Differentiating eventivity and dynamicity: the Aktionsart of
... processes involve a lower bound on the size of subintervals that are of the same type, states have no such lower bound. […] If for a certain time interval I it is true that, for example, Eva is standing at the window, sleeping, or the like, this is also true for every subinterval of I. In this respe ...
... processes involve a lower bound on the size of subintervals that are of the same type, states have no such lower bound. […] If for a certain time interval I it is true that, for example, Eva is standing at the window, sleeping, or the like, this is also true for every subinterval of I. In this respe ...
1. Introduction
... 3. PRO is in Complementary Distribution with Overt Pronouns Assuming that PRO exists in languages like English, we have to explain similarities and differences with other pronominal expressions. Focusing on English only, it might appear that the most salient difference between PRO and a subject pron ...
... 3. PRO is in Complementary Distribution with Overt Pronouns Assuming that PRO exists in languages like English, we have to explain similarities and differences with other pronominal expressions. Focusing on English only, it might appear that the most salient difference between PRO and a subject pron ...
The fuzzy boundaries of operator verb and support verb
... and various terminologies. In this paper, we adopt the Zellig S. Harris’s (1991) transformational operator grammar framework. As early as 1964, Harris (1964, p.216-7) proposed the concept and named this particular type of construction as “U operator” nominalizations, linking sentences such as He stu ...
... and various terminologies. In this paper, we adopt the Zellig S. Harris’s (1991) transformational operator grammar framework. As early as 1964, Harris (1964, p.216-7) proposed the concept and named this particular type of construction as “U operator” nominalizations, linking sentences such as He stu ...
Pseudo-incorporation in Dutch Geert Booij
... This paper proposes an analysis of bare noun + verb combinations that behave as lexical units but are phrasal in nature. Such combinations are interpreted as cases of pseudo-incorporation and denote a habitual or nameworthy activity. The bare noun that functions as Theme is optionally incorporated i ...
... This paper proposes an analysis of bare noun + verb combinations that behave as lexical units but are phrasal in nature. Such combinations are interpreted as cases of pseudo-incorporation and denote a habitual or nameworthy activity. The bare noun that functions as Theme is optionally incorporated i ...
Parts of speech
... form of a word or words. Many abbreviations are made from initial letters of the most important words in a phrase, e.g. “BBC” from “British Broadcasting Corporation”. In grammar abbreviated forms of auxiliary verbs are common, e.g. ‘d = ...
... form of a word or words. Many abbreviations are made from initial letters of the most important words in a phrase, e.g. “BBC” from “British Broadcasting Corporation”. In grammar abbreviated forms of auxiliary verbs are common, e.g. ‘d = ...
Puyuma clause constructions
... Figure 1 deals with copula clauses in greater detail, as this is a locus of differences between English and Puyuma. There are three major types of copula clause, which differ in the construction chosen for the complement and in the range of available copula verbs. The adjectival copula construction ...
... Figure 1 deals with copula clauses in greater detail, as this is a locus of differences between English and Puyuma. There are three major types of copula clause, which differ in the construction chosen for the complement and in the range of available copula verbs. The adjectival copula construction ...
Lecture 5
... representation is called F(unctional)-structure. Semantic info about things such as logical predicate-argument relations and quantification.is treated separately. FS are used and the resulting representation is called S(emantic)-structure. A separate structure for morpho-syntactic information is als ...
... representation is called F(unctional)-structure. Semantic info about things such as logical predicate-argument relations and quantification.is treated separately. FS are used and the resulting representation is called S(emantic)-structure. A separate structure for morpho-syntactic information is als ...
Report of group II of the GU project in MT research
... several singular fulcra or varied combinations of both; (2) having an intransitive predicate, the occurrence of a subject block containing, in its fulcrum, and class of nouns or noun substitutes, is possible either preceding the predicate block or following the predicate block, in the latter case re ...
... several singular fulcra or varied combinations of both; (2) having an intransitive predicate, the occurrence of a subject block containing, in its fulcrum, and class of nouns or noun substitutes, is possible either preceding the predicate block or following the predicate block, in the latter case re ...
