Grammar and Language Workbook, Part 1
... Exercise 2 Draw one line under each simple or compound subject and two lines under each compound predicate. LaToya opened her book and raised her hand. 1. Farmers raise crops and sell them to food companies. 2. Mom and Juan made a casserole and put it in the oven. 3. They left the party and headed ...
... Exercise 2 Draw one line under each simple or compound subject and two lines under each compound predicate. LaToya opened her book and raised her hand. 1. Farmers raise crops and sell them to food companies. 2. Mom and Juan made a casserole and put it in the oven. 3. They left the party and headed ...
On the linguistic complexity of proper names
... In general, the approach advocated here rests fully on the assumptions already made about proper names in the semantic and philosophical literature. Following Geurts 1997, Recanati 1997 and Pelczar and Rainsbury 1998, I will argue that proper names are underlyingly predicates, and I will rely on the ...
... In general, the approach advocated here rests fully on the assumptions already made about proper names in the semantic and philosophical literature. Following Geurts 1997, Recanati 1997 and Pelczar and Rainsbury 1998, I will argue that proper names are underlyingly predicates, and I will rely on the ...
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... Guajardo, Gustavo, MA in Linguistics, Spring 2010 Linguistics The Syntax of Temporal Interpretation in Embedded Clauses Chairperson: Dr. Leora Bar-el In this thesis I argue that verbs in embedded clauses are temporally interpreted by being bound to the temporal arguments of AspP and VP in the matri ...
... Guajardo, Gustavo, MA in Linguistics, Spring 2010 Linguistics The Syntax of Temporal Interpretation in Embedded Clauses Chairperson: Dr. Leora Bar-el In this thesis I argue that verbs in embedded clauses are temporally interpreted by being bound to the temporal arguments of AspP and VP in the matri ...
Deep properties of surface pronouns: pronominal predicate
... diagnostics therefore thus suggests that both anaphora resolution and the resolution of potential scopal ambiguities in ellipsis can be sensitive not just to the meaning of larger antecedents, but to those antecedents’ forms. Fox (2000) presents a detailed theory of such sensitivity for scope, and s ...
... diagnostics therefore thus suggests that both anaphora resolution and the resolution of potential scopal ambiguities in ellipsis can be sensitive not just to the meaning of larger antecedents, but to those antecedents’ forms. Fox (2000) presents a detailed theory of such sensitivity for scope, and s ...
A Classification of Imperatives: A Statistical Study
... The list of uses proposed here is more detailed than is usually found in the grammars. Many speak of commands and entreaties, or requests; some add permission and condition. This study would add a few that are small in number but interesting enough to merit separate treatment. They will be listed in ...
... The list of uses proposed here is more detailed than is usually found in the grammars. Many speak of commands and entreaties, or requests; some add permission and condition. This study would add a few that are small in number but interesting enough to merit separate treatment. They will be listed in ...
Grace Theological Journal 8
... The list of uses proposed here is more detailed than is usually found in the grammars. Many speak of commands and entreaties, or requests; some add permission and condition. This study would add a few that are small in number but interesting enough to merit separate treatment. They will be listed in ...
... The list of uses proposed here is more detailed than is usually found in the grammars. Many speak of commands and entreaties, or requests; some add permission and condition. This study would add a few that are small in number but interesting enough to merit separate treatment. They will be listed in ...
Spanish Essentials For Dummies
... Cecie Kraynak, MA, earned her bachelor’s degree in Spanish and secondary education in literature from Purdue University, and also received her master’s degree in Spanish literature from Purdue. After graduating in 1983, Cecie began what was to become a 20-year career teaching Spanish to junior-high ...
... Cecie Kraynak, MA, earned her bachelor’s degree in Spanish and secondary education in literature from Purdue University, and also received her master’s degree in Spanish literature from Purdue. After graduating in 1983, Cecie began what was to become a 20-year career teaching Spanish to junior-high ...
active voice - Cloudfront.net
... The simplest definition of an oxymoron is the use of words, phrases, or statements that have meanings which are contradictory to each other. Therefore, an oxymoron is a figure of speech that employs ideas or statements that are opposite in meaning. ...
... The simplest definition of an oxymoron is the use of words, phrases, or statements that have meanings which are contradictory to each other. Therefore, an oxymoron is a figure of speech that employs ideas or statements that are opposite in meaning. ...
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... one should not forget that the valency lexicon is simultaneously being created and verified during the process of annotation). For polysemic lexemes, the surface realization can indicate more or less subtle semantic differences and thus help the process of manual annotation by distinguishing individ ...
... one should not forget that the valency lexicon is simultaneously being created and verified during the process of annotation). For polysemic lexemes, the surface realization can indicate more or less subtle semantic differences and thus help the process of manual annotation by distinguishing individ ...
