Jorge Baptista1,2, Ilia Markov1,2,3 1 Universidade do Algarve, Faro
... that coreference seems obligatory, though not explicit. Finally, in (3): (3) O Pedroi mordeu a sua mãoi,j ‘Peter bit the his/her hand’ even if the possessive pronoun sua ‘his/her’ is combined with a definite determiner, the same lack of constraint on the Nbp coreference shown in (1) can also be foun ...
... that coreference seems obligatory, though not explicit. Finally, in (3): (3) O Pedroi mordeu a sua mãoi,j ‘Peter bit the his/her hand’ even if the possessive pronoun sua ‘his/her’ is combined with a definite determiner, the same lack of constraint on the Nbp coreference shown in (1) can also be foun ...
Linguistic profiles: A quantitative approach to theoretical questions
... general cognitive mechanisms and structures that can be independently established. This means that we do not assume the existence of an autonomous language faculty, nor any a priori language universals. This premise does not exclude the existence of language universals, but comes with the expectatio ...
... general cognitive mechanisms and structures that can be independently established. This means that we do not assume the existence of an autonomous language faculty, nor any a priori language universals. This premise does not exclude the existence of language universals, but comes with the expectatio ...
Chapter Four Grammar
... brilliant. Mistakes in grammar can change a sentence’s meaning, and sloppy usage may confuse the reader. If a writer ignores grammatical rules, readers may wonder whether the substance of a paper is correct. Use this chapter as a reference to help you identify and fill gaps in your grammar backgroun ...
... brilliant. Mistakes in grammar can change a sentence’s meaning, and sloppy usage may confuse the reader. If a writer ignores grammatical rules, readers may wonder whether the substance of a paper is correct. Use this chapter as a reference to help you identify and fill gaps in your grammar backgroun ...
The Story of Preposition Addition: The Transition from RyanJ.
... literature, and therefore have more sources to collect unambiguous data from. I am not terribly limited in finding trends, because trends should be more or less present in all the texts. But when it comes to finding, for example, archaic uses of pces in early modern Russian, I must step aside to my ...
... literature, and therefore have more sources to collect unambiguous data from. I am not terribly limited in finding trends, because trends should be more or less present in all the texts. But when it comes to finding, for example, archaic uses of pces in early modern Russian, I must step aside to my ...
here - UCLA Linguistics
... example, the letter p has two distinct realizations, an aspirated and an unaspirated one. It is aspirated in pot but unaspirated in spit. Hindi recognizes two distinct phonemes here. A similar distinction exists in all other strata, though we shall only use the distinction between morph and morpheme ...
... example, the letter p has two distinct realizations, an aspirated and an unaspirated one. It is aspirated in pot but unaspirated in spit. Hindi recognizes two distinct phonemes here. A similar distinction exists in all other strata, though we shall only use the distinction between morph and morpheme ...
Chapter XI: Latin Suffixes
... [RootInchoative ⇒ Root + esc]Latin Ling 110 Chapter XI: Latin Suffixes ...
... [RootInchoative ⇒ Root + esc]Latin Ling 110 Chapter XI: Latin Suffixes ...
Is the Head of a Noun Phrase necessarily a Noun?
... • A basic distinction is drawn between nominal and relational expressions, depending on whether they profile a thing (abstractly defined) or a relationship. • Nominal expressions include nouns and other noun-like elements (e.g. pronouns) • Within the class of relational expressions, verbs are disti ...
... • A basic distinction is drawn between nominal and relational expressions, depending on whether they profile a thing (abstractly defined) or a relationship. • Nominal expressions include nouns and other noun-like elements (e.g. pronouns) • Within the class of relational expressions, verbs are disti ...
Pronouns PP Notes
... An object pronoun is used as the direct/indirect object or the object of a preposition. Give the book to me. The teacher gave her a reprimand. I will tell you a story. Susan read it to them. ...
