Routledge Comprehensive Grammars Comprehensive Grammars
... statements, relating to existence, possession, cognition, experience, etc., with no verbal markers apart from one indicating experience); and evaluative (also explanatory statements, but with a more judgemental tone, featuring modal verbs, etc., but with no verbal markers). Narrative and descriptive ...
... statements, relating to existence, possession, cognition, experience, etc., with no verbal markers apart from one indicating experience); and evaluative (also explanatory statements, but with a more judgemental tone, featuring modal verbs, etc., but with no verbal markers). Narrative and descriptive ...
ABSTRACT - NEHU Institutional Repository
... is, 'the Achik language' which means 'the language of hill men'. They also call it Mande Kusik 'the language of men'.'* The term 'Garo' was given to them by other communities who came across them, but the people themselves use the terms Achik or Mande. Garo is predominantly a verb final language, so ...
... is, 'the Achik language' which means 'the language of hill men'. They also call it Mande Kusik 'the language of men'.'* The term 'Garo' was given to them by other communities who came across them, but the people themselves use the terms Achik or Mande. Garo is predominantly a verb final language, so ...
Tesis
... Third, a thesis is written by Dewa Putu Arsa (2005), entitled “Indonesian Passive Constructions and Their Equivalence in English found in Collective Labour Agreement”. He states that passive construction is commonly used both in Indonesian and in English. In Indonesian, passive construction is mark ...
... Third, a thesis is written by Dewa Putu Arsa (2005), entitled “Indonesian Passive Constructions and Their Equivalence in English found in Collective Labour Agreement”. He states that passive construction is commonly used both in Indonesian and in English. In Indonesian, passive construction is mark ...
Transferring the Spanish Subjunctive Mood into English
... morphologically different from the present indicative and it only exists in the singular which is were (indicative was), and consequently, the rest of the forms of the English subjunctive are not distinct from the indicative. The subjunctive in Spanish is used more frequently than in English and als ...
... morphologically different from the present indicative and it only exists in the singular which is were (indicative was), and consequently, the rest of the forms of the English subjunctive are not distinct from the indicative. The subjunctive in Spanish is used more frequently than in English and als ...
Derivations and Complexity Filters
... crosslinguistic point of view, as well as from a theoretical point of view. Once the need for these filters established, I will show that their effects are ubiquitous. . 2.1 Explaining the derivations: the structure and the players Since all orders are derived by remnant movement, large structures a ...
... crosslinguistic point of view, as well as from a theoretical point of view. Once the need for these filters established, I will show that their effects are ubiquitous. . 2.1 Explaining the derivations: the structure and the players Since all orders are derived by remnant movement, large structures a ...
Infernal Grammar
... Pronouns and antecedents can also cause problems if they are placed "too far" away from each other in the sentence or paragraph. Usually the pronoun and its antecedent are placed "close" together. Sometime the sense of the sentence will make clear which pronoun refers to which noun. (Check sentence ...
... Pronouns and antecedents can also cause problems if they are placed "too far" away from each other in the sentence or paragraph. Usually the pronoun and its antecedent are placed "close" together. Sometime the sense of the sentence will make clear which pronoun refers to which noun. (Check sentence ...
Lesson Plan - Volume 1 - Goethe
... about things which have happened in the past. It is also referred to as the conversational past as it is most commonly used in spoken German. It can also be found in newspapers and books, but not as often as the simple past or imperfect tense. It is formed by taking an auxiliary verb (present tense ...
... about things which have happened in the past. It is also referred to as the conversational past as it is most commonly used in spoken German. It can also be found in newspapers and books, but not as often as the simple past or imperfect tense. It is formed by taking an auxiliary verb (present tense ...
Perfect - utdiscamusomnes
... Caput XVIII: Deponents; perfect passive participles 18A.There is a certain class of verbs, called deponent, that only show passive forms--but have more or less active meanings. and often take a direct object. You are familiar with the English use of the Latin term non sequitur, which means “it doesn ...
