Verb Sophistication
... • Repetitive use (i.e., relies on some complex verb types [not necessarily the same verb word itself] such as mainly modals, past/present participles, perfect verbs, or gerunds) in phrasing • May be used accurately or inaccurately ...
... • Repetitive use (i.e., relies on some complex verb types [not necessarily the same verb word itself] such as mainly modals, past/present participles, perfect verbs, or gerunds) in phrasing • May be used accurately or inaccurately ...
Verb Meaning and the Lexicon: A First Phase Syntax
... of combination. By this, I do not intend to deny that there are items within the language that need to be listed/memorised, or that they are associated with grammatical information. Rather, I will seek to claim that to the extent that lexical behaviour is systematic and generalisable, this is due to ...
... of combination. By this, I do not intend to deny that there are items within the language that need to be listed/memorised, or that they are associated with grammatical information. Rather, I will seek to claim that to the extent that lexical behaviour is systematic and generalisable, this is due to ...
(2) and (4) - Kirkwall Grammar School
... or 'What?' in front of them we get no answer - nor would ‘he sitting' or 'they to take' make real sense. Thus both these groups of words are also phrases. Verbs which cannot take subjects are called nonfinite - that is to say 'unfinished' or 'incomplete'. Note that, when a sentence is in the form of ...
... or 'What?' in front of them we get no answer - nor would ‘he sitting' or 'they to take' make real sense. Thus both these groups of words are also phrases. Verbs which cannot take subjects are called nonfinite - that is to say 'unfinished' or 'incomplete'. Note that, when a sentence is in the form of ...
Prosody, priming and particular constructions: The patterning of
... know, this has not been empirically determined for English subject expression beyond observations in grammars of English that the subject can be left unexpressed in coordinated contexts (e.g., Biber et al. 1999:156), in initial position (Quirk et al.1985:896 (§12.46)) or “in casual style” (Stirling ...
... know, this has not been empirically determined for English subject expression beyond observations in grammars of English that the subject can be left unexpressed in coordinated contexts (e.g., Biber et al. 1999:156), in initial position (Quirk et al.1985:896 (§12.46)) or “in casual style” (Stirling ...
Valence Creation and the German Applicative
... prepositional phrase. Brinkmann (1997: 84-5) points to several verb classes in which such alternations can be found, including verbs of active perception, verbs of speech, and verbs of emotional expression. Pairs exemplifying alternations in each class are, respectively, riechen an/beriechen 'sniff ...
... prepositional phrase. Brinkmann (1997: 84-5) points to several verb classes in which such alternations can be found, including verbs of active perception, verbs of speech, and verbs of emotional expression. Pairs exemplifying alternations in each class are, respectively, riechen an/beriechen 'sniff ...
Very Exceptional Case
... obligatorily intransitive (in fact, ergative) character of the embedded verb in weten te wonenconstructions. However, the analysis also raises a number of questions. First, in Hoekstra and Mulder's analysis of locative inversion, predicate raising serves to facilitate nominative Case assignment to t ...
... obligatorily intransitive (in fact, ergative) character of the embedded verb in weten te wonenconstructions. However, the analysis also raises a number of questions. First, in Hoekstra and Mulder's analysis of locative inversion, predicate raising serves to facilitate nominative Case assignment to t ...
A Grammar of the Muna Language
... xth version, for putting up with linguistic discussions from breakfast table till midnight, for discovering the definiteness shift, for the very regular cups of coffee, for your company and for much more. Praise be to God. ...
... xth version, for putting up with linguistic discussions from breakfast table till midnight, for discovering the definiteness shift, for the very regular cups of coffee, for your company and for much more. Praise be to God. ...
THE SPANISH PRONOUN SYSTEM I. Subject Pronouns
... Now, try the same with the following. What word would you use to replace María? Jaime meets María in the park. He follows María. He helps María with her books. You are right if you replaced the direct object noun María with the direct object pronoun her, as in the following. Jaime meets María in the ...
