Perception and Causative Structures in English and European
... given that such infinitival T cannot itself value the Case-feature of the embedded subject (Recall that the subject of the infinitival clause is Case-marked by a higher probe), its φ-set should be “incomplete”. The question then is how defective this set is. Starting with gender, there is no evidenc ...
... given that such infinitival T cannot itself value the Case-feature of the embedded subject (Recall that the subject of the infinitival clause is Case-marked by a higher probe), its φ-set should be “incomplete”. The question then is how defective this set is. Starting with gender, there is no evidenc ...
Using Modifiers Correctly
... A modifier is a word or word group that makes the meaning of another word or word group more specific. Two parts of speech are used as modifiers: adjectives and adverbs. Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. ADJECTIVE ADVERB ...
... A modifier is a word or word group that makes the meaning of another word or word group more specific. Two parts of speech are used as modifiers: adjectives and adverbs. Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. ADJECTIVE ADVERB ...
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... examples could be built for attachments to the noun. (See examples 7a,b below.) Thus, PPs can not only vary depending on the site to which they attach in the structure, such as in example (1) above, but they can fulfill different functions in the sentence, such as in example (2). In principle, then, ...
... examples could be built for attachments to the noun. (See examples 7a,b below.) Thus, PPs can not only vary depending on the site to which they attach in the structure, such as in example (1) above, but they can fulfill different functions in the sentence, such as in example (2). In principle, then, ...
Predicative argument marking: The case of
... overt mark of their syntactic role (even in languages in which very few syntactic contexts allow for the use of nouns in a form identical to their quotation form), the absence of marking with predicative arguments reflects their semantic affinity with the predicate of basic identification clauses. A ...
... overt mark of their syntactic role (even in languages in which very few syntactic contexts allow for the use of nouns in a form identical to their quotation form), the absence of marking with predicative arguments reflects their semantic affinity with the predicate of basic identification clauses. A ...
acctg 527 -- comma usage – basics
... clause. Additionally, placing a comma before “and” would separate the subject “we” from its second main verb “installed.” See Item 2 Page 5 3. The new accounting system software was delivered; however, the installation will require an additional week. Why? Semicolon needed to join two independent cl ...
... clause. Additionally, placing a comma before “and” would separate the subject “we” from its second main verb “installed.” See Item 2 Page 5 3. The new accounting system software was delivered; however, the installation will require an additional week. Why? Semicolon needed to join two independent cl ...
1) Choice between subjective and objective case
... If A and B share the same gender, the pronoun should be singular, if on the other hand, they are different in gender, pronoun and determiner take the masculine one (he, him, his) Each man and woman has his own right. Every girl and boy got what longed for A. they B. she C. he D. him Every mother and ...
... If A and B share the same gender, the pronoun should be singular, if on the other hand, they are different in gender, pronoun and determiner take the masculine one (he, him, his) Each man and woman has his own right. Every girl and boy got what longed for A. they B. she C. he D. him Every mother and ...
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF UKRAINE
... Pronominal questions Pronominal questions open with an interrogative pronoun or a pronominal adverb, the function of which is to get more detailed and exact information about some event or phenomenon known to the speaker and listener. The interrogative pronouns and adverbs which function as question ...
... Pronominal questions Pronominal questions open with an interrogative pronoun or a pronominal adverb, the function of which is to get more detailed and exact information about some event or phenomenon known to the speaker and listener. The interrogative pronouns and adverbs which function as question ...
Where does heteroclisis come from? Evidence from Romanian
... it cannot be described in terms of any coherent class of morphosyntactic features. It appears to be the case that no instance of heteroclisis attested in any variety, or historical stage, of Romanian is, in Stump’s terminology, ‘morphosyntactically conditioned’: rather, all Romanian heteroclisis is ...
... it cannot be described in terms of any coherent class of morphosyntactic features. It appears to be the case that no instance of heteroclisis attested in any variety, or historical stage, of Romanian is, in Stump’s terminology, ‘morphosyntactically conditioned’: rather, all Romanian heteroclisis is ...
