Solving the bracketing paradox: an analysis of
... 2.2.2 Adjective derivation with -bar Derivation with -bar applies to transitive or ditransitive verbs that have an accusative object. The logical subject of the verb is suppressed and the accusative object is promoted to the subject of the adjective. There are also a few -bar-adjectives, such as bre ...
... 2.2.2 Adjective derivation with -bar Derivation with -bar applies to transitive or ditransitive verbs that have an accusative object. The logical subject of the verb is suppressed and the accusative object is promoted to the subject of the adjective. There are also a few -bar-adjectives, such as bre ...
teaching english passive contrastively and in comparison
... with or by prepositions (“The house was surrounded with tanks and policemen dogs.”; “The building was surrounded by a deep green lawn.”3). Passives’ variety can be enriched by Huddleston (1984: 440-446), also mentioning: Passives of ditransitive actives: (“Liz was given the money by Ed”; “The mo ...
... with or by prepositions (“The house was surrounded with tanks and policemen dogs.”; “The building was surrounded by a deep green lawn.”3). Passives’ variety can be enriched by Huddleston (1984: 440-446), also mentioning: Passives of ditransitive actives: (“Liz was given the money by Ed”; “The mo ...
Features, Syntax, and Categories in the Latin Perfect
... English stative passive The die is cast. In such cases, although the surface form is the same as that found with the passive perfect, the underlying structure is presumably one in which ‘be’ takes a small clause complement, or in any case a structure that differs from the ‘‘normal’’ clauses studied ...
... English stative passive The die is cast. In such cases, although the surface form is the same as that found with the passive perfect, the underlying structure is presumably one in which ‘be’ takes a small clause complement, or in any case a structure that differs from the ‘‘normal’’ clauses studied ...
On the Tense-Aspect system of Bolivian
... speakers, I shall avoid it here.2 My first choice for a substitute was Bolivian Guaraní, but Wolf Dietrich (p.c.) pointed out that this label could also apply to other varieties, most notably Guarayo. I am thus using, with his authoritative approval, the label ‘Bolivian-Chaco Guaraní’ (henceforth, B ...
... speakers, I shall avoid it here.2 My first choice for a substitute was Bolivian Guaraní, but Wolf Dietrich (p.c.) pointed out that this label could also apply to other varieties, most notably Guarayo. I am thus using, with his authoritative approval, the label ‘Bolivian-Chaco Guaraní’ (henceforth, B ...
CHAPTER 5 THE LIGHT VERB SYNTAX IN CHINESE
... They have specific functions; that is, they help to determine the temporal viewpoints of eventualities. Thus they are no different from other light verbs in Mandarin Chinese, in the sense that they are all predicated of eventualities. ...
... They have specific functions; that is, they help to determine the temporal viewpoints of eventualities. Thus they are no different from other light verbs in Mandarin Chinese, in the sense that they are all predicated of eventualities. ...
Verb Meaning and the Lexicon: A First Phase Syntax
... In principle, anything can be memorised; nevertheless, certain lexical entries do not exist in natural language. For example, lexical entries where the agentive instigator of an action is realised as the direct object, while the passive undergoer comes out as the subject do not seem to be attested. ...
... In principle, anything can be memorised; nevertheless, certain lexical entries do not exist in natural language. For example, lexical entries where the agentive instigator of an action is realised as the direct object, while the passive undergoer comes out as the subject do not seem to be attested. ...
Students` Workbook
... What does it do? What does the second sentence do? Tell what each of the others does. Then each of these sentences is a question. The little crooked Question Mark at the end helps to show this. In the sentences before this lesson we tell, or state, something—make Statements. In these sentences we as ...
... What does it do? What does the second sentence do? Tell what each of the others does. Then each of these sentences is a question. The little crooked Question Mark at the end helps to show this. In the sentences before this lesson we tell, or state, something—make Statements. In these sentences we as ...
On `sit`/`stand`/`lie` auxiliation1
... the tense–aspect system. The opposition perfective vs. imperfective has a regular morphological expression in the language. In every verbal word form a verbal base can be recognized that is imperfective, perfective, or biaspectual (biaspectual verb bases take on either an imperfective or a perfectiv ...
