anotace - Theses
... Intransitive verbs are the opposite type of transitive verbs. They are not complemented by an object, but by an adverbial or no complement and, thus, they cannot be passive. On the other hand, there are some intransitive phrasal verbs that can, in a specific sentence structure, be used in the passiv ...
... Intransitive verbs are the opposite type of transitive verbs. They are not complemented by an object, but by an adverbial or no complement and, thus, they cannot be passive. On the other hand, there are some intransitive phrasal verbs that can, in a specific sentence structure, be used in the passiv ...
A Typology of Verbal Borrowings
... The present volume is the revised version of my dissertation which was submitted to the Faculty of Philology of Leipzig University in January 2008 and defended in July 2008. This thesis took shape during the four years of the XXVIIIth Olympiad which I spent at the Department of Linguistics of the M ...
... The present volume is the revised version of my dissertation which was submitted to the Faculty of Philology of Leipzig University in January 2008 and defended in July 2008. This thesis took shape during the four years of the XXVIIIth Olympiad which I spent at the Department of Linguistics of the M ...
SUBJUNCTIVE RELATIVES IN BULGARIAN AND MACEDONIAN
... action initiated by the main verb is over.” The dual role assignment of subjunctive relatives is related to control relation between the matrix clause and the subjunctive relative clause. As suggested in Bužarovska (2002:89), the control over the understood subject of the subjunctive clause is weake ...
... action initiated by the main verb is over.” The dual role assignment of subjunctive relatives is related to control relation between the matrix clause and the subjunctive relative clause. As suggested in Bužarovska (2002:89), the control over the understood subject of the subjunctive clause is weake ...
1 xxx - Edmond
... organizing data on other Dogon languages; the chapter, section, and subsection organization will have to be adjusted to the contours of each specific language. Subsections may be added, deleted, or moved to other sections as needed. In some sections I suggest sample prose, but of course language X m ...
... organizing data on other Dogon languages; the chapter, section, and subsection organization will have to be adjusted to the contours of each specific language. Subsections may be added, deleted, or moved to other sections as needed. In some sections I suggest sample prose, but of course language X m ...
On Comparative Suppletion
... I reserve the term suppletion for the wholesale replacement of one root by another, distinct root, within an otherwise regular, systematic relationship, such as the formation of adjectival degrees. I thus exclude “irregular” relationships, namely those that are relatable by (phonological) rule, even ...
... I reserve the term suppletion for the wholesale replacement of one root by another, distinct root, within an otherwise regular, systematic relationship, such as the formation of adjectival degrees. I thus exclude “irregular” relationships, namely those that are relatable by (phonological) rule, even ...
PREFIXED ADJECTIVAL PARTICIPLES
... The fact that -lý participles are only formed from perfective/telic predicates will be derived by the semantic (in)compatibility of the stativizer with the semantic type of its sister. Specifically, the compatibility is ensured when PartP contains a state variable, which is introduced by a prefix. A ...
... The fact that -lý participles are only formed from perfective/telic predicates will be derived by the semantic (in)compatibility of the stativizer with the semantic type of its sister. Specifically, the compatibility is ensured when PartP contains a state variable, which is introduced by a prefix. A ...
Nathaniel Dorgbetor
... Per the asymmetric relationship between the internal arguments in the DOC; variants of the shell structure, originally proposed by Larson (1988), has been assumed nowadays in the analyses of the structure of the English DOC. The standard view on the English DOC has been that it can only have the V-G ...
... Per the asymmetric relationship between the internal arguments in the DOC; variants of the shell structure, originally proposed by Larson (1988), has been assumed nowadays in the analyses of the structure of the English DOC. The standard view on the English DOC has been that it can only have the V-G ...
Practice Makes Perfect Spanish Verb Tenses, Second
... that the book has done its intended job well. Thus, my first thanks go to the many students who made such extensive use of the first edition that this second edition was needed. I would be remiss not to acknowledge again those persons who were instrumental in the preparation of the first edition: Gi ...
... that the book has done its intended job well. Thus, my first thanks go to the many students who made such extensive use of the first edition that this second edition was needed. I would be remiss not to acknowledge again those persons who were instrumental in the preparation of the first edition: Gi ...
grammaticalization and the semantic
... speaker’s attitude towards the proposition. These disparate uses have not always existed in English and German; they are the result of an ages-long grammaticalization process, a process in which lexical items lose their semantic features and/or formal markings to serve grammatical functions. The beg ...
