Overt Nominative Subjects in Infinitival Complements
... NYU Working Papers in Linguistics, Volume 2: Papers in Syntax, Spring 2009 ...
... NYU Working Papers in Linguistics, Volume 2: Papers in Syntax, Spring 2009 ...
The Elements of Style - Academic Server| Cleveland State University
... entries, and enliven the argument. Professor Strunk was a positive man. His book contains rules of grammar phrased as direct orders. In the main I have not tried to soften his commands, or modify his pronouncements, or remove the special objects of his scorn. I have tried, instead, to preserve the f ...
... entries, and enliven the argument. Professor Strunk was a positive man. His book contains rules of grammar phrased as direct orders. In the main I have not tried to soften his commands, or modify his pronouncements, or remove the special objects of his scorn. I have tried, instead, to preserve the f ...
focus 11 position of adverbs
... 1. He came close to Godfrey and breathed into his waistcoat. 2. He was also his closest companion and his closest friend. 3. Our sympathy had always been close, and was growing closer as we grew older. 4. He had worked very hard, it would be too cruel if all that industry were futile. 5. I don't wan ...
... 1. He came close to Godfrey and breathed into his waistcoat. 2. He was also his closest companion and his closest friend. 3. Our sympathy had always been close, and was growing closer as we grew older. 4. He had worked very hard, it would be too cruel if all that industry were futile. 5. I don't wan ...
Dative Clitics and Case Licensing in Standard and Macedonian Greek
... In this paper, I will address the question of Case absorption from a somewhat different angle: rather than focus on the conditions that must be met in order to allow a clitic to co-occur with a full NP, I will examine constructions that require a clitic (sometimes allowing, but at others prohibiting ...
... In this paper, I will address the question of Case absorption from a somewhat different angle: rather than focus on the conditions that must be met in order to allow a clitic to co-occur with a full NP, I will examine constructions that require a clitic (sometimes allowing, but at others prohibiting ...
focus 11 position of adverbs
... 1. He came close to Godfrey and breathed into his waistcoat. 2. He was also his closest companion and his closest friend. 3. Our sympathy had always been close, and was growing closer as we grew older. 4. He had worked very hard, it would be too cruel if all that industry were futile. 5. I don't wan ...
... 1. He came close to Godfrey and breathed into his waistcoat. 2. He was also his closest companion and his closest friend. 3. Our sympathy had always been close, and was growing closer as we grew older. 4. He had worked very hard, it would be too cruel if all that industry were futile. 5. I don't wan ...
External and Internal Possessors with Body Part Nouns: The Case of
... De barberte hodet på ham ‘they shaved head.DEF on him’). Their grammatical properties are discussed, and it is shown that they are restricted in various ways, concerning both structure and distribution. Body part nouns with PP possessors are both different from and similar to the dative external pos ...
... De barberte hodet på ham ‘they shaved head.DEF on him’). Their grammatical properties are discussed, and it is shown that they are restricted in various ways, concerning both structure and distribution. Body part nouns with PP possessors are both different from and similar to the dative external pos ...
Translating linguistic time
... My guiding question throughout this paper is: what can we learn from looking at the translation of grammatical tense and aspect in narrative texts in different languages?2 Narrative studies as well as linguistic research have shown that tense and aspect perform a variety of functions both in narrati ...
... My guiding question throughout this paper is: what can we learn from looking at the translation of grammatical tense and aspect in narrative texts in different languages?2 Narrative studies as well as linguistic research have shown that tense and aspect perform a variety of functions both in narrati ...
as a PDF
... My study of the literature on the meanings of verb forms of Biblical Hebrew, as will be seen in the survey, contributes to my understanding of the problem. However, they do not provide objective and empirically testable parameters that could be used to decide on how BH could be classified and the me ...
... My study of the literature on the meanings of verb forms of Biblical Hebrew, as will be seen in the survey, contributes to my understanding of the problem. However, they do not provide objective and empirically testable parameters that could be used to decide on how BH could be classified and the me ...
