“Onto” vs. - San Jose State University
... Use “onto” as a preposition to describe the direction of an object moving toward a surface. Example: She set the box onto the table. Example: The children hurried onto the bus. One trick to check if “onto” is correct is to see if “on” can replace “onto.” Example: I set the box onto the table. In thi ...
... Use “onto” as a preposition to describe the direction of an object moving toward a surface. Example: She set the box onto the table. Example: The children hurried onto the bus. One trick to check if “onto” is correct is to see if “on” can replace “onto.” Example: I set the box onto the table. In thi ...
A constructional approach to mimetic verbs
... chubby girl, and to successive action. This inevitably leads to the lack of unique definitions of mimetic words. It is interesting to note that despite lack of consensus on what constitutes the meaning of a given mimetic word, mimetics in Japanese are extremely productive and ubiquitous. Speakers ca ...
... chubby girl, and to successive action. This inevitably leads to the lack of unique definitions of mimetic words. It is interesting to note that despite lack of consensus on what constitutes the meaning of a given mimetic word, mimetics in Japanese are extremely productive and ubiquitous. Speakers ca ...
Word meaning, sentence meaning, and syntactic
... in Government and Binding theory, the level at which thematic roles are represented (d-structure) represents those roles as grammatical functions, i.e., positions in syntactic structure. This syntacticization of semantic roles created the rationale for movement rules, by which, e.g., the passive lin ...
... in Government and Binding theory, the level at which thematic roles are represented (d-structure) represents those roles as grammatical functions, i.e., positions in syntactic structure. This syntacticization of semantic roles created the rationale for movement rules, by which, e.g., the passive lin ...
Solving the bracketing paradox: an analysis of
... the complete particle verb, thus yielding a morphosemantic paradox. In this paper I want to discuss several bracketing paradoxes of a similar kind and show how the problem of these apparent paradoxes can be solved. The analysis of the inflectional and derivational morphology of particle verb combina ...
... the complete particle verb, thus yielding a morphosemantic paradox. In this paper I want to discuss several bracketing paradoxes of a similar kind and show how the problem of these apparent paradoxes can be solved. The analysis of the inflectional and derivational morphology of particle verb combina ...
on the communicative value of the modern english finite verb
... It has already been pointed out in our previous paper (18) that in the advanced stages of the shift towards nominal expression, the predicative verb is more or less disengaged from conveying the notional content; after such dissociation the latter must necessarily find expression in some non-verbal ...
... It has already been pointed out in our previous paper (18) that in the advanced stages of the shift towards nominal expression, the predicative verb is more or less disengaged from conveying the notional content; after such dissociation the latter must necessarily find expression in some non-verbal ...
Introducing the CEFR for English
... Canunderstandsentencesandfrequentlyusedexpressionsrelatedtoareasofmost immediaterelevance(e.g.verybasicpersonalandfamilyinformation,shopping,local geography, employment). Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of info ...
... Canunderstandsentencesandfrequentlyusedexpressionsrelatedtoareasofmost immediaterelevance(e.g.verybasicpersonalandfamilyinformation,shopping,local geography, employment). Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of info ...
Let`s go look at usage: A constructional approach to
... (10) a. Successful product marketing isn’t arguing semantics with your customers on your website or making them go read the fine print ... b. ‘Oh, the radical men kept women under their thumb, had them go make the coffee in SDS,’ but I didn’t see any of that. ...
... (10) a. Successful product marketing isn’t arguing semantics with your customers on your website or making them go read the fine print ... b. ‘Oh, the radical men kept women under their thumb, had them go make the coffee in SDS,’ but I didn’t see any of that. ...
English Object Alternations: A Unified Account
... lexicalization patterns of verbs of motion. Although the locative alternation, for instance, has been attested in languages from both sides of this divide (Kim 1999:133-140), there may nevertheless be some correlation. The limited literature on this topic suggests that for a particular alternation E ...
... lexicalization patterns of verbs of motion. Although the locative alternation, for instance, has been attested in languages from both sides of this divide (Kim 1999:133-140), there may nevertheless be some correlation. The limited literature on this topic suggests that for a particular alternation E ...
