The Adverb vs. the Splitting of the Infinitive
... awareness seems to have started with Henry Alford’s condemnation of them in Plea for the Queen’s English, published in 1866. By the end of the century, the prohibition was firmly established in the press and popular belief. E.g. A gentleman who thinks he is good enough for Lucy must expect to be sha ...
... awareness seems to have started with Henry Alford’s condemnation of them in Plea for the Queen’s English, published in 1866. By the end of the century, the prohibition was firmly established in the press and popular belief. E.g. A gentleman who thinks he is good enough for Lucy must expect to be sha ...
Animating the narrow syntax
... animate nominals that denote inanimate objects, such as instrumental subjects, as in (3), are impossible. In order to express the proposition in (3), speakers of Blackfoot must use an impersonal construction, as illustrated in (4) (Frantz 2009). Observe that the prefix iiht- has been added to this e ...
... animate nominals that denote inanimate objects, such as instrumental subjects, as in (3), are impossible. In order to express the proposition in (3), speakers of Blackfoot must use an impersonal construction, as illustrated in (4) (Frantz 2009). Observe that the prefix iiht- has been added to this e ...
Hausa Verbal Compounds
... Data, sources, references – and some abbreviations.............................3 Chapter 1: Overview of Compounding and Hausa Compounds...........5 ...
... Data, sources, references – and some abbreviations.............................3 Chapter 1: Overview of Compounding and Hausa Compounds...........5 ...
Analyzing Embedded Noun Phrase Structures Derived from
... In ALT-J/E, the analysis of embedded noun phrase structures reveals the relation between the modified noun phrase and the embedded sentence by referring to valency patterns (Yokoo & Hayashi 87). Figure 3 shows an example of embeddednoun phrase structure analysis for "kare-ga watashi-ni shoukai-shita ...
... In ALT-J/E, the analysis of embedded noun phrase structures reveals the relation between the modified noun phrase and the embedded sentence by referring to valency patterns (Yokoo & Hayashi 87). Figure 3 shows an example of embeddednoun phrase structure analysis for "kare-ga watashi-ni shoukai-shita ...
Vocabulary Coverage in Spanish Textbooks
... study. In the glossaries at the end of five of the six textbooks that we examined, active vocabulary was distinguished from passive vocabulary by special notation (for example, indicating the chapter in the text in which each active vocabulary word is presented, but not doing so for passive vocabula ...
... study. In the glossaries at the end of five of the six textbooks that we examined, active vocabulary was distinguished from passive vocabulary by special notation (for example, indicating the chapter in the text in which each active vocabulary word is presented, but not doing so for passive vocabula ...
Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Computational
... NLP systems, particularly statistical MT (Brown et al., 1993) need very large corpora in order to produce high quality results. In less-resourced language pairs, many words may occur infrequently, so the estimation of the word alignments can be inaccurate. Furthermore, multiword expressions are stil ...
... NLP systems, particularly statistical MT (Brown et al., 1993) need very large corpora in order to produce high quality results. In less-resourced language pairs, many words may occur infrequently, so the estimation of the word alignments can be inaccurate. Furthermore, multiword expressions are stil ...
NP-internal possessive constructions in Hoocąk and other Siouan
... Not all of the different kinds of relations in Table 1 can be expressed by possessive constructions in all languages, but in most cases ownership, whole-part, and kinship relations are covered by their NP-internal PCs. It is still an open question whether there is a general semantic notion of posses ...
... Not all of the different kinds of relations in Table 1 can be expressed by possessive constructions in all languages, but in most cases ownership, whole-part, and kinship relations are covered by their NP-internal PCs. It is still an open question whether there is a general semantic notion of posses ...
On the Use and Meaning of Prepositions Clearly
... hierarchical phrase structure rules and cognitive categories corresponding to prepositional and noun phrases when he gives free associations and when he makes judgments about meaning. ...
