the three relative constructions in swahili (kisanifu)
... documented in his dictionary (1939). Outside Zanzibar, type C constructions probably have existed for centuries, cf. Miehe's (1979) study of the language of the older Swahili poetry. I would like to interpret the more restricted geographical spread of type C within Swahili as an indication of its mo ...
... documented in his dictionary (1939). Outside Zanzibar, type C constructions probably have existed for centuries, cf. Miehe's (1979) study of the language of the older Swahili poetry. I would like to interpret the more restricted geographical spread of type C within Swahili as an indication of its mo ...
CHAPTER I
... are treated by grammarians in terms of "grammatical categories". Such are, for instance, the categories of number or mood in morphology, the categories of communicative purpose or emphasis in syntax, etc. Since the grammatical forms and regularities are meaningful, it becomes clear that the rules of ...
... are treated by grammarians in terms of "grammatical categories". Such are, for instance, the categories of number or mood in morphology, the categories of communicative purpose or emphasis in syntax, etc. Since the grammatical forms and regularities are meaningful, it becomes clear that the rules of ...
11 Fula
... Despite Arnott‟s tense-heavy terminology (“Past”, “Future”), I believe Fula to be an aspectprominent language, and I have analysed it as such. Nevertheless, I maintain an open mind on the possibility that there may be both a future tense (marked by -ay-/-t-, etc)) and a past tense (marked by the shi ...
... Despite Arnott‟s tense-heavy terminology (“Past”, “Future”), I believe Fula to be an aspectprominent language, and I have analysed it as such. Nevertheless, I maintain an open mind on the possibility that there may be both a future tense (marked by -ay-/-t-, etc)) and a past tense (marked by the shi ...
word order - Pathfinder.gr
... 1. Where - Mr. Hill - stay? the King George Hotel? 2. Where - Mary - jump? the water. 3. Where - Frank - arrive - on the third day? 4. Where - Miranda - travel to? the West Coast of America. 5. Where - Jimmy - climb? the top of the tree. 6. Where - the crash - happen? the cross - roads. 7. Where - P ...
... 1. Where - Mr. Hill - stay? the King George Hotel? 2. Where - Mary - jump? the water. 3. Where - Frank - arrive - on the third day? 4. Where - Miranda - travel to? the West Coast of America. 5. Where - Jimmy - climb? the top of the tree. 6. Where - the crash - happen? the cross - roads. 7. Where - P ...
A Grammar of the Tamil Language, with an Appendix
... have given us of the Tamil language. But they all have failed in giving us pure Tamil; they have mixed vulgarisms with grammatical niceties, and left us in want of a regularly digested Syntax. ...
... have given us of the Tamil language. But they all have failed in giving us pure Tamil; they have mixed vulgarisms with grammatical niceties, and left us in want of a regularly digested Syntax. ...
Bare nominals and incorporating verbs in Spanish and Catalan
... with property-type nominals. Finally, we show how the analysis can be naturally extended to existential sentences, which combine with BNs although, prima facie, they do not appear to meet the lexical conditions for doing so. 1. INTRODUCTION Under the most classical view of the syntax-semantics inter ...
... with property-type nominals. Finally, we show how the analysis can be naturally extended to existential sentences, which combine with BNs although, prima facie, they do not appear to meet the lexical conditions for doing so. 1. INTRODUCTION Under the most classical view of the syntax-semantics inter ...
lecture3
... noun-noun compound: (NP (DT the) (NN bus) (NN stop)) 5. (4pts) What syntactic situations would force a parser to decide to analyze “stop” in “… the bus stop?” as a noun (vs. a verb)? In English, verbs don’t normally appear at the end of the sentence. To end in an uninflected verb (stop), we can form ...
... noun-noun compound: (NP (DT the) (NN bus) (NN stop)) 5. (4pts) What syntactic situations would force a parser to decide to analyze “stop” in “… the bus stop?” as a noun (vs. a verb)? In English, verbs don’t normally appear at the end of the sentence. To end in an uninflected verb (stop), we can form ...
