Bare resultatives - UCL Phonetics and Linguistics
... control must be assumed. It will be clear, then, that considerations of simplicity are not sufficient to choose between (9) and (10). The choice is an empirical one. On the basis of depictives, no convincing empirical argument can be constructed, since PRO is inaudible and the properties of obligato ...
... control must be assumed. It will be clear, then, that considerations of simplicity are not sufficient to choose between (9) and (10). The choice is an empirical one. On the basis of depictives, no convincing empirical argument can be constructed, since PRO is inaudible and the properties of obligato ...
Pearson Grammar with exercises
... A sentence is grammatical if it conforms to the way native speakers structure their language. A sentence may not always follow the usages prescribed for standard English, but it is still con sidered grammatical by the speakers who regularly use it. Directions: Identify the following sentences as gr ...
... A sentence is grammatical if it conforms to the way native speakers structure their language. A sentence may not always follow the usages prescribed for standard English, but it is still con sidered grammatical by the speakers who regularly use it. Directions: Identify the following sentences as gr ...
The Verbal System of the Cape Verdean Creole of Tarrafal
... In order to understand the genesis of Cape Verdean Creole (CVC), one needs a clear understanding of the colonization and settlement of the Cape Verde Islands. Settlement patterns had lasting consequences on the formation of CVC. Santiago Island was initially populated with slaves from the western co ...
... In order to understand the genesis of Cape Verdean Creole (CVC), one needs a clear understanding of the colonization and settlement of the Cape Verde Islands. Settlement patterns had lasting consequences on the formation of CVC. Santiago Island was initially populated with slaves from the western co ...
NOUNS AND NOUN PHRASES
... not been passed on to the younger generation. Lewis states that one of the Seimat canoe captains attributed the loss of traditional lore on Ninigo to “the effect of the old German regulations” (1994:17). Lewis comments: “The banning by European administrations of inter-island canoe travel must have ...
... not been passed on to the younger generation. Lewis states that one of the Seimat canoe captains attributed the loss of traditional lore on Ninigo to “the effect of the old German regulations” (1994:17). Lewis comments: “The banning by European administrations of inter-island canoe travel must have ...
Appositives - KISS Grammar
... In analyzing texts, however (instead of studying the grammar textbooks), you will soon realized that other parts of speech and various constructions can also function as appositives. Finite Verbs as Appositives In the following sentence from the first paragraph of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey, the ...
... In analyzing texts, however (instead of studying the grammar textbooks), you will soon realized that other parts of speech and various constructions can also function as appositives. Finite Verbs as Appositives In the following sentence from the first paragraph of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey, the ...
Complex Feature Values - NTU Computational Linguistics Lab
... appropriate) for They seemed close to me to Sandy. ...
... appropriate) for They seemed close to me to Sandy. ...
Prepositions & Prepositional Phrases
... Shari left the house and walked to the store. Find the boys, give this letter to them, and return. Check out my report to learn about giraffes. The ...
... Shari left the house and walked to the store. Find the boys, give this letter to them, and return. Check out my report to learn about giraffes. The ...
Loubna Ammer - AUS Masters Theses
... This thesis is divided into six main chapters. Chapter one is an introduction that sets the scene. The chapter provides insights into how the present research has evolved, and highlights its importance in identifying the mechanisms at work in translating the discourse of alienation into and out of A ...
... This thesis is divided into six main chapters. Chapter one is an introduction that sets the scene. The chapter provides insights into how the present research has evolved, and highlights its importance in identifying the mechanisms at work in translating the discourse of alienation into and out of A ...
Fulltext - UoN Repository
... final vowel, subject marker and object marker. It further gives the basic syntactic structure in a Bemba sentence. The Bemba tense system includes the past, present and the future. The study further shows that tense marking is realized through affixation. It demonstrates how tense and aspect overlap ...