... speaker’s attitude towards the proposition. These disparate uses have not always existed in English and German; they are the result of an ages-long grammaticalization process, a process in which lexical items lose their semantic features and/or formal markings to serve grammatical functions. The beg ...
Heroic deeds and devious villains:
... believe it is important to be a good reader, and since we see reading as a meaningful and important activity, we want our children to read as much as possible. We are not indifferent, however, to what kind of literature children should read. Although we usually accept that some books can be read for ...
... believe it is important to be a good reader, and since we see reading as a meaningful and important activity, we want our children to read as much as possible. We are not indifferent, however, to what kind of literature children should read. Although we usually accept that some books can be read for ...
Constructional idioms as products of linguistic change: the aan het +
... of constructional idiom of the aan het + infinitive construction. Combined with the observation that the progressive meaning of such constructions is not a predictable, compositional one, this justifies the classification of this type of syntactic pattern as a construction. As pointed out by Bybee a ...
... of constructional idiom of the aan het + infinitive construction. Combined with the observation that the progressive meaning of such constructions is not a predictable, compositional one, this justifies the classification of this type of syntactic pattern as a construction. As pointed out by Bybee a ...
Abkhaz Viacheslav A. Chirikba
... of grammatical classes, manifested in personal pronouns, verb conjugation, numerals and in the category of number. Abkhaz is an ergative language, the ergative construction being represented not by case endings, as in related Circasslan and Ubykh (Abkhaz does not have a case system), but by the orde ...
... of grammatical classes, manifested in personal pronouns, verb conjugation, numerals and in the category of number. Abkhaz is an ergative language, the ergative construction being represented not by case endings, as in related Circasslan and Ubykh (Abkhaz does not have a case system), but by the orde ...
Reciprocals in Yukaghir languages
... The compound form n'e-pöme-as'i-jejl'i 'we are looking for each other's lice' (< as'i:- 'to look for') is found in the texts collected by Jochelson (1900:47), but this is the only example of this type of his data. The correctness of this compound was confirmed by my informants in 1987 (cf. (13)). ...
... The compound form n'e-pöme-as'i-jejl'i 'we are looking for each other's lice' (< as'i:- 'to look for') is found in the texts collected by Jochelson (1900:47), but this is the only example of this type of his data. The correctness of this compound was confirmed by my informants in 1987 (cf. (13)). ...
Non-subject Arguments in Indonesian - ORB
... system as a whole, treating it as the basic transitive system of the language, when certain relationships are recognised as morphological rather than syntactic. This analysis also reveals similarities between Indonesian and more conservative Austronesian languages such as those of the Philippines. A ...
... system as a whole, treating it as the basic transitive system of the language, when certain relationships are recognised as morphological rather than syntactic. This analysis also reveals similarities between Indonesian and more conservative Austronesian languages such as those of the Philippines. A ...
Complex Predicates Müller, Stefan
... constructions. A lexical rule will be suggested that transitivizes intransitive verbs and adds a result predicate. The most complex phenomenon that is discussed in this book is the combination of verbs with particles which will be discussed in Chapter 6. There are large classes of particle verbs tha ...
... constructions. A lexical rule will be suggested that transitivizes intransitive verbs and adds a result predicate. The most complex phenomenon that is discussed in this book is the combination of verbs with particles which will be discussed in Chapter 6. There are large classes of particle verbs tha ...
FRE 122 - National Open University of Nigeria
... The advantage of distance learning is that, you can read and work through specially designed study materials at your own pace, and at your convenient time and place. The course material replaces the lecturer that stands before you in a face of face situation. Each of the units has a common format. T ...
... The advantage of distance learning is that, you can read and work through specially designed study materials at your own pace, and at your convenient time and place. The course material replaces the lecturer that stands before you in a face of face situation. Each of the units has a common format. T ...
bardi verb morphology in historical perspective
... of historical and synchronic linguistics. In glossing, a hyphen - marks a morpheme boundary, while = marks a clitic boundary. A plus sign + marks a bound stem. The citation form of preverbs given without their accompanying light verb is X+. The plus sign is used to indicate that the form does not e ...
