MS Word - Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics
... provides an extension of the phenomena for simple procedures researched by the task WP6.1. In the introduction to this delivertable, we discuss the scope of the grammar to be modelled for target languages, present the methodology for the description of phenomena and a formal notation for their speci ...
... provides an extension of the phenomena for simple procedures researched by the task WP6.1. In the introduction to this delivertable, we discuss the scope of the grammar to be modelled for target languages, present the methodology for the description of phenomena and a formal notation for their speci ...
Grammar Practice Book
... railroad cars. (4) Steam diesel and electricity have all been used to power trains. (5) Passenger trains and freight haulers mostly use railroad tracks originally laid more than 100 years ago. (6) Modern-day commuters, though, may use an electric rail system or may drive their own vehicles. ...
... railroad cars. (4) Steam diesel and electricity have all been used to power trains. (5) Passenger trains and freight haulers mostly use railroad tracks originally laid more than 100 years ago. (6) Modern-day commuters, though, may use an electric rail system or may drive their own vehicles. ...
On degree phrases and result clauses Rijkhoek, Paulien Dea
... If adverbs are indeed bare heads, we do not expect them to be modified. In the same vein, a head that selects a complement must project to accommodate it as a sister. As such, Travis' main hypothesis is easily falsified and I will not discuss her proposal any further here. A different view on adverb ...
... If adverbs are indeed bare heads, we do not expect them to be modified. In the same vein, a head that selects a complement must project to accommodate it as a sister. As such, Travis' main hypothesis is easily falsified and I will not discuss her proposal any further here. A different view on adverb ...
Reciprocals in Yukaghir languages
... 1.1 The Yukaghir languages. The Yukaghir languages are spoken in several little villages in the Yakut Republic, in the basin of the Kolyma river. These languages are considered either an isolated group or a sub-family of the Uralic-Yukaghir family. There are now approximately 150 native speakers of ...
... 1.1 The Yukaghir languages. The Yukaghir languages are spoken in several little villages in the Yakut Republic, in the basin of the Kolyma river. These languages are considered either an isolated group or a sub-family of the Uralic-Yukaghir family. There are now approximately 150 native speakers of ...
Palikur and the Typology of Classifiers
... 1. One set of morphemes is used in different classifier functions. Systems of this kind are attested for South American, Papuan, and Austronesian languages (see Aikhenvald 1994a; Senft 1996; and Onishi 1994). 2. Several different sets of morphemes are used in different classifier functions (as outli ...
... 1. One set of morphemes is used in different classifier functions. Systems of this kind are attested for South American, Papuan, and Austronesian languages (see Aikhenvald 1994a; Senft 1996; and Onishi 1994). 2. Several different sets of morphemes are used in different classifier functions (as outli ...
AGU Grammar and Style Guide
... The samples were collected in a glass beaker, which had been washed, dried, and weighed. (nonrestrictive) The data, the number of echo soundings per second, were entered into the computer. (nonrestrictive appositive) The distance per unit time, or velocity, is important to this calculation. (nonrest ...
... The samples were collected in a glass beaker, which had been washed, dried, and weighed. (nonrestrictive) The data, the number of echo soundings per second, were entered into the computer. (nonrestrictive appositive) The distance per unit time, or velocity, is important to this calculation. (nonrest ...
ABSTRACT MEASURING PREDICATES Alexis Wellwood, Doctor of
... that helped get me here. Here are just the highlights. Without my advisor, Valentine Hacquard, I wouldn’t have made it even a fifth of the way to writing these words. She has never been other than unfailingly generous with her time, and patient with my (what are often) crazy ideas. Innumerable thank ...
... that helped get me here. Here are just the highlights. Without my advisor, Valentine Hacquard, I wouldn’t have made it even a fifth of the way to writing these words. She has never been other than unfailingly generous with her time, and patient with my (what are often) crazy ideas. Innumerable thank ...
Classification of subordinate clauses
... sentences are normally divided into: Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative and Exclamatory. So, it is a matter of the fundamental attitude which the speaker/writer adopts towards his/her communication. R. Quirk et al (1972: 387), as well as other linguists, consider that any communication – even st ...
... sentences are normally divided into: Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative and Exclamatory. So, it is a matter of the fundamental attitude which the speaker/writer adopts towards his/her communication. R. Quirk et al (1972: 387), as well as other linguists, consider that any communication – even st ...
