Problems of equivalence in some German and English constructions
... example, if the output language equivalent of a given verb is intransitive, a construction will be selected which calls for an intransitive verb; if, on the other hand, the only possible translation of a given construction is one with a transitive verb, and there are two possible translations of the ...
... example, if the output language equivalent of a given verb is intransitive, a construction will be selected which calls for an intransitive verb; if, on the other hand, the only possible translation of a given construction is one with a transitive verb, and there are two possible translations of the ...
Contrastive collostructional analysis: Causative
... distinctive collexeme analysis which identifies the verbs that are more distinctive for the ‘accusative and infinitive’ or ‘nominative and infinitive’ construction, and compare the English and Dutch constructions on this basis. While the comparison itself is rather limited due to the relatively low ...
... distinctive collexeme analysis which identifies the verbs that are more distinctive for the ‘accusative and infinitive’ or ‘nominative and infinitive’ construction, and compare the English and Dutch constructions on this basis. While the comparison itself is rather limited due to the relatively low ...
Focus Education UK Ltd. 2013 - Shurdington C of E Primary School
... About the author Ros Ferrara is a full-time consultant with Focus Education. Prior to joining Focus, Ros worked in a consultancy and advisory role for Lambeth LA. During this period, she led development work on the National Strategies highly successful EAL Programme, was the Literacy lead for the a ...
... About the author Ros Ferrara is a full-time consultant with Focus Education. Prior to joining Focus, Ros worked in a consultancy and advisory role for Lambeth LA. During this period, she led development work on the National Strategies highly successful EAL Programme, was the Literacy lead for the a ...
1.Verbs and nominalisations.
... that a class of direct objects –so-called incremental themes- measure the temporal extension of the event, while others don´t. We will follow Ramchand´s (2008) terminology. The first class are Rheme Path objects. They are internal arguments that co-describe the event and whose referential properties ...
... that a class of direct objects –so-called incremental themes- measure the temporal extension of the event, while others don´t. We will follow Ramchand´s (2008) terminology. The first class are Rheme Path objects. They are internal arguments that co-describe the event and whose referential properties ...
Valence change
... anticausative is due to Nedjalkov & Sil’nickij 1969.) The anticausative is similar to the passive in that the agent argument loses its subject status and the patient becomes the new subject, but in the passive, the agent is not entirely eliminated. Semantically, a passive such as Russian Dver’ byla ...
... anticausative is due to Nedjalkov & Sil’nickij 1969.) The anticausative is similar to the passive in that the agent argument loses its subject status and the patient becomes the new subject, but in the passive, the agent is not entirely eliminated. Semantically, a passive such as Russian Dver’ byla ...
gothic word order patterns as attested in the gothic gospel of luke
... to verbs or attributes preceding the noun. Having encompassed characteristics of two different types of languages, Gothic cannot be easily assigned either to VO or OV languages, at least as far as word order patterns in noun and verb phrases are concerned. ...
... to verbs or attributes preceding the noun. Having encompassed characteristics of two different types of languages, Gothic cannot be easily assigned either to VO or OV languages, at least as far as word order patterns in noun and verb phrases are concerned. ...
Classification of subordinate clauses
... subordination both secondary/subordinate clauses and governing clauses, in case the latter are present. While subordinate clauses display great variety, main clauses are limited in their variability, being usually statements, although questions, imperatives or, less frequently exclamations occasiona ...
... subordination both secondary/subordinate clauses and governing clauses, in case the latter are present. While subordinate clauses display great variety, main clauses are limited in their variability, being usually statements, although questions, imperatives or, less frequently exclamations occasiona ...
A Study of the Verbs of Verb-copying Construction in Mandarin
... Under the theoretical framework of Minimalist Program by Chomsky (1995), linguistics is intended to be empirical with the aim of describing and formulating the theory of the nature of the language within a universalistic view. Following this line, the present study is designed to combine the theoret ...
... Under the theoretical framework of Minimalist Program by Chomsky (1995), linguistics is intended to be empirical with the aim of describing and formulating the theory of the nature of the language within a universalistic view. Following this line, the present study is designed to combine the theoret ...