... of historical and synchronic linguistics. In glossing, a hyphen - marks a morpheme boundary, while = marks a clitic boundary. A plus sign + marks a bound stem. The citation form of preverbs given without their accompanying light verb is X+. The plus sign is used to indicate that the form does not e ...
semantic analysis of english performative verbs
... illocutionary forces. For example, the verb "swear" has both an assertive and a commissive use. A speaker can swear that a proposition is true (assertive) and he can also swear to a hearer that he will do something in the future (commissive). (5) Some performative verbs are systematically ambiguous ...
... illocutionary forces. For example, the verb "swear" has both an assertive and a commissive use. A speaker can swear that a proposition is true (assertive) and he can also swear to a hearer that he will do something in the future (commissive). (5) Some performative verbs are systematically ambiguous ...
Uses of ter- in Malay: A corpus-based study
... external compulsion or accident. . .(3) Seeing that in denoting the perfected act, the derivative in ter- connotes ability to bring it about, ter- has come to be used to denote the possible (or more commonly with the help of a negative or an interrogative, the impossible). . .(4) Denoting completion ...
... external compulsion or accident. . .(3) Seeing that in denoting the perfected act, the derivative in ter- connotes ability to bring it about, ter- has come to be used to denote the possible (or more commonly with the help of a negative or an interrogative, the impossible). . .(4) Denoting completion ...
University Microfilms International
... inflectional affixes established in this study, in contrast with those in previous works on Tagalog, are few and simple. affixes um- and m-, the passive affixes ...
... inflectional affixes established in this study, in contrast with those in previous works on Tagalog, are few and simple. affixes um- and m-, the passive affixes ...
French Verbs Made Simple(r)
... The structure of French verbs is not difficult to comprehend for a native English speaker, since most of the forms parallel or are very close in meaning to those employed in English. One seeming major difference is that French employs two “moods”: the indicative and the subjunctive. The mood of the v ...
... The structure of French verbs is not difficult to comprehend for a native English speaker, since most of the forms parallel or are very close in meaning to those employed in English. One seeming major difference is that French employs two “moods”: the indicative and the subjunctive. The mood of the v ...
verb complementation
... My interest in the sentential complement structures of Germanic languages arose in 1968 when I wrote a report on the German Accusative-with-Infinitive Construction for the Linguistics Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin (cf. Ureland 1968). I dis covered that the number of verbs whic ...
... My interest in the sentential complement structures of Germanic languages arose in 1968 when I wrote a report on the German Accusative-with-Infinitive Construction for the Linguistics Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin (cf. Ureland 1968). I dis covered that the number of verbs whic ...
A Diachronic Study on the Complementation of the Verb Try
... emphasized. It is not enough to memorize and learn a single word, for it is important to understand how the different elements in a sentence attach to one another. Susan Hunston (2002a) sums up this idea of connected patterns with two terms: accuracy and fluency. In addition to pure communicative go ...
... emphasized. It is not enough to memorize and learn a single word, for it is important to understand how the different elements in a sentence attach to one another. Susan Hunston (2002a) sums up this idea of connected patterns with two terms: accuracy and fluency. In addition to pure communicative go ...
A Short Descriptive Grammar of the Svan Language
... Svan villages and in families living outside of Svaneti. During visits to Upper and Lower Svaneti, this writer observed many instances of parents addressing their children in Georgian, even though they spoke Svan with other adults, especially older adults from the same town. When asked about the sta ...
... Svan villages and in families living outside of Svaneti. During visits to Upper and Lower Svaneti, this writer observed many instances of parents addressing their children in Georgian, even though they spoke Svan with other adults, especially older adults from the same town. When asked about the sta ...
NGUYEN THI THUY MA THESIS
... semantically and pragmatically viewed ...................... 7 1.4 Voice and related concepts ............................. 7 1.5 English verbs .......................................... 8 1.5.1 Classification of English verbs .................... 8 1.5.2 Tense, aspect and mood of English verbs .... ...
... semantically and pragmatically viewed ...................... 7 1.4 Voice and related concepts ............................. 7 1.5 English verbs .......................................... 8 1.5.1 Classification of English verbs .................... 8 1.5.2 Tense, aspect and mood of English verbs .... ...