Basic English Grammar with Exercises
... head, there still is not the room for an infinite amount of linguistic knowledge. The answer must be that this is not how to characterise linguistic knowledge: we do not store all the possible linguistic expressions in our heads, but something else which enables us to produce and understand these ex ...
... head, there still is not the room for an infinite amount of linguistic knowledge. The answer must be that this is not how to characterise linguistic knowledge: we do not store all the possible linguistic expressions in our heads, but something else which enables us to produce and understand these ex ...
(Syntactic) Lexicon and Syntax: Insertion Conditions for Derivational
... in place, section 5 is devoted to, if I may cite the reviewer, "the order that the framework reveals and accounts for in what the GPSG authors have called 'the unruly and idiosyncratic syntactic facts of subcategorization' ... Most of the regularities discussed are not even observed in other approac ...
... in place, section 5 is devoted to, if I may cite the reviewer, "the order that the framework reveals and accounts for in what the GPSG authors have called 'the unruly and idiosyncratic syntactic facts of subcategorization' ... Most of the regularities discussed are not even observed in other approac ...
A grammar of Mualang: An Ibanic language of Western Kalimantan
... existential negator future tense marker habitual inability illocutionary marker inchoative voice marker inclusive interrogative word indirect object locative; locative preposition measure word Mualang Ili’ (Downstream Mualang) unvolitional-resultative middle voice marker modal Mualang Ulu (Upstream ...
... existential negator future tense marker habitual inability illocutionary marker inchoative voice marker inclusive interrogative word indirect object locative; locative preposition measure word Mualang Ili’ (Downstream Mualang) unvolitional-resultative middle voice marker modal Mualang Ulu (Upstream ...
Relative Clauses in Koine Greek
... to.him? “Or what man among you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?” Here, the head noun, , “anthropos”, “man”, is nominative masculine singular. Thus the relative pronoun, , “hon”, “whom”, is also masculine and singular. But its case is accusative, because it functions as on ...
... to.him? “Or what man among you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?” Here, the head noun, , “anthropos”, “man”, is nominative masculine singular. Thus the relative pronoun, , “hon”, “whom”, is also masculine and singular. But its case is accusative, because it functions as on ...
Towards a Semantics of X-Bar Theory
... resort to the verbal use of a noun form as in the “to argument” example above. It also appears to be the case that verbs expressing an instantaneous action are more easily objectified and used after a determiner (e.g. “the kick”, “the hit”, “the bite”) than other verbs. Verbs like “argue” which do n ...
... resort to the verbal use of a noun form as in the “to argument” example above. It also appears to be the case that verbs expressing an instantaneous action are more easily objectified and used after a determiner (e.g. “the kick”, “the hit”, “the bite”) than other verbs. Verbs like “argue” which do n ...
Agreement - General Guide To Personal and Societies Web Space
... effects. The question to be answered was “what are these subject clitics?”, and an analysis was proposed following Rizzi (1986). Friulian SCLs, as other SCLs in Northern Italian Dialects, are different from French subject clitics (Cf Kayne 1975) in that they are clitics by virtue of being heads, but ...
... effects. The question to be answered was “what are these subject clitics?”, and an analysis was proposed following Rizzi (1986). Friulian SCLs, as other SCLs in Northern Italian Dialects, are different from French subject clitics (Cf Kayne 1975) in that they are clitics by virtue of being heads, but ...
Nominalization in Yami*
... In the Philippine and Formosan languages, the morphemes that occur in indicative verb forms are also used in nominalization, as has already been pointed out by others. Some have even hypothesized that these indicative verb forms were derived by nominalization. However, the relationship between nomin ...
... In the Philippine and Formosan languages, the morphemes that occur in indicative verb forms are also used in nominalization, as has already been pointed out by others. Some have even hypothesized that these indicative verb forms were derived by nominalization. However, the relationship between nomin ...
An introduction to ecclesiastical latin
... During t h e time when t h e Classical literature was growing into perfection and passing into t h e stage of imitation and decay the Vernacular Latin also continued to grow and, like all growing organisms, to absorb many elements from its surroundings. Those who spoke it were not deterred b y any f ...
... During t h e time when t h e Classical literature was growing into perfection and passing into t h e stage of imitation and decay the Vernacular Latin also continued to grow and, like all growing organisms, to absorb many elements from its surroundings. Those who spoke it were not deterred b y any f ...
Presentation sentences in fiction and academic prose: a syntactico
... (FSP). Several aspects are examined: the semantic aspect is reflected in the observation of the semantic character of the presentation verb and in the semantic affinity it displays with its subject. From the syntactic viewpoint, the sentential architecture of presentation sentences is examined as we ...