... the tense–aspect system. The opposition perfective vs. imperfective has a regular morphological expression in the language. In every verbal word form a verbal base can be recognized that is imperfective, perfective, or biaspectual (biaspectual verb bases take on either an imperfective or a perfectiv ...
a descriptive analysis of argument alternations
... allowed by Italian verbs, and this is exactly what we tried to achieve with this thesis. Moreover, taking into consideration the complexity of the linguistic phenomenon we explored and t ...
... allowed by Italian verbs, and this is exactly what we tried to achieve with this thesis. Moreover, taking into consideration the complexity of the linguistic phenomenon we explored and t ...
Passive Voice Constructions in Modern Irish
... constructions, specifically the reflexive and middle voice, appear to have some qualities in common with the personal passive. The impersonal passive form occurs with all verbs of Irish, across all tenses, whether intransitive or transitive. The impersonal passive form is also to be found productive ...
... constructions, specifically the reflexive and middle voice, appear to have some qualities in common with the personal passive. The impersonal passive form occurs with all verbs of Irish, across all tenses, whether intransitive or transitive. The impersonal passive form is also to be found productive ...
THE SUBSYSTEMS OF LEXICAL ASPECTS
... The main objective of this thesis is to take a new look at lexical aspects, or Aktionsarten, and to provide a systematic analysis in accordance with the theory of aspect which is based on the teaching of Gustave GuiUaume (1965; 1984) and his followers (Valin 1965, 1975; Hide 1967, 1975; Hewson 1997; ...
... The main objective of this thesis is to take a new look at lexical aspects, or Aktionsarten, and to provide a systematic analysis in accordance with the theory of aspect which is based on the teaching of Gustave GuiUaume (1965; 1984) and his followers (Valin 1965, 1975; Hide 1967, 1975; Hewson 1997; ...
Syntax of Dutch. Verbs and Verb Phrases, Volume 1-3
... glass’ in the unaccusative construction (2b) maintains the same relation with the verb as the accusative noun phrase het glas in the transitive construction in (2a). It is therefore generally assumed that the subject in (2b) originates in the regular ...
... glass’ in the unaccusative construction (2b) maintains the same relation with the verb as the accusative noun phrase het glas in the transitive construction in (2a). It is therefore generally assumed that the subject in (2b) originates in the regular ...
Passive in the world`s languages
... One might wonder whether these languages have a gap in their expressive power. Can they not express ‘John was slapped’ without committal as to who the agent was? And of course in general they can, but they will use fully active means to do so. If English had no passive, for example, we might give an ...
... One might wonder whether these languages have a gap in their expressive power. Can they not express ‘John was slapped’ without committal as to who the agent was? And of course in general they can, but they will use fully active means to do so. If English had no passive, for example, we might give an ...
Thematic Proto-Roles and Argument Selection
... distribution empirically by looking at certain lexical and syntactic patterns in natural language in relation to their meanings, e.g. the distribution of prepositions in particular (though not, perhaps surprisingly, by psychological experiment). And the thematic roles one finds by this method do not ...
... distribution empirically by looking at certain lexical and syntactic patterns in natural language in relation to their meanings, e.g. the distribution of prepositions in particular (though not, perhaps surprisingly, by psychological experiment). And the thematic roles one finds by this method do not ...
struggling to retain the functions of passive when translating english
... English passive utterances into Arabic. They either translate passives into nominalized verbal nouns, or into adjectivals, or actives, or passives, or into pseudo-actives. Khafaji (1996) identifies similar Arabic translation strategies but carrying different nomenclatures. These strategies are: Pass ...
... English passive utterances into Arabic. They either translate passives into nominalized verbal nouns, or into adjectivals, or actives, or passives, or into pseudo-actives. Khafaji (1996) identifies similar Arabic translation strategies but carrying different nomenclatures. These strategies are: Pass ...
A Division of Labor Between Nouns and Verbs in the
... vector analysis (Johansson, 1950). In this theory, he proposed that the common motion shared by perceptual elements is first extracted. Residual motions are then interpreted in relation to this common motion. Thus, when viewing a walking human, one extracts components of motion shared by all points ...
... vector analysis (Johansson, 1950). In this theory, he proposed that the common motion shared by perceptual elements is first extracted. Residual motions are then interpreted in relation to this common motion. Thus, when viewing a walking human, one extracts components of motion shared by all points ...
