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... The man boarded the train (dragging his heavy bag behind him) and looked for a seat. The man boarded the train, dragging his heavy bag behind him, and looked for a seat. The man boarded the train – dragging his heavy bag behind him – and looked for a ...
... The man boarded the train (dragging his heavy bag behind him) and looked for a seat. The man boarded the train, dragging his heavy bag behind him, and looked for a seat. The man boarded the train – dragging his heavy bag behind him – and looked for a ...
semantic constraints on the caused-motion construction
... constructional structure of the caused-motion construction could be paraphrased as Xpred-Y(=NP)-Z(=PP). In principle, the constructional template can take any verb participant role to instantiate the Y element, which can be either human or non-human (e.g. Jaime pushed Erin into the car; The sun slas ...
... constructional structure of the caused-motion construction could be paraphrased as Xpred-Y(=NP)-Z(=PP). In principle, the constructional template can take any verb participant role to instantiate the Y element, which can be either human or non-human (e.g. Jaime pushed Erin into the car; The sun slas ...
Parts of Speech
... Example 2: She is tall for her age. In example 1, two consecutive adjectives, red and brick, both describe the noun house. In example 2, the adjective tall appears after the reflexive verb is and describes the subject, she. ...
... Example 2: She is tall for her age. In example 1, two consecutive adjectives, red and brick, both describe the noun house. In example 2, the adjective tall appears after the reflexive verb is and describes the subject, she. ...
Double Jeopardy - Mrs. Snyder`s science page
... Add up your “winnings.” Decide how much you wish to wager. It can be up to the entire amount of your winnings. Write your wager on the back of your note-taking sheet. Here’s your question. Write your ...
... Add up your “winnings.” Decide how much you wish to wager. It can be up to the entire amount of your winnings. Write your wager on the back of your note-taking sheet. Here’s your question. Write your ...
Prepositions
... 6- I stood by my cousin’s side when he was in trouble. 7- Maurice did his homework without any help. 8- She hit me below the belt. 9- Along the windy road, I saw a little, brown bird. 10Mr. Lucero pours cream in his coffee. Create sentences for the following structures: 1- Preposition/ article/ adje ...
... 6- I stood by my cousin’s side when he was in trouble. 7- Maurice did his homework without any help. 8- She hit me below the belt. 9- Along the windy road, I saw a little, brown bird. 10Mr. Lucero pours cream in his coffee. Create sentences for the following structures: 1- Preposition/ article/ adje ...
Gerunds
... The form of the verb that ends in -ing is called a gerund when it functions as a noun. Because it functions as a noun, a gerund may be the subject of a sentence: Running regularly will make you feel better. Studying requires most of my time during the day. Gerunds can also do other noun jobs, such ...
... The form of the verb that ends in -ing is called a gerund when it functions as a noun. Because it functions as a noun, a gerund may be the subject of a sentence: Running regularly will make you feel better. Studying requires most of my time during the day. Gerunds can also do other noun jobs, such ...
Irregular Verb Forms, Subject-Verb Agreement, Conjunctive Adverbs
... An adverb functions in much the same way as an adjective. While adjectives modify or describe nouns, adverbs do the same to verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. An adverb may come before or after the word(s) it modifies; adverbs tell how, when, or where an action is performed. Adverbs come in differ ...
... An adverb functions in much the same way as an adjective. While adjectives modify or describe nouns, adverbs do the same to verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. An adverb may come before or after the word(s) it modifies; adverbs tell how, when, or where an action is performed. Adverbs come in differ ...
Sentence Parts and Phrases
... • The “who” or “what” of the verb • Ex: The dog with spots likes to bark loudly. (dog is the simple subject) • Must be noun (n), pronoun (pro), gerund (ger), or infinitive (inf) • Can never be in a prepositional phrase • THERE and HERE are never the subject of a sentence • The subject can be an “und ...
... • The “who” or “what” of the verb • Ex: The dog with spots likes to bark loudly. (dog is the simple subject) • Must be noun (n), pronoun (pro), gerund (ger), or infinitive (inf) • Can never be in a prepositional phrase • THERE and HERE are never the subject of a sentence • The subject can be an “und ...
Sentence Parts and Phrases
... • The “who” or “what” of the verb • Ex: the dog with spots likes to bark loudly. (dog is the simple subject) • Must be noun (n), pronoun (pro), gerund (ger), or infinitive (inf) • Can never be in a prepositional phrase • THERE and HERE are never the subject of a sentence • The subject can be an “und ...
... • The “who” or “what” of the verb • Ex: the dog with spots likes to bark loudly. (dog is the simple subject) • Must be noun (n), pronoun (pro), gerund (ger), or infinitive (inf) • Can never be in a prepositional phrase • THERE and HERE are never the subject of a sentence • The subject can be an “und ...
Sentence Parts and Phrases
... • The “who” or “what” of the verb • Ex: The dog with spots likes to bark loudly. (dog is the simple subject) • Must be noun (n), pronoun (pro), gerund (ger), or infinitive (inf) • Can never be in a prepositional phrase • THERE and HERE are never the subject of a sentence • The subject can be an “und ...
