Kurmanji grammar
... vocabulary in the back. Generally words are not glossed more than once in the notes because any word encountered a second time should be learned actively. Words are glossed after the first instance only if they are rare enough to warrant being ignored for acquisition. The Kurdish–English vocabulary ...
... vocabulary in the back. Generally words are not glossed more than once in the notes because any word encountered a second time should be learned actively. Words are glossed after the first instance only if they are rare enough to warrant being ignored for acquisition. The Kurdish–English vocabulary ...
The Clause Structure of Iraqi Arabic
... grammar of Standard Arabic refer to the ‘subject’ and the ‘predicate’ as the mUbtEd@P and the X5b5r. These words mean ‘subject’ and ‘a piece of information about it,’ which is an excellent description of the semantic role of the verbless predicate. That piece of information could manifest itself1 as ...
... grammar of Standard Arabic refer to the ‘subject’ and the ‘predicate’ as the mUbtEd@P and the X5b5r. These words mean ‘subject’ and ‘a piece of information about it,’ which is an excellent description of the semantic role of the verbless predicate. That piece of information could manifest itself1 as ...
- St. William the Abbot School
... the wrong punctuation, they occur when you don’t use any punctuation between two sentences. Many people mistakenly believe that run-on sentences are just long sentences, but run-on sentences are actually sentences that are smashed together without any punctuation or with incorrect punctuation. To co ...
... the wrong punctuation, they occur when you don’t use any punctuation between two sentences. Many people mistakenly believe that run-on sentences are just long sentences, but run-on sentences are actually sentences that are smashed together without any punctuation or with incorrect punctuation. To co ...
questions to the differentiational test in theoretical grammar
... hand, many language facts are too complicated, so there can be proposed some possible, but not final ways of solving them. In theoretical grammar there are distinguished three models of linguistic description – semantic, syntactic and pragmatic – which are related to three types of relations that li ...
... hand, many language facts are too complicated, so there can be proposed some possible, but not final ways of solving them. In theoretical grammar there are distinguished three models of linguistic description – semantic, syntactic and pragmatic – which are related to three types of relations that li ...
WRITING DETAILS
... Everyone knows that one of the worst places where the ecosystems are being disrupted is where the great whales are being systematically exter minated. Ocean-going refineries are the aspect of the fishing industry that some whalers are exterminating these wonderful mammals. Especially, whalers from J ...
... Everyone knows that one of the worst places where the ecosystems are being disrupted is where the great whales are being systematically exter minated. Ocean-going refineries are the aspect of the fishing industry that some whalers are exterminating these wonderful mammals. Especially, whalers from J ...
Perfect and Progressive Tense
... Future tense expresses an action or situation that will occur in the future. This tense is formed by using will/shall with the simple form of the verb. The speaker of the House will finish her term in May of 1998. The future tense can also be expressed by using am, is, or are with going to. The surg ...
... Future tense expresses an action or situation that will occur in the future. This tense is formed by using will/shall with the simple form of the verb. The speaker of the House will finish her term in May of 1998. The future tense can also be expressed by using am, is, or are with going to. The surg ...
Case and Event Structure
... This, however, leads to a peculiar state of affairs, in that the other formal features postulated to account for grammatical processes generally have some semantic content. The system of feature checking developed by Chomsky (Chomsky 1998 inter alia) postulates, in core cases, pairs of features in w ...
... This, however, leads to a peculiar state of affairs, in that the other formal features postulated to account for grammatical processes generally have some semantic content. The system of feature checking developed by Chomsky (Chomsky 1998 inter alia) postulates, in core cases, pairs of features in w ...
Complex Sentences in African Languages
... Descriptions of complex sentences in African languages generally focus on the presence/absence of conjunctions, whether co‐ordinating or subordinating. When considering complex sentences without conjunctions, other elements are active in the integration of the dependent ...
... Descriptions of complex sentences in African languages generally focus on the presence/absence of conjunctions, whether co‐ordinating or subordinating. When considering complex sentences without conjunctions, other elements are active in the integration of the dependent ...
Embedded and Coordinated Finite and non-finite Clauses in
... subordinate to the other . Embedded clauses function inside another clause as subject , direct or phrasal object , subject predicate, or adverbial . On the other hand, embedded clauses do not function as indirect objects or as objects of prepositional objects . They do not function as object predica ...
... subordinate to the other . Embedded clauses function inside another clause as subject , direct or phrasal object , subject predicate, or adverbial . On the other hand, embedded clauses do not function as indirect objects or as objects of prepositional objects . They do not function as object predica ...
TOPIC 1:
... 1. We use the present perfect continuous tense to describe an activity that is still incomplete. I’ve been writing a letter. (I haven’t finished it yet.) How long have you been reading that book? (You haven’t finished it yet.) 2. We use the present perfect continuous tense to focus on the process of ...
... 1. We use the present perfect continuous tense to describe an activity that is still incomplete. I’ve been writing a letter. (I haven’t finished it yet.) How long have you been reading that book? (You haven’t finished it yet.) 2. We use the present perfect continuous tense to focus on the process of ...
Pronouns PP Notes
... does not refer to a particular person, place, or thing. Does anyone know the story of Midas? Most indefinite pronouns are either singular or plural. ...
... does not refer to a particular person, place, or thing. Does anyone know the story of Midas? Most indefinite pronouns are either singular or plural. ...
“Onto” vs. - San Jose State University
... 2) Use “on” as a particle as part of a phrasal verb. Example: He must move on from past mistakes. Example: She had nothing to add on after her speech. 3) Use “on” interchangeably with “onto” following action verbs. In the following two examples, “placed” and “landed” are both action verbs. ...
