Reciprocal markers in Adyghe, their relations and interactions
... shifts from transitive to intransitive. Occasionally ze- is used instead of zere- in subjectoriented “canonical” reciprocals of transitive bases (see (15c)), but usually it does not occur in this type of reciprocals. The same marker is used in object-oriented reciprocals of all base verbs (cf. (40b) ...
... shifts from transitive to intransitive. Occasionally ze- is used instead of zere- in subjectoriented “canonical” reciprocals of transitive bases (see (15c)), but usually it does not occur in this type of reciprocals. The same marker is used in object-oriented reciprocals of all base verbs (cf. (40b) ...
Argument Realization: the role of constructions and discourse factors
... 2b: Pat ACT
BECOME [mucus ]
It may be observed that sneeze and the other verbs in 2-7 are often classified as intransitive. However, this
fact is not relevant since the principles of argument realization must apply to the semantic decompositions
of propositions, not ...
... 2b: Pat ACT
Au boulot! REFERENCE GRAMMAR QE FRENCH
... found within sentences and how they work in the functional units (subject and predicate) In Part II. we discuss the ordering of those constituents in the basic kinds of scntcnccs, as well as the construction of more complex sentences Part III contains discussions of various constructions and groups ...
... found within sentences and how they work in the functional units (subject and predicate) In Part II. we discuss the ordering of those constituents in the basic kinds of scntcnccs, as well as the construction of more complex sentences Part III contains discussions of various constructions and groups ...
Introducing English Semantics
... Linguists want to understand how language works. Just what common knowledge do two people possess when they share a language— English, Swahili, Korean or whatever—that makes it possible for them to give and get information, to express their feelings and their intentions to one another, and to be und ...
... Linguists want to understand how language works. Just what common knowledge do two people possess when they share a language— English, Swahili, Korean or whatever—that makes it possible for them to give and get information, to express their feelings and their intentions to one another, and to be und ...
Semantic Features in Argument Selection
... There are many kinds of breaking: one can break chairs, pencils, windows, threads, etc. Therefore the mental representation of the action of breaking must be schematic (just as dictionary definitions ought to be sufficiently abstract to accommodate most instances of the defined term). The participan ...
... There are many kinds of breaking: one can break chairs, pencils, windows, threads, etc. Therefore the mental representation of the action of breaking must be schematic (just as dictionary definitions ought to be sufficiently abstract to accommodate most instances of the defined term). The participan ...
resultative predicative adjunct constructions in the gothic bible
... prototypical evolutional path2 established for resultative constructions. This means that they start their grammatical life as lexical resultative proper3 periphrases and then turn into perfect (subsequently, possessive-existential, resultative, inclusive, experiential, indefinite, and hodiernal per ...
... prototypical evolutional path2 established for resultative constructions. This means that they start their grammatical life as lexical resultative proper3 periphrases and then turn into perfect (subsequently, possessive-existential, resultative, inclusive, experiential, indefinite, and hodiernal per ...
Author: Weymouth, Richard Francis (1822
... formerly characteristic of all the Southern dialects. It is not so with the sibilants—to judge from the spelling— in Robert of Gloucester's Chronicle, written about the close of the thirteenth century; but such forms as vor, byvore, vayr, vorst (=first), vast (=fast), lyve (=life), wyve (=wife), vou ...
... formerly characteristic of all the Southern dialects. It is not so with the sibilants—to judge from the spelling— in Robert of Gloucester's Chronicle, written about the close of the thirteenth century; but such forms as vor, byvore, vayr, vorst (=first), vast (=fast), lyve (=life), wyve (=wife), vou ...
Practice - Oak Park Elementary School District 97
... • Every sentence begins with a capital letter. • A statement ends with a period. • A question ends with a question mark. • A command ends with a period. • An exclamation ends with an exclamation mark. Read each sentence. On the line, place a period if the sentence is a statement or command, an excla ...
... • Every sentence begins with a capital letter. • A statement ends with a period. • A question ends with a question mark. • A command ends with a period. • An exclamation ends with an exclamation mark. Read each sentence. On the line, place a period if the sentence is a statement or command, an excla ...
PUNCTUATION MATTERS apostrophes
... Shakespeare liked to innovate: he used the apostrophe as a fashion icon: “I am too much i’ the sun” says Hamlet explaining his mental unrest. This is a clear case of a writer employing a new–fangled punctuation mark entirely for the sake of it! ...