... Now, try the same with the following. What word would you use to replace María? Jaime meets María in the park. He follows María. He helps María with her books. You are right if you replaced the direct object noun María with the direct object pronoun her, as in the following. Jaime meets María in the ...
The origin and originality of passivization in Papiamentu
... past participle formation in PA. Interestingly, however, the orthography used in the EPA documents analyzed for this paper suggests that all verbs, regardless of their syllable length, were stressed penultimately well into the latter stages of the 19th century. Indicative of this is the Dutch-based ...
... past participle formation in PA. Interestingly, however, the orthography used in the EPA documents analyzed for this paper suggests that all verbs, regardless of their syllable length, were stressed penultimately well into the latter stages of the 19th century. Indicative of this is the Dutch-based ...
Gerund or Infinitive?
... 20. In addition to simple gerund and infinitive forms, there are progressive gerund and infinitive forms, passive gerund and infinitive forms and perfect gerund and infinitive forms as well as combinations of these forms. Progressive forms are used to emphasize that an action is taking place now. P ...
... 20. In addition to simple gerund and infinitive forms, there are progressive gerund and infinitive forms, passive gerund and infinitive forms and perfect gerund and infinitive forms as well as combinations of these forms. Progressive forms are used to emphasize that an action is taking place now. P ...
Indexed Stems and Russian Word Formation
... function. Aronoff (1992) claims that this is true for Latin verbs, and he argues that indices rather than functions should distinguish the set of stems that belong to a lexeme. Latin verbs are traditionally treated as having a stem inventory, in the same way as ΚΟΤΌΝΟΚ in (4) above, since they displ ...
... function. Aronoff (1992) claims that this is true for Latin verbs, and he argues that indices rather than functions should distinguish the set of stems that belong to a lexeme. Latin verbs are traditionally treated as having a stem inventory, in the same way as ΚΟΤΌΝΟΚ in (4) above, since they displ ...
elementary - Turkish Campus
... The exercises are intended to present the student with the elements of Turkish in a form which he can begin to use. New vocabulary occurring in the exercises can be located in the Glossary. An effort has been made to limit the material presented to those forms and patterns that in fact make up eleme ...
... The exercises are intended to present the student with the elements of Turkish in a form which he can begin to use. New vocabulary occurring in the exercises can be located in the Glossary. An effort has been made to limit the material presented to those forms and patterns that in fact make up eleme ...
a comparative study in English French German and Spanish.
... dent of several languages with a supplementary reference to which he can turn for comparisons of some major grammatical functions and formations existing in Spanish, French, Ger man, and English* Since the task of comparing grammatical points is endless, this paper is far from complete, but it is h ...
... dent of several languages with a supplementary reference to which he can turn for comparisons of some major grammatical functions and formations existing in Spanish, French, Ger man, and English* Since the task of comparing grammatical points is endless, this paper is far from complete, but it is h ...
1-1 1-1 Japanese Audio Flashcard Lessons, Grammar Guide, 9
... You may recall that aru = arimasu (‘exist’) is used for inanimate objects including plants. By contrast, iru = imasu (‘exist’) is used for animate objects like animals and people, not including plants. Iru is an ru verb, since you don’t ‘double the t’ when making its te and ta forms, i.e., ite = ‘ex ...
... You may recall that aru = arimasu (‘exist’) is used for inanimate objects including plants. By contrast, iru = imasu (‘exist’) is used for animate objects like animals and people, not including plants. Iru is an ru verb, since you don’t ‘double the t’ when making its te and ta forms, i.e., ite = ‘ex ...
English Sentence Analysis : an Introductory Course
... Program you will also ¼nd ‘real’ examples from ¼ction and popsongs. In this chapter, we will ¼rst take a look at sentences in general to narrow down our object of analysis, then we will introduce you to the basic constituents of a sentence, and ¼nally we will show you how these may or may not be com ...
... Program you will also ¼nd ‘real’ examples from ¼ction and popsongs. In this chapter, we will ¼rst take a look at sentences in general to narrow down our object of analysis, then we will introduce you to the basic constituents of a sentence, and ¼nally we will show you how these may or may not be com ...
