English non-finite participial clauses as seen through their Czech
... Typological differences between English and Czech verbs can schematically be summarized as follows: English finite verb phrase is typically compounded (analytic), aspect is not grammaticalized, predicates display a tendency to semantic nominalizations (to have a chat). These features contribute to w ...
... Typological differences between English and Czech verbs can schematically be summarized as follows: English finite verb phrase is typically compounded (analytic), aspect is not grammaticalized, predicates display a tendency to semantic nominalizations (to have a chat). These features contribute to w ...
The Syntactic Location of Events
... with-infinitive construction in the dialect of Wambeek), and a finite clause (as found in verbal collocations). A more general question underlying this thesis involves the way in which relations between categories are established. As far as DPs are concerned, it is well-known that two DPs are relate ...
... with-infinitive construction in the dialect of Wambeek), and a finite clause (as found in verbal collocations). A more general question underlying this thesis involves the way in which relations between categories are established. As far as DPs are concerned, it is well-known that two DPs are relate ...
Identifying English Gerunds and their Translation Equivalents in an
... equivalent of the structure from the source text. This study focuses on the English-German language pair and gives an overview of approximately equivalent German structures for English gerunds and explains under what condition one variant is preferred over the others in German. The corpus study that ...
... equivalent of the structure from the source text. This study focuses on the English-German language pair and gives an overview of approximately equivalent German structures for English gerunds and explains under what condition one variant is preferred over the others in German. The corpus study that ...
Theme markedness in English and Spanish: A
... Theme is defined, in Halliday’s words, as (Halliday, 1985:38) “the element which serves as the point of departure of the message; it is that with which the clause is concerned.” The thematic structure gives the clause its character as message, some form of organisation giving it the status of a comm ...
... Theme is defined, in Halliday’s words, as (Halliday, 1985:38) “the element which serves as the point of departure of the message; it is that with which the clause is concerned.” The thematic structure gives the clause its character as message, some form of organisation giving it the status of a comm ...
THE SUBSYSTEMS OF LEXICAL ASPECTS
... cded the chronogenesis, that is the development of the time image. We have proposed the existence of pre-chronogenetic levels, which concern the development of the event image of the iexeme, which in Guillaumian terms concerns the ideogenesis (choice and development of lexical notion) rather than th ...
... cded the chronogenesis, that is the development of the time image. We have proposed the existence of pre-chronogenetic levels, which concern the development of the event image of the iexeme, which in Guillaumian terms concerns the ideogenesis (choice and development of lexical notion) rather than th ...
FORMATIVE B
... a.Although I don't like to owe people money, I decline his offer of a loan. b.Although I don't like to owe people money, I accepted his offer of a loan. c.Although his offers of a loan, I don't take money. d.I didn't take the money since I don't like to owe people money. 28. (objective 14/4) “While ...
... a.Although I don't like to owe people money, I decline his offer of a loan. b.Although I don't like to owe people money, I accepted his offer of a loan. c.Although his offers of a loan, I don't take money. d.I didn't take the money since I don't like to owe people money. 28. (objective 14/4) “While ...
KISS Level 3. 2. 1 - Ellipsis in Clauses
... Semi-reduced clauses are not very frequent, primarily because they derive mainly from those adverbial conjunctions that do not also function as prepositions. Compare the difference: [After they won the game,] they had a party. {After winning the game}, they had a party. [When they were playing a gam ...
... Semi-reduced clauses are not very frequent, primarily because they derive mainly from those adverbial conjunctions that do not also function as prepositions. Compare the difference: [After they won the game,] they had a party. {After winning the game}, they had a party. [When they were playing a gam ...
2 - NIS
... storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Permission is hereby granted to individuals using the corresponding student’s textbook or kit as the major vehicle for regular classroom instruction to photocopy entire pages from this publication in classroom quantities ...
... storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Permission is hereby granted to individuals using the corresponding student’s textbook or kit as the major vehicle for regular classroom instruction to photocopy entire pages from this publication in classroom quantities ...
revisiting agreement paradigms: predicative
... Syntax studies sentences, or more explicitly the stage between words and their meaning in utterances. Chomsky (1981, 1982) assumes three essential levels of linguistic representation, namely DS (Deep Structure), SS (Surface Structure) and LF (Logical Form). According to transformational grammar, the ...
... Syntax studies sentences, or more explicitly the stage between words and their meaning in utterances. Chomsky (1981, 1982) assumes three essential levels of linguistic representation, namely DS (Deep Structure), SS (Surface Structure) and LF (Logical Form). According to transformational grammar, the ...
4B Ablative
... an ablative of accompaniment to append a circumstantial participle to a sentence when the subject of the participle does not appear in the main clause. 2) Thus the noun or pronoun of the ablative absolute should not appear in the main sentence. 3) Inasmuch as no present participle of sum exists in L ...
... an ablative of accompaniment to append a circumstantial participle to a sentence when the subject of the participle does not appear in the main clause. 2) Thus the noun or pronoun of the ablative absolute should not appear in the main sentence. 3) Inasmuch as no present participle of sum exists in L ...
Meaning Through Syntax: Language
... is used to denote a discourse entity characterized by a particular function. The function is defined in the following way: participation in an event caused by some force or entity external to itself. In other words, a discourse entity denoted by an object reduced relative clause could be represented ...
... is used to denote a discourse entity characterized by a particular function. The function is defined in the following way: participation in an event caused by some force or entity external to itself. In other words, a discourse entity denoted by an object reduced relative clause could be represented ...
chapter 11 the preterit tense
... This happens in the yo form of specific verbs in the preterit tense, because adding –í or –é to the base of the verb messes up the pronunciation of the word. The spelling change is meant to maintain the same basic sound as the infinitive. Verbs that end in –gar Remember that the consonant g is prono ...
... This happens in the yo form of specific verbs in the preterit tense, because adding –í or –é to the base of the verb messes up the pronunciation of the word. The spelling change is meant to maintain the same basic sound as the infinitive. Verbs that end in –gar Remember that the consonant g is prono ...
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 ...
Comic-Strip - Scholastic
... Circle the correct personal pronoun. 1. Dr. Woovis is not like the rest of (we/us). 2. (He/Him) and his sister Woovena studied for years at the famous Dog Medical Academy. 3. (They/Them) learned how to sniff out any dog disease. ...
... Circle the correct personal pronoun. 1. Dr. Woovis is not like the rest of (we/us). 2. (He/Him) and his sister Woovena studied for years at the famous Dog Medical Academy. 3. (They/Them) learned how to sniff out any dog disease. ...
1 - World Arabic Translators Association
... in the field of collocation. Because of practical needs, we have not made a very extensive study of all these works. These practical needs will be discussed later in this paper. We will now mention some aspects of collocation. The phenomenon of collocation means that two (or sometimes more) words ap ...
... in the field of collocation. Because of practical needs, we have not made a very extensive study of all these works. These practical needs will be discussed later in this paper. We will now mention some aspects of collocation. The phenomenon of collocation means that two (or sometimes more) words ap ...
An Incremental Procedural Grammar for Sentence Formulation
... (le)). If the tree formation component would only have access to conceptual representations, so that the differing lexical properties of the English verbs want and know were out of reach, then there would be no basis for deciding between finite versus infinitival complement clauses. On the other han ...
... (le)). If the tree formation component would only have access to conceptual representations, so that the differing lexical properties of the English verbs want and know were out of reach, then there would be no basis for deciding between finite versus infinitival complement clauses. On the other han ...
An Incremental Proceduml Grammar for Sentence Formulation GERARD KEMPEN
... (le)). If the tree formation component would only have access to conceptual representations, so that the differing lexical properties of the English verbs want and know were out of reach, then there would be no basis for deciding between finite versus infinitival complement clauses. On the other han ...