I. Read the following paragraphs. The topic sentence in each of the
... 1. Examples: An example is a specific instance that explains a more general idea. Red is an example of a color, the United State is an example of a country, a lemon is an example of a fruit, and so on. Because examples are specific( smaller, more limited, and often more concrete), they are often eas ...
... 1. Examples: An example is a specific instance that explains a more general idea. Red is an example of a color, the United State is an example of a country, a lemon is an example of a fruit, and so on. Because examples are specific( smaller, more limited, and often more concrete), they are often eas ...
3015 FRENCH MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2010 question paper
... As already indicated, five marks are available in any essay question. Specific question communication points are looked at in more detail at the Coordination Meeting, but, in general, the principle to be followed is that a communication point can only be awarded to a statement containing a verb in a ...
... As already indicated, five marks are available in any essay question. Specific question communication points are looked at in more detail at the Coordination Meeting, but, in general, the principle to be followed is that a communication point can only be awarded to a statement containing a verb in a ...
Kurmanji grammar
... vocabulary in the back. Generally words are not glossed more than once in the notes because any word encountered a second time should be learned actively. Words are glossed after the first instance only if they are rare enough to warrant being ignored for acquisition. The Kurdish–English vocabulary ...
... vocabulary in the back. Generally words are not glossed more than once in the notes because any word encountered a second time should be learned actively. Words are glossed after the first instance only if they are rare enough to warrant being ignored for acquisition. The Kurdish–English vocabulary ...
Review Article of Waltraud Paul`s New Perspectives on
... and issues that any analysis must accommodate or address, and at the same time brings to light the areas where further exploration is desirable, especially considering the time lapse between the book publication date and this review date. For instance, if sentencefinal particles (SFPs) discussed in ...
... and issues that any analysis must accommodate or address, and at the same time brings to light the areas where further exploration is desirable, especially considering the time lapse between the book publication date and this review date. For instance, if sentencefinal particles (SFPs) discussed in ...
the subject preference in the processing of locally ambiguous wh
... They were asked to carry out the task as fast as possible. The questionnaire was given to the subjects at the end of their class time, so that 40 minutes were left for work on the questionnaire. There were 40 distractor items and 40 experimental items with the structural properties described above, ...
... They were asked to carry out the task as fast as possible. The questionnaire was given to the subjects at the end of their class time, so that 40 minutes were left for work on the questionnaire. There were 40 distractor items and 40 experimental items with the structural properties described above, ...
a Brazilian treebank annotated with semantic role labels
... modal and aspectual verbs. These verbs are modifiers of the proposition, but do not belong to the argument structure and thus do not integrate the core of the proposition. In Portuguese, these verbs occur at left of the main verb in a verbal chain. To meet this need, we made a study on auxiliary ver ...
... modal and aspectual verbs. These verbs are modifiers of the proposition, but do not belong to the argument structure and thus do not integrate the core of the proposition. In Portuguese, these verbs occur at left of the main verb in a verbal chain. To meet this need, we made a study on auxiliary ver ...
Prepositional Phrases
... Preposition definition: a word that shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to some other word in the sentence. Prepositions are "little words" that occur in large structures called Prepositional Phrases. ...
... Preposition definition: a word that shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to some other word in the sentence. Prepositions are "little words" that occur in large structures called Prepositional Phrases. ...
Dangling Modifiers - The College of Saint Rose
... The sentence now clearly states that Justin found the test easy to pass after studying. The person performing the action is found within the independent clause, following the opening phrase. ...
... The sentence now clearly states that Justin found the test easy to pass after studying. The person performing the action is found within the independent clause, following the opening phrase. ...
Sentence Construction includes rules and methods
... imperative sentence - also referred to as an order; requests or commands someone to do something. An imperative sentence seldom expresses the subject and is usually understood to be the word you. An exclamation mark may or may not be used. It is usually considered impolite to use imperative sentence ...
... imperative sentence - also referred to as an order; requests or commands someone to do something. An imperative sentence seldom expresses the subject and is usually understood to be the word you. An exclamation mark may or may not be used. It is usually considered impolite to use imperative sentence ...
