50 LEGAL TEXT AS TEXT IN ACTION Eva Pavlíčková This paper
... there are different reasons for using non-traditional structural linguistic devices. Therefore our research is directed at the analysis of some characteristics of the performative verb. We would like to mention the importance of the adverb hereby in legal performative utterances. According to Melink ...
... there are different reasons for using non-traditional structural linguistic devices. Therefore our research is directed at the analysis of some characteristics of the performative verb. We would like to mention the importance of the adverb hereby in legal performative utterances. According to Melink ...
1 Introduction
... ciple, or in the infinitive. The three rows of the Type columns in Figure N represent the suffixes of these three paradigmatically opposed forms. If a Spanish verb occurs as a past participle, then the verb takes additional suffixes. First, an obligatory suffix marks gender: an a marks feminine, an ...
... ciple, or in the infinitive. The three rows of the Type columns in Figure N represent the suffixes of these three paradigmatically opposed forms. If a Spanish verb occurs as a past participle, then the verb takes additional suffixes. First, an obligatory suffix marks gender: an a marks feminine, an ...
At a restaurant Target Language
... • The present participle (Verb-ing) conveys an active meaning. 1. The game excites the people. It is an exciting game. The game is exciting. In (a): The noun “game” performs an action, causing the people an emotion of excitement. • The past participle (Verb –ed) conveys a passive meani ...
... • The present participle (Verb-ing) conveys an active meaning. 1. The game excites the people. It is an exciting game. The game is exciting. In (a): The noun “game” performs an action, causing the people an emotion of excitement. • The past participle (Verb –ed) conveys a passive meani ...
Case in German – An HPSG Analysis
... This is usually explained by a subject-to-object-raising analysis of passivization.3 The subject of a finite sentence receives nominative and the object accusative if its case is structural. In (2b), the object of the verb geschlagen is raised to subject of the passive auxiliary werden and therefore ...
... This is usually explained by a subject-to-object-raising analysis of passivization.3 The subject of a finite sentence receives nominative and the object accusative if its case is structural. In (2b), the object of the verb geschlagen is raised to subject of the passive auxiliary werden and therefore ...
Do sentences have tense?
... stay in morphology. Predicates express the distinctiveness of lexical and pronominal meanings. They are pointers to the semantics. They are projected from the lexicon to f-structure and to semantic structure (σ-structure). Gender features support grammatical and anaphoric agreement. They are project ...
... stay in morphology. Predicates express the distinctiveness of lexical and pronominal meanings. They are pointers to the semantics. They are projected from the lexicon to f-structure and to semantic structure (σ-structure). Gender features support grammatical and anaphoric agreement. They are project ...
Week One Language Arts Warm Ups:
... c. none of the above Answer: b. (Note: When subjects are joined by nor, the verb agrees with the subject closest to it. 1. If the following sentence is correct, write the word correct. Otherwise, fix the verb so that it agrees with its subject. Mathematics are my favorite subject in school. Answer: ...
... c. none of the above Answer: b. (Note: When subjects are joined by nor, the verb agrees with the subject closest to it. 1. If the following sentence is correct, write the word correct. Otherwise, fix the verb so that it agrees with its subject. Mathematics are my favorite subject in school. Answer: ...
RunOns Splices FragsUpdated2007
... 3. Her car would not start, so she was late for class. Her car would not start, and she was late for class. Her car would not start. She was late for class. Because her car would not start, she was late for class. Her car would not start; she was late for class. (correct, but not the best choice) ...
... 3. Her car would not start, so she was late for class. Her car would not start, and she was late for class. Her car would not start. She was late for class. Because her car would not start, she was late for class. Her car would not start; she was late for class. (correct, but not the best choice) ...
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... account for the native speaker’s ability to produce, identify and interpret correct sentences in his language. This model makes a clear distinction between a Surface-Structure and Deep-Structure and it is relevant in stylistics because the grammar model makes use of the terms, ‘ungrammatical’ and ‘u ...
... account for the native speaker’s ability to produce, identify and interpret correct sentences in his language. This model makes a clear distinction between a Surface-Structure and Deep-Structure and it is relevant in stylistics because the grammar model makes use of the terms, ‘ungrammatical’ and ‘u ...
Gemination of stops in Tamil - UCL Phonetics and Linguistics
... uses the stricter version of c-command, domain c-command, which states that no constituent can c-command out of its own maximal projection. The edge condition states that the words participating in the rule must lie at the edge of the constituent that contains them. These two notions are empirically ...
