On degree phrases and result clauses Rijkhoek, Paulien Dea
... he eats almost never his plate empty `He almost never finishes his plate' Her friend picked the exact same colour, [quite independently of her own choice] ...
... he eats almost never his plate empty `He almost never finishes his plate' Her friend picked the exact same colour, [quite independently of her own choice] ...
Complex Predicates Müller, Stefan
... where the distribution of particle and verb in verb-initial and verb-final sentences has to be explained. After having introduced the basic concepts and ideas, I provide analyses for the future and perfect construction and other so-called coherent infinitive constructions in Chapter 2, building on w ...
... where the distribution of particle and verb in verb-initial and verb-final sentences has to be explained. After having introduced the basic concepts and ideas, I provide analyses for the future and perfect construction and other so-called coherent infinitive constructions in Chapter 2, building on w ...
On two hypotheses concerning psycholinguistics
... primary goal of the linguistic investigation of a particular language." (1967, p. 398). Chomsky's conception of the nature of the speaker's MG must be sharply distinguished from two other conceptions that abut on it. First, he does assert that speakers have an MG, not just the products generated in ...
... primary goal of the linguistic investigation of a particular language." (1967, p. 398). Chomsky's conception of the nature of the speaker's MG must be sharply distinguished from two other conceptions that abut on it. First, he does assert that speakers have an MG, not just the products generated in ...
Introduction to Tocharian - Ústav srovnávací jazykovědy
... The speakers of Tocharian played an important role in the Buddhist civilization of preIslamic eastern Central Asia, but their exact identity remains unknown. The name “Tocharian” rests mainly on the form twɣry in an Old Uyghur colophon, but both the reading and the identification have been challenge ...
... The speakers of Tocharian played an important role in the Buddhist civilization of preIslamic eastern Central Asia, but their exact identity remains unknown. The name “Tocharian” rests mainly on the form twɣry in an Old Uyghur colophon, but both the reading and the identification have been challenge ...
How to Use the Holt Handbook CD
... wasps. Among the best-known social wasps are [15] those within a group that, like ants, has a caste system in [16] its societies. The queen builds a small nest consisting of a [17] few cells, and then she lays eggs. [18] These hatch into workers. The workers enlarge the nest, [19] which is made of m ...
... wasps. Among the best-known social wasps are [15] those within a group that, like ants, has a caste system in [16] its societies. The queen builds a small nest consisting of a [17] few cells, and then she lays eggs. [18] These hatch into workers. The workers enlarge the nest, [19] which is made of m ...
The Clausal Complementation Portal
... English examples include want, hope (for), desire, need, covet, long for, and so forth. These are verbs that describe sensory experiences and may involve direct objects, prepositional objects or propositional objects (typically describing situations or actions, but also occasionally states). Some ve ...
... English examples include want, hope (for), desire, need, covet, long for, and so forth. These are verbs that describe sensory experiences and may involve direct objects, prepositional objects or propositional objects (typically describing situations or actions, but also occasionally states). Some ve ...
Open Information Extraction from Real Internet Texts in Spanish
... Although fast and robust, the systems based on rules over POS-tag sequences are not errorfree. Fader et al. (2011) showed that, although the ReVerb Open IE system for English achieves good precision and usually avoids incoherent extractions that are typical for the systems of the former subcategory ...
... Although fast and robust, the systems based on rules over POS-tag sequences are not errorfree. Fader et al. (2011) showed that, although the ReVerb Open IE system for English achieves good precision and usually avoids incoherent extractions that are typical for the systems of the former subcategory ...
essential grammar for senior students
... 1) Light...more quickly than sound (to travel). 2) I....deceitful; but I declare I ...you; I.... you the worst of anybody in the world. ( to be – negative, to love-negative, to dislike). 3) He....best, who....last ( to laugh, to laugh). 4) I don’t interrupt people when they ....( to read). 5) I neve ...
... 1) Light...more quickly than sound (to travel). 2) I....deceitful; but I declare I ...you; I.... you the worst of anybody in the world. ( to be – negative, to love-negative, to dislike). 3) He....best, who....last ( to laugh, to laugh). 4) I don’t interrupt people when they ....( to read). 5) I neve ...
