The Classification of Optatives: A Statistical Study
... might happen if circumstances are right or if conditions are met. In Greek there is a potential indicative used to express a past action as dependent on past circumstances or conditions, and the potential optative used to express such actions in the future, as well as potential uses of the subjuncti ...
... might happen if circumstances are right or if conditions are met. In Greek there is a potential indicative used to express a past action as dependent on past circumstances or conditions, and the potential optative used to express such actions in the future, as well as potential uses of the subjuncti ...
Meeting 3 Noun Phrase & Constituents
... Phrases often behave as units which can be placed at different positions in a sentence. We can think of the relationship between sentences as involving movement of phrases. ...
... Phrases often behave as units which can be placed at different positions in a sentence. We can think of the relationship between sentences as involving movement of phrases. ...
The Jalostotitlan Petitions, 1611–1618
... 2It was only late in the game, after my initial transcription and translation of the petitions, that I became aware, through Kevin Terraciano and Jim Lockhart (from whom I received my introduction to Nahuatl), that there is another Jalostotitlan petition in Beyond the Codices (Anderson, Berdan and L ...
... 2It was only late in the game, after my initial transcription and translation of the petitions, that I became aware, through Kevin Terraciano and Jim Lockhart (from whom I received my introduction to Nahuatl), that there is another Jalostotitlan petition in Beyond the Codices (Anderson, Berdan and L ...
Part 2 "Of the Verb": An Australian grammar : comprehending the
... performs: as, Bim-tan bang, I strike, expressed often by I do strike. 2. Active-intransitive, or those which express an action whiclt has 1~ ejfectl£pon any e.-eternal object beyand the agent, or agents themselves; that is, the agent is also the o~ject if his own act; consequently the verb is necess ...
... performs: as, Bim-tan bang, I strike, expressed often by I do strike. 2. Active-intransitive, or those which express an action whiclt has 1~ ejfectl£pon any e.-eternal object beyand the agent, or agents themselves; that is, the agent is also the o~ject if his own act; consequently the verb is necess ...
Is Russian a verb classifier language?
... concept in radial categories, with a central prototype and other less central examples that bear some relationship to the prototype. Cognitive linguistics (cf. Lakoff 1987, Taylor 2003) has adopted the radial category model for semantic analysis as an effective means for modeling complex networks of ...
... concept in radial categories, with a central prototype and other less central examples that bear some relationship to the prototype. Cognitive linguistics (cf. Lakoff 1987, Taylor 2003) has adopted the radial category model for semantic analysis as an effective means for modeling complex networks of ...
Te Quest for Cognates: A Reconstruction of Oblique Subject
... reconstruction of ‘need,’ another predicate-specific construction, and c) a more general and schematic predicate-class-specific construction for cognition verbs. For this purpose we employ the formalism of Sign-based Construction Grammar. Section 5 is a summary of the main content and conclusions of t ...
... reconstruction of ‘need,’ another predicate-specific construction, and c) a more general and schematic predicate-class-specific construction for cognition verbs. For this purpose we employ the formalism of Sign-based Construction Grammar. Section 5 is a summary of the main content and conclusions of t ...
A grammar of the Spanish language
... diphthong ue, when a little of the guttural sound is perceived, and which is unavoidable on account of the emission of that diphthong as in hueso bone, huerta kitcheno-arden, huevo egg, huérfano orphan, &c. The student will observe, that Spaniards suppress the h after t and c, in all words derived f ...
... diphthong ue, when a little of the guttural sound is perceived, and which is unavoidable on account of the emission of that diphthong as in hueso bone, huerta kitcheno-arden, huevo egg, huérfano orphan, &c. The student will observe, that Spaniards suppress the h after t and c, in all words derived f ...
An Elicited Production Test of the Optional Infinitive Stage in Child
... & Serra 2008). In child English, receptive and expressive tasks show that the OI Stage gradually tapers off in typically developing children, ending around 4;6 (Rice, Wexler & Hershberger 1998; Rice, Wexler & Redmond 1999). A wide variety of theoretical accounts of optional infinitive verbs have bee ...
... & Serra 2008). In child English, receptive and expressive tasks show that the OI Stage gradually tapers off in typically developing children, ending around 4;6 (Rice, Wexler & Hershberger 1998; Rice, Wexler & Redmond 1999). A wide variety of theoretical accounts of optional infinitive verbs have bee ...
