Le: from pronoun to intensifier*
... 1.4. A derivational-inflectional continuum We have seen that intensifier le is productive, and it seems likely that it will continue to extend to more verbal bases.7 As Bybee (1985: 81ff.) has shown, the distinction between derivational and inflectional morphemes is gradient rather than discrete. Si ...
... 1.4. A derivational-inflectional continuum We have seen that intensifier le is productive, and it seems likely that it will continue to extend to more verbal bases.7 As Bybee (1985: 81ff.) has shown, the distinction between derivational and inflectional morphemes is gradient rather than discrete. Si ...
Adverbs What is an Adverb? Adverb Form
... You probably see a difference between a) and b) above. With words like daily we know exactly how often. The words in a) describe definite frequency. On the other hand, words like often give us an idea about frequency but they don't tell us exactly. The words in b) describe indefinite frequency. We s ...
... You probably see a difference between a) and b) above. With words like daily we know exactly how often. The words in a) describe definite frequency. On the other hand, words like often give us an idea about frequency but they don't tell us exactly. The words in b) describe indefinite frequency. We s ...
The Elements of Style, 4e - William Strunk Jr
... book, has been in print for forty years, and has offered more than ten million writers a helping hand. White knew that a compendium of specific tips—about singular and plural verbs, parentheses, the "that"-"which" scuffle, and many others—could clear up a recalcitrant sentence or subclause when quic ...
... book, has been in print for forty years, and has offered more than ten million writers a helping hand. White knew that a compendium of specific tips—about singular and plural verbs, parentheses, the "that"-"which" scuffle, and many others—could clear up a recalcitrant sentence or subclause when quic ...
Sentence Variety
... 1 – My cousin will spend the summer hiking in the Rocky Mountains. 2 – She lives in Indiana. 3 – My cousin, who lives in Indiana, will spend the summer hiking in the Rocky Mountains. ...
... 1 – My cousin will spend the summer hiking in the Rocky Mountains. 2 – She lives in Indiana. 3 – My cousin, who lives in Indiana, will spend the summer hiking in the Rocky Mountains. ...
1. Tropes: metaphor, metonymy, antonomaisa Metaphor Metaphor is
... Repetition is recurrence of the same word, word combination, phrase for two or more times in close succession. Skillfully used and justified repetition never creates the redundancy of information. On the contrary the additional stylistic meaning that arise as a result of repetition are indispensable ...
... Repetition is recurrence of the same word, word combination, phrase for two or more times in close succession. Skillfully used and justified repetition never creates the redundancy of information. On the contrary the additional stylistic meaning that arise as a result of repetition are indispensable ...
Aspectual licensing and object shift - bu people
... Westermann’s view that OV order in Gbå gerunds reduces to the prenominal order of possessors. But this correlation fails in ⁄gbo and Yor∞bÄ which have OV gerunds but lack prenominal possessors (Williamson 1986). This doesn’t prove that the Gbå parallel between OV and Poss-N is accidental, since Gbå ...
... Westermann’s view that OV order in Gbå gerunds reduces to the prenominal order of possessors. But this correlation fails in ⁄gbo and Yor∞bÄ which have OV gerunds but lack prenominal possessors (Williamson 1986). This doesn’t prove that the Gbå parallel between OV and Poss-N is accidental, since Gbå ...
Journal of Linguistics Bare nominals and incorporating verbs in
... properties that have been associated with some types of incorporated nominals (see e.g. Van Geenhoven 1996, Dayal 2003, Farkas & de Swart 2003, Dobrovie-Sorin, Bleam & Espinal 2006) : these BNs are indefinite, number neutral (unlike determiner-bearing singular nominals), and non-referential, lacking ...
... properties that have been associated with some types of incorporated nominals (see e.g. Van Geenhoven 1996, Dayal 2003, Farkas & de Swart 2003, Dobrovie-Sorin, Bleam & Espinal 2006) : these BNs are indefinite, number neutral (unlike determiner-bearing singular nominals), and non-referential, lacking ...