Do we need summary and sequential scanning in
... photo). Suppose a ball falls vertically. Sequential scanning for such an event is represented in Figure 2a, while the import of a summary scanning construal is depicted in Figure 2b. A short, incremental build-up phase precedes the availability of the final Gestalt.2 In summary scanning the position ...
... photo). Suppose a ball falls vertically. Sequential scanning for such an event is represented in Figure 2a, while the import of a summary scanning construal is depicted in Figure 2b. A short, incremental build-up phase precedes the availability of the final Gestalt.2 In summary scanning the position ...
Information structure and grammaticalization
... grammaticalized in individual languages, which means that there may be grammatical markers that correspond more or less closely to certain functions of information structure. We will here chiefly be concerned with the topic – focus articulation of a sentence. The other two subdomains – presuppositio ...
... grammaticalized in individual languages, which means that there may be grammatical markers that correspond more or less closely to certain functions of information structure. We will here chiefly be concerned with the topic – focus articulation of a sentence. The other two subdomains – presuppositio ...
Tense and Aspect Systems
... it demands lip service to time even when time is farthest from our thoughts. (Quine 1960, 170) ...
... it demands lip service to time even when time is farthest from our thoughts. (Quine 1960, 170) ...
An English hAndbook for thE UnivErsity of PrEtoriA 2003
... red shirt ran away. The man, who was wearing a red shirt, ran away. Which is right? Is there any difference? The answer is that they are both right but that there is a difference of meaning. We call the first one, without the commas, a defining clause; it picks out the man from other men. The implic ...
... red shirt ran away. The man, who was wearing a red shirt, ran away. Which is right? Is there any difference? The answer is that they are both right but that there is a difference of meaning. We call the first one, without the commas, a defining clause; it picks out the man from other men. The implic ...
Spanish Clitics, Events and Opposition Structure
... have that present a written. ‘If you want to present the proposal after the deadline you have to present a written letter.’ ...
... have that present a written. ‘If you want to present the proposal after the deadline you have to present a written letter.’ ...
Chaucer`s Impact on the English Language: A Detailed Study
... nowadays; literature was dominated by French and Latin, which Cannon (1998) named European. The English that Cannon (1998) refers to is the Germanic language stemming from Old English, so Cannon also discriminates words with an Old English origin and words with a Romance origin. The incredibly large ...
... nowadays; literature was dominated by French and Latin, which Cannon (1998) named European. The English that Cannon (1998) refers to is the Germanic language stemming from Old English, so Cannon also discriminates words with an Old English origin and words with a Romance origin. The incredibly large ...
Lexical Nature of Syntactic Ambiguity Resolution
... This ambiguity is permitted in English because certain words knowledge and parsing principles to construct one or more phrase structure representations of the input . The second stage introducing a relative clause (e .g., that was) can be optionally involves choosing or correcting these phrase struc ...
... This ambiguity is permitted in English because certain words knowledge and parsing principles to construct one or more phrase structure representations of the input . The second stage introducing a relative clause (e .g., that was) can be optionally involves choosing or correcting these phrase struc ...
Existential predication and trans
... The position I defend now is that, more generally, the recognition of ‘topic possessives’ as a distinct type of predicative possession results from a confusion between concrete clauses and predicative constructions conceived as units of a more abstract nature serving as the input for operations such ...
... The position I defend now is that, more generally, the recognition of ‘topic possessives’ as a distinct type of predicative possession results from a confusion between concrete clauses and predicative constructions conceived as units of a more abstract nature serving as the input for operations such ...
Answer Key: Meet the Sentence–Exercise B - BYU
... Prepositions describe the “position” or relationship between words and ideas in a sentence. Review the following list of common prepositions and notice how most indicate position in time or space. about above across after along among around at before below beside between by ...
... Prepositions describe the “position” or relationship between words and ideas in a sentence. Review the following list of common prepositions and notice how most indicate position in time or space. about above across after along among around at before below beside between by ...