... final vowel, subject marker and object marker. It further gives the basic syntactic structure in a Bemba sentence. The Bemba tense system includes the past, present and the future. The study further shows that tense marking is realized through affixation. It demonstrates how tense and aspect overlap ...
Exercise : Faulty Parallelism
... - Using the same pattern of words. - In grammar, parallelism, also known as parallel structure or parallel construction, is a balance within one or more sentences of similar phrases or clauses that have the same grammatical structure. ...
... - Using the same pattern of words. - In grammar, parallelism, also known as parallel structure or parallel construction, is a balance within one or more sentences of similar phrases or clauses that have the same grammatical structure. ...
Verb-Initial Clauses in Ancient Greek Prose
... is to say, ‘This same construction is used in sentence Y, where there is no doubt as to its meaning; we can therefore assume the same meaning in sentence X unless there is specific evidence to the contrary.’ This difficulty is not at all peculiar to the study of information structure, though it is e ...
... is to say, ‘This same construction is used in sentence Y, where there is no doubt as to its meaning; we can therefore assume the same meaning in sentence X unless there is specific evidence to the contrary.’ This difficulty is not at all peculiar to the study of information structure, though it is e ...
The Quick Guide to Commas
... and the independent clause, a reader can initially mistake attendant for the direct object of gas up instead of recognizing it as the subject of the independent clause. The inclusion of the comma between an introductory dependent clause and the independent clause will never require a defense, but it ...
... and the independent clause, a reader can initially mistake attendant for the direct object of gas up instead of recognizing it as the subject of the independent clause. The inclusion of the comma between an introductory dependent clause and the independent clause will never require a defense, but it ...
English Grammar Practice
... In the English language the verb ―to have‖ can be used as: 1) a notional verb to express possession (I have a flat of my own.) 2) a modal verb (I have to go to the shop, we‟ve run out of bread.) 3) an auxiliary verb (He has just come.) There are two ways to form negatives and questions: They don‟t h ...
... In the English language the verb ―to have‖ can be used as: 1) a notional verb to express possession (I have a flat of my own.) 2) a modal verb (I have to go to the shop, we‟ve run out of bread.) 3) an auxiliary verb (He has just come.) There are two ways to form negatives and questions: They don‟t h ...
X-bar Theory X
... • Other tests differentiate adjuncts and complements too. • Conjoining two elements of a given category yields an element of the same category; if conjunction is possible the two conjuncts are of the same category. • You cannot conjoin a complement and an adjunct PP (where could it go in the structu ...
... • Other tests differentiate adjuncts and complements too. • Conjoining two elements of a given category yields an element of the same category; if conjunction is possible the two conjuncts are of the same category. • You cannot conjoin a complement and an adjunct PP (where could it go in the structu ...
Writing Matters
... understanding. In most instances, introducing a part of speech or sentence part to your students should take just a few minutes. Students should create (or you should provide) a vocabulary card with term on front, definition and examples on back; explain the term and its definition; and have them ex ...
... understanding. In most instances, introducing a part of speech or sentence part to your students should take just a few minutes. Students should create (or you should provide) a vocabulary card with term on front, definition and examples on back; explain the term and its definition; and have them ex ...
English Grammar 2
... of speech. Determiners are words like a, an, the, this, that, these, those, every, each, some, any, my, his, one, two, etc., which determine or limit the meaning of the nouns that follow. In this book, as in many traditional grammars, all determiners except a, an and the are classed among adjectives ...
... of speech. Determiners are words like a, an, the, this, that, these, those, every, each, some, any, my, his, one, two, etc., which determine or limit the meaning of the nouns that follow. In this book, as in many traditional grammars, all determiners except a, an and the are classed among adjectives ...
Comparative study of compound words in English and Indonesian
... written form, it allows people to talk one to another and write their thoughts or ideas as clearly as possible. Therefore, if a language does not exist, no one is able to express his or her thoughts or ideas to one another, though the application of a body language is very essential to give more mea ...
