... bearing but segmentally non-specified vowel (a postulation that may have some historical justification). One should note that with verbs in grade 7, the ufinal grade, the L of the suffix does not result in a falling tone, e.g. dafuwaa 'being well cooked' « dafu) ,not *dafuwaa. There are two very dif ...
Anaphora Resolution for Question Answering
... system provides multimedia access using natural language. It has been available to answer questions on the World Wide Web 2 since December 1993. Since it came online, it has answered millions of questions for hundreds of thousands of people all over the world, providing users with knowledge regardin ...
... system provides multimedia access using natural language. It has been available to answer questions on the World Wide Web 2 since December 1993. Since it came online, it has answered millions of questions for hundreds of thousands of people all over the world, providing users with knowledge regardin ...
CHAI`TERJ THE ANALYSIS OF AMBIGUITY FOU:W IN HEADLINES
... Based on the meanings above, actually the exact meaning can be aU of them. Based on the context of this headline, the exact meaning is the third one which is by using this deodorant while men are riding horses and make men perspiring (which is smells good because using the deodorant) and women feel ...
... Based on the meanings above, actually the exact meaning can be aU of them. Based on the context of this headline, the exact meaning is the third one which is by using this deodorant while men are riding horses and make men perspiring (which is smells good because using the deodorant) and women feel ...
Participle-Converbs in Iron Ossetic: Syntactic and Semantic
... Russian-language sources prefer to call these forms "participle-converbs" (pričastiedeepričastie), a term probably originating in ABAEV (1970). Prior grammars used different terms. MILLER (1882: 221-222) called the form in -gɐ a participle or a converb depending on its use, while considering the for ...
... Russian-language sources prefer to call these forms "participle-converbs" (pričastiedeepričastie), a term probably originating in ABAEV (1970). Prior grammars used different terms. MILLER (1882: 221-222) called the form in -gɐ a participle or a converb depending on its use, while considering the for ...
Clause Processing in Complex Sentences
... adverbs was based on the finding that relative clauses behaved more like adverbial phrases than adjectives, as can be seen in the example below (24-26): (24) The man who has money. (25) The man with money. (26) *The man rich. The decision when to apply the clause segmentation rules was a crucial one ...
... adverbs was based on the finding that relative clauses behaved more like adverbial phrases than adjectives, as can be seen in the example below (24-26): (24) The man who has money. (25) The man with money. (26) *The man rich. The decision when to apply the clause segmentation rules was a crucial one ...
An equivalent of the standard of comparison relativization in Ainu
... reported discourse. For convenience, the indefinite form with the logophoric function is translated as ‘I’, although it is glossed as ‘IND’. ...
... reported discourse. For convenience, the indefinite form with the logophoric function is translated as ‘I’, although it is glossed as ‘IND’. ...
Pronouns - Ms. Jordan Pre
... of words being replaced The subject is singular. The personal pronoun used should be him. ...
... of words being replaced The subject is singular. The personal pronoun used should be him. ...