Using gerund as object of prepositions
... Example: I look forward to seeing you soon. Instead of, etc + gerund Example: You Had much better work instead of idling away your time. b) After the words that are still using a preposition: Fond of + gerund Example: He is always fond of hunting. He always liked hunting Insist on + gerund Example: ...
... Example: I look forward to seeing you soon. Instead of, etc + gerund Example: You Had much better work instead of idling away your time. b) After the words that are still using a preposition: Fond of + gerund Example: He is always fond of hunting. He always liked hunting Insist on + gerund Example: ...
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... seem to deviate in a systematic way from ordinary balanced coordination. There is, therefore, important insight to be gained from studying these constructions. UC and EBC constructions are discussed in Chapter 2. The fact that there is a correlation in word order between the conjunction and the devi ...
... seem to deviate in a systematic way from ordinary balanced coordination. There is, therefore, important insight to be gained from studying these constructions. UC and EBC constructions are discussed in Chapter 2. The fact that there is a correlation in word order between the conjunction and the devi ...
Speculations on the syntax of subordinate clauses in Old English
... (i) Finite verbs move to two potential landing sites, namely to C when an operator is fronted and to the head of a head-initial inflectional projection below C in cases of non-operator fronting. As for the nature of the lower target of V-movement, various proposals have been made in the literature. ...
... (i) Finite verbs move to two potential landing sites, namely to C when an operator is fronted and to the head of a head-initial inflectional projection below C in cases of non-operator fronting. As for the nature of the lower target of V-movement, various proposals have been made in the literature. ...
Building the PDT-Vallex valency lexicon
... optional complementations. There are five “inner participants” (arguments): Actor/Bearer (ACT), Patient (PAT), Addressee (ADDR), Origin (ORIG) and Effect (EFF). Which functors are arguments have been determined according to two criteria. The first one says that arguments can occur at most once as a ...
... optional complementations. There are five “inner participants” (arguments): Actor/Bearer (ACT), Patient (PAT), Addressee (ADDR), Origin (ORIG) and Effect (EFF). Which functors are arguments have been determined according to two criteria. The first one says that arguments can occur at most once as a ...
Chapter ? Binding by Verbs: Tense, Person and Mood under Attitudes*
... mood in subordinate constructions, notably under attitudes. The theory adopted here is a slight modification of the system proposed in Schlenker’s dissertation (Schlenker, 1999). Recently, Schlenker has proposed other variants of his theory ((Schlenker, 2001a), (Schlenker, 2001c)), which do not work ...
... mood in subordinate constructions, notably under attitudes. The theory adopted here is a slight modification of the system proposed in Schlenker’s dissertation (Schlenker, 1999). Recently, Schlenker has proposed other variants of his theory ((Schlenker, 2001a), (Schlenker, 2001c)), which do not work ...
Building the PDT-VALLEX valency lexicon
... optional complementations. There are five “inner participants” (arguments): Actor/Bearer (ACT), Patient (PAT), Addressee (ADDR), Origin (ORIG) and Effect (EFF). Which functors are arguments have been determined according to two criteria. The first one says that arguments can occur at most once as a ...
... optional complementations. There are five “inner participants” (arguments): Actor/Bearer (ACT), Patient (PAT), Addressee (ADDR), Origin (ORIG) and Effect (EFF). Which functors are arguments have been determined according to two criteria. The first one says that arguments can occur at most once as a ...
Generative Approaches to Syntactic Typology George Gibbard
... examining this diversity closely in order to establish "implicational" universals, that is to establish meaningful correlations between the occurrence of specific typological features in different areas of a language's grammar. The second goal of linguistic typology has been in a sense the opposite ...
... examining this diversity closely in order to establish "implicational" universals, that is to establish meaningful correlations between the occurrence of specific typological features in different areas of a language's grammar. The second goal of linguistic typology has been in a sense the opposite ...
Ser & Estar I & II
... The past participle The past participle can be used as an adjective. They usually are preceded by ESTAR, because they describe current ...
... The past participle The past participle can be used as an adjective. They usually are preceded by ESTAR, because they describe current ...