Norbert Hornstein, Ana Maria Martins and Jairo Nunes This
... given that such infinitival T cannot itself value the Case-feature of the embedded subject (Recall that the subject of the infinitival clause is Case-marked by a higher probe), its φ-set should be “incomplete”. The question then is how defective this set is. Starting with gender, there is no evidenc ...
... given that such infinitival T cannot itself value the Case-feature of the embedded subject (Recall that the subject of the infinitival clause is Case-marked by a higher probe), its φ-set should be “incomplete”. The question then is how defective this set is. Starting with gender, there is no evidenc ...
Preprint
... example, English-speaking children often produce utterances such as That go there instead of That goes there or He go to school instead of He went to school. Traditionally such errors have been interpreted in terms of lack of knowledge of the appropriate inflections (Brown, 1973), or performance lim ...
... example, English-speaking children often produce utterances such as That go there instead of That goes there or He go to school instead of He went to school. Traditionally such errors have been interpreted in terms of lack of knowledge of the appropriate inflections (Brown, 1973), or performance lim ...
Now!
... _Number_ is the distinction of one from more than one. There are two numbers, singular and plural; the singular denotes one, the plural two or more. The plural is generally formed from the singular by the addition of _s_ or _es_. _Gender_ has the same relation to nouns that sex has to individuals, b ...
... _Number_ is the distinction of one from more than one. There are two numbers, singular and plural; the singular denotes one, the plural two or more. The plural is generally formed from the singular by the addition of _s_ or _es_. _Gender_ has the same relation to nouns that sex has to individuals, b ...
Parent Help Booklet - Shurley Instructional Materials
... understanding of why the Shurley Method works, outlining the key features and main elements taught in each grade level. The Jingle Section: English definitions are taught in jingle form. The rhythm of the jingles is a fantastic learning tool that helps students learn and retain difficult English con ...
... understanding of why the Shurley Method works, outlining the key features and main elements taught in each grade level. The Jingle Section: English definitions are taught in jingle form. The rhythm of the jingles is a fantastic learning tool that helps students learn and retain difficult English con ...
Arguments, Grammatical Relations, and Diathetic Paradigm
... basic diathesis realization patterns involve ARG-ST – DEPS mappings with reference to the SUBJ valence feature. The linking of syntactic arguments to semantic (thematic) roles is trivially realized at the CONTENT – ARG-ST interface. The first aspect concerns obliqueness and whether it is rearranged ...
... basic diathesis realization patterns involve ARG-ST – DEPS mappings with reference to the SUBJ valence feature. The linking of syntactic arguments to semantic (thematic) roles is trivially realized at the CONTENT – ARG-ST interface. The first aspect concerns obliqueness and whether it is rearranged ...
Agreement - General Guide To Personal and Societies Web Space
... Because of the co-occurrence of movement and PtPPL many analyses (Kayne (1985, 1989), Burzio (1986), Taraldsen (1987), Lois (1990)) have taken the two phenomena to be interdependent. When we turn to Italian dialects, the behaviour with respect to both auxiliary selection and PtPPL agr is extremely v ...
... Because of the co-occurrence of movement and PtPPL many analyses (Kayne (1985, 1989), Burzio (1986), Taraldsen (1987), Lois (1990)) have taken the two phenomena to be interdependent. When we turn to Italian dialects, the behaviour with respect to both auxiliary selection and PtPPL agr is extremely v ...
Sub-English 2 nd Paper
... …………..the Road. They saw a girl was coming …………..the field. Now they are waiting ………a Train. Some dates were devided ……………between them but they gave those among the street children.They have got …………..into the train.Reaching the destination, they got ……….the Train.They have been walking …….two hour ...
... …………..the Road. They saw a girl was coming …………..the field. Now they are waiting ………a Train. Some dates were devided ……………between them but they gave those among the street children.They have got …………..into the train.Reaching the destination, they got ……….the Train.They have been walking …….two hour ...