Putting Pieces Together: Combining FrameNet, VerbNet
... behavior of verbs, most of the times the traditional abstract thematic roles are too generic to capture a scenario similar to that represented by a semantic frame. Finally, perhaps one of the most useful properties of WordNet is its almost complete coverage of English verbs, and the rich information ...
... behavior of verbs, most of the times the traditional abstract thematic roles are too generic to capture a scenario similar to that represented by a semantic frame. Finally, perhaps one of the most useful properties of WordNet is its almost complete coverage of English verbs, and the rich information ...
fulltext - LOT Publications
... 6.3 Case on nouns............................................................................. 246 ...
... 6.3 Case on nouns............................................................................. 246 ...
Agreement - General Guide To Personal and Societies Web Space
... showing up in the younger speakers or, still, to an interaction of the two. This issue will be further developed in chapter 4. Throughout this work we will focus our attention on the variety of Friulian spoken by older people. The one spoken by younger people will be referred to when speculating on ...
... showing up in the younger speakers or, still, to an interaction of the two. This issue will be further developed in chapter 4. Throughout this work we will focus our attention on the variety of Friulian spoken by older people. The one spoken by younger people will be referred to when speculating on ...
english back-formation: recent trends in usage
... word-formation process, as it is commonly classified. Also, the importance of a word-formation process may derive from other reasons than purely quantitative. Back-formation regarded as a minor process is a good case in point. Starting with a review of the most influential approaches to this process ...
... word-formation process, as it is commonly classified. Also, the importance of a word-formation process may derive from other reasons than purely quantitative. Back-formation regarded as a minor process is a good case in point. Starting with a review of the most influential approaches to this process ...
trandabat
... ARGM-REC (reciprocals) are expressed by himself, itself, themselves, together, each other, jointly, both; ARGM-NEG is used for elements such as not, n’t, never, no longer; Only one core argument type is allowed for a specific predicate (only one Arg0 - Arg4); In general, if an argument satisfies two ...
... ARGM-REC (reciprocals) are expressed by himself, itself, themselves, together, each other, jointly, both; ARGM-NEG is used for elements such as not, n’t, never, no longer; Only one core argument type is allowed for a specific predicate (only one Arg0 - Arg4); In general, if an argument satisfies two ...
1. Introduction 1 2. Three Major Types of Actants
... I chose the term actant over other terms for the following three reasons: • First, to emphasize the parallelism between all three types of actants. I want the same term on all levels of representation, and it is preferable to speak of semantic and syntactic actants rather than semantic and syntactic ...
... I chose the term actant over other terms for the following three reasons: • First, to emphasize the parallelism between all three types of actants. I want the same term on all levels of representation, and it is preferable to speak of semantic and syntactic actants rather than semantic and syntactic ...
... You only really need to know that about 'shall' in modern English. Read the rest of this only if you want to know more about how some older speakers still use 'shall'. Formerly, in older grammar, 'shall' was used as an alternative to 'will' with 'I' and 'we'. Today, 'will' is normally used. When we ...
T H E I N C E P... E D T O P I C S ...
... follows. When asked about the role of such verbs, some informants say that the verbs provide stress (i.e. give more expressive power), express suddenness, show mental readiness to do something, are mere sayings, are redundant expressions, etc. Here they are considered to form a complex predicate, i. ...
... follows. When asked about the role of such verbs, some informants say that the verbs provide stress (i.e. give more expressive power), express suddenness, show mental readiness to do something, are mere sayings, are redundant expressions, etc. Here they are considered to form a complex predicate, i. ...
Slide 1
... words coordinate with verbals in ways that are reminiscent of subjects and main verbs. The berries having sweetened, birds flocked to the tree. Here we have an absolute phrase: a noun berries attached as though a subject to a past participle having sweetened. The absolute phrase modifies the entire ...
... words coordinate with verbals in ways that are reminiscent of subjects and main verbs. The berries having sweetened, birds flocked to the tree. Here we have an absolute phrase: a noun berries attached as though a subject to a past participle having sweetened. The absolute phrase modifies the entire ...