Common Writing Problems: Usage and
... • In the case of The Iliad and The Odyssey, if the title were not used in the paragraph, it would have appeared in the parenthetical citation rather than the author’s name (Homer). Example: (Odyssey 1.1-2) •Since we are only writing about the Odyssey, you only need to put the book and line number in ...
... • In the case of The Iliad and The Odyssey, if the title were not used in the paragraph, it would have appeared in the parenthetical citation rather than the author’s name (Homer). Example: (Odyssey 1.1-2) •Since we are only writing about the Odyssey, you only need to put the book and line number in ...
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... et al., 2005). Singular collectives can take plural verbs (the faculty are deliberating/neither of them are happy) and plural quantities can take singular verbs (ninety days is a long time). In addition to these ‘legal’ alternations, agreement errors are common; speakers are especially prone to inte ...
... et al., 2005). Singular collectives can take plural verbs (the faculty are deliberating/neither of them are happy) and plural quantities can take singular verbs (ninety days is a long time). In addition to these ‘legal’ alternations, agreement errors are common; speakers are especially prone to inte ...
Morphological and Syntactic Analysis
... – Postposition: hi: कमरे में kamre mẽ (lit. room in) – Circumposition: de: von diesem Zeitpunkt an (from this moment ...
... – Postposition: hi: कमरे में kamre mẽ (lit. room in) – Circumposition: de: von diesem Zeitpunkt an (from this moment ...
Petun Language - Wyandot Nation of Kansas
... distantly to the Caddoan language family, which includes such western languages as Pawnee and Wichita. Interestingly enough, there was no linguistic connection between Petun and its relatives to the language of the Algonkian-speaking Odawa (Ottawa), long term neighbours of the Petun. Oriains and Miq ...
... distantly to the Caddoan language family, which includes such western languages as Pawnee and Wichita. Interestingly enough, there was no linguistic connection between Petun and its relatives to the language of the Algonkian-speaking Odawa (Ottawa), long term neighbours of the Petun. Oriains and Miq ...
THE SIMPLE SENTENCE: COMMUNICATIVE TYPES
... A general question opens with a verb operator, that is, an auxiliary, modal, or link verb followed by the subject. Such questions are characterized by the rising tone: 9 Do the shops close at ِ7 tonight? 9 Can you speak French? 9 Was she taken to the Zoo? 2) Special questions open with a question wo ...
... A general question opens with a verb operator, that is, an auxiliary, modal, or link verb followed by the subject. Such questions are characterized by the rising tone: 9 Do the shops close at ِ7 tonight? 9 Can you speak French? 9 Was she taken to the Zoo? 2) Special questions open with a question wo ...
Parallelism Practice
... Einstein liked mathematical research more than to supervise a large laboratory. ( noun contrasted with an infinitive) • CORRECT: Einstein liked mathematical research more than supervision of a large laboratory. (noun and a modifier contrasted with noun and ...
... Einstein liked mathematical research more than to supervise a large laboratory. ( noun contrasted with an infinitive) • CORRECT: Einstein liked mathematical research more than supervision of a large laboratory. (noun and a modifier contrasted with noun and ...
Chapter 6 Syntax: Words in Combination
... continue up the hierarchy to increasingly complex levels of structure by examining syntax: the combination of words into phrases, clauses, and sentences, and the grammatical principles and relationships that underlie these structures. Syntax is critical to communication as it allows us to talk about ...
... continue up the hierarchy to increasingly complex levels of structure by examining syntax: the combination of words into phrases, clauses, and sentences, and the grammatical principles and relationships that underlie these structures. Syntax is critical to communication as it allows us to talk about ...
Indo-European and the Indo
... the daughter languages. In the so-called “centum languages” (comprising Greek, Italic, Germanic, and Celtic), the palatal velars become plain velars and the labiovelars at first remained, while in the “satem” languages (Indo-Iranian, Balto-Slavic, and Armenian), the labiovelars became plain velars a ...
... the daughter languages. In the so-called “centum languages” (comprising Greek, Italic, Germanic, and Celtic), the palatal velars become plain velars and the labiovelars at first remained, while in the “satem” languages (Indo-Iranian, Balto-Slavic, and Armenian), the labiovelars became plain velars a ...
