View/Open - Minerva Access
... Unlike many other polysynthetic languages such as Mohawk (Mithun, 2009), Wubuy also has overt case-marking for non-direct arguments and obliques. The case-marking interacts in a systematic fashion with the verb agreement to indicate which of the possessor or the body part is being recognised as a di ...
... Unlike many other polysynthetic languages such as Mohawk (Mithun, 2009), Wubuy also has overt case-marking for non-direct arguments and obliques. The case-marking interacts in a systematic fashion with the verb agreement to indicate which of the possessor or the body part is being recognised as a di ...
Building Statives - Semantics Archive
... with Edit Doron while I was a guest at the Center for Advanced Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem in January 1998 were crucial to the development of some of the ideas contained in ...
... with Edit Doron while I was a guest at the Center for Advanced Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem in January 1998 were crucial to the development of some of the ideas contained in ...
what do we mean by grammar - Willis
... enough that we know what we mean by it. When other people talk about grammar we seem to understand exactly what they mean. But I am going to suggest in this paper that grammar is a very dangerous word. It can lead to serious misunderstandings and it can help to reinforce classroom practices which fr ...
... enough that we know what we mean by it. When other people talk about grammar we seem to understand exactly what they mean. But I am going to suggest in this paper that grammar is a very dangerous word. It can lead to serious misunderstandings and it can help to reinforce classroom practices which fr ...
Appendix 2 - University of Waterloo
... called gerunds. Purchasing software is difficult. “Purchasing” functions as a noun and is the subject of the verb “is.” Otherwise, they are used as adjectives and must describe or modify a noun, usually the subject of the main part of the sentence. A difficulty arises because participles are parts o ...
... called gerunds. Purchasing software is difficult. “Purchasing” functions as a noun and is the subject of the verb “is.” Otherwise, they are used as adjectives and must describe or modify a noun, usually the subject of the main part of the sentence. A difficulty arises because participles are parts o ...
Is the Subject of a Sentence Always a Noun?
... D. (15–18) What do you learn from your relatives? Write at least four sentences to tell what they show you to do. Use at least four action verbs. Make sure each verb agrees with the subject. ...
... D. (15–18) What do you learn from your relatives? Write at least four sentences to tell what they show you to do. Use at least four action verbs. Make sure each verb agrees with the subject. ...
Abingdon English Department`s Pocket Guide to
... 2. Compound sentences. These have two or more clauses in them and all of the clauses are independent/ main. The clauses are joined together by what we call ‘coordinating conjunctions; the main examples of these are AND, SO, BUT, OR (which you can remember by the acronym ‘ASBO’). Examples: • The rain ...
... 2. Compound sentences. These have two or more clauses in them and all of the clauses are independent/ main. The clauses are joined together by what we call ‘coordinating conjunctions; the main examples of these are AND, SO, BUT, OR (which you can remember by the acronym ‘ASBO’). Examples: • The rain ...
Recent Developments in the Theory of Valency in the Light of the
... In the valency frame of many nouns, the same complements occur as in the VF of verbs. This is obvious for deverbal nouns (for details see Novotný, 1980, Karlík, 2000, Panevová, 2000 and esp. Řezníčková-Kolářová, 2003, Kolářová, in prep.). Moreover, the complements (functors) typical of verbs are com ...
... In the valency frame of many nouns, the same complements occur as in the VF of verbs. This is obvious for deverbal nouns (for details see Novotný, 1980, Karlík, 2000, Panevová, 2000 and esp. Řezníčková-Kolářová, 2003, Kolářová, in prep.). Moreover, the complements (functors) typical of verbs are com ...
Linking Theory
... which has a phonetically null allomorph, contains its logico-conceptual information. It also contains the information that it is a noun. The null allomorph is valid since it contains necessary information. The only words in English that have no meaning are the non-modal auxiliary verbs: be, have, d, ...
... which has a phonetically null allomorph, contains its logico-conceptual information. It also contains the information that it is a noun. The null allomorph is valid since it contains necessary information. The only words in English that have no meaning are the non-modal auxiliary verbs: be, have, d, ...
root deverbal paradigms as reflected in the Oxford En
... (1.06 coinages of suffix-variant ‘source of action’ noun productivity for one verbal stem). There is a compatible (1.07 derivatives for a verbal stem) quota for variant suffix productivity in action nouns that do not tend to lexicalize factitively (d 1) and somewhat higher quotas (respectively, 1.13 ...