... 2) Use “on” as a particle as part of a phrasal verb. Example: He must move on from past mistakes. Example: She had nothing to add on after her speech. 3) Use “on” interchangeably with “onto” following action verbs. In the following two examples, “placed” and “landed” are both action verbs. ...
Chapter 15: Clauses
... hired painters. [“After Laura spilled paint on the floor” is a subordinate clause. “That she should have hired painters” is a subordinate noun clause. “She realized” is an independent clause. The subordinate noun clause acts as the direct object of the independent clause, completing its meaning.] ...
... hired painters. [“After Laura spilled paint on the floor” is a subordinate clause. “That she should have hired painters” is a subordinate noun clause. “She realized” is an independent clause. The subordinate noun clause acts as the direct object of the independent clause, completing its meaning.] ...
Maltese Morphology - Stony Brook Linguistics
... and the set of pharyngealized consonants varies somewhat among the different Arabic dialects; proto-Maltese had *†, *Î, and *ß, plus marginal *l≥ and *r≥ (Schabert 1976: 50–52). In Arabic, vowels in the vicinity of pharyngealized consonants are backed or lowered, so that the phonetic difference betw ...
... and the set of pharyngealized consonants varies somewhat among the different Arabic dialects; proto-Maltese had *†, *Î, and *ß, plus marginal *l≥ and *r≥ (Schabert 1976: 50–52). In Arabic, vowels in the vicinity of pharyngealized consonants are backed or lowered, so that the phonetic difference betw ...
non-finite verb
... gerund phrase and then tell how the entire phrase is used in the sentence: either subject, direct object, predicate noun or object of the preposition. (If it is object of the preposition, the preposition will be before the gerund.) ...
... gerund phrase and then tell how the entire phrase is used in the sentence: either subject, direct object, predicate noun or object of the preposition. (If it is object of the preposition, the preposition will be before the gerund.) ...
Pronouns
... an essential piece of information about a noun. For example: I want you to cut down the tree that hangs over the back fence. * Which is used to introduce a non-definitional clause — in other words, a clause adding extra information not essential to understanding the main idea of the sentence. For ex ...
... an essential piece of information about a noun. For example: I want you to cut down the tree that hangs over the back fence. * Which is used to introduce a non-definitional clause — in other words, a clause adding extra information not essential to understanding the main idea of the sentence. For ex ...
Jorge Baptista1,2, Ilia Markov1,2,3 1 Universidade do Algarve, Faro
... the noun they determine.). Therefore, a careful consideration of several, apparently unrelated, syntactic and semantic constraints are in order. In all these cases, the meronymic relation, if it exists, has to be established between the subject noun phrase and a complement, which are not necessaril ...
... the noun they determine.). Therefore, a careful consideration of several, apparently unrelated, syntactic and semantic constraints are in order. In all these cases, the meronymic relation, if it exists, has to be established between the subject noun phrase and a complement, which are not necessaril ...
6.3 Resource - Prepositions
... A preposition describes a relationship between other words in a sentence. In itself, a word like "in" or "after" is rather meaningless and hard to define in mere words. For instance, when you do try to define a preposition like "in" or "between" or "on," you invariably use your hands to show how som ...
... A preposition describes a relationship between other words in a sentence. In itself, a word like "in" or "after" is rather meaningless and hard to define in mere words. For instance, when you do try to define a preposition like "in" or "between" or "on," you invariably use your hands to show how som ...
The Absence of the Adjective Category in Korean
... ‘that tall woman’ (‘lit.: that woman whose height is big’) ...
... ‘that tall woman’ (‘lit.: that woman whose height is big’) ...
Turkish Relative Participles. A Reanalysis in Categorial Grammar.
... constructions: nominal constructions, genitive groups and participles. Turkish nouns can be used as substantives, attributes or predicates. The Turkish genitive ...
... constructions: nominal constructions, genitive groups and participles. Turkish nouns can be used as substantives, attributes or predicates. The Turkish genitive ...
Teachers` Guide
... five-minute exercises a week are more than enough for almost every student to master the analytical skills. The big question, however, is why should they master them? There are three basic reasons. These reasons are addressed in more detail on the KISS website, so here I’ll simply give a few example ...
... five-minute exercises a week are more than enough for almost every student to master the analytical skills. The big question, however, is why should they master them? There are three basic reasons. These reasons are addressed in more detail on the KISS website, so here I’ll simply give a few example ...
Syntactic structure and ambiguity in English
... greater generality and esthetic appeal than was originally hoped for. The mechanism of analysis may be characterized as a non-deterministic pushdown store transducer. According to results of Chomsky2 and Evey 4 , the set of all languages that can be either accepted or generated by this class of mach ...
... greater generality and esthetic appeal than was originally hoped for. The mechanism of analysis may be characterized as a non-deterministic pushdown store transducer. According to results of Chomsky2 and Evey 4 , the set of all languages that can be either accepted or generated by this class of mach ...
Russell`s view of propositions in the Principles of Mathematics
... it seems clear that ‘Socrates’ stands for a thing, and so that ‘human’ stands for a concept. So is the correct view that ‘human’ and ‘humanity’ have different meanings? Russell thinks not, and gives the following argument: “For suppose that one as adjective differed from 1 as term. In this statement ...
... it seems clear that ‘Socrates’ stands for a thing, and so that ‘human’ stands for a concept. So is the correct view that ‘human’ and ‘humanity’ have different meanings? Russell thinks not, and gives the following argument: “For suppose that one as adjective differed from 1 as term. In this statement ...