Subjectification, syntax, and communication. In
... The notion of Subjectification has arisen, and is mostly used, in the context of the study of semantic change through time (cf. Traugott 1989, this volume; Langacker 1990). My purpose in the present chapter is to apply the notion to certain phenomena of synchronic Variation (in modern Dutch, but als ...
... The notion of Subjectification has arisen, and is mostly used, in the context of the study of semantic change through time (cf. Traugott 1989, this volume; Langacker 1990). My purpose in the present chapter is to apply the notion to certain phenomena of synchronic Variation (in modern Dutch, but als ...
Sentence II Sentence Structure
... S V DO We saw Jim, who you thought had moved, after school yesterday. ...
... S V DO We saw Jim, who you thought had moved, after school yesterday. ...
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... (also called a main clause) expresses a complete thought and can stand by itself as a sentence. subject ...
... (also called a main clause) expresses a complete thought and can stand by itself as a sentence. subject ...
greek grammar handout 2012 - University of Dallas Classics
... accented on the ult gets a grave if followed by another accented word, and an acute if followed by punctuation, or by an enclitic (i.e. by a word not accented -- for a list of enclitics see § IX). (2) C i r c u m f l e x ^ can fall only on a long penult or long ult (never before the penult, and nev ...
... accented on the ult gets a grave if followed by another accented word, and an acute if followed by punctuation, or by an enclitic (i.e. by a word not accented -- for a list of enclitics see § IX). (2) C i r c u m f l e x ^ can fall only on a long penult or long ult (never before the penult, and nev ...
2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. English Brushup, 3E John
... against class cancellations for snow was very unrealistic. English Brushup, 3E ...
... against class cancellations for snow was very unrealistic. English Brushup, 3E ...
The Use of the Infinitive in Latvian and Norwegian
... close to nominals and can be used in several syntactic functions characteristic of nominal word forms. In such cases, the infinitive can often be substituted by a deverbal substantive. Second, as far as the infinitive is a verb form, it can form the primary or secondary predicative core of the sente ...
... close to nominals and can be used in several syntactic functions characteristic of nominal word forms. In such cases, the infinitive can often be substituted by a deverbal substantive. Second, as far as the infinitive is a verb form, it can form the primary or secondary predicative core of the sente ...
From Holophrases to Abstract Grammatical Constructions: Insights
... (Tomasello 1999). These are verb-based constructions (such as “Cut ___” or “Draw ____ ”) in which the slots can be filled in with arguments that are specific for the given verb. Lieven, Pine and Baldwin (1997) observed that between 1 and 3 years of age, children used most of their verbs in only one ...
... (Tomasello 1999). These are verb-based constructions (such as “Cut ___” or “Draw ____ ”) in which the slots can be filled in with arguments that are specific for the given verb. Lieven, Pine and Baldwin (1997) observed that between 1 and 3 years of age, children used most of their verbs in only one ...
THE SPANISH PRONOUN SYSTEM I. Subject Pronouns
... Now, try the same with the following. What word would you use to replace María? Jaime meets María in the park. He follows María. He helps María with her books. You are right if you replaced the direct object noun María with the direct object pronoun her, as in the following. Jaime meets María in the ...
... Now, try the same with the following. What word would you use to replace María? Jaime meets María in the park. He follows María. He helps María with her books. You are right if you replaced the direct object noun María with the direct object pronoun her, as in the following. Jaime meets María in the ...
12. Infinitive Phrase Practice
... Infinitive Phrase = to + verb + all of its accompaniments Like a verb, an infinitive ...
... Infinitive Phrase = to + verb + all of its accompaniments Like a verb, an infinitive ...
RTF file
... ‘I was the one who hit him.’ Jaa' x-in-ch'ey-ow-i. he CP-B1SG-hit-AF-TERM ‘He was the one who hit me.’ [Dayley 1985:349] ...
... ‘I was the one who hit him.’ Jaa' x-in-ch'ey-ow-i. he CP-B1SG-hit-AF-TERM ‘He was the one who hit me.’ [Dayley 1985:349] ...
The Special Datives
... Dative of Purpose. Sometimes, the idea of purpose can be stated in a single noun. In such a case, the Dative Case form of the noun is used. It answers the question, “For what purpose does something exist?” Note how we often ask, “What is that for?” The consul donated money for a reward. ...
... Dative of Purpose. Sometimes, the idea of purpose can be stated in a single noun. In such a case, the Dative Case form of the noun is used. It answers the question, “For what purpose does something exist?” Note how we often ask, “What is that for?” The consul donated money for a reward. ...
VP2: The Role of User Modeling in Correcting Errors in Second
... list of possible errors that the student may make. Human tutors use different methods in their tutoring style and usually rely heavily on the use of natural language, their knowledge of the domain, and common methods of reasoning to deduce and correct students' errors. Other approaches to building t ...
... list of possible errors that the student may make. Human tutors use different methods in their tutoring style and usually rely heavily on the use of natural language, their knowledge of the domain, and common methods of reasoning to deduce and correct students' errors. Other approaches to building t ...
The Printable KISS Grammar Workbooks
... that should be underlined twice. (You will learn how to explain them in later KISS levels.) The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge. You, who so well know the nature of my soul, will not suppose, however, that I gave utterance ...
... that should be underlined twice. (You will learn how to explain them in later KISS levels.) The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge. You, who so well know the nature of my soul, will not suppose, however, that I gave utterance ...
The Complex Sentence
... a. It was late autumn; yet the days were very warm b. He was early and he went to his office. (clauses cannot be transposed to the beginning, e.g. *And he went to his office he was early.) c. The boy is very clever; however he is lazy. The boy is very clever; he is, however, lazy. The boy is clever; ...