... Shakespeare liked to innovate: he used the apostrophe as a fashion icon: “I am too much i’ the sun” says Hamlet explaining his mental unrest. This is a clear case of a writer employing a new–fangled punctuation mark entirely for the sake of it! ...
A note on non-canonical passives: the case of the get
... resultative participle but its licensing happens in a different fashion. Fox and Grodzinsky (1998) suggested that the licensing of the by-phrases in the get-passive follows the pattern of the licensing of by-phrases in nominalisations and is only restricted to the affector role. Arce-Arenales and al ...
... resultative participle but its licensing happens in a different fashion. Fox and Grodzinsky (1998) suggested that the licensing of the by-phrases in the get-passive follows the pattern of the licensing of by-phrases in nominalisations and is only restricted to the affector role. Arce-Arenales and al ...
The Spanish Nominalized Infinitives: A proposal for a classification
... they are not structurally uniform. We find Prima facie in two categories. The first one: nominal infinitives present c-selection properties of nouns and pattern in structure with noun phrases. The second one: sentential clause infinitives present a projection that patterns in structure along with CP ...
... they are not structurally uniform. We find Prima facie in two categories. The first one: nominal infinitives present c-selection properties of nouns and pattern in structure with noun phrases. The second one: sentential clause infinitives present a projection that patterns in structure along with CP ...
WRL3410.tmp - Princeton University
... 2. Pat sneezed onto the computer screen. 3. Chris blew into the paper bag. 4. Don't spit into the wind. 5. The hopeful man ejaculated into the petri dish. 6. Sam pissed into the gym bag. 7. Pat vomited into the sink. In each of examples 2-7 the theme argument is unexpressed despite the appearance of ...
... 2. Pat sneezed onto the computer screen. 3. Chris blew into the paper bag. 4. Don't spit into the wind. 5. The hopeful man ejaculated into the petri dish. 6. Sam pissed into the gym bag. 7. Pat vomited into the sink. In each of examples 2-7 the theme argument is unexpressed despite the appearance of ...
Document
... Present or Simple Past of the verb to be, or the first auxiliary. In the case of the Simple Present or Simple Past of any verb other than the verb to be, the auxiliary to do must be used. ...
... Present or Simple Past of the verb to be, or the first auxiliary. In the case of the Simple Present or Simple Past of any verb other than the verb to be, the auxiliary to do must be used. ...
A multi-modular approach to gradual change in
... (c) _ went through and interviewed a bunch of jurors in some of the big cases, and in many cases looking at what had, at the evidence afterwards as to whether the decision was right, went back to the jurors, uh, based on the deliberations. (SC) We hypothesize that bunch underwent the following seman ...
... (c) _ went through and interviewed a bunch of jurors in some of the big cases, and in many cases looking at what had, at the evidence afterwards as to whether the decision was right, went back to the jurors, uh, based on the deliberations. (SC) We hypothesize that bunch underwent the following seman ...
1 Noun classes and classifiers, semantics of
... In a language with a large set of numeral classifiers, the way they are used often varies from speaker to speaker, depending on their social status and competence (Adams 1989). In this (and in the ways they are acquired by children) they are much more similar to the use of lexical items than to a li ...
... In a language with a large set of numeral classifiers, the way they are used often varies from speaker to speaker, depending on their social status and competence (Adams 1989). In this (and in the ways they are acquired by children) they are much more similar to the use of lexical items than to a li ...
Three Agreement Alternations in Dutch and their Interactions
... (Note that it is not possible to apply (15b) and delete [PAR] while leaving [ADD] unaffected, as this would result in an ill-formed feature geometry.) Thus, (16) can block the application of impoverishment rules.1 The principle in (16) also illuminates an apparent complication with the agreement fo ...
... (Note that it is not possible to apply (15b) and delete [PAR] while leaving [ADD] unaffected, as this would result in an ill-formed feature geometry.) Thus, (16) can block the application of impoverishment rules.1 The principle in (16) also illuminates an apparent complication with the agreement fo ...
Grammar - Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
... • An imperative sentence gives a command or makes a request. It ends with a period. • An exclamatory sentence expresses strong feeling. It ends with an exclamation point. Read each sentence. Write whether it is declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory. 1. What a wonderful camping trip ...
