The Definite Article and Possessive Marking in Amharic
... the Minimalist Program (2004), we would like to treat the Amharic article as an inflectional suffix. We furthermore would like to assume that the noun is the semantic and syntactic head of the nominal phrase and that the indefinite determiner and, demonstratives, and quantifiers are selected by the ...
... the Minimalist Program (2004), we would like to treat the Amharic article as an inflectional suffix. We furthermore would like to assume that the noun is the semantic and syntactic head of the nominal phrase and that the indefinite determiner and, demonstratives, and quantifiers are selected by the ...
complete issue - FRITT
... based on her PhD thesis defended at ILOS in 2013. Her comparative study involves twelve different Slavic languages with examples taken from the ParaSol corpus. The different distribution of imperfective and perfective aspect in Slavic ...
... based on her PhD thesis defended at ILOS in 2013. Her comparative study involves twelve different Slavic languages with examples taken from the ParaSol corpus. The different distribution of imperfective and perfective aspect in Slavic ...
A TYPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
... was not attested in Uralic languages. It should however be noted that, e.g., in Finnish, declarative sentences without any special intonation may also occur in PI function and context is then the only clue to the interrogative reading of these utterances. The same has been reported from Estonian by ...
... was not attested in Uralic languages. It should however be noted that, e.g., in Finnish, declarative sentences without any special intonation may also occur in PI function and context is then the only clue to the interrogative reading of these utterances. The same has been reported from Estonian by ...
Thematic Proto-Roles and Argument Selection
... labels, not arbitrary or tree-structurally positioned NPs; and this seems to presuppose that there is not more than one Agentive (etc.) NP per clause. (This was modified later; see below.) In order for such systems to work in an account in which the roles Agent, Theme, Goal, etc., are given explicit ...
... labels, not arbitrary or tree-structurally positioned NPs; and this seems to presuppose that there is not more than one Agentive (etc.) NP per clause. (This was modified later; see below.) In order for such systems to work in an account in which the roles Agent, Theme, Goal, etc., are given explicit ...
Paraphrasing Using Given and New Information in a Question
... (CO-OP) is presented. A major point made is the role of given and new information in formulating a paraphrase that differs in a meaningful way from the user's question. A description is also given of the transformational grammar used by the paraphraser to generate questions. ...
... (CO-OP) is presented. A major point made is the role of given and new information in formulating a paraphrase that differs in a meaningful way from the user's question. A description is also given of the transformational grammar used by the paraphraser to generate questions. ...
6:201-236 - Linguistics at Cambridge
... eastern Bantu languages display a morphological alternation in the verb, depending on the relation between the verb and the following element. The conjoint (cj) verb form can only be used when followed by some element, whereas the disjoint (dj) verb form may also appear sentence-finally.9 This is tak ...
... eastern Bantu languages display a morphological alternation in the verb, depending on the relation between the verb and the following element. The conjoint (cj) verb form can only be used when followed by some element, whereas the disjoint (dj) verb form may also appear sentence-finally.9 This is tak ...
Bi-Lexical Rules for Multi-Lexeme Translation in Lexicalist MT 1
... LMT encourages two useful properties: modularity and reversibility. From an engineering point of view, modularity is desirable because it can reduce development and maintenance costs. By using sets of lexical signs as their transfer representation, LMT systems can reduce the diculties posed by stru ...
... LMT encourages two useful properties: modularity and reversibility. From an engineering point of view, modularity is desirable because it can reduce development and maintenance costs. By using sets of lexical signs as their transfer representation, LMT systems can reduce the diculties posed by stru ...
Arabic Treebank Guidelines include Penn Arabic Treebank Guidelines
... 1.2.1 Diacritization: Vocalized and Unvocalized text /Case and Mood endings............... 10 ...
... 1.2.1 Diacritization: Vocalized and Unvocalized text /Case and Mood endings............... 10 ...
PART I: Toba Batak Phrase Structure
... It is claimed that the deep and surface structures for active and passive clauses are precisely the same, so that despite different interpretations their constituent structure remains identical in both modes. In particular, there is no absorption of the so-called “external” theta role. What triggers ...