... Caput XVIII: Deponents; perfect passive participles 18A.There is a certain class of verbs, called deponent, that only show passive forms--but have more or less active meanings. and often take a direct object. You are familiar with the English use of the Latin term non sequitur, which means “it doesn ...
Feature Mismatches: Consequences for Syntax, Morphology and
... match its morphological shape. As is well known, certain languages categorize nouns into distinct classes. These classes are more or less arbitrary, but often do have some internal semantic coherence. Systems of grammatical gender are well attested cross-linguistically. ...
... match its morphological shape. As is well known, certain languages categorize nouns into distinct classes. These classes are more or less arbitrary, but often do have some internal semantic coherence. Systems of grammatical gender are well attested cross-linguistically. ...
Tlingit Dictionary - Lingít Yoo X̲ʼatángi
... «Lingít Aaní» (Tlingit Land) is divided into large areas which contain clans and houses. These areas have names ending with «–Ḵwáan» (people of –). clan name The names of clans often contain placenames, features of a particular land, house names, or borrowed nouns which help identify where and how ...
... «Lingít Aaní» (Tlingit Land) is divided into large areas which contain clans and houses. These areas have names ending with «–Ḵwáan» (people of –). clan name The names of clans often contain placenames, features of a particular land, house names, or borrowed nouns which help identify where and how ...
Noun clauses function
... § observation: The action of the infinitive to know points directly at the DEP. § DEP function: object of the infinitive to know § DEP identity: noun clause ...
... § observation: The action of the infinitive to know points directly at the DEP. § DEP function: object of the infinitive to know § DEP identity: noun clause ...
Grammatical structure of the English Language
... 3. The Perfect Gerund denotes an action prior to that of the finite verb. She denies having spoken with him. (Fox) He was ashamed of having shown even the slightest irritation. (Bennett) She really had been crying… out of anger at having been driven so hard. (Heym) However, a prior action is not alw ...
... 3. The Perfect Gerund denotes an action prior to that of the finite verb. She denies having spoken with him. (Fox) He was ashamed of having shown even the slightest irritation. (Bennett) She really had been crying… out of anger at having been driven so hard. (Heym) However, a prior action is not alw ...
Serial Verb Constructions
... based on a wide range of languages of different typological profiles and genetic affiliations. The purpose of this volume is to fill the gap. The volume includes a typological introduction, followed by revised versions of fifteen of the sixteen presentations from the International Workshop ‘Serial v ...
... based on a wide range of languages of different typological profiles and genetic affiliations. The purpose of this volume is to fill the gap. The volume includes a typological introduction, followed by revised versions of fifteen of the sixteen presentations from the International Workshop ‘Serial v ...
Gerundive Nominals and The Role of Aspect
... PRO subject or a lexical subject. This proposal assigns the same structure to both of gerunds and so does not predict that they should behave differently with respect to their ability to refer to different kinds of events. Portner (1994) proposes an account for the semantics of -ing, and notes an im ...
... PRO subject or a lexical subject. This proposal assigns the same structure to both of gerunds and so does not predict that they should behave differently with respect to their ability to refer to different kinds of events. Portner (1994) proposes an account for the semantics of -ing, and notes an im ...
Constructing Paragraphs
... Prerequisite: The prefix pre means “before” and requisite means “requirement.” This term refers to a class or other requirement that must be completed successfully before enrollment in another course. Each course in a sequence is considered the prerequisite for the next course in the sequence. For e ...
... Prerequisite: The prefix pre means “before” and requisite means “requirement.” This term refers to a class or other requirement that must be completed successfully before enrollment in another course. Each course in a sequence is considered the prerequisite for the next course in the sequence. For e ...
The Quick Guide to Commas
... An interruptive or a parenthetical element—which may take the form of a single word (such as however or therefore), a short transitional expression (such as for example or as a result), a phrase, or a nonrestrictive dependent clause (see rules 33D and 33E)—must be set off by punctuation at both ends ...