The role of discourse context in the processing of a flexible word
... (‘scrambled’) structures induce more difficulty than canonical structures [e.g., Hyönä & Hujanen, Q. J. Exp. Psychol. 50A (1997) 841– 858], with this difference being attributed to the structural complexity/infrequency of these forms. However, by presenting sentences in isolation, most existing st ...
... (‘scrambled’) structures induce more difficulty than canonical structures [e.g., Hyönä & Hujanen, Q. J. Exp. Psychol. 50A (1997) 841– 858], with this difference being attributed to the structural complexity/infrequency of these forms. However, by presenting sentences in isolation, most existing st ...
Passive in the world`s languages
... and case marking of nps. In particular the foregrounded np in a passive, namely the derived subject, is usually placed and case-marked as are subjects of basic actives. Similarly, ‘agent phrases’, such as by Mary in John was slapped by Mary, most commonly take the position and case marking (includin ...
... and case marking of nps. In particular the foregrounded np in a passive, namely the derived subject, is usually placed and case-marked as are subjects of basic actives. Similarly, ‘agent phrases’, such as by Mary in John was slapped by Mary, most commonly take the position and case marking (includin ...
commas - Bucks County Community College
... Shuba loves cooking, playing piano, and working in the garden. Note: The above sentences are also good examples of parallel phrasing. When you write a list or series, all the items should be in the same form. For example, the first sentence lists nouns, the second lists verbs in the present tense, a ...
... Shuba loves cooking, playing piano, and working in the garden. Note: The above sentences are also good examples of parallel phrasing. When you write a list or series, all the items should be in the same form. For example, the first sentence lists nouns, the second lists verbs in the present tense, a ...
Practice - TeacherLINK
... park 1. A piece of land used by people for enjoyment and recreation. 2. A large area of land left in its natural state. Noun. • To leave an automobile or other vehicle in a place for a time: We parked the car. Verb. park (pärk) noun, plural parks; verb, parked, parking. ...
... park 1. A piece of land used by people for enjoyment and recreation. 2. A large area of land left in its natural state. Noun. • To leave an automobile or other vehicle in a place for a time: We parked the car. Verb. park (pärk) noun, plural parks; verb, parked, parking. ...
Information structure and grammaticalization
... The structural aspects are twofold. First, the propositions, predications and referents which are related in information structure are coded by lexical and grammatical means, which means that any knowledge that speakers and hearers may entertain which is not thus coded in a sentence is irrelevant fo ...
... The structural aspects are twofold. First, the propositions, predications and referents which are related in information structure are coded by lexical and grammatical means, which means that any knowledge that speakers and hearers may entertain which is not thus coded in a sentence is irrelevant fo ...
Practice - Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
... with a period. Tell me which groups she has heard. • An exclamatory sentence expresses strong feeling and ends with an exclamation point. What a cool song that was! • A compound sentence is made up of two simple sentences joined by a comma and a conjunction. She likes the Four Seasons, but she prefe ...
... with a period. Tell me which groups she has heard. • An exclamatory sentence expresses strong feeling and ends with an exclamation point. What a cool song that was! • A compound sentence is made up of two simple sentences joined by a comma and a conjunction. She likes the Four Seasons, but she prefe ...
Practice - Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
... ends in a period. Come with me to buy the tickets. • An exclamatory sentence shows strong feeling. It ends with an exclamation mark. That’s a great act! • A compound sentence is made up of two sentences joined by a comma (,) and a conjunction, such as and, or, or but. A. Write whether each sentence ...
... ends in a period. Come with me to buy the tickets. • An exclamatory sentence shows strong feeling. It ends with an exclamation mark. That’s a great act! • A compound sentence is made up of two sentences joined by a comma (,) and a conjunction, such as and, or, or but. A. Write whether each sentence ...
COMPASS Test Review Packet
... Giving your best during the test can save you several terms of math, reading, and writing classes, and therefore a lot of time and money. What you don’t know, you don’t know. That’s fine. But if you know something, make sure you show it on the test so that you are placed into the appropriate class f ...
... Giving your best during the test can save you several terms of math, reading, and writing classes, and therefore a lot of time and money. What you don’t know, you don’t know. That’s fine. But if you know something, make sure you show it on the test so that you are placed into the appropriate class f ...
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 ...