Kokborok, a short analysis - Hal-SHS
... person' or ang kolok ‘I am tall', but you cannot asy *ang phwrwng ‘I teach'. You have to say ang phwrwngo. This means that words like borok or kolok are actually nouns (even if ‘tall' is not a noun in English, but an adjective), while phwrwng is a verb, and cannot be found alone: with a verb, you mu ...
... person' or ang kolok ‘I am tall', but you cannot asy *ang phwrwng ‘I teach'. You have to say ang phwrwngo. This means that words like borok or kolok are actually nouns (even if ‘tall' is not a noun in English, but an adjective), while phwrwng is a verb, and cannot be found alone: with a verb, you mu ...
Modal Verbs Weblinks
... http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/esl-mixed-modals1.html http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/esl-mixed-modals2.html http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/esl-mixed-modals3.html http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/modals-mightnot-couldnot1.html ...
... http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/esl-mixed-modals1.html http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/esl-mixed-modals2.html http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/esl-mixed-modals3.html http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/modals-mightnot-couldnot1.html ...
Argument Realization: the role of constructions and discourse factors
... roles, namely those roles which are lexically profiled, are obligatorily expressed. 7 Lexical profiling, following the general spirit of Langacker (1987, 1991), is designed to indicate which participant roles associated with a verb’s meaning are obligatorily accessed, functioning as focal points wit ...
... roles, namely those roles which are lexically profiled, are obligatorily expressed. 7 Lexical profiling, following the general spirit of Langacker (1987, 1991), is designed to indicate which participant roles associated with a verb’s meaning are obligatorily accessed, functioning as focal points wit ...
Aspect Marking and Modality in Child Vietnamese
... There has been considerable debate regarding the acquisition of tense and aspect by young children. Studies on the acquisition of tense-aspect morphology have either attempted to make a general distinction between tense and aspect, or the more specific distinction between grammatical and lexical asp ...
... There has been considerable debate regarding the acquisition of tense and aspect by young children. Studies on the acquisition of tense-aspect morphology have either attempted to make a general distinction between tense and aspect, or the more specific distinction between grammatical and lexical asp ...
A Brief History of Icelandic Weather Verbs
... Weather verbs in Icelandic are not “no-argument” predicates, but occur with a quasi-argument (non-referential pro) and can also take full NPs, in nominative, accusative or dative case. The use of the cases can be explained by the different origins of these verbs, most of which can be traced back to ...
... Weather verbs in Icelandic are not “no-argument” predicates, but occur with a quasi-argument (non-referential pro) and can also take full NPs, in nominative, accusative or dative case. The use of the cases can be explained by the different origins of these verbs, most of which can be traced back to ...
A Phase-Based Approach to ECM across CP in Korean
... moment, let us focus on the contrast between stative verbs and transitive verbs.6 Suppose that the embedded subject is located at Spec-TP, the typical (derived) subject position. Under the PIC, then, LD ECM is expected to be impossible in Korean just as in English, as shown in (8). Furthermore, the ...
... moment, let us focus on the contrast between stative verbs and transitive verbs.6 Suppose that the embedded subject is located at Spec-TP, the typical (derived) subject position. Under the PIC, then, LD ECM is expected to be impossible in Korean just as in English, as shown in (8). Furthermore, the ...
Cross-LinguistiC Patterns of Linking
... 1.2 Semantic macroroles and lexical entries for verbs The semantic interpretation of an argument is a function of its position in the LS of the predicate, and, as will be seen below, the linking system refers to an element’s LS position. Thematic relations as such play no role in the theory; the tra ...
... 1.2 Semantic macroroles and lexical entries for verbs The semantic interpretation of an argument is a function of its position in the LS of the predicate, and, as will be seen below, the linking system refers to an element’s LS position. Thematic relations as such play no role in the theory; the tra ...
The Sentence Pattern Built on Linking Verbs
... FORMS OF BE: is, am , are-was, were, being, been ...
... FORMS OF BE: is, am , are-was, were, being, been ...
1 In Press, Proceedings of the 4th Workshop on Discourse
... They are situation entities introduced by verb constellations in clausal complements of certain predicates. Clausal complements referring to facts and propositions have characteristic distributional and other linguistic features, and thus - like the other classes of situation entities - function as ...
... They are situation entities introduced by verb constellations in clausal complements of certain predicates. Clausal complements referring to facts and propositions have characteristic distributional and other linguistic features, and thus - like the other classes of situation entities - function as ...