05 WLE LA Grammar/Sentence Construction
... C. January, 7, 2001 D. January. 7. 2001 2. Which is a run-on sentence? A. Yesterday I went swimming, so today I will try to go fishing. B. Paul hoped to find the book he wanted at the library, but it had been checked out. C. My grandmother is very old, when she sits down she has trouble getting up a ...
... C. January, 7, 2001 D. January. 7. 2001 2. Which is a run-on sentence? A. Yesterday I went swimming, so today I will try to go fishing. B. Paul hoped to find the book he wanted at the library, but it had been checked out. C. My grandmother is very old, when she sits down she has trouble getting up a ...
Spanish Light Verb Constructions: co-predication with
... verb is the head of the VP while the noun is a verbal argument (in most cases the direct object). In other words, in syntactic terms LVCs have a simple nucleus, with only one lexical item as the head, being the verb, in opposition to cases of co-subordination that might have a complex nucleus or a c ...
... verb is the head of the VP while the noun is a verbal argument (in most cases the direct object). In other words, in syntactic terms LVCs have a simple nucleus, with only one lexical item as the head, being the verb, in opposition to cases of co-subordination that might have a complex nucleus or a c ...
English Language. - La Trobe University
... motions; between unity and plurality ; between the present, past and future time, and some other distinctions are founded in nature, and give rise to different species of words, and to various inflections in all languages. T h e g r a m m a r of a particular language is a system of general firinci/i ...
... motions; between unity and plurality ; between the present, past and future time, and some other distinctions are founded in nature, and give rise to different species of words, and to various inflections in all languages. T h e g r a m m a r of a particular language is a system of general firinci/i ...
The Elements of Style, 4e - William Strunk Jr
... violation. Unless he is certain of doing as well, he will probably do best to follow the rules." It is encouraging to see how perfectly a book, even a dusty rule book, perpetuates and extends the spirit of a man. Will Strunk loved the clear, the brief, the bold, and his book is clear, brief, bold. B ...
... violation. Unless he is certain of doing as well, he will probably do best to follow the rules." It is encouraging to see how perfectly a book, even a dusty rule book, perpetuates and extends the spirit of a man. Will Strunk loved the clear, the brief, the bold, and his book is clear, brief, bold. B ...
Adverb clause of manner answer the question
... which is an element of sentence are divided into 2 types: (1) independent Clause (main clause or principle clause) and (2) dependent clause (subordinate or sub clause). 1.1 Independent clauses An independent clause is a complete sentence. It contains the main subject and verb of a sentence. It can s ...
... which is an element of sentence are divided into 2 types: (1) independent Clause (main clause or principle clause) and (2) dependent clause (subordinate or sub clause). 1.1 Independent clauses An independent clause is a complete sentence. It contains the main subject and verb of a sentence. It can s ...
1 Liliane Haegeman UFR Angellier Introducing some basic
... It is clear from the extracts that depending on the circumstances in which we are using language we may adopt certain grammatical patterns, and in order to describe these patterns with precision we need to have a solid grasp of the appropriate terminology. One goal of this grammar course is to go ov ...
... It is clear from the extracts that depending on the circumstances in which we are using language we may adopt certain grammatical patterns, and in order to describe these patterns with precision we need to have a solid grasp of the appropriate terminology. One goal of this grammar course is to go ov ...
COMPARISON IN BAMBARA: AN INFINITIVAL VERB PHRASE* Jan
... An infinitival verb phrase is generated to express comparison in Bambara. In particular, the comparative verb phrase has the structure: INFINITIVE MARKER + INTRANSITIVE VERB + NP + POSTPOSITION. The structural constraints on the comparative verb phrase are not specific to comparison, but are the mor ...
... An infinitival verb phrase is generated to express comparison in Bambara. In particular, the comparative verb phrase has the structure: INFINITIVE MARKER + INTRANSITIVE VERB + NP + POSTPOSITION. The structural constraints on the comparative verb phrase are not specific to comparison, but are the mor ...
Complete ACT Grammar and Punctuation Rules
... For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So And and But are the two most popular conjunctions on the ACT; other coordinating conjunctions appear only rarely. Correct: London is a very old city, but some parts of it are extremely modern. 2. Between a dependent clause and an independent clause when the dependent ...
... For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So And and But are the two most popular conjunctions on the ACT; other coordinating conjunctions appear only rarely. Correct: London is a very old city, but some parts of it are extremely modern. 2. Between a dependent clause and an independent clause when the dependent ...
