Hittite Grammar
... 21) A difficulty of the Hittite cuneiform writing comes from the fact that cuneiform signs can only represent syllables of the kind consonant + vowel, vowel + consonant and consonant + vowel + consonant. Hence, it is neither possible to write a group of two initial or final consonants, nor to write ...
... 21) A difficulty of the Hittite cuneiform writing comes from the fact that cuneiform signs can only represent syllables of the kind consonant + vowel, vowel + consonant and consonant + vowel + consonant. Hence, it is neither possible to write a group of two initial or final consonants, nor to write ...
untangling the russian predicate agreement
... Russian predicates exhibit a puzzling pattern of number agreement with their subjects, apparently conditioned in complex ways by both the type of agreement ‘target’ such as a finite verb or predicate adjective, and the semantics and form of the subject agreement ‘trigger’. For example, like many oth ...
... Russian predicates exhibit a puzzling pattern of number agreement with their subjects, apparently conditioned in complex ways by both the type of agreement ‘target’ such as a finite verb or predicate adjective, and the semantics and form of the subject agreement ‘trigger’. For example, like many oth ...
Declarative Definition of Performance Grammar
... value empty list, denoted by "〈〉" (e.g., [F1t F1 〈〉]). Lists of segments can be combined by the append operation, represented by the symbol " ⊕ ". The expression "L1 ⊕ L2" represents the list composed of the members of L1 followed by the members of L2. We assume that L2 is non-empty. If L1 is the em ...
... value empty list, denoted by "〈〉" (e.g., [F1t F1 〈〉]). Lists of segments can be combined by the append operation, represented by the symbol " ⊕ ". The expression "L1 ⊕ L2" represents the list composed of the members of L1 followed by the members of L2. We assume that L2 is non-empty. If L1 is the em ...
C02-1034 - Association for Computational Linguistics
... lemmas or phrases (e.g. SUBJect-NP, CoMPlement-S or HeaD-v). They are initialized with the value empty list, denoted by "〈〉" (e.g., [F1t F1 〈〉]). Lists of segments can be combined by the append operation, represented by the symbol " ⊕ ". The expression "L1 ⊕ L2" represents the list composed of the m ...
... lemmas or phrases (e.g. SUBJect-NP, CoMPlement-S or HeaD-v). They are initialized with the value empty list, denoted by "〈〉" (e.g., [F1t F1 〈〉]). Lists of segments can be combined by the append operation, represented by the symbol " ⊕ ". The expression "L1 ⊕ L2" represents the list composed of the m ...
AnaPro, tool for identification and resolution of direct anaphora
... AnaPro is software that solves direct anaphora in Spanish, specifically pronouns: it finds the noun or group of words to which the pronoun refers. It locates in the previous sentences the referent or antecedent which the pronoun replaces. An example of a direct anaphora solved is: the pronoun “he” i ...
... AnaPro is software that solves direct anaphora in Spanish, specifically pronouns: it finds the noun or group of words to which the pronoun refers. It locates in the previous sentences the referent or antecedent which the pronoun replaces. An example of a direct anaphora solved is: the pronoun “he” i ...
The Present Perfect
... • Notice that when the past participle is used with forms of haber, the final -o never changes. ...
... • Notice that when the past participle is used with forms of haber, the final -o never changes. ...
EAGLES Recommendations for the Morphosyntactic Annotation of
... There is a major problem of automatic tag disambiguation, resulting in a substantial rate of error or of failure to disambiguate (typically of several percent), and although these less-than-ideal results can in principle be corrected by hand, in practice the correction of a large corpus (say, of 100 ...
... There is a major problem of automatic tag disambiguation, resulting in a substantial rate of error or of failure to disambiguate (typically of several percent), and although these less-than-ideal results can in principle be corrected by hand, in practice the correction of a large corpus (say, of 100 ...
Notes for Teachers
... given the instructional material on subjects and verbs, and then the students immediately all try to find the subjects and verbs in a short passage that they wrote. The teacher would go nuts trying to check all of this. In other words, it makes much more sense for the students to all do a few of the ...
... given the instructional material on subjects and verbs, and then the students immediately all try to find the subjects and verbs in a short passage that they wrote. The teacher would go nuts trying to check all of this. In other words, it makes much more sense for the students to all do a few of the ...
