rhetorical strategies - Academic Magnet High School
... Adjectives which follow the noun they modify instead of preceding it. This causes the reader to pause and pay more careful attention to these descriptive words. “Her hands, old and wrinkled, stroke her dying husband’s face.” (Normal: Her old and wrinkled hands stroke her dying husband’s face.) “She ...
... Adjectives which follow the noun they modify instead of preceding it. This causes the reader to pause and pay more careful attention to these descriptive words. “Her hands, old and wrinkled, stroke her dying husband’s face.” (Normal: Her old and wrinkled hands stroke her dying husband’s face.) “She ...
Null Subjects and the EPP. Towards a unified account of pro
... predict, however, that if subject pronouns should ever become optional in Icelandic, they would be unlikely to become obligatory again, without concomitant loss of agreement morphology, which perhaps provides insight into why languages of this type are comparatively uncommon. Discourse pro-drop It i ...
... predict, however, that if subject pronouns should ever become optional in Icelandic, they would be unlikely to become obligatory again, without concomitant loss of agreement morphology, which perhaps provides insight into why languages of this type are comparatively uncommon. Discourse pro-drop It i ...
The KING`S Medium Term Plan – ENGLISH Y8 LC1 Programme
... A noun phrase is a group of words with a noun at its head. An expanded noun phrase is a phrase in which the noun is either pre-modified or post-modified with adjectives, adverbs, prepositional phrases, etc.: for example, ‘a large man with heavy, broad shoulders’. For more information on noun phrases ...
... A noun phrase is a group of words with a noun at its head. An expanded noun phrase is a phrase in which the noun is either pre-modified or post-modified with adjectives, adverbs, prepositional phrases, etc.: for example, ‘a large man with heavy, broad shoulders’. For more information on noun phrases ...
a comparative study in English French German and Spanish.
... dent of several languages with a supplementary reference to which he can turn for comparisons of some major grammatical functions and formations existing in Spanish, French, Ger man, and English* Since the task of comparing grammatical points is endless, this paper is far from complete, but it is h ...
... dent of several languages with a supplementary reference to which he can turn for comparisons of some major grammatical functions and formations existing in Spanish, French, Ger man, and English* Since the task of comparing grammatical points is endless, this paper is far from complete, but it is h ...
On the VP Structure of Phrasal Verbs in English - NAOSITE
... involve Particle Movement : the particle adjacent to the verb undergoes movement to the right across the NP, yielding the [Verb-NP-Particle] configuration. By contrast, each (a) sentence from (19) to (22) (which has the verb-preposition combination) cannot undergo Particle Movement, as the ungrammat ...
... involve Particle Movement : the particle adjacent to the verb undergoes movement to the right across the NP, yielding the [Verb-NP-Particle] configuration. By contrast, each (a) sentence from (19) to (22) (which has the verb-preposition combination) cannot undergo Particle Movement, as the ungrammat ...
Commatose(new) copy
... after BRIEF clauses and phrases, especially short PREPOSITIONAL phrases, IF no misreading can occur; e.g.: In two weeks Jimmy will have saved up enough money for another bottle of Mennen's Skin Bracer, and then he can write another letter to Mary. The comma is optional in the example above; BUT.... ...
... after BRIEF clauses and phrases, especially short PREPOSITIONAL phrases, IF no misreading can occur; e.g.: In two weeks Jimmy will have saved up enough money for another bottle of Mennen's Skin Bracer, and then he can write another letter to Mary. The comma is optional in the example above; BUT.... ...
The Syntax of Existential Sentences in Serbian
... *(na stolu). on table ‘(The) books were on the table.’ ...
... *(na stolu). on table ‘(The) books were on the table.’ ...
Lessons and Work_ 0821 to 0824
... her husband. He was then killed by Mary with a frozen leg of lamb. The house was thoroughly searched by the police, but nothing suspicious was found by them. Mary and the grocer were carefully questioned by detectives. The dreadful leg of lamb was cooked by Mrs. Maloney, and the murder weapon was ea ...
... her husband. He was then killed by Mary with a frozen leg of lamb. The house was thoroughly searched by the police, but nothing suspicious was found by them. Mary and the grocer were carefully questioned by detectives. The dreadful leg of lamb was cooked by Mrs. Maloney, and the murder weapon was ea ...