Gerundive Complements in English: A Constraint
... the SUBJ value is PRO means that the clause has an unexpressed or 'understood' subject. The value gap is used to account for unbounded dependency constructions, which we are not concerned with in this paper.) Given the hierarchy (12), the type nonfinite-head-subject-construction is a subtype of the ...
... the SUBJ value is PRO means that the clause has an unexpressed or 'understood' subject. The value gap is used to account for unbounded dependency constructions, which we are not concerned with in this paper.) Given the hierarchy (12), the type nonfinite-head-subject-construction is a subtype of the ...
Answers - Scholastic UK
... main clause – A sentence always contains one or more of these. It contains the most important information in the sentence. relative clause – This is a special type of clause that starts with a relative pronoun. parenthesis – This is when commas, brackets or dashes are used to insert extra informatio ...
... main clause – A sentence always contains one or more of these. It contains the most important information in the sentence. relative clause – This is a special type of clause that starts with a relative pronoun. parenthesis – This is when commas, brackets or dashes are used to insert extra informatio ...
The Adjective Clause - Liberty Union High School District
... We watched a meteor shower after the sun set. [The subordinate clause adds information to an independent clause.] Like an adjective, an adjective clause modifies a noun or pronoun by telling what kind or which one. An adjective clause usually follows the noun or pronoun it modifies. EXAMPLES I want ...
... We watched a meteor shower after the sun set. [The subordinate clause adds information to an independent clause.] Like an adjective, an adjective clause modifies a noun or pronoun by telling what kind or which one. An adjective clause usually follows the noun or pronoun it modifies. EXAMPLES I want ...
Analogy Sentence “Cheatsheet”
... ****With action and object it is not talking about the object’s main purpose (function) and/or doesn’t include a person (performer). Also, Action/Object will always have a verb/noun comparison. For example- ...
... ****With action and object it is not talking about the object’s main purpose (function) and/or doesn’t include a person (performer). Also, Action/Object will always have a verb/noun comparison. For example- ...
Fulltext
... The sentence is dangling because the announcement were not waiting for the train. We can correct it by saying: b-While waiting for the train, Ali found it difficult to hear the announcements. 3.2 Dangling Modifiers in Infinitive Phrases Sabin (2001: 557) thinks that "An infinitive plus its object an ...
... The sentence is dangling because the announcement were not waiting for the train. We can correct it by saying: b-While waiting for the train, Ali found it difficult to hear the announcements. 3.2 Dangling Modifiers in Infinitive Phrases Sabin (2001: 557) thinks that "An infinitive plus its object an ...
Instructor`s Manual to Accompany Understanding English Grammar
... Everybody knows something about nouns, verbs, etc. and about nouns being “naming words” and verbs being “action words.” So that is where the book really begins. We also begin with language in its written form. The aim of this chapter is to introduce the idea that form and distribution rather than me ...
... Everybody knows something about nouns, verbs, etc. and about nouns being “naming words” and verbs being “action words.” So that is where the book really begins. We also begin with language in its written form. The aim of this chapter is to introduce the idea that form and distribution rather than me ...
The timing of verb selection in Japanese sentence
... constituency relationship with the verb. In a transitive sentence, the verb and the object noun phrase together form a verb phrase, while a subject noun phrase and a verb do not by themselves form a syntactic constituent under most accounts (e.g., GB, Chomsky, 1981; HPSG, Pollard & Sag, 1994; LFG, B ...
... constituency relationship with the verb. In a transitive sentence, the verb and the object noun phrase together form a verb phrase, while a subject noun phrase and a verb do not by themselves form a syntactic constituent under most accounts (e.g., GB, Chomsky, 1981; HPSG, Pollard & Sag, 1994; LFG, B ...
Concord - Shodhganga
... given the correct answer. The reason behind this may not be that all of them were aware of the rule. ―When the subjects joined by ‗either or‘ or ‗neither-nor‘ are of different persons, the verb will agree in person and number with the noun nearest to the verb‖, but the nearest subject being plural t ...
... given the correct answer. The reason behind this may not be that all of them were aware of the rule. ―When the subjects joined by ‗either or‘ or ‗neither-nor‘ are of different persons, the verb will agree in person and number with the noun nearest to the verb‖, but the nearest subject being plural t ...