... It is claimed that the deep and surface structures for active and passive clauses are precisely the same, so that despite different interpretations their constituent structure remains identical in both modes. In particular, there is no absorption of the so-called “external” theta role. What triggers ...
Commas
... When you think about it, writing is a way of thinking that requires us to organize and record our thoughts to share with readers. We break our ideas into digestible units that build to the more complex notion we aim to convey—for instance, a series of sentences work together to deliver a paragraph’s ...
... When you think about it, writing is a way of thinking that requires us to organize and record our thoughts to share with readers. We break our ideas into digestible units that build to the more complex notion we aim to convey—for instance, a series of sentences work together to deliver a paragraph’s ...
Passive in the world`s languages
... actives. Similarly, ‘agent phrases’, such as by Mary in John was slapped by Mary, most commonly take the position and case marking (including choice of pre- and postpositions) of some oblique NPs in active sentences, most usually an instrumental, locative, or genitive. Thus we cannot recognize a pas ...
... actives. Similarly, ‘agent phrases’, such as by Mary in John was slapped by Mary, most commonly take the position and case marking (including choice of pre- and postpositions) of some oblique NPs in active sentences, most usually an instrumental, locative, or genitive. Thus we cannot recognize a pas ...
A Manchu Grammar by PG von Möllendorff
... Tsing Wan Ki Mung (清文啟蒙), Shanghai, 1855, a kind of Manchu hand-book for the us--Chinese, though useful and full of interest, is by no means a grammar. The general interest taken in ever language will, of course, be also extended to Manchu still a few words seem necessary to show the particular usef ...
... Tsing Wan Ki Mung (清文啟蒙), Shanghai, 1855, a kind of Manchu hand-book for the us--Chinese, though useful and full of interest, is by no means a grammar. The general interest taken in ever language will, of course, be also extended to Manchu still a few words seem necessary to show the particular usef ...
Objects in Resultatives
... semantic relation they impose on the means event (when the only clear difference between them is in the interpretation of the subject). Second, that the subject in a transitive must name the agent of the means event (which is not true in in Mandarin, as we’ll see). Finally a note about what is inclu ...
... semantic relation they impose on the means event (when the only clear difference between them is in the interpretation of the subject). Second, that the subject in a transitive must name the agent of the means event (which is not true in in Mandarin, as we’ll see). Finally a note about what is inclu ...
Case and Event Structure
... 1996a, Svenonius 1996b). If that is correct, then the analysis of dative certainly cannot make reference to direct objects or theta assignment in the old sense. In any case, the similarity of the patterns here do not support any attempt to locate the dative-accusative contrast in a particular licens ...
... 1996a, Svenonius 1996b). If that is correct, then the analysis of dative certainly cannot make reference to direct objects or theta assignment in the old sense. In any case, the similarity of the patterns here do not support any attempt to locate the dative-accusative contrast in a particular licens ...
Prepositional Phrase Attachment and Interlingua
... without resolving the prepositional phrase (PP) attachment. There are two fundamental questions related to this problem: (1) Given a sentence containing the frame [V-NP1-P- NP2] does NP2 attach to V or to NP1? (2) What should be the semantic relation that links the PP with the rest of the concept gr ...
... without resolving the prepositional phrase (PP) attachment. There are two fundamental questions related to this problem: (1) Given a sentence containing the frame [V-NP1-P- NP2] does NP2 attach to V or to NP1? (2) What should be the semantic relation that links the PP with the rest of the concept gr ...
Appendix - McGraw Hill Higher Education
... The classroom contained an aquarium, birdcage, and rabbit hutch. ...
... The classroom contained an aquarium, birdcage, and rabbit hutch. ...
Section 8 – Compound Main Clauses
... Exercise 9. 1. Sentence-Building with Adverbs ................................................................................ 69 Exercise 9. 2. Sentence-Building with Adjectives ............................................................................. 69 Exercise 9. 3. Compound Main Clauses and ...