Topic Sentence
... 3. He came to my house although I told him not to do so. 4. My parents decided to build a new house when all of us were grownups. 5. Although the test was difficult, I managed to answer all the questions. ...
... 3. He came to my house although I told him not to do so. 4. My parents decided to build a new house when all of us were grownups. 5. Although the test was difficult, I managed to answer all the questions. ...
Chapter 14: GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES, PART 1
... The answers are in the form of reported (or indirect) speech. The cues are in quoted (or direct) speech. Chapter 12 contains Charts 12-6 and 12-7 on quoted and reported speech, but students probably don’t need that lesson in order to complete this exercise. Students can understand that verb + infini ...
... The answers are in the form of reported (or indirect) speech. The cues are in quoted (or direct) speech. Chapter 12 contains Charts 12-6 and 12-7 on quoted and reported speech, but students probably don’t need that lesson in order to complete this exercise. Students can understand that verb + infini ...
Lexically Specific Verb Information - D-Scholarship@Pitt
... There is debate within the scientific community about what this process may be. Normal listeners are able to rapidly incorporate incoming words into a sentence structure with very high precision (Garnsey, 1997). This is possible despite the fact that we create novel utterances quite frequently. Ther ...
... There is debate within the scientific community about what this process may be. Normal listeners are able to rapidly incorporate incoming words into a sentence structure with very high precision (Garnsey, 1997). This is possible despite the fact that we create novel utterances quite frequently. Ther ...
Dokument_1.
... utterance on the one hand, as well as to the division of episodes and subepisodes in the structure of running texts on the other hand. These findings show that verb placement in early Germanic – though subject to much more variation in comparison with the modern varieties of these languages – is by ...
... utterance on the one hand, as well as to the division of episodes and subepisodes in the structure of running texts on the other hand. These findings show that verb placement in early Germanic – though subject to much more variation in comparison with the modern varieties of these languages – is by ...
and!english
... In the history of second language acquisition, there have been two general hypotheses about the influence of the acquisition of one language on the acquisition of another language, namely ...
... In the history of second language acquisition, there have been two general hypotheses about the influence of the acquisition of one language on the acquisition of another language, namely ...
A Computational Semantic Lexicon of French Verbs of Emotion
... [N1 est un N (N=Vppadj)]. The noun N is a conversion of the verb’s adjectival past participle Vppadj, like Paul est un énervé (lit. Paul is an irritated). Adjectival past participles are past participles which have the properties of qualifying adjectives (See also, Kerleroux 1996, Mathieu ...
... [N1 est un N (N=Vppadj)]. The noun N is a conversion of the verb’s adjectival past participle Vppadj, like Paul est un énervé (lit. Paul is an irritated). Adjectival past participles are past participles which have the properties of qualifying adjectives (See also, Kerleroux 1996, Mathieu ...
Theoretical course
... All human languages use a finite set of discrete sounds that are combined to form meaningful elements or words, which themselves may be combined to form an infinite set of possible sentences. ...
... All human languages use a finite set of discrete sounds that are combined to form meaningful elements or words, which themselves may be combined to form an infinite set of possible sentences. ...
METAPHORIC AND EXTENDED USES OF THE
... Along these lines, this paper will try to trace such meaning shifts in comparing vision verbs in Serbian and English and exploring different realizations of what Sweetser labels as knowledge, intellection and mental 'vision'. These three labels hide numerous extensions into the fields of emotions an ...
... Along these lines, this paper will try to trace such meaning shifts in comparing vision verbs in Serbian and English and exploring different realizations of what Sweetser labels as knowledge, intellection and mental 'vision'. These three labels hide numerous extensions into the fields of emotions an ...
FW: compound sentences The Compound Sentence The
... sentence C, "Alejandro played football" because, possibly, he didn't have anything else to do, for or because "Maria went shopping." How can the use of other coordinators change the relationship between the two clauses? What implications would the use of "yet" or "but" have on the meaning of the sen ...