... • The “who” or “what” of the verb • Ex: The dog with spots likes to bark loudly. (dog is the simple subject) • Must be noun (n), pronoun (pro), gerund (ger), or infinitive (inf) • Can never be in a prepositional phrase • THERE and HERE are never the subject of a sentence • The subject can be an “und ...
Instituto de Formación Docente Continua Lenguas Vivas Bariloche
... both. Second, a clause is a segment fragment that contains both a verb and a noun. A phrase has a head, (noun, adjective, verb, etc).According to the type of phrase (Nominal, verbal, adjectival etc). A clause has a dependent clause that can not stand alone as a sentence and an Independent clause tha ...
... both. Second, a clause is a segment fragment that contains both a verb and a noun. A phrase has a head, (noun, adjective, verb, etc).According to the type of phrase (Nominal, verbal, adjectival etc). A clause has a dependent clause that can not stand alone as a sentence and an Independent clause tha ...
A short glossary of grammatical terms
... a word used to describe a verb, adjective, adverb or an entire sentence ...
... a word used to describe a verb, adjective, adverb or an entire sentence ...
GCSE French Grammar Notes
... panic! People have a negative feeling about French grammar. They have heard about irregular verbs, weird tenses, nouns and gender… ...
... panic! People have a negative feeling about French grammar. They have heard about irregular verbs, weird tenses, nouns and gender… ...
MSc Introduction to Syntax - Linguistics and English Language
... inchoative: The door opened (no Agent implied – the door opened ‘by ...
... inchoative: The door opened (no Agent implied – the door opened ‘by ...
Language Arts Study Guide
... Narrator- person telling story First person point of view- Story told from I point of view Third person point of view- Story told from the “He, she or they” point of view Dialogue- conversation between two or more people ...
... Narrator- person telling story First person point of view- Story told from I point of view Third person point of view- Story told from the “He, she or they” point of view Dialogue- conversation between two or more people ...
21.1 The Four Principal Parts of Verbs
... 21.1 The Four Principal Parts of Verbs Verbs have different tenses to express time. The tense of the verb walk in the sentence "They walk very fast" expresses action in the present. In "They walked too far from home," the tense of the verb shows that the action happened in the past. In "They will wa ...
... 21.1 The Four Principal Parts of Verbs Verbs have different tenses to express time. The tense of the verb walk in the sentence "They walk very fast" expresses action in the present. In "They walked too far from home," the tense of the verb shows that the action happened in the past. In "They will wa ...
Interpreting Line Graphs - Mrs. Goble`s Science Website
... 2. Of these, which 3 mean go up suddenly/a lot? 3. Which 5 verbs mean go down? 4. Which verb means reach its highest level? 5. Which verb means stay the same? 6. Which verb means go up and down? 7. Which verbs are associated with rise and which with run? ...
... 2. Of these, which 3 mean go up suddenly/a lot? 3. Which 5 verbs mean go down? 4. Which verb means reach its highest level? 5. Which verb means stay the same? 6. Which verb means go up and down? 7. Which verbs are associated with rise and which with run? ...
Grammar and Punctuation Glossary
... For words that are defined, that follow certain phrases or that have Direct speech Words that are defined, that follow special meaning: certain phrases or that have special 'Buch' is German for book. The book was signed 'Terry Pratchett'. meaning. The 'free gift' actually cost us forty pounds. ...
... For words that are defined, that follow certain phrases or that have Direct speech Words that are defined, that follow special meaning: certain phrases or that have special 'Buch' is German for book. The book was signed 'Terry Pratchett'. meaning. The 'free gift' actually cost us forty pounds. ...
3. Language_features and what they add - Copy
... illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand.” George Orwell ...
... illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand.” George Orwell ...
Grammar training - Burton on the Wolds Primary School
... They need to know and understand how to use semi colons, colons and dashes They will be asked in which sentences they are used correctly or to add them into the correct place within a sentence. ...
... They need to know and understand how to use semi colons, colons and dashes They will be asked in which sentences they are used correctly or to add them into the correct place within a sentence. ...
Unit 3 Review - East Lycoming School District
... 2. Both of her parents often talked in Spanish. 3. By next summer, my mother will speak fluently. 4. Who helped her with her pronunciation? 5. I hope that someday I will know a new language. ...
... 2. Both of her parents often talked in Spanish. 3. By next summer, my mother will speak fluently. 4. Who helped her with her pronunciation? 5. I hope that someday I will know a new language. ...
THE PARTS OF SPEECH (BASIC OVERVIEW)
... i.e. fish, boxes, love, knowledge, memory, pencil, house, people PROPER NOUN: the given name of a person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are capitalized. i.e. America, Sarah Jane, The Old Man and the Sea, Oxford University PRONOUN: a word used to replace a noun in order to avoid repetition. i.e. he, ...
... i.e. fish, boxes, love, knowledge, memory, pencil, house, people PROPER NOUN: the given name of a person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are capitalized. i.e. America, Sarah Jane, The Old Man and the Sea, Oxford University PRONOUN: a word used to replace a noun in order to avoid repetition. i.e. he, ...
The Sentence
... I like Ed better than he. ( likes Ed) I like Ed better than him. (than I like him) ...
... I like Ed better than he. ( likes Ed) I like Ed better than him. (than I like him) ...
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.