... hierarchical phrase structure rules and cognitive categories corresponding to prepositional and noun phrases when he gives free associations and when he makes judgments about meaning. ...
Using the Oxford Thesaurus of English
... : Opens the input screen for the Oxford Thesaurus of English Indicates that the key sound (beep) is set to ON. : Opens the input screen for the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations ...
... : Opens the input screen for the Oxford Thesaurus of English Indicates that the key sound (beep) is set to ON. : Opens the input screen for the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations ...
1 Chapter 1. Introduction: status and definition of compounding
... Spelling also cannot be taken as a plausible criterion for determining compoundhood. Spelling is generally rejected as a criterion of compoundhood in English because the spelling of compounds is so inconsistent.2 Although there might seem to be a tendency for institutionalized compounds to be spelle ...
... Spelling also cannot be taken as a plausible criterion for determining compoundhood. Spelling is generally rejected as a criterion of compoundhood in English because the spelling of compounds is so inconsistent.2 Although there might seem to be a tendency for institutionalized compounds to be spelle ...
Lexical Rules for Deverbal Adjectives
... Most importantly for this paper, the crucial taxonomic criterion for each adjective is its anchoring in the underlying ontology. Whether such an anchor is a property, object, or process concept defines the adjective as truly scalar, relative (denominal), or deverbal, respectively. The existing liter ...
... Most importantly for this paper, the crucial taxonomic criterion for each adjective is its anchoring in the underlying ontology. Whether such an anchor is a property, object, or process concept defines the adjective as truly scalar, relative (denominal), or deverbal, respectively. The existing liter ...
Idiomatic variants and synonymous idioms in English
... Synonyms can be any parts of speech (e.g. nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, or prepositions), as long as both members of the pair are same part of speech. In English many synonyms evolved from a mixture of Norman French and English words, often with some words associated with the Saxon countryside ...
... Synonyms can be any parts of speech (e.g. nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, or prepositions), as long as both members of the pair are same part of speech. In English many synonyms evolved from a mixture of Norman French and English words, often with some words associated with the Saxon countryside ...
PDF (Publication Article) - Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta
... messages of the source text are transferred into the target text and how readable the target is for the target readers. These two criteria are considered to be the most important feature of a quality translation. A translation which is accurate in content, will not be able to fulfill its practical o ...
... messages of the source text are transferred into the target text and how readable the target is for the target readers. These two criteria are considered to be the most important feature of a quality translation. A translation which is accurate in content, will not be able to fulfill its practical o ...
Chaucer`s Impact on the English Language: A Detailed Study
... compounds. Compounds are words formed by combining two existing words to form one new word, so consequently one that is first used by Chaucer. In the definition of compounds that I use in this study affixes are excluded since they are not genuine words; they rather belong to the next category. ...
... compounds. Compounds are words formed by combining two existing words to form one new word, so consequently one that is first used by Chaucer. In the definition of compounds that I use in this study affixes are excluded since they are not genuine words; they rather belong to the next category. ...
Contents - Utrecht University Repository
... relation between the head and its complement(s) must be local. This means that any arguments that need to be licensed can only be licensed if they are in the local domain of the head, where the local domain refers to the adjacency of the argument to both the licensing head and the projection head. L ...
... relation between the head and its complement(s) must be local. This means that any arguments that need to be licensed can only be licensed if they are in the local domain of the head, where the local domain refers to the adjacency of the argument to both the licensing head and the projection head. L ...
Carnets de Grammaire - CLLE-ERSS - Université Toulouse
... The rest of this article will be concerned with the role of competition in the organization of linguistic systems. Most similarities between languages likely result from innate mechanisms and the exigencies of communication. The differences between languages most likely result from cultural evoluti ...
... The rest of this article will be concerned with the role of competition in the organization of linguistic systems. Most similarities between languages likely result from innate mechanisms and the exigencies of communication. The differences between languages most likely result from cultural evoluti ...