Gustar - Images
... We cannot say *Yo gusto mi libro. Gustar functions a little differently. With Gustar, the subject is the thing or person that is pleasing to you. In other words, we say The book is pleasing to me: Me gusta el libro. ...
... We cannot say *Yo gusto mi libro. Gustar functions a little differently. With Gustar, the subject is the thing or person that is pleasing to you. In other words, we say The book is pleasing to me: Me gusta el libro. ...
Grammar and Composition Guide
... the omitted material comes at the end of a quotation, add a fourth period for the period of the sentence. For example, the original quotation might read, "It was awful thoughts and awful words, but they was said. And I let them stay said; and never thought no more about reforming." If you wished to ...
... the omitted material comes at the end of a quotation, add a fourth period for the period of the sentence. For example, the original quotation might read, "It was awful thoughts and awful words, but they was said. And I let them stay said; and never thought no more about reforming." If you wished to ...
N Ways of Analyzing Syntactic Variation 2
... Cnj.Preverb/ê+Pret+Prev/want+see.Verb.Transitive.Animate+2Sg.3SgO You (Sg.) wanted (were wanting) to see him/her. ...
... Cnj.Preverb/ê+Pret+Prev/want+see.Verb.Transitive.Animate+2Sg.3SgO You (Sg.) wanted (were wanting) to see him/her. ...
English in relation to grammar
... Explore differences in words that represent people, places and things (nouns, including and pronouns), happenings and states actions (verbs), qualities (adjectives) and details like when, where and how (adverbs) Term ‘adverbial’ inappropriate Understand how adverbials (adverb groups/ phrase and prep ...
... Explore differences in words that represent people, places and things (nouns, including and pronouns), happenings and states actions (verbs), qualities (adjectives) and details like when, where and how (adverbs) Term ‘adverbial’ inappropriate Understand how adverbials (adverb groups/ phrase and prep ...
Parts of Speech
... The basic form in English is the word. It is very important to find out as much as you can about a word when you learn a new one. One important fact is the word’s part of speech. From the part of speech, you will find out how the word functions or works. In English, there are eight parts of speech: ...
... The basic form in English is the word. It is very important to find out as much as you can about a word when you learn a new one. One important fact is the word’s part of speech. From the part of speech, you will find out how the word functions or works. In English, there are eight parts of speech: ...
A MARANAO DICTIONARY
... In Set II, the first of two forms occurs after a word ending with a vowel, and the second after a word ending with a consonant, except ran/iran, where the first follows a word ending in Iii or /y/, and the second follows all other words. The glosses indicate the differences in person and number. (Se ...
... In Set II, the first of two forms occurs after a word ending with a vowel, and the second after a word ending with a consonant, except ran/iran, where the first follows a word ending in Iii or /y/, and the second follows all other words. The glosses indicate the differences in person and number. (Se ...
Verbal inflection and overflow auxiliaries
... into the derivation. The question for this type of approach is not in explaining why auxiliaries can appear, but in limiting them to those environments where no simple inflected verb exists: if auxiliaries are a freely-available way to introduce inflectional features into a derivation, there is no ...
... into the derivation. The question for this type of approach is not in explaining why auxiliaries can appear, but in limiting them to those environments where no simple inflected verb exists: if auxiliaries are a freely-available way to introduce inflectional features into a derivation, there is no ...
Motion events can be segmented into several components
... of this, manner is frequently encoded even when it is not important in the context. In V-languages, manner expression is entirely optional, as we saw in (2). Path-only constructions are less complex than path + manner constructions, as the former only need a path verb whereas the latter need an adde ...
... of this, manner is frequently encoded even when it is not important in the context. In V-languages, manner expression is entirely optional, as we saw in (2). Path-only constructions are less complex than path + manner constructions, as the former only need a path verb whereas the latter need an adde ...
subject_predicate_fragment
... The Predicate is the completer of a sentence. It is the action or description that occurs in the sentence. As with subjects, three types of predicates exist: Simple predicate: a complete verb (a verb and any helping verbs) ...
... The Predicate is the completer of a sentence. It is the action or description that occurs in the sentence. As with subjects, three types of predicates exist: Simple predicate: a complete verb (a verb and any helping verbs) ...