... An interruptive or a parenthetical element—which may take the form of a single word (such as however or therefore), a short transitional expression (such as for example or as a result), a phrase, or a nonrestrictive dependent clause (see rules 33D and 33E)—must be set off by punctuation at both ends ...
Origins and development of adjectival passives in Spanish: A corpus
... determine the way the participial construction emerges and further extends taking over ser, and that the language change mechanism which drives this development is analogy. Specifically, we argue that this development is driven by the analogical relations established between participles appearing wi ...
... determine the way the participial construction emerges and further extends taking over ser, and that the language change mechanism which drives this development is analogy. Specifically, we argue that this development is driven by the analogical relations established between participles appearing wi ...
Phrases
... An appositive phrase is another group of words that acts as a unit and does NOT have a subject and verb. It consists of a noun (and all of its modifiers) that renames or provides additional information about another noun in the sentence. ...
... An appositive phrase is another group of words that acts as a unit and does NOT have a subject and verb. It consists of a noun (and all of its modifiers) that renames or provides additional information about another noun in the sentence. ...
ENG421 - National Open University of Nigeria
... Transformational Generative Grammar; • ascertain how they work and how to apply them in your syntactic analysis; and • determine their strengths and weaknesses. Working through this Course To finish this course successfully, you are advised to study the units, locate the recommended textbooks and re ...
... Transformational Generative Grammar; • ascertain how they work and how to apply them in your syntactic analysis; and • determine their strengths and weaknesses. Working through this Course To finish this course successfully, you are advised to study the units, locate the recommended textbooks and re ...
ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION CLASS
... to the person you are talking to: You can't predict the results of the general elections. You don't know what will happen. 'he' and 'she': You refer to a man or a boy as 'he' and to a 'woman or a 'girl' as 'she'. Kamal is fat. He weighs 15 stone. His wife is slim. She weighs only 8 stone. The boy is ...
... to the person you are talking to: You can't predict the results of the general elections. You don't know what will happen. 'he' and 'she': You refer to a man or a boy as 'he' and to a 'woman or a 'girl' as 'she'. Kamal is fat. He weighs 15 stone. His wife is slim. She weighs only 8 stone. The boy is ...
Building event-based ad hoc properties: On the
... certain property that is shaped by contextually salient knowledge, attitudes and goals. The view of adjectival passives as expressing ad hoc properties is inspired by Barsalou’s (1983, 1991, 1992, 2005) notion of ad hoc categories such as ‘things to take on a camping trip’. These are goal-derived ca ...
... certain property that is shaped by contextually salient knowledge, attitudes and goals. The view of adjectival passives as expressing ad hoc properties is inspired by Barsalou’s (1983, 1991, 1992, 2005) notion of ad hoc categories such as ‘things to take on a camping trip’. These are goal-derived ca ...
Title of paper - Semantics Archive
... certain property that is shaped by contextually salient knowledge, attitudes and goals. The view of adjectival passives as expressing ad hoc properties is inspired by Barsalou‟s (1983, 1991, 1992, 2005) notion of ad hoc categories such as „things to take on a camping trip‟. These are goal-derived ca ...
... certain property that is shaped by contextually salient knowledge, attitudes and goals. The view of adjectival passives as expressing ad hoc properties is inspired by Barsalou‟s (1983, 1991, 1992, 2005) notion of ad hoc categories such as „things to take on a camping trip‟. These are goal-derived ca ...
A GRAMMAR OF BAO`AN TU, A MONGOLIC LANGUAGE OF
... Carol Eames for introducing me to many of them. I would like to thank by name Dorje Jiashi, Caiguoji, and Ang Xiu, all of whom played vital roles in helping me to collect and transcribe the data used in this study. Without the loyalty and talent of Caiguoji in particular, the completion of this dis ...
... Carol Eames for introducing me to many of them. I would like to thank by name Dorje Jiashi, Caiguoji, and Ang Xiu, all of whom played vital roles in helping me to collect and transcribe the data used in this study. Without the loyalty and talent of Caiguoji in particular, the completion of this dis ...