To be or not to be elided: VP ellipsis revisited
... modal with [uT] raises to T° and gets its feature checked by [iT]. have with [uInf] raises to Inf° and gets its feature checked by [iInf]. been with [uPerf] raises to Perf° and gets its feature checked by [iPerf]. being with [uProg] raises to Prog° and gets its feature checked by [iProg]. ...
... modal with [uT] raises to T° and gets its feature checked by [iT]. have with [uInf] raises to Inf° and gets its feature checked by [iInf]. been with [uPerf] raises to Perf° and gets its feature checked by [iPerf]. being with [uProg] raises to Prog° and gets its feature checked by [iProg]. ...
GR#5 - Verbals - Gerunds
... GERUND PHRASE = A GERUND THAT IS ACCOMPANIED BY MODIFIERS AND/OR AN OBJECT The complete gerund phrase may be thought of as taking the place of a noun. ...
... GERUND PHRASE = A GERUND THAT IS ACCOMPANIED BY MODIFIERS AND/OR AN OBJECT The complete gerund phrase may be thought of as taking the place of a noun. ...
On the syntax ofconstructions with arb SE in Spanish
... We have adopted the analysis in Koopman & Sportiche (1988) by which the subject of a verb associated with an external a-role is generated in its vp* internal position (DP*) (see 4b above). This is the case for U nergative structures, such as (12a). Koopman & Sportiche (1988: Sec. 1.4) further claim ...
... We have adopted the analysis in Koopman & Sportiche (1988) by which the subject of a verb associated with an external a-role is generated in its vp* internal position (DP*) (see 4b above). This is the case for U nergative structures, such as (12a). Koopman & Sportiche (1988: Sec. 1.4) further claim ...
draft - University of Delaware
... a. X has been around the block a few times (‘X is very experienced’) b. X has had it (‘X is done/has lost all patience’) c. X has gone to the dogs (‘X has declined in quality’) ...
... a. X has been around the block a few times (‘X is very experienced’) b. X has had it (‘X is done/has lost all patience’) c. X has gone to the dogs (‘X has declined in quality’) ...
Lesson 7
... changed American life (b) in many ways. 7. a ___________ phrase 8. b ___________ phrase ...
... changed American life (b) in many ways. 7. a ___________ phrase 8. b ___________ phrase ...
Putting Pieces Together: Combining FrameNet, VerbNet
... identical word forms among VerbNet verb entries and FrameNet lexical units, and (2) ensuring that these verbs share a common meaning, by checking the intersection of their corresponding sense lists. For the first verb set, consisting of VerbNet entries that have a direct counterpart in FrameNet, we l ...
... identical word forms among VerbNet verb entries and FrameNet lexical units, and (2) ensuring that these verbs share a common meaning, by checking the intersection of their corresponding sense lists. For the first verb set, consisting of VerbNet entries that have a direct counterpart in FrameNet, we l ...
Implicit Negation in Selected Romantic Poems in the English
... 5- I disagree that learning English is difficult 3.3- Implicit Negative Adverbs and Quantifiers. Some adverbs in positive sentences give the meaning of negative in English. Leech (1983: 100) has said that there are adverbs and determiners which are negative in meaning, but not in form (e.g., barely, ...
... 5- I disagree that learning English is difficult 3.3- Implicit Negative Adverbs and Quantifiers. Some adverbs in positive sentences give the meaning of negative in English. Leech (1983: 100) has said that there are adverbs and determiners which are negative in meaning, but not in form (e.g., barely, ...
Widespread but Not Universal: Improving the Typological Coverage
... This dissertation would not have been possible without the support of many people, to whom I would like to express my sincere gratitude. First and foremost, my advisor Emily Bender has provided me with a depth of knowledge, abundant enthusiasm, detailed criticism, and artificial deadlines without wh ...
... This dissertation would not have been possible without the support of many people, to whom I would like to express my sincere gratitude. First and foremost, my advisor Emily Bender has provided me with a depth of knowledge, abundant enthusiasm, detailed criticism, and artificial deadlines without wh ...
Functions of the Czech reflexive marker
... many functions of the RM and using the label ‘reflexive marker’ for any occurrence of se is misleading at best. There are, however, several good reasons to still adopt this label. First, it is a conventional term broadly used in the literature, based on the etymology of this clitic which goes back t ...
... many functions of the RM and using the label ‘reflexive marker’ for any occurrence of se is misleading at best. There are, however, several good reasons to still adopt this label. First, it is a conventional term broadly used in the literature, based on the etymology of this clitic which goes back t ...
Subordinate clauses, switch-reference, and tail-head
... between subsequent sentences in discourse.5 There appear to be different kinds of THL constructions. One of the parameters of variation is the degree of thematic continuity that is found between the sentences that are linked by THL. A majority of (if not all) the languages that manifest THL use this ...
... between subsequent sentences in discourse.5 There appear to be different kinds of THL constructions. One of the parameters of variation is the degree of thematic continuity that is found between the sentences that are linked by THL. A majority of (if not all) the languages that manifest THL use this ...
Turner2016 - Edinburgh Research Archive
... that Katcha has a unusual system of gender agreement with three agreement classes based on the concepts of Masculine, Feminine and Plural and that the gender of a noun may change between its singular and plural forms. Surprisingly, these phenomena are both most commonly found in Afro-Asiatic, which ...
... that Katcha has a unusual system of gender agreement with three agreement classes based on the concepts of Masculine, Feminine and Plural and that the gender of a noun may change between its singular and plural forms. Surprisingly, these phenomena are both most commonly found in Afro-Asiatic, which ...