THE SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD Pattern: The subjunctive mood is used
... The first sentence uses the verb form tiene (present tense indicative form of tener), while the second uses tenga (present tense subjunctive form of tener). This is because the second sentence contradicts reality and expresses doubt by saying yo no creo... (I don't believe...). When to use the subju ...
... The first sentence uses the verb form tiene (present tense indicative form of tener), while the second uses tenga (present tense subjunctive form of tener). This is because the second sentence contradicts reality and expresses doubt by saying yo no creo... (I don't believe...). When to use the subju ...
Ilse Wegner Introduction to the Hurrian Language Forward: Among
... encountered –still over a thousand years later—in Nuzi, Alalakh and Boğazköy. The meaning of this word is unclear. be) Tall as-Sulaima in the Hamrim-regoin supplies an old Akkadian letter containing the name Tulpib=še, with the element –še shortened from šenni “brother” (Wilhelm, SCCNH 8, 1996, 337) ...
... encountered –still over a thousand years later—in Nuzi, Alalakh and Boğazköy. The meaning of this word is unclear. be) Tall as-Sulaima in the Hamrim-regoin supplies an old Akkadian letter containing the name Tulpib=še, with the element –še shortened from šenni “brother” (Wilhelm, SCCNH 8, 1996, 337) ...
Ilse Wegner
... encountered –still over a thousand years later—in Nuzi, Alalakh and Boğazköy. The meaning of this word is unclear. be) Tall as-Sulaima in the Hamrim-regoin supplies an old Akkadian letter containing the name Tulpib=še, with the element –še shortened from šenni “brother” (Wilhelm, SCCNH 8, 1996, 337) ...
... encountered –still over a thousand years later—in Nuzi, Alalakh and Boğazköy. The meaning of this word is unclear. be) Tall as-Sulaima in the Hamrim-regoin supplies an old Akkadian letter containing the name Tulpib=še, with the element –še shortened from šenni “brother” (Wilhelm, SCCNH 8, 1996, 337) ...
Relative clausesRules File
... The second piece played by the orchestra was very well received. These are also examples of reduced subject relative clauses, but this time the word immediately following the noun which is being described is not an -ing type finite verb but a past participle; these are in bold. The difference here i ...
... The second piece played by the orchestra was very well received. These are also examples of reduced subject relative clauses, but this time the word immediately following the noun which is being described is not an -ing type finite verb but a past participle; these are in bold. The difference here i ...
ROA 1229 - Rutgers Optimality Archive
... phonological principles. Underpalatalisation in particular may be derived by indexing faithfulness constraints to corresponding lexical classes such as first conjugation verbs and sets of nouns and adjectives. This study will provide a purely synchronic account of Italian palatalisation, for both th ...
... phonological principles. Underpalatalisation in particular may be derived by indexing faithfulness constraints to corresponding lexical classes such as first conjugation verbs and sets of nouns and adjectives. This study will provide a purely synchronic account of Italian palatalisation, for both th ...
Singulars and Plurals in Dutch: Evidence for a Parallel Dual
... pairs) or the plurals had a much higher surface frequency than their singulars (plural-dominant pairs). This variation in dominance leads to different predictions for all the models outlined above, as summarized in Fig. 1. For ease of exposition, assume that the dominance relation is symmetrical, an ...
... pairs) or the plurals had a much higher surface frequency than their singulars (plural-dominant pairs). This variation in dominance leads to different predictions for all the models outlined above, as summarized in Fig. 1. For ease of exposition, assume that the dominance relation is symmetrical, an ...
Absolute Phrases one skill
... Definitions and Examples Note: If students aren’t familiar with participles, then a lesson on participles is necessary before undertaking this lesson. There are lessons on participles on the LTF website that would be appropriate: Is It a Verb or Verbal or Participial Phrases—One Skill at a Time. Her ...
... Definitions and Examples Note: If students aren’t familiar with participles, then a lesson on participles is necessary before undertaking this lesson. There are lessons on participles on the LTF website that would be appropriate: Is It a Verb or Verbal or Participial Phrases—One Skill at a Time. Her ...
Thematic Proto-Roles and Argument Selection
... labels, not arbitrary or tree-structurally positioned NPs; and this seems to presuppose that there is not more than one Agentive (etc.) NP per clause. (This was modified later; see below.) In order for such systems to work in an account in which the roles Agent, Theme, Goal, etc., are given explicit ...
... labels, not arbitrary or tree-structurally positioned NPs; and this seems to presuppose that there is not more than one Agentive (etc.) NP per clause. (This was modified later; see below.) In order for such systems to work in an account in which the roles Agent, Theme, Goal, etc., are given explicit ...