A Metaphor for Aspect in Slavic
... inaccessibility and exotic flavor associated with distance in the source domain of physical space. Someone might attempt to be humorous by saying “His ideas are so far out that even the Hubble telescope can’t detect them”. Here, a feature of the source domain, detection of distant objects by telesco ...
... inaccessibility and exotic flavor associated with distance in the source domain of physical space. Someone might attempt to be humorous by saying “His ideas are so far out that even the Hubble telescope can’t detect them”. Here, a feature of the source domain, detection of distant objects by telesco ...
Nom
... Second rule: understand the endings : In Latin most words –nouns, adjectives, verbs – change their endings to show what they are doing in a sentence. To work out a translation you must notice the ending and work out what it means. Third rule : work out the meaning word by word, but translate sen ...
... Second rule: understand the endings : In Latin most words –nouns, adjectives, verbs – change their endings to show what they are doing in a sentence. To work out a translation you must notice the ending and work out what it means. Third rule : work out the meaning word by word, but translate sen ...
Morphological Aspects of English Adjectival
... events, as well as the language for considering social theory contribute their share of specific adjectival compounds almost as much as the language of creative writing or fiction. The largest portion of the corpus material is composed of two novels by a prolific American writer with a praised and w ...
... events, as well as the language for considering social theory contribute their share of specific adjectival compounds almost as much as the language of creative writing or fiction. The largest portion of the corpus material is composed of two novels by a prolific American writer with a praised and w ...
On how to write rules in Constraint Grammar (CG-3) Eckhard Bick
... be used by many different rules, or even in other templates. ➢ (a) Templates can be in the form of generative constituent templates, with a dummy 0 or ? position ➢ TEMPLATE np = (? ART LINK 1 N) OR (? ART LINK 1 ADJ LINK 1 N) referenced as (*1 VFIN LINK *1 T:np) or (-1 T:np) ➢ note that the final in ...
... be used by many different rules, or even in other templates. ➢ (a) Templates can be in the form of generative constituent templates, with a dummy 0 or ? position ➢ TEMPLATE np = (? ART LINK 1 N) OR (? ART LINK 1 ADJ LINK 1 N) referenced as (*1 VFIN LINK *1 T:np) or (-1 T:np) ➢ note that the final in ...
A PDF that focuses on academic writing and noun phrases
... It is through Wyatt’s clever manipulation of the sonnet as a sophisticated poetic form (4) that we see this plight unfold. The first quatrain of Whoso List to Hunt (5) introduces us to the physical state of the speaker (6) and we (7)are immediately thrown into the metaphor of the hunt (8). The speak ...
... It is through Wyatt’s clever manipulation of the sonnet as a sophisticated poetic form (4) that we see this plight unfold. The first quatrain of Whoso List to Hunt (5) introduces us to the physical state of the speaker (6) and we (7)are immediately thrown into the metaphor of the hunt (8). The speak ...
ARKA, I Wayan and Mary DALRYMPLE, 2016. `Number and plural
... Descriptions of number systems in reference grammars typically focus on the morphosyntax of number marking and the place of the language in the wider crosslinguistic context of number systems (singular, dual, paucal, plural, etc.). Cross-linguistic variation in the expression of nominal number is in ...
... Descriptions of number systems in reference grammars typically focus on the morphosyntax of number marking and the place of the language in the wider crosslinguistic context of number systems (singular, dual, paucal, plural, etc.). Cross-linguistic variation in the expression of nominal number is in ...
Grammaticalization of the Masculine and Non
... only to masculine personal forms,11 and that endings that were becoming obsolete were substituted with endings that were originally feminine. The domination of the initially feminine ending -e in all forms with the exception of masculine personal forms distinguishes the whole group as a non-masculin ...
... only to masculine personal forms,11 and that endings that were becoming obsolete were substituted with endings that were originally feminine. The domination of the initially feminine ending -e in all forms with the exception of masculine personal forms distinguishes the whole group as a non-masculin ...
1 Auxiliary Verb Constructions in Old Turkic and Altai
... This definition of auxiliary verb is admittedly somewhat nebulous. There is no, and probably cannot be, any specific, language-independent criteria that can be used to determine the characterization of any given element as a lexical verb (including in serialized functions) or an auxiliary verb. As i ...