Characteristics of Mandarin Imperatives Joan Chen-Main
... Mandarin employs two sentence final particles which are both pronounced ba. Although they have come to be written with the same character, Chao (1968:81, 807) distinguishes the two bas based on their different historical origins and functions. They may be further distinguished via intonation. Chao c ...
... Mandarin employs two sentence final particles which are both pronounced ba. Although they have come to be written with the same character, Chao (1968:81, 807) distinguishes the two bas based on their different historical origins and functions. They may be further distinguished via intonation. Chao c ...
German: An Essential Grammar
... comparison, there is no understanding). The approach to German grammar adopted in this book is strongly contrastive with English. English and German are after all, as languages go, very closely related and have a great deal in common. Look, for example, at the past tenses of irregular verbs (trinken ...
... comparison, there is no understanding). The approach to German grammar adopted in this book is strongly contrastive with English. English and German are after all, as languages go, very closely related and have a great deal in common. Look, for example, at the past tenses of irregular verbs (trinken ...
T H E I N C E P... E D T O P I C S ...
... Present Past Participle Interrogative Reciprocal Reflexive Relativizer Singular Simultaneity Subordinator Subjunctive Suffix Same subject Tense, aspect, and mood Temporal Tense Topic First person Second person Third person ...
... Present Past Participle Interrogative Reciprocal Reflexive Relativizer Singular Simultaneity Subordinator Subjunctive Suffix Same subject Tense, aspect, and mood Temporal Tense Topic First person Second person Third person ...
putting up the resultant pdf online
... We would like to thank Mitch Marcus for his support and encouragement in the production of this document and the policy it describes. Leslie Dossey and Elizabeth Hamilton put a lot of effort into early analysis and organization of the issues. Beatrice Santorini wrote the previous manual, upon which ...
... We would like to thank Mitch Marcus for his support and encouragement in the production of this document and the policy it describes. Leslie Dossey and Elizabeth Hamilton put a lot of effort into early analysis and organization of the issues. Beatrice Santorini wrote the previous manual, upon which ...
NON-FINITE AND VERBLESS CLAUSES: TEXTUAL VALUES
... the pronoun you can be easily identified as subject, subsequently Theme position, while in a sentence as: If so, let’s go and help them. due also to the clausal substitute SO we have to resort to the previous’ text unit(s) to convey meaning by identifying the topical Theme. The significance of the t ...
... the pronoun you can be easily identified as subject, subsequently Theme position, while in a sentence as: If so, let’s go and help them. due also to the clausal substitute SO we have to resort to the previous’ text unit(s) to convey meaning by identifying the topical Theme. The significance of the t ...
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... “Ah Hah!” moment when 2 of my students said…. “Subjects and Predicts are easy!”. Learning a new skill and successfully transferring that knowledge to long term memory requires a great deal of repetition. This product provides many opportunities for review. I used this product daily in my classroom a ...
... “Ah Hah!” moment when 2 of my students said…. “Subjects and Predicts are easy!”. Learning a new skill and successfully transferring that knowledge to long term memory requires a great deal of repetition. This product provides many opportunities for review. I used this product daily in my classroom a ...
An Analysis of Grammatical Errors in Writing
... theory of grammatical errors taxonomy by Ho (2005). They are errors regarding nouns and noun groups, errors regarding verbs and verb groups, error regarding preposition, and errors regarding sentence structure. However, the errors regarding noun and noun groups consist of unnecessary insertion /over ...
... theory of grammatical errors taxonomy by Ho (2005). They are errors regarding nouns and noun groups, errors regarding verbs and verb groups, error regarding preposition, and errors regarding sentence structure. However, the errors regarding noun and noun groups consist of unnecessary insertion /over ...
An English hAndbook for thE UnivErsity of PrEtoriA 2003
... difference of meaning. We call the first one, without the commas, a defining clause; it picks out the man from other men. The implication is that there is more than one man, but that the one in the red shirt ran away. The defining clause picks out something. If one puts in the commas, the red shirt ...
... difference of meaning. We call the first one, without the commas, a defining clause; it picks out the man from other men. The implication is that there is more than one man, but that the one in the red shirt ran away. The defining clause picks out something. If one puts in the commas, the red shirt ...
English II
... • The function of the chorus in Greek drama is to comment on the dramatic action and set the action in the overall context of Greek life and religion and it may occasionally advise the characters or express sympathy with the tragic hero. • Ship of State – Lines 768-772 – It is particularly appropria ...
... • The function of the chorus in Greek drama is to comment on the dramatic action and set the action in the overall context of Greek life and religion and it may occasionally advise the characters or express sympathy with the tragic hero. • Ship of State – Lines 768-772 – It is particularly appropria ...
The Sentence
... The words not { - n ’t) and never, which are frequently used with verbs, are not part o f a verb phrase. Both o f these words are ...
... The words not { - n ’t) and never, which are frequently used with verbs, are not part o f a verb phrase. Both o f these words are ...
Fix-It Student Pages
... where he begins to need more review. The teacher’s manual contains more detailed instructions in the Introduction. Generally, students will do the following with their student pages: • Find the bolded vocabulary word. Students should look it up in a dictionary and then write key words of the definit ...
... where he begins to need more review. The teacher’s manual contains more detailed instructions in the Introduction. Generally, students will do the following with their student pages: • Find the bolded vocabulary word. Students should look it up in a dictionary and then write key words of the definit ...
Writing Matters
... describes a verb (adjective, or other adverb) begins a phrase (anything a plane can do to a cloud) joins 2 words or 2 groups of words ...
... describes a verb (adjective, or other adverb) begins a phrase (anything a plane can do to a cloud) joins 2 words or 2 groups of words ...
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... Circle the two guide words that would be at the top of the dictionary page for the word: quarterback ...
... Circle the two guide words that would be at the top of the dictionary page for the word: quarterback ...