Syntactic overview
... form of a coordination of clauses (or a ‘clause-coordination’).1 Within this framework, the clause is a more basic unit than the sentence. To say that sentence [1i] has the form of a clause is not to say that it consists of a clause, as the term ‘consists of ’ is used in constituent structure analys ...
... form of a coordination of clauses (or a ‘clause-coordination’).1 Within this framework, the clause is a more basic unit than the sentence. To say that sentence [1i] has the form of a clause is not to say that it consists of a clause, as the term ‘consists of ’ is used in constituent structure analys ...
Spring Term 2011- Ileana Baciu
... 1.0. Following Comrie (1976), we could state the difference between Tense and Aspect as one between situation-internal time (Aspect) and situation-external time (Tense). The term ‘aspect ’ was imported into the Western grammatical tradition from the study of Slavic grammar in the early nineteenth c ...
... 1.0. Following Comrie (1976), we could state the difference between Tense and Aspect as one between situation-internal time (Aspect) and situation-external time (Tense). The term ‘aspect ’ was imported into the Western grammatical tradition from the study of Slavic grammar in the early nineteenth c ...
Accusative Case-Assignment in Double Object Constructions in
... is in spec-T, a spec–head account of agreement would lead us to expect that “were” should agree with “there”. But instead, "were" agrees with the in situ complement "several prizes." Second, Radford's Agr-based analysis violates the Economy Condition which minimizes the number of syntactic operation ...
... is in spec-T, a spec–head account of agreement would lead us to expect that “were” should agree with “there”. But instead, "were" agrees with the in situ complement "several prizes." Second, Radford's Agr-based analysis violates the Economy Condition which minimizes the number of syntactic operation ...
Report of group II of the GU project in MT research
... types of nominal and prepositional phrases as well as relative constructions. Thus, by covering the subject block of this type of clause we have been able to come close to exhausting the inventory of Russian nominal structures. In order to isolate the problem of nominal structural types, we selected ...
... types of nominal and prepositional phrases as well as relative constructions. Thus, by covering the subject block of this type of clause we have been able to come close to exhausting the inventory of Russian nominal structures. In order to isolate the problem of nominal structural types, we selected ...
ETCBC Glossary
... A. Morphological Tags The morphological tags (verbal stem, verbal tense, person, number, gender, state) do not require explanation, since they are similar to standard grammatical forms. ...
... A. Morphological Tags The morphological tags (verbal stem, verbal tense, person, number, gender, state) do not require explanation, since they are similar to standard grammatical forms. ...
Predicate Adjective
... gives information about the subject of the sentence. • A predicate adjective is similar to a predicate noun in that it always comes after a linking verb. • The predicate adjective is always an adjective. • The PA describes/modifies the subject. • You will not have a predicate noun and a predicate ad ...
... gives information about the subject of the sentence. • A predicate adjective is similar to a predicate noun in that it always comes after a linking verb. • The predicate adjective is always an adjective. • The PA describes/modifies the subject. • You will not have a predicate noun and a predicate ad ...
Discrete Skills - Woosterapsi2011
... about the price of new and used furniture, and I heard myself saying this: “Not waste money that way.” My husband was with us as well, and he didn’t notice any switch in my English. And then I realized why. It’s because over the twenty years we’ve been together I’ve often used the same kind of Engli ...
... about the price of new and used furniture, and I heard myself saying this: “Not waste money that way.” My husband was with us as well, and he didn’t notice any switch in my English. And then I realized why. It’s because over the twenty years we’ve been together I’ve often used the same kind of Engli ...
Particle verbs and a theory of late lexical insertion
... dominating the particle must be transparent. It therefore does not block movement of its verbal part. Notice that in Stiebels's and Wunderlich's analyses, the claim that particles are the only elements inside X°-categories that receive the feature [+max] does not follow from any independently motiva ...
... dominating the particle must be transparent. It therefore does not block movement of its verbal part. Notice that in Stiebels's and Wunderlich's analyses, the claim that particles are the only elements inside X°-categories that receive the feature [+max] does not follow from any independently motiva ...
Bare resultatives - UCL Phonetics and Linguistics
... kiss, hit, touch, stroke contain, have, in, into, out of ...
... kiss, hit, touch, stroke contain, have, in, into, out of ...