Context Free Grammars 10/28/2003 Reading: Chap 9, Jurafsky
... • I.e. “book” is a straightforward transitive verb. It expects a single NP ...
... • I.e. “book” is a straightforward transitive verb. It expects a single NP ...
BITS
... as such. Rather it involves the status of S0. By definition, S0 is the state of being able to acquire language, distinguishing humans from apes, dogs, etc. That is, it reflects man's innate capacity for language. The empirical questions are i) what its content is, and ii) how it relates to man's oth ...
... as such. Rather it involves the status of S0. By definition, S0 is the state of being able to acquire language, distinguishing humans from apes, dogs, etc. That is, it reflects man's innate capacity for language. The empirical questions are i) what its content is, and ii) how it relates to man's oth ...
Clauses - Gordon State College
... Shutters on the squat grey houses are closed. The reaping isn’t until two. May as well sleep in. If you can. OK, let’s look at the second group of words, which begins with “Supple leather.” You have a subject & a verb, so you have a sentence, right? Wrong. That’s a fragment because you don’t have an ...
... Shutters on the squat grey houses are closed. The reaping isn’t until two. May as well sleep in. If you can. OK, let’s look at the second group of words, which begins with “Supple leather.” You have a subject & a verb, so you have a sentence, right? Wrong. That’s a fragment because you don’t have an ...
Nouns and Verbs in the Tagalog Mental Lexicon
... generally accepted language universal, with nouns prototypically denoting entities and verbs prototypically denoting processes (Laudanna and Voghera, 2002). The designations of ‘noun’ and ‘verb’ are also evidenced morphologically with different category markings, such as tense and aspect for verbs a ...
... generally accepted language universal, with nouns prototypically denoting entities and verbs prototypically denoting processes (Laudanna and Voghera, 2002). The designations of ‘noun’ and ‘verb’ are also evidenced morphologically with different category markings, such as tense and aspect for verbs a ...
Pubs_files/Grammar Warm
... – not only . . . but also • Mary and Bill not only worked on this project together, but also [worked] on another one. – not only verb + prepositional phrases beginning with on, but also verb + prepositional phrases beginning with on ...
... – not only . . . but also • Mary and Bill not only worked on this project together, but also [worked] on another one. – not only verb + prepositional phrases beginning with on, but also verb + prepositional phrases beginning with on ...
Variable direction in zero-derivation and the unity of polysemous
... verb to be zero-derived from it: overall, foot occurs more frequently as a noun (as part of referring expressions) than as a verb (with predicating function); as a noun foot is inflectionally irregular (plural feet, with stem-vowel alternation) while as a verb foot, like all derivatives, is inflecti ...
... verb to be zero-derived from it: overall, foot occurs more frequently as a noun (as part of referring expressions) than as a verb (with predicating function); as a noun foot is inflectionally irregular (plural feet, with stem-vowel alternation) while as a verb foot, like all derivatives, is inflecti ...
INGLIZ TILi va ADABIYOTI KAFEDRASI
... Some of them are national languages, others are local dialects spoken over small areas. 2.The earliest period in the development of the Germanic group dates back to pre-written stages of human history and is therefore more or less hypothetical. The Germanic group of dialects developed their first mi ...
... Some of them are national languages, others are local dialects spoken over small areas. 2.The earliest period in the development of the Germanic group dates back to pre-written stages of human history and is therefore more or less hypothetical. The Germanic group of dialects developed their first mi ...
Gerunds
... WHAT IS A GERUND PHRASE? A gerund phrase is a phrase that begins with a gerund (the –ing form of a verb) and includes objects or modifiers. It also functions as a noun. Walking around the block is her daily exercise. In this sentence, “walking around the block” is the gerund phrase functioning as th ...
