Quantification in German
... and midfield, and in particular of the various constituents within the midfield correspond to notions of scope and c-command (as evidenced e.g. by binding possibilities): i.e. in general, material more to the left takes scope over and binds into material more to the right. In a neutral sentence, the ...
... and midfield, and in particular of the various constituents within the midfield correspond to notions of scope and c-command (as evidenced e.g. by binding possibilities): i.e. in general, material more to the left takes scope over and binds into material more to the right. In a neutral sentence, the ...
Test 5 Writing MC Answers
... American explorer, discovered in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada a pass that would soon become an important gateway to California gold-rush country. The error in this sentence occurs at (C), where an inappropriate verbal form, the present participle “becoming,” is inconsistent with the past tense ...
... American explorer, discovered in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada a pass that would soon become an important gateway to California gold-rush country. The error in this sentence occurs at (C), where an inappropriate verbal form, the present participle “becoming,” is inconsistent with the past tense ...
Gustar, Interesar, Aburrir
... verb gustar, but it means “to delight. – Me encantan los tacos. I am delighted by the tacos. ...
... verb gustar, but it means “to delight. – Me encantan los tacos. I am delighted by the tacos. ...
IRREGULAR VERBS
... —, —, bereaved/bereft (adjectives) In the context of death: bereaved is used in the sense ‘having lost a close friend/relative’, bereft is possible but it means ‘sad and lonely because you have lost sb’. Typically, bereaved is used before a noun or in the phrase the bereaved, bereft is used after a ...
... —, —, bereaved/bereft (adjectives) In the context of death: bereaved is used in the sense ‘having lost a close friend/relative’, bereft is possible but it means ‘sad and lonely because you have lost sb’. Typically, bereaved is used before a noun or in the phrase the bereaved, bereft is used after a ...
Intensive pronouns
... on its grammar in which one of the main role plays “pronouns”.1 In linguistics and grammar, a pronoun (Lat: pronomen) is a pro-form that substitutes for a noun (or noun phrase), such as, in English, the words it (substituting for the name of a certain object) and he (substituting for the name of a p ...
... on its grammar in which one of the main role plays “pronouns”.1 In linguistics and grammar, a pronoun (Lat: pronomen) is a pro-form that substitutes for a noun (or noun phrase), such as, in English, the words it (substituting for the name of a certain object) and he (substituting for the name of a p ...
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λP.[λQ. ∀x((P@x)→(Q@x))]@ λy.boxer(y)
... • Our semantic representation of a woman will be: λQ. ∃x(woman(x) ∧ Q@x) • We use the variable Q to indicate that: – some information is missing – where this information has to be plugged in – We can use lambda notation to build up patterns of meaning or patterns of representation, explicitly indica ...
... • Our semantic representation of a woman will be: λQ. ∃x(woman(x) ∧ Q@x) • We use the variable Q to indicate that: – some information is missing – where this information has to be plugged in – We can use lambda notation to build up patterns of meaning or patterns of representation, explicitly indica ...
Sin título
... Translate into Spanish-1. If you cannot command (no puede disponer de) cash, we shall have to alter our price lists as our prices will have to be reckoned on a different basis; they will be a little dearer. 2. I am bound to say that there is some very strong opinion on this side (de este lado) again ...
... Translate into Spanish-1. If you cannot command (no puede disponer de) cash, we shall have to alter our price lists as our prices will have to be reckoned on a different basis; they will be a little dearer. 2. I am bound to say that there is some very strong opinion on this side (de este lado) again ...
Investigating Subject-Verb Agreement Errors among Iraqi
... widely spoken language in the world by native and nonnative speakers (Fatemi, 2008). English is the language widely used in diplomacy, news and the different fields of information and knowledge 2.2 Tense and Aspect in English English represents a verb in its own systematic way. For example, a finite ...
... widely spoken language in the world by native and nonnative speakers (Fatemi, 2008). English is the language widely used in diplomacy, news and the different fields of information and knowledge 2.2 Tense and Aspect in English English represents a verb in its own systematic way. For example, a finite ...
Where the Past is in the Perfect
... the putative past tense does not behave like the past tense morpheme in English and/or other West European languages, and behaves more like the perfect construction in these languages. Since past tense is often distinguished from perfect aspect in this way, the notion that perfect aspect conveys pas ...
... the putative past tense does not behave like the past tense morpheme in English and/or other West European languages, and behaves more like the perfect construction in these languages. Since past tense is often distinguished from perfect aspect in this way, the notion that perfect aspect conveys pas ...
PRACTICE BOOK - Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
... What is in my backpack? Read the sentences. Write the sentences correctly on the lines. 1. what do you bring to school 2. i bring books and a pencil 3. what else is in your backpack 4. my lunch is in my backpack ...
... What is in my backpack? Read the sentences. Write the sentences correctly on the lines. 1. what do you bring to school 2. i bring books and a pencil 3. what else is in your backpack 4. my lunch is in my backpack ...
Performance Grammar: a Declarative Definition
... How is the focussed Direct OBJect NP Kim ‘extracted’ from the subordinate clause and ‘moved’ into the main clause? Movement of phrases between clauses is due to lateral topology sharing (i.e. left– and/or right–peripheral sharing). If a sentence contains more than one verb, each of the verb frames c ...
... How is the focussed Direct OBJect NP Kim ‘extracted’ from the subordinate clause and ‘moved’ into the main clause? Movement of phrases between clauses is due to lateral topology sharing (i.e. left– and/or right–peripheral sharing). If a sentence contains more than one verb, each of the verb frames c ...