... (1.06 coinages of suffix-variant ‘source of action’ noun productivity for one verbal stem). There is a compatible (1.07 derivatives for a verbal stem) quota for variant suffix productivity in action nouns that do not tend to lexicalize factitively (d 1) and somewhat higher quotas (respectively, 1.13 ...
Smiley Face Tricks and Revved Up Sentences Handout _Recovered_
... surprised if someone came up to you and asked exactly what time yesterday you were born. Yeah, one of those,” (Ileana). “Remember the time I worked all day Saturday on an English paper? Sunday, I accidentally left the only copy I had at your house. You politely handed it back to me the next day, fir ...
... surprised if someone came up to you and asked exactly what time yesterday you were born. Yeah, one of those,” (Ileana). “Remember the time I worked all day Saturday on an English paper? Sunday, I accidentally left the only copy I had at your house. You politely handed it back to me the next day, fir ...
Prolegomena to ATAM acquisition. Theoretical premises and corpus
... ‘process’, rather than to the linguistic categories that make up the domain of actionality. Hence, his view might be considered immune from our criticism, for he refers to a universal endowment of human beings, rather than to any specific grammatical component. While this is undoubtedly the case, a ...
... ‘process’, rather than to the linguistic categories that make up the domain of actionality. Hence, his view might be considered immune from our criticism, for he refers to a universal endowment of human beings, rather than to any specific grammatical component. While this is undoubtedly the case, a ...
No Slide Title - University of Alberta
... “seem,” “become”, “grow,” “turn”, “remain,” “prove”) and the fives senses (“look”, “taste,” “feel,” sound”, “smell”). A linking verb introduces words that describe the subject (and thus “links” them to the subject). Technically, therefore, no object can exist with these verbs, and thus, in formal wr ...
... “seem,” “become”, “grow,” “turn”, “remain,” “prove”) and the fives senses (“look”, “taste,” “feel,” sound”, “smell”). A linking verb introduces words that describe the subject (and thus “links” them to the subject). Technically, therefore, no object can exist with these verbs, and thus, in formal wr ...
Nombre - Ashlyns School
... Reflexive verbs are verbs that include a reflexive pronoun and they describe actions that we do to ourselves. You can tell if a verb is reflexive when you look it up in the dictionary as there will be “se” after the infinitive endings (-ar, -er or –ir). Reflexive verbs are conjugated in the same way ...
... Reflexive verbs are verbs that include a reflexive pronoun and they describe actions that we do to ourselves. You can tell if a verb is reflexive when you look it up in the dictionary as there will be “se” after the infinitive endings (-ar, -er or –ir). Reflexive verbs are conjugated in the same way ...
Intro to Natural Language Processing + Syntax
... PP → PREP NP | NP 's • Over-Generation: Sometimes grammar rules generate strings of words which are not valid, such as NP → QUANT CARD NOUN, which generates valid NPs like all three children, but also invalid ones like *both seven horse. (* is used to flag an invalid sentence or phrase) • Some Rules ...
... PP → PREP NP | NP 's • Over-Generation: Sometimes grammar rules generate strings of words which are not valid, such as NP → QUANT CARD NOUN, which generates valid NPs like all three children, but also invalid ones like *both seven horse. (* is used to flag an invalid sentence or phrase) • Some Rules ...
Chapter 6 Syntax: Words in Combination
... thinking about some seeming counter-examples to this claim, like the English sentence Eat it up! However, up in this sentence is actually not a preposition but a verb particle. For more on this, see Textbox 6.5.) Again, this is also true in Mandarin Chinese; cóng táiběi means ‘from Taipei’; the reve ...
... thinking about some seeming counter-examples to this claim, like the English sentence Eat it up! However, up in this sentence is actually not a preposition but a verb particle. For more on this, see Textbox 6.5.) Again, this is also true in Mandarin Chinese; cóng táiběi means ‘from Taipei’; the reve ...