... (FSP). Several aspects are examined: the semantic aspect is reflected in the observation of the semantic character of the presentation verb and in the semantic affinity it displays with its subject. From the syntactic viewpoint, the sentential architecture of presentation sentences is examined as we ...
97 AN OVERVIEW OF ADVERBS FOR THE PROFICIENT USE OF
... adjective to distinguish it from the adverbs. Sequel to this explanation of what adverbs are, types, their functions, the words or groups of words they modify and their notable significance in the English language are established. An adverb is perhaps the most difficult element to identify in an Eng ...
... adjective to distinguish it from the adverbs. Sequel to this explanation of what adverbs are, types, their functions, the words or groups of words they modify and their notable significance in the English language are established. An adverb is perhaps the most difficult element to identify in an Eng ...
PropBank Annotation Guidelines - Computational Language and
... As this example shows, the arguments of the verbs are labeled as numbered arguments: Arg0, Arg1, Arg2 and so on. The argument structure of each predicate is outlined in the PropBank frame file for that predicate. The frame file gives both semantic and syntactic information about each sense of the pr ...
... As this example shows, the arguments of the verbs are labeled as numbered arguments: Arg0, Arg1, Arg2 and so on. The argument structure of each predicate is outlined in the PropBank frame file for that predicate. The frame file gives both semantic and syntactic information about each sense of the pr ...
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... As for case, it was initially believed that PRO can bear no case, due to its ungoverned position (control infinitives were taken to be CPs). Later on, PRO was claimed to bear null case (cf. Chomsky & Lasnik (1993)) – a special type of case assigned by non-finite inflection only. More recently, howev ...
... As for case, it was initially believed that PRO can bear no case, due to its ungoverned position (control infinitives were taken to be CPs). Later on, PRO was claimed to bear null case (cf. Chomsky & Lasnik (1993)) – a special type of case assigned by non-finite inflection only. More recently, howev ...
On participles
... In his earlier works, Chomsky analyzed passive participles as transformationally derived (Chomsky 1957, 1965), which entailed that prenominal participles should also be analyzed as reduced relative clauses. Chomsky’s analysis actually entails that all passive participles are verbal. This idea has be ...
... In his earlier works, Chomsky analyzed passive participles as transformationally derived (Chomsky 1957, 1965), which entailed that prenominal participles should also be analyzed as reduced relative clauses. Chomsky’s analysis actually entails that all passive participles are verbal. This idea has be ...
Yiddish - Princeton University
... The two constructions, A and B, taken together and superimposed on the English Yiddish-movement construction result in an exact replication of the Yiddish construction. That is, the Yiddish construction “modulo” the verb second construction and the preposition fronting construction is identical to t ...
... The two constructions, A and B, taken together and superimposed on the English Yiddish-movement construction result in an exact replication of the Yiddish construction. That is, the Yiddish construction “modulo” the verb second construction and the preposition fronting construction is identical to t ...
MeN
... attributive noun A noun which follows an action noun to indicate either the actor or patient of the action. It can be marked by oleh if indicating the actor, as in pembunuhan oleh pemilik toko 'the killing of (by) the shop keeper', or terhadap if indicating the patient, as in pembunuhan terhadap pem ...
... attributive noun A noun which follows an action noun to indicate either the actor or patient of the action. It can be marked by oleh if indicating the actor, as in pembunuhan oleh pemilik toko 'the killing of (by) the shop keeper', or terhadap if indicating the patient, as in pembunuhan terhadap pem ...
Negation in Germanic Languages
... intention of this thesis is to give an overview of and study how the Germanic languages differ from each other in regards to their negative word orders and negation strategies. The syntactical position of their negative adverbs (English equivalent not) is analyzed in subject-initial main and subordi ...
... intention of this thesis is to give an overview of and study how the Germanic languages differ from each other in regards to their negative word orders and negation strategies. The syntactical position of their negative adverbs (English equivalent not) is analyzed in subject-initial main and subordi ...
příčestí přítomné ve funkci premodifikátoru a postmodifikátoru
... according to whether they express all grammatical verbal categories, then it is spoken about finite verbs, or whether they express only some of them, then it is spoken about nonfinite verbs. (p. 165) According to Quirk at al (1973), the English verb has the following five forms: the base form (e.g. ...
... according to whether they express all grammatical verbal categories, then it is spoken about finite verbs, or whether they express only some of them, then it is spoken about nonfinite verbs. (p. 165) According to Quirk at al (1973), the English verb has the following five forms: the base form (e.g. ...