Deverbal reflexive and passive in Chuvash (JSFOu 94)
... the reflexive forms are quite uniform throughout the Turkic languages. This study tries to prove that both of these old Turkic categories do exist in Chuvash, although the line between them can be blurred and their meanings might overlap. The material in this study has been taken from grammars, dict ...
... the reflexive forms are quite uniform throughout the Turkic languages. This study tries to prove that both of these old Turkic categories do exist in Chuvash, although the line between them can be blurred and their meanings might overlap. The material in this study has been taken from grammars, dict ...
Introducing English Semantics
... same meaning in different words, and which are unrelated. (There is more about presupposition and entailment later in this chapter.) Linguists want to understand how language works. Just what common knowledge do two people possess when they share a language— English, Swahili, Korean or whatever—that ...
... same meaning in different words, and which are unrelated. (There is more about presupposition and entailment later in this chapter.) Linguists want to understand how language works. Just what common knowledge do two people possess when they share a language— English, Swahili, Korean or whatever—that ...
Animating the narrow syntax
... the theme sign is determined by the person feature of the subject. When the object is morphologically animate, the form of the theme sign depends on features of both the subject and the object. In the latter case, the term direct/inverse marking is also used. See Section 2.2.2 for further discussion ...
... the theme sign is determined by the person feature of the subject. When the object is morphologically animate, the form of the theme sign depends on features of both the subject and the object. In the latter case, the term direct/inverse marking is also used. See Section 2.2.2 for further discussion ...
Preterite/Imperfect Half-Truths
... face of it, buterrorsoccurbecausestudents often focus on only one partof this rule of thumb-the verb of motionpart-and forget the directionalityportion;thus, they incorrectlyuse the accusativewithverbs that showmotion,butnotdirectionality(e.g.,"to skip" and "to struggle") (142). Learners becomeconfu ...
... face of it, buterrorsoccurbecausestudents often focus on only one partof this rule of thumb-the verb of motionpart-and forget the directionalityportion;thus, they incorrectlyuse the accusativewithverbs that showmotion,butnotdirectionality(e.g.,"to skip" and "to struggle") (142). Learners becomeconfu ...
Analysis
... Difficulties producing the thematic structure of the sentence at the functional level representation may be characterised by: Word retrieval difficulties – possibly involving the production of hesitations, semantic errors and a reliance on pronouns and ‘semantically light’ verbs e.g. ‘have’, ‘do’, ...
... Difficulties producing the thematic structure of the sentence at the functional level representation may be characterised by: Word retrieval difficulties – possibly involving the production of hesitations, semantic errors and a reliance on pronouns and ‘semantically light’ verbs e.g. ‘have’, ‘do’, ...
Nominalization in Yami*
... phrase. For example, dependent clauses (relative, complement and adverbial clauses) are used extensively to formally instantiate verb-based nominalization (Payne 1997). Comrie and Thompson (1985) found that some languages code their action nominals more like their noun phrases, while others code the ...
... phrase. For example, dependent clauses (relative, complement and adverbial clauses) are used extensively to formally instantiate verb-based nominalization (Payne 1997). Comrie and Thompson (1985) found that some languages code their action nominals more like their noun phrases, while others code the ...
Agree in the Functional Domain: Evidence from the Morphosyntax of
... the negation marker used. Depending on which negation marker is used, the verb appears with a particular temporal case marker. Since such sentences do not differ along any semantic mood or modality notions, it is better to avoid using the term “mood” when referring to morphological endings of verbs ...
... the negation marker used. Depending on which negation marker is used, the verb appears with a particular temporal case marker. Since such sentences do not differ along any semantic mood or modality notions, it is better to avoid using the term “mood” when referring to morphological endings of verbs ...
An Analysis of the Evidential Use of German Perception Verbs
... use of German perception verbs like klingen ‘sound’, aussehen ‘look (like)’, and sich anfühlen ‘feel (like)’. We argue that a proper analysis of constructions based on these verbs requires explicit reference to object attributes like SOUND, SIGHT, and TOUCH, to which we refer as ‘dimensions’. It wil ...
... use of German perception verbs like klingen ‘sound’, aussehen ‘look (like)’, and sich anfühlen ‘feel (like)’. We argue that a proper analysis of constructions based on these verbs requires explicit reference to object attributes like SOUND, SIGHT, and TOUCH, to which we refer as ‘dimensions’. It wil ...