... uses the stricter version of c-command, domain c-command, which states that no constituent can c-command out of its own maximal projection. The edge condition states that the words participating in the rule must lie at the edge of the constituent that contains them. These two notions are empirically ...
Information Structure and Unmarked Word order in (Older) Germanic
... precedes the selecting modal which is rather typical of an OV-language. In (3d) the direct object precedes the selecting verb, a typical property of an OV-language, while the manner adverb follows the verb that it modifies, which is typical of VO-languages and ungrammatical in OV-languages. Likewis ...
... precedes the selecting modal which is rather typical of an OV-language. In (3d) the direct object precedes the selecting verb, a typical property of an OV-language, while the manner adverb follows the verb that it modifies, which is typical of VO-languages and ungrammatical in OV-languages. Likewis ...
A semi-automatic resolution of anaphora and ellipsis in a large
... (i) In an automatic 'pre-processing' module, the ATSs are pruned, i.e. the nodes that are marked as function words in the ATSs get deleted. The values of Tense, Aspect, Gender, Number and degrees of comparison carried by the function words or by morphemic tags corresponding to inflectional endings a ...
... (i) In an automatic 'pre-processing' module, the ATSs are pruned, i.e. the nodes that are marked as function words in the ATSs get deleted. The values of Tense, Aspect, Gender, Number and degrees of comparison carried by the function words or by morphemic tags corresponding to inflectional endings a ...
PowerPoint - Skyline College
... how something is done, when it is done, and where it is done. Examples of some common adverbs are: really, quickly, especially, early, well, immediately, yesterday. While many adverbs do end with “–ly”, don’t take this for granted: some adverbs, like “almost” and “very” do not end this way, and some ...
... how something is done, when it is done, and where it is done. Examples of some common adverbs are: really, quickly, especially, early, well, immediately, yesterday. While many adverbs do end with “–ly”, don’t take this for granted: some adverbs, like “almost” and “very” do not end this way, and some ...
GRMR 2 - Clause Analysis Clause is a group of words containing a
... A. Independent Clauses / Main Clauses Independent clauses / main clauses can stand by themselves as complete sentences. An independent clause contains a subject and a predicate and makes complete sense. Examples: 1. The letters are types and the files are in order In the above example, there are two ...
... A. Independent Clauses / Main Clauses Independent clauses / main clauses can stand by themselves as complete sentences. An independent clause contains a subject and a predicate and makes complete sense. Examples: 1. The letters are types and the files are in order In the above example, there are two ...
Sentence Analysis from the Point of View of Traditional
... To return to both traditional and structural grammars, they would consider each sentence different from the other one, because they have different structures so each one has a different pattern in the case of structural grammar and each one has different grammatical units in the case of traditional ...
... To return to both traditional and structural grammars, they would consider each sentence different from the other one, because they have different structures so each one has a different pattern in the case of structural grammar and each one has different grammatical units in the case of traditional ...
The Syntax of Existential Sentences in Serbian
... were students which not-interested their study subject ‘There were students who are not interested in their subject.’ ...
... were students which not-interested their study subject ‘There were students who are not interested in their subject.’ ...
Dangling Modifiers - The College of Saint Rose
... o Dangling modifiers are most often found as the opening phrase of a sentence. However, they can be found at the end of sentences as well. o Dangling modifiers frequently contain verbs ending in “–ing” or begin with the word “to.” Examples: Dangling Modifier: This sentence does not clearly state who ...
... o Dangling modifiers are most often found as the opening phrase of a sentence. However, they can be found at the end of sentences as well. o Dangling modifiers frequently contain verbs ending in “–ing” or begin with the word “to.” Examples: Dangling Modifier: This sentence does not clearly state who ...
Run-on Sentences, Comma Splices and Fragments
... How to find an “-ing” fragment: If the only verb in the sentence ends in ‘–ing’ and does not have a helping verb, you have a fragment. While the word ‘being’ is a verb, in the above sentence, it is not properly formed. In the below sentence, notice that the ‘-ing’ verb has a helping verb: I was walk ...
... How to find an “-ing” fragment: If the only verb in the sentence ends in ‘–ing’ and does not have a helping verb, you have a fragment. While the word ‘being’ is a verb, in the above sentence, it is not properly formed. In the below sentence, notice that the ‘-ing’ verb has a helping verb: I was walk ...