Ojibwemowin Parts of Speech Defined in English
... A few primary noun stems have two elements (initial and final). Example has a root followed by a final (bold) Even if a noun is a secondary noun, it may be the initial element of a secondary noun stem. Example has a primary noun first then underlying nouns formed by secondary derivation. Many are de ...
... A few primary noun stems have two elements (initial and final). Example has a root followed by a final (bold) Even if a noun is a secondary noun, it may be the initial element of a secondary noun stem. Example has a primary noun first then underlying nouns formed by secondary derivation. Many are de ...
1 All in a Day`s Week1 Miriam R.L. Petrucki and Hans C. Boasii
... different parts of the calendric cycle, both man-made and natural. The weekday names, discussed above, illustrate a man-made cycle; names for parts of the day, e.g. morning, afternoon, evening, night, etc., exemplify a natural cycle. While man-made cycles have an arbitrary, but fixed, starting point ...
... different parts of the calendric cycle, both man-made and natural. The weekday names, discussed above, illustrate a man-made cycle; names for parts of the day, e.g. morning, afternoon, evening, night, etc., exemplify a natural cycle. While man-made cycles have an arbitrary, but fixed, starting point ...
insights into linguistics
... Why is a table called “table”? Obviously, the thing never told us its name. And tables do not make a noise similar to the word. The same applies to most of the words of our language. Hence, words and their meanings have no a priori connection. We cannot tell from the sound structure which meaning is ...
... Why is a table called “table”? Obviously, the thing never told us its name. And tables do not make a noise similar to the word. The same applies to most of the words of our language. Hence, words and their meanings have no a priori connection. We cannot tell from the sound structure which meaning is ...
2016 Editorial Style Guide
... To show individual possession, make all nouns possessive. Helen’s and George’s jobs go to different designers. As a general rule, if a noun ends in -ez or -eez when pronounced and s when written, use only an apostrophe after the s. For most singular proper names ending in s, use only an apostrophe: ...
... To show individual possession, make all nouns possessive. Helen’s and George’s jobs go to different designers. As a general rule, if a noun ends in -ez or -eez when pronounced and s when written, use only an apostrophe after the s. For most singular proper names ending in s, use only an apostrophe: ...
Carl Bache* Presentation of a pedagogical sentence analysis system
... Instead of saying that we do not operate with non-branching nodes we can say that we automatically prune non-branching nodes. Pedagogically, it is a relief not having to explain why Jack and Sally are constituents at three different levels, as in the X-bar analysis in [19] (N, N single bar and N dou ...
... Instead of saying that we do not operate with non-branching nodes we can say that we automatically prune non-branching nodes. Pedagogically, it is a relief not having to explain why Jack and Sally are constituents at three different levels, as in the X-bar analysis in [19] (N, N single bar and N dou ...
General Number and the Semantics and Pragmatics of Indefinite
... the question exactly what the difference is between bare nouns with general number and indefinite full DPs. The second half of the paper is devoted to answering this question. One way in which indefinite bare nouns differ from indefinite full DPs is in their scope, a well-known issue since Carlson’ ...
... the question exactly what the difference is between bare nouns with general number and indefinite full DPs. The second half of the paper is devoted to answering this question. One way in which indefinite bare nouns differ from indefinite full DPs is in their scope, a well-known issue since Carlson’ ...
To Agree or not to Agree - Utrecht University Repository
... In this thesis I look at the way in which the copula agrees with its subject. Specifically, I examine the cases where that subject is a plural noun (i.e. not a pronoun) that follows the verb, in order to see if there is a difference between how copula agrees with its subject, compared to other verbs ...
... In this thesis I look at the way in which the copula agrees with its subject. Specifically, I examine the cases where that subject is a plural noun (i.e. not a pronoun) that follows the verb, in order to see if there is a difference between how copula agrees with its subject, compared to other verbs ...
Penn Treebank Tagset
... diagnostic tests for the distinction between prepositions and particles. As noted above (\IN or RB"), prepositions are generally associated with an immediately following noun phrase. However, they may be \stranded," i.e. their object may occur at the beginning of a clause rather than immediately fol ...
... diagnostic tests for the distinction between prepositions and particles. As noted above (\IN or RB"), prepositions are generally associated with an immediately following noun phrase. However, they may be \stranded," i.e. their object may occur at the beginning of a clause rather than immediately fol ...