Towards a structural typology of verb classes
... argument functions as agent or actor (‘the participant which performs, effects, instigates, or controls the situation denoted by the predicate’, Foley & Van Valin 1984:29), while the lower argument functions as patient, or undergoer, or affected. Several theories have tried to postulate a semantic h ...
... argument functions as agent or actor (‘the participant which performs, effects, instigates, or controls the situation denoted by the predicate’, Foley & Van Valin 1984:29), while the lower argument functions as patient, or undergoer, or affected. Several theories have tried to postulate a semantic h ...
Chapter 4: THE PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PAST PERFECT
... conjunction. Subordinating conjunctions are generally called “time clause words” in this text or “words that introduce adverb clauses.” Since-clauses can be related to the “time clauses” presented in Chart 2-10; a since-clause is an adverb clause of time. • Since has another use not mentioned in thi ...
... conjunction. Subordinating conjunctions are generally called “time clause words” in this text or “words that introduce adverb clauses.” Since-clauses can be related to the “time clauses” presented in Chart 2-10; a since-clause is an adverb clause of time. • Since has another use not mentioned in thi ...
Complements of verbs of utterance and thought in Brazilian
... varies cross-linguistically, but there are also differences concerning the patterns of reported speech that are distinguished in a language. Reported speech can be described as a device used in speech or writing when speakers or writers report the speech (or thoughts) of another person, or when they ...
... varies cross-linguistically, but there are also differences concerning the patterns of reported speech that are distinguished in a language. Reported speech can be described as a device used in speech or writing when speakers or writers report the speech (or thoughts) of another person, or when they ...
Temporal Anteriority of the Arabic Perfect in Relative Clauses
... temporally to the main clause in many different ways, and analyzing them all systematically would require a study of much wider scope than is possible here. Complement clauses will be discussed only briefly due to the scarcity of instances of the Perfect in complement clauses in the corpus, although ...
... temporally to the main clause in many different ways, and analyzing them all systematically would require a study of much wider scope than is possible here. Complement clauses will be discussed only briefly due to the scarcity of instances of the Perfect in complement clauses in the corpus, although ...
WRL3410.tmp - Princeton University
... It might be argued that the semantics is directly reflected in the syntax, and that a direct object is syntactically incorporated into the verb in the examples in 2-7. The Argument Realization principle could thus be claimed to really be a constraint on a level of underlying representation. This typ ...
... It might be argued that the semantics is directly reflected in the syntax, and that a direct object is syntactically incorporated into the verb in the examples in 2-7. The Argument Realization principle could thus be claimed to really be a constraint on a level of underlying representation. This typ ...
Chapter 2: Aspects of Matter and Time
... struggled with this problem too. This chapter will connect the intricacies of aspect to experiences that are already familiar to you and give you a powerful tool for understanding and organizing the concepts involved. It is important to let go of the concepts of English and be prepared to look at th ...
... struggled with this problem too. This chapter will connect the intricacies of aspect to experiences that are already familiar to you and give you a powerful tool for understanding and organizing the concepts involved. It is important to let go of the concepts of English and be prepared to look at th ...
Derivational morphology in Distributed Morphology
... the final comments. Though brief, perhaps three or four sentences, it became obvious that the analysis would not explain the data that was most interesting and needed to be changed. From the bottom of my heart, thank you! Sticking with the theme of faculty members of the Department of Linguistics at ...
... the final comments. Though brief, perhaps three or four sentences, it became obvious that the analysis would not explain the data that was most interesting and needed to be changed. From the bottom of my heart, thank you! Sticking with the theme of faculty members of the Department of Linguistics at ...
Towards a structural typology of verb classes
... intended reading (the man saw the lion and the lion saw the man mean different things). It is even possible that a verb has three arguments being similar in their nature; for example, send and introduce allow any ordering of three arguments referring to a person (the neighbor sent/ introduced the wo ...
... intended reading (the man saw the lion and the lion saw the man mean different things). It is even possible that a verb has three arguments being similar in their nature; for example, send and introduce allow any ordering of three arguments referring to a person (the neighbor sent/ introduced the wo ...
Non-canonical applicatives and focalization in Tswana
... form. Note however that there are limitations to the number of objects in the construction of derived verb forms: since Tswana has non-derived verbs (for example f a ‘give’) in double-object constructions, theoretically, the possibility to combine causative and applicative derivation, and to reitera ...