Appendix A - Center for Sprogteknologi
... 2.1.6 Phrasal verbs - Treatment of particles ..................................................................................................... 54 2.1.7 Treatment of prepositions ................................................................................................................... ...
... 2.1.6 Phrasal verbs - Treatment of particles ..................................................................................................... 54 2.1.7 Treatment of prepositions ................................................................................................................... ...
Afrikaans Style Guide
... Another resource was added, without which a translator's library is incomplete, being "Skryf Afrikaans van A tot Z" ,(see details in resource list). ...
... Another resource was added, without which a translator's library is incomplete, being "Skryf Afrikaans van A tot Z" ,(see details in resource list). ...
Exercise : Faulty Parallelism
... - In grammar, parallelism, also known as parallel structure or parallel construction, is a balance within one or more sentences of similar phrases or clauses that have the same grammatical structure. ...
... - In grammar, parallelism, also known as parallel structure or parallel construction, is a balance within one or more sentences of similar phrases or clauses that have the same grammatical structure. ...
sv-lncs
... similar to other semantic relations usually characterized as “semantic roles” or “semantic cases” but they are obtained in a different way, i.e. derivationally (morphologically). While the semantic roles are typically associated with verbs and their arguments, the derivational relations hold between ...
... similar to other semantic relations usually characterized as “semantic roles” or “semantic cases” but they are obtained in a different way, i.e. derivationally (morphologically). While the semantic roles are typically associated with verbs and their arguments, the derivational relations hold between ...
The Bamunka Noun Phrase
... represent this tone behaviour more accurately. The morpheme-by-morpheme breakdown as used in the examples is also used in all tables in this paper. Where it is necessary to show pronunciation that may not be apparent from the orthography line or from the morpheme-by-morpheme breakdown, the IPA pronu ...
... represent this tone behaviour more accurately. The morpheme-by-morpheme breakdown as used in the examples is also used in all tables in this paper. Where it is necessary to show pronunciation that may not be apparent from the orthography line or from the morpheme-by-morpheme breakdown, the IPA pronu ...
slovko 2011 - Slovenský národný korpus
... errors in which the recognized word did not correspond to a reference word but could not be assigned to the first two categories. The rationale for this categorization is that in a language with rich inflectional morphology like Slovak, the first type of errors typically signals a word with a correc ...
... errors in which the recognized word did not correspond to a reference word but could not be assigned to the first two categories. The rationale for this categorization is that in a language with rich inflectional morphology like Slovak, the first type of errors typically signals a word with a correc ...
ENGLISH in context - Perpustakaan STKIP Kusuma Negara
... excited to get your learner’s permit and begin driving? I’m sorry I can’t visit, but you know it is harvest time on our farm. Hope you have a great birthday! Love, Aunt Amanda ____________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ ...
... excited to get your learner’s permit and begin driving? I’m sorry I can’t visit, but you know it is harvest time on our farm. Hope you have a great birthday! Love, Aunt Amanda ____________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ ...
the functional structure of the basque noun phrase
... Throughout the article I assume Chomsky's (1995) Principles and Parameters' theoretical framework; I have made no effort to adapt my analysis to more recent versions of the minimalist approach. I also stick to the strictly classical view that Basque is a head-final language in the base. 2 1. Long~ba ...
... Throughout the article I assume Chomsky's (1995) Principles and Parameters' theoretical framework; I have made no effort to adapt my analysis to more recent versions of the minimalist approach. I also stick to the strictly classical view that Basque is a head-final language in the base. 2 1. Long~ba ...
Presentation Plus!
... and covered wagons. simple 3. Long-distance travel was possible, but it was not very fast or comfortable. compound 4. Eventually railroads were built; tracks were laid across the country. compound 5. Distant cities were connected, and people could ...
... and covered wagons. simple 3. Long-distance travel was possible, but it was not very fast or comfortable. compound 4. Eventually railroads were built; tracks were laid across the country. compound 5. Distant cities were connected, and people could ...