Improving your Sentence Structure
... clause and one or more dependent (or subordinate) clauses. A dependent clause contains both a subject and a verb, but cannot stand alone as a sentence Dependent clauses are connected by subordinating conjunctions such as because, that, what, while, who, which, although, if, etc. Dependent clauses ca ...
... clause and one or more dependent (or subordinate) clauses. A dependent clause contains both a subject and a verb, but cannot stand alone as a sentence Dependent clauses are connected by subordinating conjunctions such as because, that, what, while, who, which, although, if, etc. Dependent clauses ca ...
Syntax 2
... We discuss five types of phrases: the noun phrase (NP), the verb phrase (VP), the adjective phrase (AdjP), the adverb phrase (AdvP) and the prepositional phrase (PP). For each phrase we describe the elements of which it can consist (its structure) as well as the functions it can have at sentence and ...
... We discuss five types of phrases: the noun phrase (NP), the verb phrase (VP), the adjective phrase (AdjP), the adverb phrase (AdvP) and the prepositional phrase (PP). For each phrase we describe the elements of which it can consist (its structure) as well as the functions it can have at sentence and ...
Bell Ringer 26/27
... The Rodriguez family breathed a sigh of relief when the giant oak withstood the hurricane winds; __________, they gave thanks that crews restored electricity in twelve short hours. A. as a result ...
... The Rodriguez family breathed a sigh of relief when the giant oak withstood the hurricane winds; __________, they gave thanks that crews restored electricity in twelve short hours. A. as a result ...
Valency classes in Yucatec Maya
... The experiential construction with óol (S6 as instantiated by E8 and analogous constructions) is probably an exception to this, as relevant predicates do not occur without this inner dependent. Given this, they might be analyzed as phrasal predicates. ...
... The experiential construction with óol (S6 as instantiated by E8 and analogous constructions) is probably an exception to this, as relevant predicates do not occur without this inner dependent. Given this, they might be analyzed as phrasal predicates. ...
ISTEP Final Exam
... the kids. She had expected them to be indifferent to such grown-up topics as taxes and social security. She was pleasantly surprised to discover that they were really interested in those issues and wanted to learn more about them. a. similar b. very unusual c. not caring d. gross 6. Mr. Burke stood ...
... the kids. She had expected them to be indifferent to such grown-up topics as taxes and social security. She was pleasantly surprised to discover that they were really interested in those issues and wanted to learn more about them. a. similar b. very unusual c. not caring d. gross 6. Mr. Burke stood ...
MCTI_3-17_writing-skills - Municipal Association of South Carolina
... Don’t write like a robot. Sounding professional does NOT mean sounding unnatural; if you cannot imagine yourself saying it, don’t write it. Examples of phrases people use in letters but would never say aloud include “Enclosed please find,” “As per your letter of July 3, 2016,” “Pursuant to your le ...
... Don’t write like a robot. Sounding professional does NOT mean sounding unnatural; if you cannot imagine yourself saying it, don’t write it. Examples of phrases people use in letters but would never say aloud include “Enclosed please find,” “As per your letter of July 3, 2016,” “Pursuant to your le ...
AHSGE: Language & Reading Study Guide
... pronoun-antecedent • Gender- masculine (male), feminine (female), neuter (cannot determine) • Ex. Monica gave (his, her) neighbor five pair of shoes. • Ex. Jim and Antony took (his, their) sister to the dentist. • Ex. The dog scratched (her, its) nose. ...
... pronoun-antecedent • Gender- masculine (male), feminine (female), neuter (cannot determine) • Ex. Monica gave (his, her) neighbor five pair of shoes. • Ex. Jim and Antony took (his, their) sister to the dentist. • Ex. The dog scratched (her, its) nose. ...
PDF file - University of Cambridge
... (2001: 303) refers to this type of case as ‘upgrading via reanalysis’. Examples include the English possessive clitic ’s from an earlier genitive case ending,3 the Irish firstperson-plural pronoun muid from an earlier verbal inflection (Bybee, Perkins & Pagliuca 1994: 13–14; Doyle 2002), and the (ol ...