Noun-Verb Complex Predicates In Kurmanji Kurdish A syntactic
... immediately pre-predicate, (iii) with accusative alignment they get the oblique case (ACC in our sense), (iv) with ergative alignment, they determine person and number agreement on the predicate, and (v) only direct objects achieve subjecthood under passivization. It should be noted that (iv) is not ...
... immediately pre-predicate, (iii) with accusative alignment they get the oblique case (ACC in our sense), (iv) with ergative alignment, they determine person and number agreement on the predicate, and (v) only direct objects achieve subjecthood under passivization. It should be noted that (iv) is not ...
Past Tense Marking in English by Chinese learners
... levels and even across individual speakers. In the present study, I examine the roles that aspect, saliency and proficiency level play in the process of Chinese learners acquiring English past tense. Bayley's subjects ranged from age 18 to age 40, from graduate student to restaurant worker, and from ...
... levels and even across individual speakers. In the present study, I examine the roles that aspect, saliency and proficiency level play in the process of Chinese learners acquiring English past tense. Bayley's subjects ranged from age 18 to age 40, from graduate student to restaurant worker, and from ...
Kamasau (Wand Tuan) Grammar Morpheme to Sentence
... This description is hierarchical, beginning with morphology and word structure and proceeding through phrases and clauses. I view language as a functional, dynamic system by which persons communicate ideas to each other (cf, Halliday, 1985). The basic unit of language is the discourse, in that peopl ...
... This description is hierarchical, beginning with morphology and word structure and proceeding through phrases and clauses. I view language as a functional, dynamic system by which persons communicate ideas to each other (cf, Halliday, 1985). The basic unit of language is the discourse, in that peopl ...
Prepositional Phrase Attachment and Interlingua
... unique sense. UWs can be annotated with attributes like number, tense etc., which provide further information about how the concept is being used in the specific sentence. Any of the three restriction labels- icl(inclusion of), iof (instance of) and equ (used for abbreviations)- can be attached to a ...
... unique sense. UWs can be annotated with attributes like number, tense etc., which provide further information about how the concept is being used in the specific sentence. Any of the three restriction labels- icl(inclusion of), iof (instance of) and equ (used for abbreviations)- can be attached to a ...
pontifícia universidade católica do rio grande do sul
... analysis of the reader’s contribution, the grammar can carry the label Generative Grammar. By Generative Grammar Chomsky means simply a system of rules that assigns structural descriptions to sentences in an explicit and well –formed way. Therefore, the grammar of a language purports to be a descrip ...
... analysis of the reader’s contribution, the grammar can carry the label Generative Grammar. By Generative Grammar Chomsky means simply a system of rules that assigns structural descriptions to sentences in an explicit and well –formed way. Therefore, the grammar of a language purports to be a descrip ...
MOVEMENT IN RESTRICTIVE RELATIVE CLAUSES by SUSAN K
... both make use of wh marking of pronominal forms and the special fronting v;ord order associated vjith this (There are differences of course, that, etc.) both can be reduced to yield pronominal modifiers ... neither can occur next to an NP which is [+Anaphoric], a feature assigned by the rules of pro ...
... both make use of wh marking of pronominal forms and the special fronting v;ord order associated vjith this (There are differences of course, that, etc.) both can be reduced to yield pronominal modifiers ... neither can occur next to an NP which is [+Anaphoric], a feature assigned by the rules of pro ...
Thongsley_overview_english
... A single extended narrative, or several narratives on a similar theme. E.g. autobiographical stories, each developing a key narrativ technique. Commas for sentence of 3 (description, action, views/opinions, facts), synonym/anytonym, active/passive voice, noun phrase/expanded noun phrase. Ellipsis, f ...
... A single extended narrative, or several narratives on a similar theme. E.g. autobiographical stories, each developing a key narrativ technique. Commas for sentence of 3 (description, action, views/opinions, facts), synonym/anytonym, active/passive voice, noun phrase/expanded noun phrase. Ellipsis, f ...
An Analysis of the Evidential Use of German Perception Verbs
... dumpf ‘muffled’ refers to an auditory quality of the melon, which is directly perceived by hearing. Therefore, we will refer to the use of the perception verb in (1a) as the ‘direct sensory use’. In (1b), however, reif ‘ripe’ does not specify an auditory quality of the melon. Instead, the quality of ...
... dumpf ‘muffled’ refers to an auditory quality of the melon, which is directly perceived by hearing. Therefore, we will refer to the use of the perception verb in (1a) as the ‘direct sensory use’. In (1b), however, reif ‘ripe’ does not specify an auditory quality of the melon. Instead, the quality of ...