Remarks on Complex Condensation Phenomena in Some English
... condensers) are mainly nominal forms derived from verbs, such as infinitives, participles, gerunds, and verbal nouns. In his above-mentioned chapter, J. Vachek compares equivalent English and Czech contexts, both from literary prose works and from specialized literature, and demonstrates the prepond ...
... condensers) are mainly nominal forms derived from verbs, such as infinitives, participles, gerunds, and verbal nouns. In his above-mentioned chapter, J. Vachek compares equivalent English and Czech contexts, both from literary prose works and from specialized literature, and demonstrates the prepond ...
Using the South Tyneside Assessment of Syntactic Structures
... What does the assessment consist of? All the materials for STASS are contained in a spiral bound book, available from the authors for £72. The pictures were updated in 2008. The materials are aimed at children in the 3-5 age group so could not realistically be used with deaf children beyond the age ...
... What does the assessment consist of? All the materials for STASS are contained in a spiral bound book, available from the authors for £72. The pictures were updated in 2008. The materials are aimed at children in the 3-5 age group so could not realistically be used with deaf children beyond the age ...
grammar - BTHS.edu
... English grammar. So the subject of grammar is important right now. It will be no less important in college. But you knew those things. However, what you might not have considered is this: Knowledge of grammar will be important to you all of your life. In the past I have called correct grammar, “Mone ...
... English grammar. So the subject of grammar is important right now. It will be no less important in college. But you knew those things. However, what you might not have considered is this: Knowledge of grammar will be important to you all of your life. In the past I have called correct grammar, “Mone ...
Reaching agreement
... Of course, even without having number in the grammar, languages call upon numerosity variations to denote and distinguish objects in the world. The difference between number used explicitly for number’s sake and number in grammar is that number-for-number’s-sake expressly communicates precise inform ...
... Of course, even without having number in the grammar, languages call upon numerosity variations to denote and distinguish objects in the world. The difference between number used explicitly for number’s sake and number in grammar is that number-for-number’s-sake expressly communicates precise inform ...
The Ancient Languages of Asia and the Americas
... What makes a language ancient? The term conjures up images, often romantic, of archeologists feverishly copying hieroglyphs by torchlight in a freshly discovered burial chamber; of philologists dangling over a precipice in some remote corner of the earth, taking impressions of an inscription carved ...
... What makes a language ancient? The term conjures up images, often romantic, of archeologists feverishly copying hieroglyphs by torchlight in a freshly discovered burial chamber; of philologists dangling over a precipice in some remote corner of the earth, taking impressions of an inscription carved ...
Grammar Enrichment
... Pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ...
... Pronouns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ...
The Category of Participles
... complement of seem due to the fact that they lack the relevant scalar properties that seem selects for. However, scalar structure is not a definitional characteristic of adjectives, since there are nongradable adjectives. Furthermore, remain can only take a stative complement, which explains the ung ...
... complement of seem due to the fact that they lack the relevant scalar properties that seem selects for. However, scalar structure is not a definitional characteristic of adjectives, since there are nongradable adjectives. Furthermore, remain can only take a stative complement, which explains the ung ...
The use of gaan+ infinitive in narratives of older bilingual children of
... has taken place. It is remarkable that in this use the bilingual children differ from adult speakers of Dutch in that they apply object incorporation more consistently and adapt the morphological form of the object to it more frequently. Hence, the constructions in (10b), and (11a,b) are acceptable ...
... has taken place. It is remarkable that in this use the bilingual children differ from adult speakers of Dutch in that they apply object incorporation more consistently and adapt the morphological form of the object to it more frequently. Hence, the constructions in (10b), and (11a,b) are acceptable ...
north of phonology a dissertation submitted to the
... The author proposes the Theory of Connected Word Constructions (TCWC), a generative theory of morphology, focusing on phonic, rather than semantic, structure. It is unique by its reductionist nature and integration of the lexicon inside the morphological constraints. The constraints, or Connected Wo ...
... The author proposes the Theory of Connected Word Constructions (TCWC), a generative theory of morphology, focusing on phonic, rather than semantic, structure. It is unique by its reductionist nature and integration of the lexicon inside the morphological constraints. The constraints, or Connected Wo ...