ALBA IULIA DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES
... However, not all Hausa speakers distinguish these 2 sounds, especially those for whom Hausa is a second language. The pronunciation of f The Hausa sound written "f" is not pronounced like the "f" typical of European languages such as English or French. In Hausa, "f" is a bilabial sound. The lips are ...
... However, not all Hausa speakers distinguish these 2 sounds, especially those for whom Hausa is a second language. The pronunciation of f The Hausa sound written "f" is not pronounced like the "f" typical of European languages such as English or French. In Hausa, "f" is a bilabial sound. The lips are ...
Complete and Correct Sentence Enrichment Packet
... PARTS of a SENTENCE 2 Simple, Complete, and Compound Predicates For each sentence on page 693, write the complete predicate (or predicates for a compound sentence). Circle the simple or compound predicate. 1.___________________________________________________________________________________ 2.___ ...
... PARTS of a SENTENCE 2 Simple, Complete, and Compound Predicates For each sentence on page 693, write the complete predicate (or predicates for a compound sentence). Circle the simple or compound predicate. 1.___________________________________________________________________________________ 2.___ ...
Style/Clarity Assessment Module
... Circumlocutions are commonly used roundabout expressions that take several words to say what could be said more succinctly. We often overlook them because many such expressions are habitual figures of speech. In writing, though, they should be avoided since they add extra words without extra meaning ...
... Circumlocutions are commonly used roundabout expressions that take several words to say what could be said more succinctly. We often overlook them because many such expressions are habitual figures of speech. In writing, though, they should be avoided since they add extra words without extra meaning ...
1 - Vk
... pieces of it were preserved by the Greek geographer Strabo (63 B.C. – 20 A.D.). Pytheas was the first who mentioned the Teutons. The physical features of each tribe were very similar to each other. Tacitus described the Germans as blond-haired, blue-eyed people with large frames. The Roman writer P ...
... pieces of it were preserved by the Greek geographer Strabo (63 B.C. – 20 A.D.). Pytheas was the first who mentioned the Teutons. The physical features of each tribe were very similar to each other. Tacitus described the Germans as blond-haired, blue-eyed people with large frames. The Roman writer P ...
Working for Two: a Bidirectional Grammar for a Controlled Natural
... of full natural language. In general, controlled natural languages fall into two categories: human-oriented and machine-oriented controlled natural languages. Human-oriented controlled natural languages aim at improving text comprehension for human readers while machine-oriented controlled natural l ...
... of full natural language. In general, controlled natural languages fall into two categories: human-oriented and machine-oriented controlled natural languages. Human-oriented controlled natural languages aim at improving text comprehension for human readers while machine-oriented controlled natural l ...
Automatic Pattern Extraction for Korean Sentence Parsing
... specific marker, the noun phrases might be “object”. We can collect this kind of information from the parsed corpora. Other information on Korean sentences can be also gathered from the table. At first, we can see which one is the standard order of arguments and which one is its variation. Secondly, ...
... specific marker, the noun phrases might be “object”. We can collect this kind of information from the parsed corpora. Other information on Korean sentences can be also gathered from the table. At first, we can see which one is the standard order of arguments and which one is its variation. Secondly, ...
MSR-JNU-Sanskrit
... Annotation Guidelines for Sanskrit Madhav Gopal and Dr. Girish Nath Jha This is a guideline for annotating Sanskrit text with Parts-of-Speech (POS) tags according to the hierarchical POS tagset framework designed at Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies, JNU, New Delhi following the pattern of Microso ...
... Annotation Guidelines for Sanskrit Madhav Gopal and Dr. Girish Nath Jha This is a guideline for annotating Sanskrit text with Parts-of-Speech (POS) tags according to the hierarchical POS tagset framework designed at Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies, JNU, New Delhi following the pattern of Microso ...
Is the Head of a Noun Phrase necessarily a Noun?
... • The head is the profile determinant in a grammatical construction, particularly when it is the autonomous component in a construction showing notable A/D asymmetry; the autonomous profile determinant, A, is the head in such a construction, and the dependent component, D, is a modifier. ...
... • The head is the profile determinant in a grammatical construction, particularly when it is the autonomous component in a construction showing notable A/D asymmetry; the autonomous profile determinant, A, is the head in such a construction, and the dependent component, D, is a modifier. ...