... • An imperative sentence gives a command or makes a request. It ends with a period. • An exclamatory sentence expresses strong feeling. It ends with an exclamation point. Read each sentence. Write whether it is declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory. 1. What a wonderful camping trip ...
The Semantics of Progressive Aspect: A Thorough Study
... he reads a newspaper almost every day. But the second one refers to his activity of reading a newspaper on a particular occasion or during a particular time. In this case, tense without the aspectual distinction fails to convey the difference in meaning between these two sentences, and therefore, as ...
... he reads a newspaper almost every day. But the second one refers to his activity of reading a newspaper on a particular occasion or during a particular time. In this case, tense without the aspectual distinction fails to convey the difference in meaning between these two sentences, and therefore, as ...
Phrases - Maria English Society
... a. This issue of great importance cannot be avoided. (After the noun, to qualify the noun.) b. This issue is of great importance. (After *be', to qualify the subject.) ...
... a. This issue of great importance cannot be avoided. (After the noun, to qualify the noun.) b. This issue is of great importance. (After *be', to qualify the subject.) ...
lesson six
... The past tense of primary verbs with -r as their final consonant is relatively well-attested: Attested examples include car- "make, do", pa.t. carnë (Etym, entry KAR), tir- "watch", pa.t. tirnë (Etym, entry TIR) and tur"govern", pa.t. turnë (Etym, entry TUR). So above we set out the rule that verbs ...
... The past tense of primary verbs with -r as their final consonant is relatively well-attested: Attested examples include car- "make, do", pa.t. carnë (Etym, entry KAR), tir- "watch", pa.t. tirnë (Etym, entry TIR) and tur"govern", pa.t. turnë (Etym, entry TUR). So above we set out the rule that verbs ...
QUESTIONS ON LANGUAGE 1) Name the 3 ways in which a
... Answer: Declarative, exclamatory, imperative, and interrogative sentences. 16) Identify the one definite article and the 2 indefinite articles used in English. Answer: The, a, and an. ...
... Answer: Declarative, exclamatory, imperative, and interrogative sentences. 16) Identify the one definite article and the 2 indefinite articles used in English. Answer: The, a, and an. ...
Subject Complements
... subject. A subject complement is connected to the subject by a linking verb. It is the Predicate Nominative or Predicate Adjective. EXAMPLES The world’s oldest surviving religion is Judaism. [Judaism is a noun—PN—that identifies the subject religion.] This prayer book looks new. [New is an adjective ...
... subject. A subject complement is connected to the subject by a linking verb. It is the Predicate Nominative or Predicate Adjective. EXAMPLES The world’s oldest surviving religion is Judaism. [Judaism is a noun—PN—that identifies the subject religion.] This prayer book looks new. [New is an adjective ...
Trisdesimt ketvirtoji pamoka Lesson 34
... 2) Viskas jaii but'll padaryta, jeigu as tai buciau zin6j?s.* Everything would be done (already), if I had known that. • padaryta is a neuter adjective. In the passive it can be u sed only with the third person singular, primarily in impersdnal expressions, with such words as viskas 'everything', al ...
... 2) Viskas jaii but'll padaryta, jeigu as tai buciau zin6j?s.* Everything would be done (already), if I had known that. • padaryta is a neuter adjective. In the passive it can be u sed only with the third person singular, primarily in impersdnal expressions, with such words as viskas 'everything', al ...
Reteach Workbook
... Study Skills: Note-Taking and Summarizing • To remember what you have read, take notes that include enough words to help you recall important information such as the main ideas and supporting details. • Write a summary, including the main topic and supporting details or facts. A. Read the paragraph ...
... Study Skills: Note-Taking and Summarizing • To remember what you have read, take notes that include enough words to help you recall important information such as the main ideas and supporting details. • Write a summary, including the main topic and supporting details or facts. A. Read the paragraph ...
A Reanalysis of Nonemphatic Pronouns in Dagbani
... formal texts. In my corpus, this form is actually only attested as a relative pronoun (which are drawn directly from the set of emphatic pronouns). Colloquially, dina is said to be used also for 3P inanimate. In practicality, however, a demonstrative is just as likely employed versus an emphatic pro ...
... formal texts. In my corpus, this form is actually only attested as a relative pronoun (which are drawn directly from the set of emphatic pronouns). Colloquially, dina is said to be used also for 3P inanimate. In practicality, however, a demonstrative is just as likely employed versus an emphatic pro ...