... WHAT IS A GERUND PHRASE? A gerund phrase is a phrase that begins with a gerund (the –ing form of a verb) and includes objects or modifiers. It also functions as a noun. Walking around the block is her daily exercise. In this sentence, “walking around the block” is the gerund phrase functioning as th ...
Passive and Active Voices
... Verbs are also said to be either active (The executive committee approved the new policy) or passive (The new policy was approved by the executive committee) in voice. In the active voice, the subject and verb relationship is straightforward: the subject is a be-er or a do-er and the verb moves the ...
... Verbs are also said to be either active (The executive committee approved the new policy) or passive (The new policy was approved by the executive committee) in voice. In the active voice, the subject and verb relationship is straightforward: the subject is a be-er or a do-er and the verb moves the ...
ENGLISH ELLIPTICAL CONSTRUCTION
... Based on the description above, the writer can give a short explanation of elliptical construction as follows. Ellipsis can be seen from the structure, the place, and the kind. Viewed from the structure, when the sentences are positive we can use the structure of elliptical construction: Subject + v ...
... Based on the description above, the writer can give a short explanation of elliptical construction as follows. Ellipsis can be seen from the structure, the place, and the kind. Viewed from the structure, when the sentences are positive we can use the structure of elliptical construction: Subject + v ...
74. Colloquial Expressions and Idioms 75. Word Formation
... Er geht mit dem kopf durch die Wand. He does as he pleases. (Literally: He goes with his head through the wall.) ...
... Er geht mit dem kopf durch die Wand. He does as he pleases. (Literally: He goes with his head through the wall.) ...
On the Universality and Variation of the Adjective Category
... verbs, the cross-linguistically varying status of adjectives may be a problem. If, on the other hand, adjectives are considered to be a construct based on too much focus on Indo-European languages, and they do not really exist in many other languages, then it may be difficult to classify those items ...
... verbs, the cross-linguistically varying status of adjectives may be a problem. If, on the other hand, adjectives are considered to be a construct based on too much focus on Indo-European languages, and they do not really exist in many other languages, then it may be difficult to classify those items ...
Aspect and assertion in Mandarin Chinese
... static reading, then the former is brought out by the use of zai, as in (4a), whereas the latter is usually brought out by the use of zhe, as in (4b).6 ...
... static reading, then the former is brought out by the use of zai, as in (4a), whereas the latter is usually brought out by the use of zhe, as in (4b).6 ...
Lección 11: Gramática
... forms and the third-person plural form undergo the same stem changes in the present subjunctive as in the present indicative. • However, in addition, observe that unstressed e changes to i and unstressed o changes to u in the first- and second-person plural forms. ...
... forms and the third-person plural form undergo the same stem changes in the present subjunctive as in the present indicative. • However, in addition, observe that unstressed e changes to i and unstressed o changes to u in the first- and second-person plural forms. ...
UNIT 10: ADJECTIVE (RELATIVE) CLAUSES to MODIFY PEOPLE
... 1. This is the man. I took you to the hospital in his car. 2. You should have apologized to the woman. You stepped on her foot while dancing. 3. A company is likely to suffer in the current economic climate. Its financial backing isn't secure. 4. He is the author. I most admire his work. 5. These ar ...
... 1. This is the man. I took you to the hospital in his car. 2. You should have apologized to the woman. You stepped on her foot while dancing. 3. A company is likely to suffer in the current economic climate. Its financial backing isn't secure. 4. He is the author. I most admire his work. 5. These ar ...
Grammar Emphasis
... Red: heavy focus These statements are fundamental to improving writing and will support children to improve written outcomes across most genres of writing. Opportunities should be found in every unit to teach these statements (with the possible exception of poetry units). Purple: medium focus These ...
... Red: heavy focus These statements are fundamental to improving writing and will support children to improve written outcomes across most genres of writing. Opportunities should be found in every unit to teach these statements (with the possible exception of poetry units). Purple: medium focus These ...