... An object pronoun is used as the direct/indirect object or the object of a preposition. Give the book to me. The teacher gave her a reprimand. I will tell you a story. Susan read it to them. ...
Petun Language - Wyandot Nation of Kansas
... It has been suggested, further, that Iroquoian may be related even more distantly to the Caddoan language family, which includes such western languages as Pawnee and Wichita. Interestingly enough, there was no linguistic connection between Petun and its relatives to the language of the Algonkian-spe ...
... It has been suggested, further, that Iroquoian may be related even more distantly to the Caddoan language family, which includes such western languages as Pawnee and Wichita. Interestingly enough, there was no linguistic connection between Petun and its relatives to the language of the Algonkian-spe ...
Clauses - mrskerrylawrence
... He cried as if his heart would break. The clause modifies “cried” as it tells how. HINT: A good way to test for most adverb clauses is to see if they can be moved around in the sentence. She screamed when she saw the dog. → When she saw the dog, she screamed. Because he was asked to, he went to the ...
... He cried as if his heart would break. The clause modifies “cried” as it tells how. HINT: A good way to test for most adverb clauses is to see if they can be moved around in the sentence. She screamed when she saw the dog. → When she saw the dog, she screamed. Because he was asked to, he went to the ...
The Russian agentive passive construction with Agent–Verb
... A note about differences between Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian with regard to po-: minor, though potentially significant differences do exist, e.g., the use of poslikati in Croatian as opposed to Bosnian and Serbian, which can be explained in terms of theory being developed. ...
... A note about differences between Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian with regard to po-: minor, though potentially significant differences do exist, e.g., the use of poslikati in Croatian as opposed to Bosnian and Serbian, which can be explained in terms of theory being developed. ...
3. Moroccan Arabic - Hal-SHS
... concerns the relations between the subject and the predicate within the predicative relation. The truth of the propositional content is not at stake, but the validation of the predicative relation depends on the will of the subject of the utterance, or on the will, the pressure or the demand that th ...
... concerns the relations between the subject and the predicate within the predicative relation. The truth of the propositional content is not at stake, but the validation of the predicative relation depends on the will of the subject of the utterance, or on the will, the pressure or the demand that th ...
Pronoun Agreement
... 1. (She, Her) was invited to attend the party. 2. The committee told (they, them) to write a new report. 3. Everyone asked (he, him) to speak at the event. 4. (We, Us) mothers often meet at the park with our ...
... 1. (She, Her) was invited to attend the party. 2. The committee told (they, them) to write a new report. 3. Everyone asked (he, him) to speak at the event. 4. (We, Us) mothers often meet at the park with our ...
Instructor`s Manual to Accompany Understanding English Grammar
... decaying is a verb, and brick is a noun. (d) The important point here is that while sparks and bang are “action” words and should by traditional definitions, be verbs, they are quite clearly nouns. They could be said to “name” actions, but their forms and distributions are surely the clearest guide ...
... decaying is a verb, and brick is a noun. (d) The important point here is that while sparks and bang are “action” words and should by traditional definitions, be verbs, they are quite clearly nouns. They could be said to “name” actions, but their forms and distributions are surely the clearest guide ...
Nouns as Adjectives and Adjectives as Nouns
... types; we present these examples simply to illustrate the general problem. ...
... types; we present these examples simply to illustrate the general problem. ...
universidad de las americas, puebla
... b.(GP) Because of / Due to / Owing to failing, she had to leave the university. (GP) She had to leave the university Because of / Due to / Owing to failing. Since the three connectors all mean the same (debido a) they have been put together in the example. Please notice that they may come either bef ...
... b.(GP) Because of / Due to / Owing to failing, she had to leave the university. (GP) She had to leave the university Because of / Due to / Owing to failing. Since the three connectors all mean the same (debido a) they have been put together in the example. Please notice that they may come either bef ...
Sentence Diagramming - Whitcraft Learning Solutions
... word in a sentence. Programs such as Winston somehow allow one to gloss over troublesome words and phrases in complex writing, but diagramming does not. Having never diagrammed a sentence in my life before this year, I did not understand the distinction until I experienced it. I can only say that a ...