Descriptive analysis of negation cues in biomedical texts
... words they have scope over, and the scope is not always continuous. An additional characteristic of negation cues is that some cues are very frequent, whereas the rest occurs only occasionally. This section contains a list of negation cues and the description of their scope. We provide the following ...
... words they have scope over, and the scope is not always continuous. An additional characteristic of negation cues is that some cues are very frequent, whereas the rest occurs only occasionally. This section contains a list of negation cues and the description of their scope. We provide the following ...
Constructions with and without articles Henriëtte de Swart
... The three languages have a range of weakly referential constructions in common. Bare predication (6a, 7a, 8a) and reduplication (6e, 7h, 8f) are found in English, Dutch and French. The class of bare PPs is split into N-based and P-based bare PPs. In N-based bare PPs, bareness is driven by the noun, ...
... The three languages have a range of weakly referential constructions in common. Bare predication (6a, 7a, 8a) and reduplication (6e, 7h, 8f) are found in English, Dutch and French. The class of bare PPs is split into N-based and P-based bare PPs. In N-based bare PPs, bareness is driven by the noun, ...
Braj in Brief - Hindi Urdu Flagship
... are typical of Braj poetic construction; while not necessarily ‘meaning’ anything in a literal or translatable sense, they bring an organic cohesion to a phrase, suggesting parallels and connectivities between ideas. In the couplet above, Vnd illustrates the concept of fluctuating fortunes with the ...
... are typical of Braj poetic construction; while not necessarily ‘meaning’ anything in a literal or translatable sense, they bring an organic cohesion to a phrase, suggesting parallels and connectivities between ideas. In the couplet above, Vnd illustrates the concept of fluctuating fortunes with the ...
The syntax and semantics of internally headed relative clauses in
... clause and is marked as singular in number. This is shown with zero marking, and it agrees with the subject Alex. The subordinate verb in the relative clause híri‘make’ shows plural agreement. This is shown with the definite plural marker -ʔa-. The verb híri- agrees with its subject, wíaakuʔo ‘those ...
... clause and is marked as singular in number. This is shown with zero marking, and it agrees with the subject Alex. The subordinate verb in the relative clause híri‘make’ shows plural agreement. This is shown with the definite plural marker -ʔa-. The verb híri- agrees with its subject, wíaakuʔo ‘those ...
The Oxford Guide To English Grammar Pdf
... endings for number or gender. Pronouns (e.g. lime) have fewer forms than in many languages. ...
... endings for number or gender. Pronouns (e.g. lime) have fewer forms than in many languages. ...
COMPARATIVE STRUCTURES OF EAST CREE AND ENGLISH
... the Spanish word is hombre, and so on. The grammar rules will also differ in some, but never all, respects. As we explain in this booklet, while English adjectives are separate words (e.g., red, black, happy, sad, soft, hard), in Cree the same concepts are often expressed as part of the verb. Here, ...
... the Spanish word is hombre, and so on. The grammar rules will also differ in some, but never all, respects. As we explain in this booklet, while English adjectives are separate words (e.g., red, black, happy, sad, soft, hard), in Cree the same concepts are often expressed as part of the verb. Here, ...
manual for the use of nehol: the negerhollands
... plantation colony and the majority of the plantation owners were Dutch, which resulted in Dutch being an important lingua franca on St. Thomas. This explains why the creole language that emerged among the plantation slaves had Dutch or Flemish/Zealandic varieties of Dutch as its main lexifier. In 1 ...
... plantation colony and the majority of the plantation owners were Dutch, which resulted in Dutch being an important lingua franca on St. Thomas. This explains why the creole language that emerged among the plantation slaves had Dutch or Flemish/Zealandic varieties of Dutch as its main lexifier. In 1 ...
Part II: Writing in the Present
... Contractions with the definite articles........................................................................42 The neuter lo...................................................................................................................42 Marking Gender with Indefinite Articles ............... ...
... Contractions with the definite articles........................................................................42 The neuter lo...................................................................................................................42 Marking Gender with Indefinite Articles ............... ...
Intermediate Spanish for Dummies
... Contractions with the definite articles........................................................................42 The neuter lo...................................................................................................................42 Marking Gender with Indefinite Articles ............... ...
