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. ...
CHAPTER FIVE
... shall, should, can, could, may, might, must, and ought to and the latter includes had better, have (got) to, be able to, used to, and would rather. In this study, only pure modal verbs are analyzed because the meaning of semi-modal verbs is easier than that of pure modal verbs. As for the meanings ...
... shall, should, can, could, may, might, must, and ought to and the latter includes had better, have (got) to, be able to, used to, and would rather. In this study, only pure modal verbs are analyzed because the meaning of semi-modal verbs is easier than that of pure modal verbs. As for the meanings ...
ASPECTS OF THE SEMANTICS OF THE AKAN
... of idiomaticity and transparency or relativity. It examines the issue of sense relations as far as the phrasal verb is concerned, looking specifically at the considerations of polysemy, homonymy and ambiguity It considers, again, the features of transitivity, complementation and their effects on the ...
... of idiomaticity and transparency or relativity. It examines the issue of sense relations as far as the phrasal verb is concerned, looking specifically at the considerations of polysemy, homonymy and ambiguity It considers, again, the features of transitivity, complementation and their effects on the ...
resdep - Semantics Archive
... these constraints fall under the rubric of what Bresnan (1982) has termed a biuniqueness condition on functional assignments, or the finiteness of predicate argument structures. Because every predicate argument must be assigned a unique grammatical function, the biuniqueness condition rules out sent ...
... these constraints fall under the rubric of what Bresnan (1982) has termed a biuniqueness condition on functional assignments, or the finiteness of predicate argument structures. Because every predicate argument must be assigned a unique grammatical function, the biuniqueness condition rules out sent ...
1 On the Identity of Roots Heidi Harley, University of - LingBuzz
... shows that the basis for this individuation is neither phonological (section 2.2) nor semantic (section 2.3). The consequences of this discussion are spelled out in section 2.4, where an overview of root ...
... shows that the basis for this individuation is neither phonological (section 2.2) nor semantic (section 2.3). The consequences of this discussion are spelled out in section 2.4, where an overview of root ...
Resultatives and Depictives in Finnish 1
... with particular focus on their distribution in resultative and depictive predications. These cases are traditionally grouped with the class of Finnish semantic cases because they are associated with specific meanings (Holmberg and Nikanne 1993a), as opposed to the structural cases, nominative, genit ...
... with particular focus on their distribution in resultative and depictive predications. These cases are traditionally grouped with the class of Finnish semantic cases because they are associated with specific meanings (Holmberg and Nikanne 1993a), as opposed to the structural cases, nominative, genit ...
Au boulot! REFERENCE GRAMMAR QE FRENCH
... sentences and into the subject or predicate Although mam* of the statements we make regarding grammar apply to both English and French, significant differences do exist between the two languages, both m the lexicon (that is, the full set of words in a language, the entire "vocabulary" ) and tn the u ...
... sentences and into the subject or predicate Although mam* of the statements we make regarding grammar apply to both English and French, significant differences do exist between the two languages, both m the lexicon (that is, the full set of words in a language, the entire "vocabulary" ) and tn the u ...
An analysis of the German Perfekti
... Most relevant research does not address the Perfekt in particular but the entire tense system of German. Opinions vary considerably on how form and meaning of this system are to be analysed. Thus, estimates about the number of German ‘tenses’ range between 1 and 18 (see Thieroff 1992 for a survey). ...
... Most relevant research does not address the Perfekt in particular but the entire tense system of German. Opinions vary considerably on how form and meaning of this system are to be analysed. Thus, estimates about the number of German ‘tenses’ range between 1 and 18 (see Thieroff 1992 for a survey). ...
An analysis of the German Perfekti
... Most relevant research does not address the Perfekt in particular but the entire tense system of German. Opinions vary considerably on how form and meaning of this system are to be analysed. Thus, estimates about the number of German ‘tenses’ range between 1 and 18 (see Thieroff 1992 for a survey). ...
... Most relevant research does not address the Perfekt in particular but the entire tense system of German. Opinions vary considerably on how form and meaning of this system are to be analysed. Thus, estimates about the number of German ‘tenses’ range between 1 and 18 (see Thieroff 1992 for a survey). ...
5 NOUNS
... There is also a group of nouns sharing a non-singular suffix -bip; this is not associated with a particular singular form but cuts across declensions. A few more patterns deviate from general rules or patterns found in particular declensions; these are also discussed after the declensions have been ...