... word in a sentence. Programs such as Winston somehow allow one to gloss over troublesome words and phrases in complex writing, but diagramming does not. Having never diagrammed a sentence in my life before this year, I did not understand the distinction until I experienced it. I can only say that a ...
English Grammar for Students of Spanish
... Circle the possessive adjectives in the sentences below. n Draw an arrow from the possessive adjective to the noun it modifies. n Circle singular (S) or plural (P) to indicate the ending of the Spanish possessive adjective. n Using the charts in this section, fill in the Spanish unstressed possessiv ...
... Circle the possessive adjectives in the sentences below. n Draw an arrow from the possessive adjective to the noun it modifies. n Circle singular (S) or plural (P) to indicate the ending of the Spanish possessive adjective. n Using the charts in this section, fill in the Spanish unstressed possessiv ...
Textbook for Beginning Koasati Yok sat
... Sometimes you don’t see the –li on the end of a verb, but it has the same pattern: ...
... Sometimes you don’t see the –li on the end of a verb, but it has the same pattern: ...
The creation of tense and aspect systems in the languages of the
... Information on these languages was available only through published material, usually reference grammars. The test of the hypotheses required identifying verbal inflection as belonging to one of the super-categories of valence, voice, aspect, tense, mood or agreement. Despite the fact that some desc ...
... Information on these languages was available only through published material, usually reference grammars. The test of the hypotheses required identifying verbal inflection as belonging to one of the super-categories of valence, voice, aspect, tense, mood or agreement. Despite the fact that some desc ...
An Analysis of Prepositional Error Correction in TEM8 and Its
... Actually, it is really not easy for foreign language learners to use prepositions correctly and even appropriately, for any one of the prepositions can have different usages and functions. Therefore, based on this point, we should learn to observe and use a preposition not only grammatically but als ...
... Actually, it is really not easy for foreign language learners to use prepositions correctly and even appropriately, for any one of the prepositions can have different usages and functions. Therefore, based on this point, we should learn to observe and use a preposition not only grammatically but als ...
Lexical Resources for Noun Compounds in Czech, English and Zulu
... follows. Noun compounds are head-final and thus leftbranching. English has very few compounds like attorney general, where the phrasal head is not the rightmost member. In most compounds, the phrasal head is also the semantic head, i.e., the constituent that expresses the basic meaning of the compou ...
... follows. Noun compounds are head-final and thus leftbranching. English has very few compounds like attorney general, where the phrasal head is not the rightmost member. In most compounds, the phrasal head is also the semantic head, i.e., the constituent that expresses the basic meaning of the compou ...
DGP 6th Five-Day Plan Sent. 1
... 2. Label the parts of speech in the sentence above by using the abbreviations in the word bank below. Day 1 Word Bank: n - noun (2) pos pro – possessive pronoun (2) av – action verb (1) – pres (present), past (past), f (future) adj – adjective (1) prep - preposition (1) Day 1 Notes: A no ...
... 2. Label the parts of speech in the sentence above by using the abbreviations in the word bank below. Day 1 Word Bank: n - noun (2) pos pro – possessive pronoun (2) av – action verb (1) – pres (present), past (past), f (future) adj – adjective (1) prep - preposition (1) Day 1 Notes: A no ...
separable complex verbs in Dutch
... raised. In other words, I propose to assign the structure [P V]v. to SCV's, where P stands for Particle. The separability of SCV's can also be observed in the way they form their past participles. In Dutch, past participles are formed by prefixing ge- and simultaneously suffixing t/d to the verbal s ...
... raised. In other words, I propose to assign the structure [P V]v. to SCV's, where P stands for Particle. The separability of SCV's can also be observed in the way they form their past participles. In Dutch, past participles are formed by prefixing ge- and simultaneously suffixing t/d to the verbal s ...