Investigations of downward movement
... cases of morphological optionality; e.g. reduplicative variability in Tagalog and Ndebele and the variable positions of agreement markers in Turkish. Chapter 3 addresses tense-hopping, a canonical case of downward movement. I argue that certain asymmetries between English and Swedish provide evidenc ...
... cases of morphological optionality; e.g. reduplicative variability in Tagalog and Ndebele and the variable positions of agreement markers in Turkish. Chapter 3 addresses tense-hopping, a canonical case of downward movement. I argue that certain asymmetries between English and Swedish provide evidenc ...
The verbal valency in the Prague Dependency Treebank
... one should not forget that the valency lexicon is simultaneously being created and verified during the process of annotation). For polysemic lexemes, the surface realization can indicate more or less subtle semantic differences and thus help the process of manual annotation by distinguishing individ ...
... one should not forget that the valency lexicon is simultaneously being created and verified during the process of annotation). For polysemic lexemes, the surface realization can indicate more or less subtle semantic differences and thus help the process of manual annotation by distinguishing individ ...
word classes and part-of-speech tagging
... Until now we have been using part-of-speech terms like noun and verb rather freely. In this section we give a more complete definition of these and other classes. Traditionally the definition of parts-of-speech has been based on syntactic and morphological function; words that function similarly wit ...
... Until now we have been using part-of-speech terms like noun and verb rather freely. In this section we give a more complete definition of these and other classes. Traditionally the definition of parts-of-speech has been based on syntactic and morphological function; words that function similarly wit ...
The Marshallese Complemetizer Phrase
... words, [«] is typically inserted between two consonants. But for word initial double consonants, the two dialects differ as to how this phonological constraint is resolved. The Ratak Chain inserts a vowel between the two consonants, while the Ralik Chain adds a vowel before the double consonants (Be ...
... words, [«] is typically inserted between two consonants. But for word initial double consonants, the two dialects differ as to how this phonological constraint is resolved. The Ratak Chain inserts a vowel between the two consonants, while the Ralik Chain adds a vowel before the double consonants (Be ...
Test 5 Writing MC Answers
... Choice (B) displays improper coordination. The comma should be a semicolon. Choice (D) is missing necessary punctuation. A semicolon in place of the comma is needed when joining two complete thoughts. Furthermore, the sentence needs a word like “consequently” before “they” to indicate that people “d ...
... Choice (B) displays improper coordination. The comma should be a semicolon. Choice (D) is missing necessary punctuation. A semicolon in place of the comma is needed when joining two complete thoughts. Furthermore, the sentence needs a word like “consequently” before “they” to indicate that people “d ...
1 On the D-structure position of negative sentence adverbials in
... Obenauer's (1983; 1984) work on `quantification at a distance' and Battye's (1989; 1991) work on `nominal quantification'. He argues for a unified account of negative sentence adverbials in French and posits accordingly that pas is generated in a lower position in clause structure, either adjoined t ...
... Obenauer's (1983; 1984) work on `quantification at a distance' and Battye's (1989; 1991) work on `nominal quantification'. He argues for a unified account of negative sentence adverbials in French and posits accordingly that pas is generated in a lower position in clause structure, either adjoined t ...
Minimalist Syntax Revisited
... description of a range of phenomena in English syntax, making use of minimalist concepts and assumptions as far as possible – while avoiding excessive technical complexity. It is intended to be suitable both for people with only minimal grammatical knowledge, and for those who have already done quit ...
... description of a range of phenomena in English syntax, making use of minimalist concepts and assumptions as far as possible – while avoiding excessive technical complexity. It is intended to be suitable both for people with only minimal grammatical knowledge, and for those who have already done quit ...
Experiences with the GTU grammar development environment
... When developing a grammar it often happens that the parser nds multiple parses for a given sentence. Sometimes these parses di er only by a single feature which may be hard to detect by a human. Automatic comparison of the parses is needed. This can also be used to compare the parses of a given sen ...
... When developing a grammar it often happens that the parser nds multiple parses for a given sentence. Sometimes these parses di er only by a single feature which may be hard to detect by a human. Automatic comparison of the parses is needed. This can also be used to compare the parses of a given sen ...
И - English Classes
... This book is meant as a textbook in lexicology forming part of the curricula of the Foreign Language faculties in Teachers’ Training Colleges and Universities. It is intended for students, teachers of English, postgraduates and all those who are interested in the English language and its vocabulary. ...
... This book is meant as a textbook in lexicology forming part of the curricula of the Foreign Language faculties in Teachers’ Training Colleges and Universities. It is intended for students, teachers of English, postgraduates and all those who are interested in the English language and its vocabulary. ...