... There is also a group of nouns sharing a non-singular suffix -bip; this is not associated with a particular singular form but cuts across declensions. A few more patterns deviate from general rules or patterns found in particular declensions; these are also discussed after the declensions have been ...
How do I talk about the past
... How do I talk about the past? The Big Picture!! There are three main ‘time frames’ used in the French GCSE course. 1. The present (I watch / am watching TV) 2. The past (I watched TV) 3. The future (I’ll watch TV). There are four main tenses for expressing the past. 1. The Perfect Tense – Le Passé C ...
... How do I talk about the past? The Big Picture!! There are three main ‘time frames’ used in the French GCSE course. 1. The present (I watch / am watching TV) 2. The past (I watched TV) 3. The future (I’ll watch TV). There are four main tenses for expressing the past. 1. The Perfect Tense – Le Passé C ...
The limits of deponency - Jonathan Bobaljik
... alternants, as are -ɣʔi in (5a) and -ɣʔe in (7b), the final vowel of ine- is elided before another vowel, as in (5b), and schwa is generally epenthetic, but assigned in the examples to one morpheme or another arbitrarily. Note that although Chukchi has no conjugation classes (all verbs take the same ...
... alternants, as are -ɣʔi in (5a) and -ɣʔe in (7b), the final vowel of ine- is elided before another vowel, as in (5b), and schwa is generally epenthetic, but assigned in the examples to one morpheme or another arbitrarily. Note that although Chukchi has no conjugation classes (all verbs take the same ...
adverb and adverbial phrase
... o Consists of one or more words. The adverb is the head of the phrase and can appear alone or it can be modified by other words. Adverbs are one of the four major word classes, along with nouns, verbs and adjectives o An adverbial phrase is a group of words that act together as an adverb, giving mor ...
... o Consists of one or more words. The adverb is the head of the phrase and can appear alone or it can be modified by other words. Adverbs are one of the four major word classes, along with nouns, verbs and adjectives o An adverbial phrase is a group of words that act together as an adverb, giving mor ...
Analyzing Grammar: An Introduction
... Obviously the words themselves are different, but there are grammatical differences as well. Both sentences have the form of a question. In Teochew this is indicated by the presence of a negative element (‘not yet’) at the end of the sentence, while in English it is indicated by the special position ...
... Obviously the words themselves are different, but there are grammatical differences as well. Both sentences have the form of a question. In Teochew this is indicated by the presence of a negative element (‘not yet’) at the end of the sentence, while in English it is indicated by the special position ...
PhD thesis - Tartu Ülikool
... Three main issues that the thesis investigates are as follows: 1. Is the noun/verb distinction universal in the world's languages? 2. Is there a correspondence between the noun/verb and predicate/argument structures? 3. What (if anything) could be conjectured about the evolution of the noun/verb and ...
... Three main issues that the thesis investigates are as follows: 1. Is the noun/verb distinction universal in the world's languages? 2. Is there a correspondence between the noun/verb and predicate/argument structures? 3. What (if anything) could be conjectured about the evolution of the noun/verb and ...
TABLE OF CONTENTS
... (Marie is interested by the book.) (Marie has arrived by train.) Sentence 1 is in the present tense (“est”) of the passive voice; “intéressée” (“interested”), the past participle of “intéresser” (“to interest”), being used as an adjective modifying “Marie.” Sentence 2 is in the passé composé of the ...
... (Marie is interested by the book.) (Marie has arrived by train.) Sentence 1 is in the present tense (“est”) of the passive voice; “intéressée” (“interested”), the past participle of “intéresser” (“to interest”), being used as an adjective modifying “Marie.” Sentence 2 is in the passé composé of the ...
Gothic Syntax
... ‘I am the good shepherd. A shepherd, the good one, lays down his soul …’ The contrast is stark between attributive gods (strong) and appositional goda (weak). In both constructions, the Greek original has ho poimḕn ho kalós [the shepherd the good] ‘the good shepherd’. This implies that (i) the trans ...
... ‘I am the good shepherd. A shepherd, the good one, lays down his soul …’ The contrast is stark between attributive gods (strong) and appositional goda (weak). In both constructions, the Greek original has ho poimḕn ho kalós [the shepherd the good] ‘the good shepherd’. This implies that (i) the trans ...