Present Simple
... We often use the Present Perfect to talk about change that has happened over a period of time. We often use the Present Perfect to say that an action which we expected has not happened. Using the Present Perfect suggests that we are still waiting for the action. We also use the Present Perfect to ta ...
... We often use the Present Perfect to talk about change that has happened over a period of time. We often use the Present Perfect to say that an action which we expected has not happened. Using the Present Perfect suggests that we are still waiting for the action. We also use the Present Perfect to ta ...
Metonymical subject changes in Dutch
... Examples (4)-(9) show verbs which can have a direct object of different semantic types, such as a container or its content, material or a product, etc. As in examples (1)-(3), the two possible direct objects are metonymically associated to another, especially in the context evoked by the verb. Examp ...
... Examples (4)-(9) show verbs which can have a direct object of different semantic types, such as a container or its content, material or a product, etc. As in examples (1)-(3), the two possible direct objects are metonymically associated to another, especially in the context evoked by the verb. Examp ...
Algonquian verb structure: Plains Cree1
... the independent order (sometimes ‘mode’) in the Algonquianist tradition. Algonquianists often distinguish a third order, called subjunctive, but that one is regularly derived from the conjunct by an extra suffix in Cree; it is used for conditional sentences. In the conjunct order, person inflection ...
... the independent order (sometimes ‘mode’) in the Algonquianist tradition. Algonquianists often distinguish a third order, called subjunctive, but that one is regularly derived from the conjunct by an extra suffix in Cree; it is used for conditional sentences. In the conjunct order, person inflection ...
COMPARISON IN BAMBARA: AN INFINITIVAL VERB PHRASE* Jan
... 'Musa sells sheep and buys rice at the market' Two fundamental points demonstrate that the comparative infinitival verb phrase is structurally similar to other infinitival phrases. ...
... 'Musa sells sheep and buys rice at the market' Two fundamental points demonstrate that the comparative infinitival verb phrase is structurally similar to other infinitival phrases. ...
Arabic Loanwords in Tatar and Swahili: Morphological Assimilation
... The formation of both Tatar and Swahili was influenced by Arabic, which had profoundly influenced them in religious, scientific, cultural and economic aspects. Both languages used the Arabic script. The change from Arabic script to the Russian alphabet in the Tatar language and to the Latin alphabet ...
... The formation of both Tatar and Swahili was influenced by Arabic, which had profoundly influenced them in religious, scientific, cultural and economic aspects. Both languages used the Arabic script. The change from Arabic script to the Russian alphabet in the Tatar language and to the Latin alphabet ...
English Morphology – Lecture 1
... The aim of this lesson is to get you from words to sentences So we start with words and build from there ...
... The aim of this lesson is to get you from words to sentences So we start with words and build from there ...
The distribution and category status of adjectives and adverbs
... Bybee (1985:84ff), and a textbook by Plag (2003). Most recently and comprehensively, it has been espoused by Baker (2003). The first aim of this paper is to show that the complementarity claim as defined in (1) is, for English at least, simply false. There are a number of environments, including the ...
... Bybee (1985:84ff), and a textbook by Plag (2003). Most recently and comprehensively, it has been espoused by Baker (2003). The first aim of this paper is to show that the complementarity claim as defined in (1) is, for English at least, simply false. There are a number of environments, including the ...
English - RCCM Indore
... In “active voice” subject acts upon object, while in “passive voice” object is acted upon by subject. It can also be said, in “active voice” subject does a work on object, while in “passive voice” object is worked on by subject. The normal structure of an active voice sentence is subject+verb+object ...
... In “active voice” subject acts upon object, while in “passive voice” object is acted upon by subject. It can also be said, in “active voice” subject does a work on object, while in “passive voice” object is worked on by subject. The normal structure of an active voice sentence is subject+verb+object ...
Parallelism Rules
... complete / round / golden etc. It is more excellent ☓ It is excellent ✔ Shortcut Rule 10 : When we compare two qualities in the same person, we should say 'Shivani is more wise than strong' Shortcut Rule 11 : When two adjectives in different degrees of comparision are used in the same sentence, each ...
... complete / round / golden etc. It is more excellent ☓ It is excellent ✔ Shortcut Rule 10 : When we compare two qualities in the same person, we should say 'Shivani is more wise than strong' Shortcut Rule 11 : When two adjectives in different degrees of comparision are used in the same sentence, each ...
gems: a model of sentence production
... some uses of "semantic" prepositions (as in The book is for. Susan, The bottle is on the table). HEAD is a marker of nouns (including ...
... some uses of "semantic" prepositions (as in The book is for. Susan, The bottle is on the table). HEAD is a marker of nouns (including ...
8. ADJECTIVES The adjective system includes all the words and
... 8. ADJECTIVES The adjective system includes all the words and phrases that modify a noun. Adjectives are used to say what a person or a thing is like. They give us information about: quality, size, age, temperature, shape, colour, and origin. Some words function only as adjectives (big, nice), other ...
... 8. ADJECTIVES The adjective system includes all the words and phrases that modify a noun. Adjectives are used to say what a person or a thing is like. They give us information about: quality, size, age, temperature, shape, colour, and origin. Some words function only as adjectives (big, nice), other ...
The Syntax of Small Clause Predication
... some arguments that conclusively show that this is so. Here are some of them: (i) In the PR, the that-constituent does not modify the DP, but it rather expresses a situation in which that DP is a participant. This is what allows the whole construction to express an event in progress. (ii) The DP can ...
... some arguments that conclusively show that this is so. Here are some of them: (i) In the PR, the that-constituent does not modify the DP, but it rather expresses a situation in which that DP is a participant. This is what allows the whole construction to express an event in progress. (ii) The DP can ...