... Contractions with the definite articles........................................................................42 The neuter lo...................................................................................................................42 Marking Gender with Indefinite Articles ............... ...
is case a functional unit: latin genitive
... admits). They indeed have something in common: they both consist of the gerundive and thus signify obligation or intention, but they are radically different since they have nothing to do with a phrase in the genitive of quality with or without esse. If the semantic proximity between two uses of a ca ...
... admits). They indeed have something in common: they both consist of the gerundive and thus signify obligation or intention, but they are radically different since they have nothing to do with a phrase in the genitive of quality with or without esse. If the semantic proximity between two uses of a ca ...
AGU Grammar and Style Guide
... around, before, and after nonrestrictive clauses and phrases. A nonrestrictive clause or phrases is one that could be omitted without changing the meaning of the sentence. Because of the technical nature of the material in AGU journals, it is sometimes difficult to be sure if a phrase or clause is n ...
... around, before, and after nonrestrictive clauses and phrases. A nonrestrictive clause or phrases is one that could be omitted without changing the meaning of the sentence. Because of the technical nature of the material in AGU journals, it is sometimes difficult to be sure if a phrase or clause is n ...
Extraction from gerunds and the internal syntax of verbs - Munin
... 3 Another potential option would be that the gerund is treated as a Cinquean verbal head allowing restructuring (Rizzi 1982). There are two reasons why we do not find this approach plausible for our data. The first one is that given the hierarchical ordering (Cinque 1999), the gerund would precede t ...
... 3 Another potential option would be that the gerund is treated as a Cinquean verbal head allowing restructuring (Rizzi 1982). There are two reasons why we do not find this approach plausible for our data. The first one is that given the hierarchical ordering (Cinque 1999), the gerund would precede t ...
Complex Predicates Müller, Stefan
... In Chapter 5 I show that resultative constructions in German behave like raising constructions. A lexical rule will be suggested that transitivizes intransitive verbs and adds a result predicate. The most complex phenomenon that is discussed in this book is the combination of verbs with particles wh ...
... In Chapter 5 I show that resultative constructions in German behave like raising constructions. A lexical rule will be suggested that transitivizes intransitive verbs and adds a result predicate. The most complex phenomenon that is discussed in this book is the combination of verbs with particles wh ...
- IOE EPrints
... deviations from Standard British English. Typical errors are isolated, classified, described and explained. A frequency count is compiled from the figures of the various errors. The basic assumption is that after investigating the causes of the problem encountered by these students, this can give an ...
... deviations from Standard British English. Typical errors are isolated, classified, described and explained. A frequency count is compiled from the figures of the various errors. The basic assumption is that after investigating the causes of the problem encountered by these students, this can give an ...
3-Main_contentl - Tài Nguyên Số
... forms that are used to signal modality. It is distinct from grammatical tense or grammatical aspect, although these concepts are conflated to some degree in many languages, including English. To some extent, the same word patterns are used to express more than one of these concepts at the same time, ...
... forms that are used to signal modality. It is distinct from grammatical tense or grammatical aspect, although these concepts are conflated to some degree in many languages, including English. To some extent, the same word patterns are used to express more than one of these concepts at the same time, ...
- Lancaster EPrints
... second supervisor, Dr. Willem Hollmann for his help and good advice, especially his kind comments on my first assignment at Lancaster University, which have been invaluable to me. I also wish to thank many of the nice people around me. They are so wonderful and helpful during my stay at Lancaster. A ...
... second supervisor, Dr. Willem Hollmann for his help and good advice, especially his kind comments on my first assignment at Lancaster University, which have been invaluable to me. I also wish to thank many of the nice people around me. They are so wonderful and helpful during my stay at Lancaster. A ...
Pre and Post-modifying As in an English Noun Phrase
... Parts of speech can be classified into two main categories: closed classes and open classes. (Quirk 1985, 67) 1.1.1 Closed Classes (Minor Classes) First class is called closed because it is almost impossible to add any new words into the class by using word formation. Each of those categories has a ...
... Parts of speech can be classified into two main categories: closed classes and open classes. (Quirk 1985, 67) 1.1.1 Closed Classes (Minor Classes) First class is called closed because it is almost impossible to add any new words into the class by using word formation. Each of those categories has a ...