... sentence C, "Alejandro played football" because, possibly, he didn't have anything else to do, for or because "Maria went shopping." How can the use of other coordinators change the relationship between the two clauses? What implications would the use of "yet" or "but" have on the meaning of the sen ...
the case of an enlightening, provoking and admirable basque
... The purpose of this article is twofold: to show that the Basque morpheme -garri is indeed one and only deverbal suffix thus dismantling the classical view that there is a passive -garri and an active -garri; and secondly, to strengthen and support Belleti and Rizzi's original insight that object exp ...
... The purpose of this article is twofold: to show that the Basque morpheme -garri is indeed one and only deverbal suffix thus dismantling the classical view that there is a passive -garri and an active -garri; and secondly, to strengthen and support Belleti and Rizzi's original insight that object exp ...
The telicity parameter revisited
... measured or quantified (but not bare mass or bare plural nominals), and (ii) stand in the Incremental Theme relation to their governing verb (‘Incremental Theme’ in the sense of Dowty 1991, based on Krifka 1986, 1989). Notice that these are precisely the conditions under which a direct object determ ...
... measured or quantified (but not bare mass or bare plural nominals), and (ii) stand in the Incremental Theme relation to their governing verb (‘Incremental Theme’ in the sense of Dowty 1991, based on Krifka 1986, 1989). Notice that these are precisely the conditions under which a direct object determ ...
Verb movement in Germanic and Celtic
... therefore occupy a subject position in the tree. How does this work, and why would it trigger verb movement? In a language with relatively many inflectional endings, more features are required for the description of that paradigm. The empirical observation is that languages with V to I movement have ...
... therefore occupy a subject position in the tree. How does this work, and why would it trigger verb movement? In a language with relatively many inflectional endings, more features are required for the description of that paradigm. The empirical observation is that languages with V to I movement have ...
Formal Description of Arabic Syntactic Structure in the Framework of
... apply to all languages. However, while certain grammatical principles and rules are universal, there is a lot of variation between different languages such as different ordering for subject (S), verb (V) and object (O). It is agreed that every language has a basic word order, and all other word orde ...
... apply to all languages. However, while certain grammatical principles and rules are universal, there is a lot of variation between different languages such as different ordering for subject (S), verb (V) and object (O). It is agreed that every language has a basic word order, and all other word orde ...
lexc
... expression, terminated with a semicolon and a newline • A Lexc file can be compiled inside xfst, using “read lexc”. The resulting network is pushed on The Stack. • A Lexc file must contain just a lexc description, written according to the syntax of lexc ...
... expression, terminated with a semicolon and a newline • A Lexc file can be compiled inside xfst, using “read lexc”. The resulting network is pushed on The Stack. • A Lexc file must contain just a lexc description, written according to the syntax of lexc ...
ON SEMANTICS OF LATIN INTRANSITIVE VERBS
... Now let us explain the notation we use. Symbol V together with two figures ~8rways denotes a verb group and its surface case and its number respectively. Symbol V21 thus means a verb group with the surface genitive and that it is group number 1. Analogically, for instance, V32 denotes verb group num ...
... Now let us explain the notation we use. Symbol V together with two figures ~8rways denotes a verb group and its surface case and its number respectively. Symbol V21 thus means a verb group with the surface genitive and that it is group number 1. Analogically, for instance, V32 denotes verb group num ...
Relative clause structure, relative clause perception, and the change
... language. Those whose linear sequence is built from left to right (rightward expanding) and those whose linear sequence is built from right to left (leftward expanding). In the first type, the nominal constituents of a sentence (excluding the Subject) will follow the main verb, as in (12) and (16). ...
... language. Those whose linear sequence is built from left to right (rightward expanding) and those whose linear sequence is built from right to left (leftward expanding). In the first type, the nominal constituents of a sentence (excluding the Subject) will follow the main verb, as in (12) and (16). ...
Logical Subjects, Grammatical Subjects, and the
... In the first interpretation, since him has the integer 3, and since this integer does not match the integers of the preceding NPs, namely, we(1) and an angel(2), it can be postulated that him is a pronoun that has no antecedent in the sentence. If this interpretation is followed, it means, that him ...
... In the first interpretation, since him has the integer 3, and since this integer does not match the integers of the preceding NPs, namely, we(1) and an angel(2), it can be postulated that him is a pronoun that has no antecedent in the sentence. If this interpretation is followed, it means, that him ...