... form. Note however that there are limitations to the number of objects in the construction of derived verb forms: since Tswana has non-derived verbs (for example f a ‘give’) in double-object constructions, theoretically, the possibility to combine causative and applicative derivation, and to reitera ...
Use # 2: Adjective clauses: An adjective clause is a clause that
... been labeled v(erb) 2. Whether or not you use the subjunctive in the second clause is determined by the meaning of the first clause. Which tense of the subjunctive you use in the second clause is determined by the tense of the first clause. Tense is determined by the sequence of tenses. If the main ...
... been labeled v(erb) 2. Whether or not you use the subjunctive in the second clause is determined by the meaning of the first clause. Which tense of the subjunctive you use in the second clause is determined by the tense of the first clause. Tense is determined by the sequence of tenses. If the main ...
A Brief Syntactic Typology of Philippine Languages
... Starosta (to appear) notes that “Lexicase case roles differ from conventional Fillmorean case grammar and other ‘thematic relation’ systems in that lexicase case relations are established by grammatical criteria rather than subjective language-independent situational ones. As a consequence, lexicase ...
... Starosta (to appear) notes that “Lexicase case roles differ from conventional Fillmorean case grammar and other ‘thematic relation’ systems in that lexicase case relations are established by grammatical criteria rather than subjective language-independent situational ones. As a consequence, lexicase ...
Introducing PersPred, a syntactic and semantic database - Hal-SHS
... of its components. N-V combinations are subject to various levels of lexicalization. In some cases, the CP meaning is a specialization of the predictable meaning of the combination. For instance čâqu zadan ‘to stab’ (Lit. ‘knife hit’) is not only to hit somebody with a knife; dast dâdan ‘to shake ...
... of its components. N-V combinations are subject to various levels of lexicalization. In some cases, the CP meaning is a specialization of the predictable meaning of the combination. For instance čâqu zadan ‘to stab’ (Lit. ‘knife hit’) is not only to hit somebody with a knife; dast dâdan ‘to shake ...
the simple sentence - Annie Montaut
... Oriya. The omission of the copula in negative present sentences can in no way be considered as a nominal sentence since a similar omission may be observed in other predicates (cf. MII-3.2.1.1), both being accounted for by a historical fusion of the negation and the verb be within the negative partic ...
... Oriya. The omission of the copula in negative present sentences can in no way be considered as a nominal sentence since a similar omission may be observed in other predicates (cf. MII-3.2.1.1), both being accounted for by a historical fusion of the negation and the verb be within the negative partic ...
Deriving Greenberg`s Asymmetry in Arabic
... Thus from a biliteral /sm/, mapping would result in [samam], not *[sasam]. We re-examine Greenberg’s Asymmetry by considering the verbal forms not in isolation, either as consonantal roots or as stems, but rather as stems in the context of their inflectional paradigm (perfect and imperfect). As in t ...
... Thus from a biliteral /sm/, mapping would result in [samam], not *[sasam]. We re-examine Greenberg’s Asymmetry by considering the verbal forms not in isolation, either as consonantal roots or as stems, but rather as stems in the context of their inflectional paradigm (perfect and imperfect). As in t ...
Tone assignment on Nata deverbal nouns - UBC Linguistics
... Abstract: This paper gives an overview of Nata deverbal nouns’ high tone positions. Five types of deverbal nouns are discussed: (i) eventive deverbal nouns, (ii) agentive deverbal nouns, (iii) passivized agentive deverbal nouns, (iv) instrumental deverbal nouns, (v) passivized instrumental deverbal ...
... Abstract: This paper gives an overview of Nata deverbal nouns’ high tone positions. Five types of deverbal nouns are discussed: (i) eventive deverbal nouns, (ii) agentive deverbal nouns, (iii) passivized agentive deverbal nouns, (iv) instrumental deverbal nouns, (v) passivized instrumental deverbal ...
Cognate objects in Vietnamese transitive verbs
... In the literature, cognate object constructions such as those in (1) have been treated either as adjuncts (Jones 1988, Moltmann 1990) or as arguments (Massam 1990, Macfarland 1992). See Jones (1988) and Massam (1990) for an overview of the debate. 1. a. John died a peaceful death. b. Marie sighed a ...
... In the literature, cognate object constructions such as those in (1) have been treated either as adjuncts (Jones 1988, Moltmann 1990) or as arguments (Massam 1990, Macfarland 1992). See Jones (1988) and Massam (1990) for an overview of the debate. 1. a. John died a peaceful death. b. Marie sighed a ...