AvoidingRun OnsCommaSplicesFragmentsJuly08
... How to find an “-ing” fragment: If the only verb in the sentence ends in ‘–ing’ and does not have a helping verb, you have a fragment. While the word ‘being’ is a verb, in the above sentence, it is not properly formed. In the below sentence, notice that the ‘-ing’ verb has a helping verb: I was walk ...
... How to find an “-ing” fragment: If the only verb in the sentence ends in ‘–ing’ and does not have a helping verb, you have a fragment. While the word ‘being’ is a verb, in the above sentence, it is not properly formed. In the below sentence, notice that the ‘-ing’ verb has a helping verb: I was walk ...
small clauses and participial constructions - E
... many instances of adjunct clauses controlled by the DO. Sentence (17a) may be continued as in (17b) or in (17c). The interpretation felicitous in context (17b) requires control of the subject of the adjunct clause by the Direct Object. ...
... many instances of adjunct clauses controlled by the DO. Sentence (17a) may be continued as in (17b) or in (17c). The interpretation felicitous in context (17b) requires control of the subject of the adjunct clause by the Direct Object. ...
JoL-submission #1016 - Munin
... unified treatment despite their empirical differences, which we describe in §2. The line of research that we pursue in this paper is to show that both kinds of nominals can receive the same analysis, as their differences derive from independent properties of the verbal base they combine with; more s ...
... unified treatment despite their empirical differences, which we describe in §2. The line of research that we pursue in this paper is to show that both kinds of nominals can receive the same analysis, as their differences derive from independent properties of the verbal base they combine with; more s ...
AP Lang.. - Bellevue School District
... The following reading excerpt and accompanying analysis is an EXAMPLE of what you will do as you complete the sections of this summer reading and analysis assignment. Thomas Jefferson, an amateur scientist/naturalist, received a request from the secretary of the French legislation for information o ...
... The following reading excerpt and accompanying analysis is an EXAMPLE of what you will do as you complete the sections of this summer reading and analysis assignment. Thomas Jefferson, an amateur scientist/naturalist, received a request from the secretary of the French legislation for information o ...
feature licensing, morphological words, and phonological domains
... distinct singular and plural forms, with a further distinction in the plural determiner between locative and nonlocative cases: -a is the singular determiner, oak is the plural determiner, and -eta is the plural determiner for locative cases. For each of the underlying forms in (1) we can obtain two ...
... distinct singular and plural forms, with a further distinction in the plural determiner between locative and nonlocative cases: -a is the singular determiner, oak is the plural determiner, and -eta is the plural determiner for locative cases. For each of the underlying forms in (1) we can obtain two ...
The thin line between facts and fiction Hubert Haider, FB Linguistik
... In the literature, (2b,c) are considered to be clear cases of a superiority restriction (or its present day renderings in terms of a minimal link condition). The German counterpart of (2b), however, is representative for a pattern that is generally judged as acceptable by informants. It is expected, ...
... In the literature, (2b,c) are considered to be clear cases of a superiority restriction (or its present day renderings in terms of a minimal link condition). The German counterpart of (2b), however, is representative for a pattern that is generally judged as acceptable by informants. It is expected, ...
The Category of Predicatives in the Light of Consistent
... of the class of predicatives.4 Introduced very tentatively by Lev Shcherba and promoted by Vladimir Vinogradov, it was been constantly ‘gaining in weight’. But this is not a strict tendency. In one of the most recent lexicographic works – Sharov 2002 – no such category is mentioned at all. Most of i ...
... of the class of predicatives.4 Introduced very tentatively by Lev Shcherba and promoted by Vladimir Vinogradov, it was been constantly ‘gaining in weight’. But this is not a strict tendency. In one of the most recent lexicographic works – Sharov 2002 – no such category is mentioned at all. Most of i ...
Chapter 5 NPs and their Functions Review of NPs
... Definition of a noun phrase: A noun or pronoun head and all of its modifiers. Let's go over all the NPs in the sentence below: Gaggles of goblins attacked some cute witches with black, well-worn broomsticks. What is the first NP in this sentence? Not gaggles--it is a noun, but it has a modifier, of ...
... Definition of a noun phrase: A noun or pronoun head and all of its modifiers. Let's go over all the NPs in the sentence below: Gaggles of goblins attacked some cute witches with black, well-worn broomsticks. What is the first NP in this sentence? Not gaggles--it is a noun, but it has a modifier, of ...