... a. It was late autumn; yet the days were very warm b. He was early and he went to his office. (clauses cannot be transposed to the beginning, e.g. *And he went to his office he was early.) c. The boy is very clever; however he is lazy. The boy is very clever; he is, however, lazy. The boy is clever; ...
Early Word Learning - Northwestern University
... mark these grammatical forms on the surface, and in the ways they recruit these forms to convey fundamental bits of meaning (Baker, 2001; Croft, 1991; Frawley, 1992; Hopper & Thompson, 1980). In the face of these differences, there do appear to be some universals. In particular, in all human languag ...
... mark these grammatical forms on the surface, and in the ways they recruit these forms to convey fundamental bits of meaning (Baker, 2001; Croft, 1991; Frawley, 1992; Hopper & Thompson, 1980). In the face of these differences, there do appear to be some universals. In particular, in all human languag ...
THE INTERPRETATION OF TENSE AND ASPECT IN ENGLISH
... There might seem to be the following objection to adopting times as relevant for the interpretation of sentences: given a sentence like 'John was frosting a cake from 3:00 to 4:00 yesterday', we know about the progressive reference point only that it lies between 3:00 and 4:00; there are infinitely ...
... There might seem to be the following objection to adopting times as relevant for the interpretation of sentences: given a sentence like 'John was frosting a cake from 3:00 to 4:00 yesterday', we know about the progressive reference point only that it lies between 3:00 and 4:00; there are infinitely ...
The Case for Case - UC Berkeley Linguistics
... about universal constraints on the form of the base component) have mainly been concerned with whether the elements specified in the rules of a universal base–if there is one–are sequential or not. A common assumption is that the universal base specifies the needed syntactic relations, but the assig ...
... about universal constraints on the form of the base component) have mainly been concerned with whether the elements specified in the rules of a universal base–if there is one–are sequential or not. A common assumption is that the universal base specifies the needed syntactic relations, but the assig ...
The Syntactic Operator se in Spanish
... I discard this case as a counterexample to my analysis of inert AgrO for several reasons: (1) all the instances of non-third persons I could find are idiomatic, i.e., they are highly crystallized in the language, and as such might not be analyzable in the same way as their creative counterparts; (2) ...
... I discard this case as a counterexample to my analysis of inert AgrO for several reasons: (1) all the instances of non-third persons I could find are idiomatic, i.e., they are highly crystallized in the language, and as such might not be analyzable in the same way as their creative counterparts; (2) ...
Lectures on Functional Syntax
... Linguistic categories can be defined in different ways. We will return to this in more detail in the next lecture; here I simply want to introduce one of the basic aspects of Functional analysis. Consider the concept Noun. Start with the traditional notional definition: '(word whose reference is) a ...
... Linguistic categories can be defined in different ways. We will return to this in more detail in the next lecture; here I simply want to introduce one of the basic aspects of Functional analysis. Consider the concept Noun. Start with the traditional notional definition: '(word whose reference is) a ...
Download: MFL- French grammar booklet Filesize
... Remember to look up a word in the dictionary if you do not know what it is! the girl is kind = ______________________________________________________________ I live in a new house = ________________________________________________________ the cats are brown = ________________________________________ ...
... Remember to look up a word in the dictionary if you do not know what it is! the girl is kind = ______________________________________________________________ I live in a new house = ________________________________________________________ the cats are brown = ________________________________________ ...
Indefinite Pronouns
... example, “I want you to read this again.” The words I, you, and this are pronouns. ...
... example, “I want you to read this again.” The words I, you, and this are pronouns. ...
Grammar - Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
... a period. • A question is a sentence that asks something. It ends with a question mark. Statement: There are many ways to make new friends. Question: What do you do to make friends? Write statement if the sentence tells something. Write question if the sentence asks something. Put the correct end ma ...
... a period. • A question is a sentence that asks something. It ends with a question mark. Statement: There are many ways to make new friends. Question: What do you do to make friends? Write statement if the sentence tells something. Write question if the sentence asks something. Put the correct end ma ...
(I) Word Classes and Phrases
... The Cultural and Social Anthropology Department deal with the many aspects of the social lives of people around the world. 5. The English for Academic Purposes Modules run by the highly qualified teachers in the language and learning unit, are available to all students of Queen Mary University of L ...
... The Cultural and Social Anthropology Department deal with the many aspects of the social lives of people around the world. 5. The English for Academic Purposes Modules run by the highly qualified teachers in the language and learning unit, are available to all students of Queen Mary University of L ...
Canonical Types and Noun Phrase Configuration in Fijian
... The requirement in (4a) restricts the set of elements bound to the verb to pronouns (or potentially proper names), effectively excluding common nouns and quantifiers from acting as arguments of the verb. This fact may now be interpreted on a par with the observation that objects are restricted to el ...
... The requirement in (4a) restricts the set of elements bound to the verb to pronouns (or potentially proper names), effectively excluding common nouns and quantifiers from acting as arguments of the verb. This fact may now be interpreted on a par with the observation that objects are restricted to el ...
Verbs in spoken sentence processing Goede, Dieuwke de
... it. For example, The man reads the book in the morning is less complex than It is the book that the man reads in the morning. The latter sentence is more complex from a linguistic point of view, because the Object (the book) has been topicalized or ‘moved’. An important characteristic of movement is ...
... it. For example, The man reads the book in the morning is less complex than It is the book that the man reads in the morning. The latter sentence is more complex from a linguistic point of view, because the Object (the book) has been topicalized or ‘moved’. An important characteristic of movement is ...