... This definition of auxiliary verb is admittedly somewhat nebulous. There is no, and probably cannot be, any specific, language-independent criteria that can be used to determine the characterization of any given element as a lexical verb (including in serialized functions) or an auxiliary verb. As i ...
English Grammar Notes
... Use of Apostrophe 's' : ('s)..........................................................................................................................7 Rule 1 ............................................................................................................................................. ...
... Use of Apostrophe 's' : ('s)..........................................................................................................................7 Rule 1 ............................................................................................................................................. ...
Practical Latin
... Say the Latin vowel sounds aloud. What are Latin vowel pairs called? What does the letter J sound like in Latin? What are the two sounds for the letter C? for the letter G? What is an action word called? How do you know if a word is a verb in Latin? What is a word that is a person, place, or thing? ...
... Say the Latin vowel sounds aloud. What are Latin vowel pairs called? What does the letter J sound like in Latin? What are the two sounds for the letter C? for the letter G? What is an action word called? How do you know if a word is a verb in Latin? What is a word that is a person, place, or thing? ...
Sentence Structure Made Simple By JoAnne Moore
... Incomplete sentences, missed periods or capitals, and a lack of varied sentence starters are a source of endless frustration in the writing process. How many children and teachers are tired of writing/reading stories in which most sentences begin with: “Then he.... So then... But then.... The man... ...
... Incomplete sentences, missed periods or capitals, and a lack of varied sentence starters are a source of endless frustration in the writing process. How many children and teachers are tired of writing/reading stories in which most sentences begin with: “Then he.... So then... But then.... The man... ...
New Latin Grammar - The Language Realm
... seat of the IndoEuropean Family. Hence the home was sought in the elevated plateau to the north. Today it is thought that central or southeastern Europe is much more likely to have been the cradle of the IndoEuropean parentspeech, though anything like a logical demonstration of so difficult a ...
... seat of the IndoEuropean Family. Hence the home was sought in the elevated plateau to the north. Today it is thought that central or southeastern Europe is much more likely to have been the cradle of the IndoEuropean parentspeech, though anything like a logical demonstration of so difficult a ...
The Relative Clause In Narrative Discourse - S
... like NPs since they are embedded in NPs, or are they more like verb phrases in that they are clauses with verbal elements? To put the question differently, do RCs give information about participants or information about happenings and plot structure? Admittedly, of course, the two parts are so intri ...
... like NPs since they are embedded in NPs, or are they more like verb phrases in that they are clauses with verbal elements? To put the question differently, do RCs give information about participants or information about happenings and plot structure? Admittedly, of course, the two parts are so intri ...
Recent Developments in the Theory of Valency in the Light of the
... again perhaps have to do with the absorption of one participant built within the head noun (dárek and daň are patients themselves, a gift is what was given, tax is what is paid). The functor called ORIG(in) has a special position among noun complements. Although it has its counterpart within verbal ...
... again perhaps have to do with the absorption of one participant built within the head noun (dárek and daň are patients themselves, a gift is what was given, tax is what is paid). The functor called ORIG(in) has a special position among noun complements. Although it has its counterpart within verbal ...
PowerPoint
... than adults would. There’s a certain crosslinguistic systematicity to it as well, from which we might take hints about kids’ functional structure. ...
... than adults would. There’s a certain crosslinguistic systematicity to it as well, from which we might take hints about kids’ functional structure. ...
Grammar Exercises
... It is the rule of "Id> Id>a\fa (annexation) that nothing must interpose between the noun and its following genitive. Consequently, if the noun is qualified by an adjective, demonstrated by a demonstrative, or numbered by a number, the latter, i.e. the adjective, the demonstrative and the number must ...
... It is the rule of "Id> Id>a\fa (annexation) that nothing must interpose between the noun and its following genitive. Consequently, if the noun is qualified by an adjective, demonstrated by a demonstrative, or numbered by a number, the latter, i.e. the adjective, the demonstrative and the number must ...