Word-class-changing inflection and morphological theory
... all-or-nothing features. Some linguists (e.g. Dressler 1989, Luraghi 1994) have discussed inflection and derivation in terms of prototypicality, pointing out that some types of affixes are prototypically inflectional (e.g. case affixes and person/number agreement affixes), whereas others are prototy ...
... all-or-nothing features. Some linguists (e.g. Dressler 1989, Luraghi 1994) have discussed inflection and derivation in terms of prototypicality, pointing out that some types of affixes are prototypically inflectional (e.g. case affixes and person/number agreement affixes), whereas others are prototy ...
a comparative study in English French German and Spanish.
... has presupposed the user's thorough knowledge of English, those abstracts devoted to that language have been given in more condensed' form than those which deal with the other languages. Definitions of major grammatical terms (those used in this paper as well as others) have been arranged alpha bet ...
... has presupposed the user's thorough knowledge of English, those abstracts devoted to that language have been given in more condensed' form than those which deal with the other languages. Definitions of major grammatical terms (those used in this paper as well as others) have been arranged alpha bet ...
Complex Feature Values - NTU Computational Linguistics Lab
... Solution: More Elaborate Valence Feature Values ➣ The rules just say that heads combine with whatever their lexical entries say they can (or must) combine with. ➣ The information about what a word can or must combine with is encoded in list-valued valence features. ➢ The elements of the lists are t ...
... Solution: More Elaborate Valence Feature Values ➣ The rules just say that heads combine with whatever their lexical entries say they can (or must) combine with. ➣ The information about what a word can or must combine with is encoded in list-valued valence features. ➢ The elements of the lists are t ...
Object Ellipsis as Topic Drop
... determined with respect to them (Reinhart, 1981; Strawson, 1964). Since sentences may have more than one topic, the ‘main’ topic (often the syntactically highest one, i.e., a subject or one that is topicalized) is the pivot for truth value assessment. Depending on context, however, any one of the to ...
... determined with respect to them (Reinhart, 1981; Strawson, 1964). Since sentences may have more than one topic, the ‘main’ topic (often the syntactically highest one, i.e., a subject or one that is topicalized) is the pivot for truth value assessment. Depending on context, however, any one of the to ...
A brief grammar of euskara - Addi - University of the Basque Country
... This is a short grammar of the Basque language, or Euskara as it is called by its speakers. What follows is a partial description of the syntax of Euskara. The text has been arranged in the following fashion: there is an index where you can find the distribution of topics. Within each of the topics, ...
... This is a short grammar of the Basque language, or Euskara as it is called by its speakers. What follows is a partial description of the syntax of Euskara. The text has been arranged in the following fashion: there is an index where you can find the distribution of topics. Within each of the topics, ...
Hittite grammar
... are also used for ri, li, iz, etc... b) The existence of a vowel o differentiated from u in writing is unclear. 10) Even when Hittite can differentiate in writing between e and i, both vowels are often found. Next to e-eš-har "blood", one also find written iš-har ; next to pé-eš-ta "he gave", pí-iš- ...
... are also used for ri, li, iz, etc... b) The existence of a vowel o differentiated from u in writing is unclear. 10) Even when Hittite can differentiate in writing between e and i, both vowels are often found. Next to e-eš-har "blood", one also find written iš-har ; next to pé-eš-ta "he gave", pí-iš- ...
Stiahnuť prednášku
... b) I don’t like the students we are talking about (in one group) ADJUNCT - time adjunct - usually it’s this - that helps us to limit the scope (all the time) I wasn’t listening to some of you presentation there might be an ambiguity a) some I was, some I wasn’t b) I wasn’t listening at all You are ...
... b) I don’t like the students we are talking about (in one group) ADJUNCT - time adjunct - usually it’s this - that helps us to limit the scope (all the time) I wasn’t listening to some of you presentation there might be an ambiguity a) some I was, some I wasn’t b) I wasn’t listening at all You are ...
湖南省第一师范学院外语系备课用纸
... determiner usually follow the principle of grammatical concord and take the singular form. But in informal style, they can follow the principle of notional concord and take the plural form, especially when the antecedent is everybody or everyone. Note that with everything, something, anything and no ...
... determiner usually follow the principle of grammatical concord and take the singular form. But in informal style, they can follow the principle of notional concord and take the plural form, especially when the antecedent is everybody or everyone. Note that with everything, something, anything and no ...