... written form, it allows people to talk one to another and write their thoughts or ideas as clearly as possible. Therefore, if a language does not exist, no one is able to express his or her thoughts or ideas to one another, though the application of a body language is very essential to give more mea ...
direct object pronoun - Anderson School District 5
... Notice the placement of the direct object pronouns in a sentence with an infinitive construction in Spanish: ...
... Notice the placement of the direct object pronouns in a sentence with an infinitive construction in Spanish: ...
What`s X Doing Y? page 1 Revision of May 26, 1997 Grammatical
... It might be argued that the incongruity reading of the backstroking fly example (4) is derivable by conversational implicature from a literally intended question. Since to most people, the struggles of a fly floating on its back in a liquid is recognized as an attempt to escape, asking what the fly ...
... It might be argued that the incongruity reading of the backstroking fly example (4) is derivable by conversational implicature from a literally intended question. Since to most people, the struggles of a fly floating on its back in a liquid is recognized as an attempt to escape, asking what the fly ...
Where does heteroclisis come from? Evidence from Romanian
... Subjunctive (map 968); Imperfect (map 968); Preterite (map 966); Pluperfect (map 966); Present participle (map 967); Imperative (map 969); Negative imperative (in the second person singular, negator + infinitive) (map 969); Future (a variety of structures, including auxiliary + infinitive) (map 967) ...
... Subjunctive (map 968); Imperfect (map 968); Preterite (map 966); Pluperfect (map 966); Present participle (map 967); Imperative (map 969); Negative imperative (in the second person singular, negator + infinitive) (map 969); Future (a variety of structures, including auxiliary + infinitive) (map 967) ...
Past Participle Formation and the Eventive/Adjectival Passive in
... portrait.Nom was painted.PPP.SF pencil.Instr/famous.Instr artist.Instr/on purpose ʻThe portrait was pained with a pencil/by a famous artist/on purposeʼ Thus, examples (8) and (9) illustrate that with the SF PPPs we can always have by-phrases, as well as various types of agent-oriented and event modi ...
... portrait.Nom was painted.PPP.SF pencil.Instr/famous.Instr artist.Instr/on purpose ʻThe portrait was pained with a pencil/by a famous artist/on purposeʼ Thus, examples (8) and (9) illustrate that with the SF PPPs we can always have by-phrases, as well as various types of agent-oriented and event modi ...
Blokh - Theoretic Grammar
... This book, containing a theoretical outline of English grammar, is intended as a manual for the departments of English in Universities and Teachers' Colleges. Its purpose is to present an introduction to the problems of up-to-date grammatical study of English on a systemic basis, sustained by demons ...
... This book, containing a theoretical outline of English grammar, is intended as a manual for the departments of English in Universities and Teachers' Colleges. Its purpose is to present an introduction to the problems of up-to-date grammatical study of English on a systemic basis, sustained by demons ...
ТЕОРЕТИЧЕСКАЯ ГРАММАТИКА АНГЛИЙСКОГО ЯЗЫКА
... This book, containing a theoretical outline of English grammar, is intended as a manual for the departments of English in Universities and Teachers' Colleges. Its purpose is to present an introduction to the problems of up-to-date grammatical study of English on a systemic basis, sustained by demons ...
... This book, containing a theoretical outline of English grammar, is intended as a manual for the departments of English in Universities and Teachers' Colleges. Its purpose is to present an introduction to the problems of up-to-date grammatical study of English on a systemic basis, sustained by demons ...
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 ...
for CHAPTER 3
... that doing so is slipshod. Do you? What is the basis for their opinion and for yours? Research this question. (While you are at it, check out a dictionary to find out what Winston Churchill had to say about this injunction.) Create a few examples, each written two ways. One possible pair is What is ...
... that doing so is slipshod. Do you? What is the basis for their opinion and for yours? Research this question. (While you are at it, check out a dictionary to find out what Winston Churchill had to say about this injunction.) Create a few examples, each written two ways. One possible pair is What is ...