Practice Makes Perfect Spanish Verb Tenses, Second
... that the book has done its intended job well. Thus, my first thanks go to the many students who made such extensive use of the first edition that this second edition was needed. I would be remiss not to acknowledge again those persons who were instrumental in the preparation of the first edition: Gi ...
... that the book has done its intended job well. Thus, my first thanks go to the many students who made such extensive use of the first edition that this second edition was needed. I would be remiss not to acknowledge again those persons who were instrumental in the preparation of the first edition: Gi ...
Presentation sentences in fiction and academic prose: a syntactico
... person. I have always felt honoured to be allowed to work under her supervision. Prof. Dušková‘s dedication to linguistic studies, vast and versatile erudition, and high standards of work formed an inspiring environment in the Department of English Language and ELT Methodology in which students coul ...
... person. I have always felt honoured to be allowed to work under her supervision. Prof. Dušková‘s dedication to linguistic studies, vast and versatile erudition, and high standards of work formed an inspiring environment in the Department of English Language and ELT Methodology in which students coul ...
Adverbs in Kenyang
... the adverb determines its semantic interpretation. The latter is obtained given the semantic features associated with the adverb. In Jackendoff’s (1972) analysis, adverbs are semantically classifed into four groups. These comprise the speaker-oriented adverbs; subject-oriented adverbs; event-related ...
... the adverb determines its semantic interpretation. The latter is obtained given the semantic features associated with the adverb. In Jackendoff’s (1972) analysis, adverbs are semantically classifed into four groups. These comprise the speaker-oriented adverbs; subject-oriented adverbs; event-related ...
Rapport de Maël - ANGLAIS IN FRANCE
... We read a poem about a French student struggling to master the numerous different ‘OUGH’ sounds one finds in the English language – and went over the 8 possibilities, and those for ‘AUGH’ and EIGH’ too. Mael then tried very hard with a series of pronunciation questions using a combination of these – ...
... We read a poem about a French student struggling to master the numerous different ‘OUGH’ sounds one finds in the English language – and went over the 8 possibilities, and those for ‘AUGH’ and EIGH’ too. Mael then tried very hard with a series of pronunciation questions using a combination of these – ...
Review Exercises
... ENTRY TEST Unit 1 Convert the words in brackets into nouns by adding noun affixes or by affixless ways of word formation. 1) Bill was given a medal in (to recognize) of his service. 2) Let’s go for a (to sail) this afternoon. 3) All (to apply) must be received before June 30, 2003. 4) The (to transp ...
... ENTRY TEST Unit 1 Convert the words in brackets into nouns by adding noun affixes or by affixless ways of word formation. 1) Bill was given a medal in (to recognize) of his service. 2) Let’s go for a (to sail) this afternoon. 3) All (to apply) must be received before June 30, 2003. 4) The (to transp ...
UNIT 2 Placing of adverbs - Академия управления при
... ENTRY TEST Unit 1 Convert the words in brackets into nouns by adding noun affixes or by affixless ways of word formation. 1) Bill was given a medal in (to recognize) of his service. 2) Let’s go for a (to sail) this afternoon. 3) All (to apply) must be received before June 30, 2003. 4) The (to transp ...
... ENTRY TEST Unit 1 Convert the words in brackets into nouns by adding noun affixes or by affixless ways of word formation. 1) Bill was given a medal in (to recognize) of his service. 2) Let’s go for a (to sail) this afternoon. 3) All (to apply) must be received before June 30, 2003. 4) The (to transp ...
struggling to retain the functions of passive when translating english
... ‘S bj - Verb- Obj ’ (SVO) word order, the passive voice is formed by interchanging the subject and object noun phrases of the active sentence plus inserting a form of the verb to be after all members of the auxiliaries plus the past participle, and an optional by-passive phrase before the new object ...
... ‘S bj - Verb- Obj ’ (SVO) word order, the passive voice is formed by interchanging the subject and object noun phrases of the active sentence plus inserting a form of the verb to be after all members of the auxiliaries plus the past participle, and an optional by-passive phrase before the new object ...
IsiXhosa Style Guide - Center
... This part of the style guide contains information about standards specific to IsiXhosa. ...
... This part of the style guide contains information about standards specific to IsiXhosa. ...