... Exercise 9. 1. Sentence-Building with Adverbs ................................................................................ 69 Exercise 9. 2. Sentence-Building with Adjectives ............................................................................. 69 Exercise 9. 3. Compound Main Clauses and ...
3. @ The Clause
... status from a single constituent phrase to a multi-constituent clause. (Recall, that two phrases create a clause: in this sense below, an empty subject DP (PRO) merges with the VP to form a clause). Hence, much in the same way that zero allomorphs were viewed as projecting features despite the fact ...
... status from a single constituent phrase to a multi-constituent clause. (Recall, that two phrases create a clause: in this sense below, an empty subject DP (PRO) merges with the VP to form a clause). Hence, much in the same way that zero allomorphs were viewed as projecting features despite the fact ...
A Linguistic Approach to Translating the English Past Perfect Aspect
... Arabic when translating the English past perfect aspect has always posed challenges to translators. One of the reasons could be that the past tense and its relevant aspects have been poorly elaborated on in the literature. Generally, the Arabic syntax sheds more light on three tenses, the present, t ...
... Arabic when translating the English past perfect aspect has always posed challenges to translators. One of the reasons could be that the past tense and its relevant aspects have been poorly elaborated on in the literature. Generally, the Arabic syntax sheds more light on three tenses, the present, t ...
Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Independent Verbal Morphology Independent
... actualized, as having occurred or actually occurring, knowable through direct perception. The irrealis portrays situations as purely within the realm of thought, knowable only through imagination’. In addition to realis status and irrealis status, there is also an in-between status category called ‘ ...
... actualized, as having occurred or actually occurring, knowable through direct perception. The irrealis portrays situations as purely within the realm of thought, knowable only through imagination’. In addition to realis status and irrealis status, there is also an in-between status category called ‘ ...
Lesson 1 - Forum EDU.ro
... second language, sometimes resulting in ungrammatical sentences, such as when a native speaker of Chinese says, "I am student," leaving out the "a." Explicit grammar lessons help students understand the differences in the grammar between the first and second languages. Second versus foreign language ...
... second language, sometimes resulting in ungrammatical sentences, such as when a native speaker of Chinese says, "I am student," leaving out the "a." Explicit grammar lessons help students understand the differences in the grammar between the first and second languages. Second versus foreign language ...
A Student`s Introduction to English Grammar
... of questions about what's allowed in Standard English, the answers are clear? Moreover, in its written form, Standard English is regarded worldwide as an uncontroversial choice for something like an editorial on a serious subject in any English-language newspaper, whether in Britain, the USA, Austra ...
... of questions about what's allowed in Standard English, the answers are clear? Moreover, in its written form, Standard English is regarded worldwide as an uncontroversial choice for something like an editorial on a serious subject in any English-language newspaper, whether in Britain, the USA, Austra ...
Untitled - ResearchGate
... of questions about what's allowed in Standard English, the answers are clear? Moreover, in its written form, Standard English is regarded worldwide as an uncontroversial choice for something like an editorial on a serious subject in any English-language newspaper, whether in Britain, the USA, Austra ...
... of questions about what's allowed in Standard English, the answers are clear? Moreover, in its written form, Standard English is regarded worldwide as an uncontroversial choice for something like an editorial on a serious subject in any English-language newspaper, whether in Britain, the USA, Austra ...
Toynbee, Mary St. Lucian
... Adjectives stand next to their noun, while articles and possessives go outside: e.g. ...
... Adjectives stand next to their noun, while articles and possessives go outside: e.g. ...
unlLTC09
... preprocessing because parser could not handle it correctly, certain post processing is also needed even with a correct parse tree because of multi-word nouns, phrasal verbs etc. In this phase some modification takes place on dependency parse of the sentence. Some of these modifications are as follow ...
... preprocessing because parser could not handle it correctly, certain post processing is also needed even with a correct parse tree because of multi-word nouns, phrasal verbs etc. In this phase some modification takes place on dependency parse of the sentence. Some of these modifications are as follow ...