Depiction Verbs and the Definiteness Effect
... drew a dog’ can be understood relationally to mean that there is a particular dog he drew, there is an alternative notional reading according to which he drew a dog but maybe not any particular dog. The logical form of this reading is obscure. However, there is also a problem about depiction-verb se ...
... drew a dog’ can be understood relationally to mean that there is a particular dog he drew, there is an alternative notional reading according to which he drew a dog but maybe not any particular dog. The logical form of this reading is obscure. However, there is also a problem about depiction-verb se ...
Kim, Kyumin - University of Toronto
... morpheme modifies a v that represents an internal cause only, not an external cause. In what follows, I present the data indicating that the morpheme is sensitive to the presence of an internal cause but not to the presence of an external cause, and show that the data can be accounted for by the pro ...
... morpheme modifies a v that represents an internal cause only, not an external cause. In what follows, I present the data indicating that the morpheme is sensitive to the presence of an internal cause but not to the presence of an external cause, and show that the data can be accounted for by the pro ...
linguistics
... 2 Other terms referring to this class of verbs include ambitransitive (e.g. Dixon 1994: 18, 54 et passim), which is somewhat less commonly used, however. ...
... 2 Other terms referring to this class of verbs include ambitransitive (e.g. Dixon 1994: 18, 54 et passim), which is somewhat less commonly used, however. ...
TWO CLASSES OF DOUBLE OBJECT VERBS: THE ROLE OF
... Marantz (1993), McGinnis (1998) and Anagnostopoulou (1999a, 1999b) have proposed that in these languages vAPPL assigns morphological dative or genitive case to the argument it introduces, and therefore the indirect object surfaces with dative case morphology. Nevertheless, the indirect object is act ...
... Marantz (1993), McGinnis (1998) and Anagnostopoulou (1999a, 1999b) have proposed that in these languages vAPPL assigns morphological dative or genitive case to the argument it introduces, and therefore the indirect object surfaces with dative case morphology. Nevertheless, the indirect object is act ...
Identity of Roots - LingBuzz
... realizations for every feature bundle (and root). These interact with each other in standard model-‐theoretic fashion to derive a compositional interpretation for the entire structure. ...
... realizations for every feature bundle (and root). These interact with each other in standard model-‐theoretic fashion to derive a compositional interpretation for the entire structure. ...
verbal prefixes and suffixes in nominalization - FRITT
... However, not every prefixed/suffixed verb has a corresponding -nie/tie nominal. The picture presented in Table 1 above where every new derived verbal stem gives rise to a grammatical -nie/tie nominalization is relatively rare. There are two types of restrictions on the occurrence of Aktionsart morph ...
... However, not every prefixed/suffixed verb has a corresponding -nie/tie nominal. The picture presented in Table 1 above where every new derived verbal stem gives rise to a grammatical -nie/tie nominalization is relatively rare. There are two types of restrictions on the occurrence of Aktionsart morph ...
written ambonese malay, 1895–1992
... Demonstratives often precede the noun. (This has also been noted in other Low Malays.) ...
... Demonstratives often precede the noun. (This has also been noted in other Low Malays.) ...
4. Two sample classes encoded: motion verbs and `know verbs`
... The goal of this deliverable is to report on the work carried out within Task 4.1, assigned to WP4. The objectives of this task were i) the definition of the links for verbs; ii) the identification of criteria for verification of such links for each language; iii) the definition of the subsets of ve ...
... The goal of this deliverable is to report on the work carried out within Task 4.1, assigned to WP4. The objectives of this task were i) the definition of the links for verbs; ii) the identification of criteria for verification of such links for each language; iii) the definition of the subsets of ve ...
Semantic structure and word-formation. Verb
... informants to clarify certain doubtful cases of usage. A l l six informants hold a university degree, and can therefore be regarded as „ e d u c a t e d " Speakers. One result of the tests is the recognition of the fact that there is a great deal of Variation among informants (cf. 3.1.3.). Collocati ...
... informants to clarify certain doubtful cases of usage. A l l six informants hold a university degree, and can therefore be regarded as „ e d u c a t e d " Speakers. One result of the tests is the recognition of the fact that there is a great deal of Variation among informants (cf. 3.1.3.). Collocati ...