Nouns as Adjectives and Adjectives as Nouns
... It is tempting to think that in an ideal morphosyntactic world there would be nouns, verbs and adjectives and each class would be clearly delineated from the other in terms of morphology, syntax (for instance, distribution) and morphosyntax (for instance, agreement properties). However, such an idea ...
... It is tempting to think that in an ideal morphosyntactic world there would be nouns, verbs and adjectives and each class would be clearly delineated from the other in terms of morphology, syntax (for instance, distribution) and morphosyntax (for instance, agreement properties). However, such an idea ...
Elena Mihas - Italian Journal of Linguistics
... Perené paratactic subordinate clauses, which cover a range of complement, relative, and adverbial relations, are syntactically adjoined and grammatically independent, as in they inject us with medicine, we die [when/if/after/ because they inject us with medicine, we die]. Such examples are identifie ...
... Perené paratactic subordinate clauses, which cover a range of complement, relative, and adverbial relations, are syntactically adjoined and grammatically independent, as in they inject us with medicine, we die [when/if/after/ because they inject us with medicine, we die]. Such examples are identifie ...
Generating A Parsing Lexicon from an LCS-Based Lexicon
... (2) th,src(from); and (3) th,src(),goal(). We can either assign all patterns for all of these thematic grids to this class or we can choose the most common one. However, both of these approaches introduce errors: The first will generate redundant patterns and the second will assign incorrect pattern ...
... (2) th,src(from); and (3) th,src(),goal(). We can either assign all patterns for all of these thematic grids to this class or we can choose the most common one. However, both of these approaches introduce errors: The first will generate redundant patterns and the second will assign incorrect pattern ...
ANTHEM by Ayn Rand – Grammar and Style
... had begun to sing aloud some tune we had never heard. ...
... had begun to sing aloud some tune we had never heard. ...
The Spanish Nominalized Infinitives: A proposal for a classification
... a third type of structure: a verbal infinitive that has AgrP characteristics.1 Evidence for the AgrP nature of this structure is provided by the fact that it allows modals as well as accusative case and the modification of adjectives and adverbs. It also presents some structural contrast with respec ...
... a third type of structure: a verbal infinitive that has AgrP characteristics.1 Evidence for the AgrP nature of this structure is provided by the fact that it allows modals as well as accusative case and the modification of adjectives and adverbs. It also presents some structural contrast with respec ...
effects of concord errors in the essays of students in selected senior
... Therefore, the need to improve proficiency in English has led many studies on the use of English among students. Various scholars like Ofuokwu (1982), Anasiudu (1983), Banjo (1969), Olaofe (1986) among others studied the grammatical errors made in the written and spoken English of users of English i ...
... Therefore, the need to improve proficiency in English has led many studies on the use of English among students. Various scholars like Ofuokwu (1982), Anasiudu (1983), Banjo (1969), Olaofe (1986) among others studied the grammatical errors made in the written and spoken English of users of English i ...
SAT Subject Tests - collegereadiness
... Choice (A) is correct. The sentence means “They offer small gifts to thosee to whom they are grateful.” The preposition à is used after the verb offrir to indicate to whom something is being offered. An object is expected after the preposition à. Choice (A), ceux (those), correctly completes the sen ...
... Choice (A) is correct. The sentence means “They offer small gifts to thosee to whom they are grateful.” The preposition à is used after the verb offrir to indicate to whom something is being offered. An object is expected after the preposition à. Choice (A), ceux (those), correctly completes the sen ...
Comma Power Point
... phrase is used to modify a noun. It also adds information that is critical to the meaning of the sentence. Essential clauses are NOT set off by commas. ...
... phrase is used to modify a noun. It also adds information that is critical to the meaning of the sentence. Essential clauses are NOT set off by commas. ...
Generating a type of pun
... some gmsp of logic and common sense is necessary to generate consistently interestingjokes. Humour is also worthy of study because it "providesus with valuable insights into the mechanisrns which underlie 'normal' Ianguage production" m92, 1751. We wiil be concentrating on verbal puas which, for the ...
... some gmsp of logic and common sense is necessary to generate consistently interestingjokes. Humour is also worthy of study because it "providesus with valuable insights into the mechanisrns which underlie 'normal' Ianguage production" m92, 1751. We wiil be concentrating on verbal puas which, for the ...