... (2001: 303) refers to this type of case as ‘upgrading via reanalysis’. Examples include the English possessive clitic ’s from an earlier genitive case ending,3 the Irish firstperson-plural pronoun muid from an earlier verbal inflection (Bybee, Perkins & Pagliuca 1994: 13–14; Doyle 2002), and the (ol ...
Derive case successive-cyclically in Amis clauses and
... (i) the agent should remain visible to further case assignment, (ii) another argument can precede the agent, and (iii) the interpretation should be imperfective. This holds not only of AV clauses, but also of gerunds in (5). Observe first the case contrast between AV and PV main clauses disappears i ...
... (i) the agent should remain visible to further case assignment, (ii) another argument can precede the agent, and (iii) the interpretation should be imperfective. This holds not only of AV clauses, but also of gerunds in (5). Observe first the case contrast between AV and PV main clauses disappears i ...
Producing number agreement: How pronouns equal verbs
... of a neighboring noun phrase that is not its usual (or its entire) controller. This occurs most often when the neighbor is plural, as in The time for fun and games are over. In this example, the head noun (time) is singular, while the verb (are) is plural. The neighbors responsible for attraction ar ...
... of a neighboring noun phrase that is not its usual (or its entire) controller. This occurs most often when the neighbor is plural, as in The time for fun and games are over. In this example, the head noun (time) is singular, while the verb (are) is plural. The neighbors responsible for attraction ar ...
Petun Language - Wyandot Nation of Kansas
... are relative to nouns. In the most complete Wendat dictionary I own (from the 1740s), there are over one thousand different verb roots, and only about 500 nouns. European languages are very much dominated by nouns, comparatively speaking. I can take any page of my Wendat-French dictionaries and gene ...
... are relative to nouns. In the most complete Wendat dictionary I own (from the 1740s), there are over one thousand different verb roots, and only about 500 nouns. European languages are very much dominated by nouns, comparatively speaking. I can take any page of my Wendat-French dictionaries and gene ...
chapter-vi conclusion
... Verbs are not marked for person, number and gender in Tiwa. Verbs roots may be divided according to their structures into two types-(i) Simple and (ii) Derived / Complex. Most of the simple roots are monosyllabic while the derived roots are formed by compounding. The Tiwa verbs are either transitive ...
... Verbs are not marked for person, number and gender in Tiwa. Verbs roots may be divided according to their structures into two types-(i) Simple and (ii) Derived / Complex. Most of the simple roots are monosyllabic while the derived roots are formed by compounding. The Tiwa verbs are either transitive ...
Clauses Revision
... • These clauses are introduced by when, when, whenever, while, as, before, after, till, until, since and as soon as, ...
... • These clauses are introduced by when, when, whenever, while, as, before, after, till, until, since and as soon as, ...
5. Valency Aspects of SVCs
... criteria more exactly, both Czech and foreign literature on verb-noun structures was consulted. 3.2. A Cross-linguistic Survey of SVC Descriptions Support verb constructions seem to be common in many European languages, as already noted by R. Jakobson (1932, see Jelínek, 2003, p. 50). In Czech, they ...
... criteria more exactly, both Czech and foreign literature on verb-noun structures was consulted. 3.2. A Cross-linguistic Survey of SVC Descriptions Support verb constructions seem to be common in many European languages, as already noted by R. Jakobson (1932, see Jelínek, 2003, p. 50). In Czech, they ...
Adverbs and adverbial phrases
... other classes, such as nouns, that can function as adverbs. And there are quite a few adverbs that are derived from other words such as nouns or verbs. There are also adverbialisers that turn a word, phrase or clause into an adverbial. In my data there are several kinds of adverbs. Adverbs of degree ...
... other classes, such as nouns, that can function as adverbs. And there are quite a few adverbs that are derived from other words such as nouns or verbs. There are also adverbialisers that turn a word, phrase or clause into an adverbial. In my data there are several kinds of adverbs. Adverbs of degree ...
Linking words
... of words containing a verb) in the same sentence. Coordinating conjunctions are used to join words, phrases and clauses of the same grammatical type (e.g. two words – two adjectives, two noun phrases, two main clauses). Correlative conjunctions always appear in pairs. We also use them to join wo ...
... of words containing a verb) in the same sentence. Coordinating conjunctions are used to join words, phrases and clauses of the same grammatical type (e.g. two words – two adjectives, two noun phrases, two main clauses). Correlative conjunctions always appear in pairs. We also use them to join wo ...