Tigris and Euphrastes - a comparison between human and machine
... that the decision as to what constitutes an initial symbol must depend on the use to which this category is to be applied. A different decision might well be made for different natural languages. P.u: stands for the phoneme u:, the universal concept to which pertain all sounds regarded as of the typ ...
... that the decision as to what constitutes an initial symbol must depend on the use to which this category is to be applied. A different decision might well be made for different natural languages. P.u: stands for the phoneme u:, the universal concept to which pertain all sounds regarded as of the typ ...
Idioms, Anaphora, and Movement Diagnostics
... Get X’s goat is a phrasal idiom because the verb get does not have its literal meaning of acquisition in this idiom, nor does X’s goat refer to an animal. Just when combined, they produce the meaning ‘drive X to anger/annoyance’. The verb get does not have this meaning in any other context, nor does ...
... Get X’s goat is a phrasal idiom because the verb get does not have its literal meaning of acquisition in this idiom, nor does X’s goat refer to an animal. Just when combined, they produce the meaning ‘drive X to anger/annoyance’. The verb get does not have this meaning in any other context, nor does ...
Overt Nominative Subjects in Infinitival Complements
... app., Bowers, to app.), it is in principle possible for overt DPs to occur in the subject positions mentioned in (11). Languages might choose to pronounce all copies, or just some lower copy. The fact that this does not routinely happen calls for an explanation; the usual assumption is that the high ...
... app., Bowers, to app.), it is in principle possible for overt DPs to occur in the subject positions mentioned in (11). Languages might choose to pronounce all copies, or just some lower copy. The fact that this does not routinely happen calls for an explanation; the usual assumption is that the high ...
Towards deep content extraction from specialized discourse: The case of ver-
... Working with patent claims entails new challenges and motivations. First, patents are a valuable and unique source of up-to-date scientific and technological information. Experts assume that only 10% to 15% of the content described in patents is described in other publications, and that the worldwid ...
... Working with patent claims entails new challenges and motivations. First, patents are a valuable and unique source of up-to-date scientific and technological information. Experts assume that only 10% to 15% of the content described in patents is described in other publications, and that the worldwid ...
Wittgensteinian Semantics
... Wittgenstein'sreply to his interlocutorfollows straightaway.9But the interlocutor's objection is not that there exists some non-linguistic condition (or, set of conditions) necessary and sufficient for gamehood-it is just that there is a necessary and sufficient condition for gamehood-linguistic or ...
... Wittgenstein'sreply to his interlocutorfollows straightaway.9But the interlocutor's objection is not that there exists some non-linguistic condition (or, set of conditions) necessary and sufficient for gamehood-it is just that there is a necessary and sufficient condition for gamehood-linguistic or ...
On the syntax of locative and directional adpositional phrases
... us understand the facts in (4b): when twee meter precedes the R–word, er is in SpecPlaceP, but when it follows the R–word, er has raised up to SpecCP(Place). From this latter position, the R–word is free to escape from PP altogether (cf. (3b)). And since non-R–word complements of P never reach the S ...
... us understand the facts in (4b): when twee meter precedes the R–word, er is in SpecPlaceP, but when it follows the R–word, er has raised up to SpecCP(Place). From this latter position, the R–word is free to escape from PP altogether (cf. (3b)). And since non-R–word complements of P never reach the S ...
by Cristina Job Schmitt Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of the
... the aspectual interpretations of the construction. Chapter 4 proposes a theory of Determiner Transparency in which definite determiners in relative clauses, certain kinds of adjectives and demonstratives do not select for their head NP and as a result, durative reading of the VP predicate are obtain ...
... the aspectual interpretations of the construction. Chapter 4 proposes a theory of Determiner Transparency in which definite determiners in relative clauses, certain kinds of adjectives and demonstratives do not select for their head NP and as a result, durative reading of the VP predicate are obtain ...
Lexical semantics
Lexical semantics (also known as lexicosemantics), is a subfield of linguistic semantics. The units of analysis in lexical semantics are lexical units which include not only words but also sub-words or sub-units such as affixes and even compound words and phrases. Lexical units make up the catalogue of words in a language, the lexicon. Lexical semantics looks at how the meaning of the lexical units correlates with the structure of the language or syntax. This is referred to as syntax-semantic interface.The study of lexical semantics looks at: the classification and decomposition of lexical items the differences and similarities in lexical semantic structure cross-linguistically the relationship of lexical meaning to sentence meaning and syntax.Lexical units, also referred to as syntactic atoms, can stand alone such as in the case of root words or parts of compound words or they necessarily attach to other units such as prefixes and suffixes do. The former are called free morphemes and the latter bound morphemes. They fall into a narrow range of meanings (semantic fields) and can combine with each other to generate new meanings.