Introduction to - Sulawesi Language Alliance
... suffixes and single syllable particles.9 From banua ‘house’ (stress on u) are thus formed: banuáku ‘my house,’ banuámu ‘your house,’ banuána ‘his house, her house,’ also ‘their house,’ banuáta ‘our house’ (with inclusion of the person or persons spoken to), also ‘your house’ (very polite), banua kám ...
... suffixes and single syllable particles.9 From banua ‘house’ (stress on u) are thus formed: banuáku ‘my house,’ banuámu ‘your house,’ banuána ‘his house, her house,’ also ‘their house,’ banuáta ‘our house’ (with inclusion of the person or persons spoken to), also ‘your house’ (very polite), banua kám ...
ENGLISH GRAMMAR Pankhudi Bangalore
... 10. What can you tell me about your family? B. Personal Pronouns - Object Form 1. My parents like Latin music. The CD is for them. 2. I like watches. This nice watch is for me. 3. My wife and I love sweets. These sweets are for us. 4. My nephew likes cars. The toy truck is for him. 5. My neighbour w ...
... 10. What can you tell me about your family? B. Personal Pronouns - Object Form 1. My parents like Latin music. The CD is for them. 2. I like watches. This nice watch is for me. 3. My wife and I love sweets. These sweets are for us. 4. My nephew likes cars. The toy truck is for him. 5. My neighbour w ...
Processes of Word Formation
... essential feature of a blend is that there be no point at which you can break the word with everything to the left of the breaking being morpheme and every thing to the right is being a morpheme, and with the meaning of the blend word being a function of the meaning of these ...
... essential feature of a blend is that there be no point at which you can break the word with everything to the left of the breaking being morpheme and every thing to the right is being a morpheme, and with the meaning of the blend word being a function of the meaning of these ...
Grammatical Sketch - Llacan
... pl.’; dafàː (HL), ‘cook’ vs. dàfaː (LH), ‘cook!’; ma’aikataː (H), ‘working place’ vs. ma’àikàtaː (HLLH), ‘workers’. Tone patterns or melodies are associated to words or morphemes. The tones of a melody are assigned to the syllables from right to left: suːnaːjeː)HLH is realised as suːnàːjeː, ‘names’ ...
... pl.’; dafàː (HL), ‘cook’ vs. dàfaː (LH), ‘cook!’; ma’aikataː (H), ‘working place’ vs. ma’àikàtaː (HLLH), ‘workers’. Tone patterns or melodies are associated to words or morphemes. The tones of a melody are assigned to the syllables from right to left: suːnaːjeː)HLH is realised as suːnàːjeː, ‘names’ ...
Chapter 1 - Innu
... two non-subject noun phrases (NPs), paakueshikana 'bread' and ishkuet 'girl', and extra verbal morphology (Marantz ...
... two non-subject noun phrases (NPs), paakueshikana 'bread' and ishkuet 'girl', and extra verbal morphology (Marantz ...
Parts of Speech Practice
... In everyday speech, we fall into some bad habits, using prepositions where they are not necessary. It would be a good idea to eliminate these words altogether, but we must be especially careful not to use them in formal, academic prose. HINT: Avoid using two prepositions in a row. Avoid ending a sen ...
... In everyday speech, we fall into some bad habits, using prepositions where they are not necessary. It would be a good idea to eliminate these words altogether, but we must be especially careful not to use them in formal, academic prose. HINT: Avoid using two prepositions in a row. Avoid ending a sen ...
Presentation
... The language of Shakespeare sounds strange to their ears. To Shakespeare our English would seem like a foreign language. Some of his words look odd in print; the spellings are unfamiliar. The spoken words of Shakespeare are more eloquent than mine. ...
... The language of Shakespeare sounds strange to their ears. To Shakespeare our English would seem like a foreign language. Some of his words look odd in print; the spellings are unfamiliar. The spoken words of Shakespeare are more eloquent than mine. ...
Ellogon Developers Guide
... The Greek Tokenizer Splitter tries to identify all tokens of a Document and annotate them appropriately according to their type. By the type of a token we mean an indication on whether it is, for example, a punctuation mark, an English uppercase word, a Greek lower case word, etc. In other words, th ...
... The Greek Tokenizer Splitter tries to identify all tokens of a Document and annotate them appropriately according to their type. By the type of a token we mean an indication on whether it is, for example, a punctuation mark, an English uppercase word, a Greek lower case word, etc. In other words, th ...