... (le)). If the tree formation component would only have access to conceptual representations, so that the differing lexical properties of the English verbs want and know were out of reach, then there would be no basis for deciding between finite versus infinitival complement clauses. On the other han ...
The Clause - Haiku Learning
... clauses are placed in a sentence can help you decide whether a clause is an adjective clause or an adverb clause. Adjective clauses usually follow the noun or pronoun they modify. Adverb clauses often may be moved around in a sentence without changing the meaning of the sentence. Also, adverb clause ...
... clauses are placed in a sentence can help you decide whether a clause is an adjective clause or an adverb clause. Adjective clauses usually follow the noun or pronoun they modify. Adverb clauses often may be moved around in a sentence without changing the meaning of the sentence. Also, adverb clause ...
Chapter 1 - Honda Car
... When used as a relative pronoun, “which” must relate to its noun to the sentence. It is a common error to use “which” without its antecedent (Antecedent is the Noun for which a pronoun is used).Thus the following sentence is not correct: He completed the report in time. Which pleased the directors. ...
... When used as a relative pronoun, “which” must relate to its noun to the sentence. It is a common error to use “which” without its antecedent (Antecedent is the Noun for which a pronoun is used).Thus the following sentence is not correct: He completed the report in time. Which pleased the directors. ...
Dowty - Princeton University
... Hinrichs (1981) has applied Kamp's ideas to the analysis of English discourses. In accord with the observations I have cited above about the role of aspectual class, Hinrichs subcategorizes sentences syntactically by their aspectual class - statives, activities, etc. - in order that these classes ca ...
... Hinrichs (1981) has applied Kamp's ideas to the analysis of English discourses. In accord with the observations I have cited above about the role of aspectual class, Hinrichs subcategorizes sentences syntactically by their aspectual class - statives, activities, etc. - in order that these classes ca ...
The function and the syntax of the verbal particle.
... non-transparent cases, in which the meaning of the particle plus verb complex cannot be divided into separate ‘momentary process’ and ‘result state’ components. Incidentally, the secondary predicate analysis of verbal particles also represents a main stream in the study of Indo-European verbal parti ...
... non-transparent cases, in which the meaning of the particle plus verb complex cannot be divided into separate ‘momentary process’ and ‘result state’ components. Incidentally, the secondary predicate analysis of verbal particles also represents a main stream in the study of Indo-European verbal parti ...
Grammatical Relations in Chinese: Synchronic and Diachronic
... core that is the vestige of the parent language. As the languages developed, often diverging from each other typologically, they carried this core with them, and this influenced the types of grammaticalizations that could occur in those languages. We find for example that, except for some languages ...
... core that is the vestige of the parent language. As the languages developed, often diverging from each other typologically, they carried this core with them, and this influenced the types of grammaticalizations that could occur in those languages. We find for example that, except for some languages ...
The Notion of Surface-Syntactic Relation Revisited
... SSyntRel, since in such cases the substitution by the DE-phrase is always possible. However, the defining properties of the Ds in both constructions do not warrant such a unification. An agreeing adjectival modifier and a prepositional phrase are so dissimilar in their SSynt-properties that there is ...
... SSyntRel, since in such cases the substitution by the DE-phrase is always possible. However, the defining properties of the Ds in both constructions do not warrant such a unification. An agreeing adjectival modifier and a prepositional phrase are so dissimilar in their SSynt-properties that there is ...
Locally Bound 3rd-Person Pronouns in Afrikaans
... This thesis discusses the binding behavior of pronouns in object position in Afrikaans. In Afrikaans, 3rd-person pronouns in object position can, under certain circumstances, be bound by the subject. This violates condition B of the standard Binding Theory (Chomsky, 1981). The aim of this thesis is ...
... This thesis discusses the binding behavior of pronouns in object position in Afrikaans. In Afrikaans, 3rd-person pronouns in object position can, under certain circumstances, be bound by the subject. This violates condition B of the standard Binding Theory (Chomsky, 1981). The aim of this thesis is ...