An Updated Typology of Causative Constructions: Form
... choice of one causative construction over another. Dixon’s (2000) claims about prototypical patternings of compact vs. less compact constructions are not well-supported: in order for the claims to be well-supported, the values of Dixon's nine parameters would have to be correlated in individual lang ...
... choice of one causative construction over another. Dixon’s (2000) claims about prototypical patternings of compact vs. less compact constructions are not well-supported: in order for the claims to be well-supported, the values of Dixon's nine parameters would have to be correlated in individual lang ...
Gerundive Nominals and The Role of Aspect
... Many different syntactic analyses of gerunds have been proposed (see Abney (1987) or Zucchi (1993) for summaries). Not all of the generalizations that I pointed out above are predicted by these previous analyses. I will briefly discuss the problems with a representative few of these previous analyse ...
... Many different syntactic analyses of gerunds have been proposed (see Abney (1987) or Zucchi (1993) for summaries). Not all of the generalizations that I pointed out above are predicted by these previous analyses. I will briefly discuss the problems with a representative few of these previous analyse ...
Verb Meaning and the Lexicon: A First Phase Syntax
... sense of underlying all instantiations of human language. Under the view I will be pursuing here (and one that is implicit in much work within minimalist syntax, and even earlier), this is the only linguistically relevant combinatorial system that there is, i.e. we are dealing with only one set of p ...
... sense of underlying all instantiations of human language. Under the view I will be pursuing here (and one that is implicit in much work within minimalist syntax, and even earlier), this is the only linguistically relevant combinatorial system that there is, i.e. we are dealing with only one set of p ...
LANGUAGE EXPRESSIONS PRETEST SG
... when, where, why, how often. In the sentence, "The family ate their dinner quickly," the word "quickly" describes how the family ate; "quickly" is the adverb. Many adverbs are used to make comparisons. The three degrees of comparison are: positive, comparative, and superlative. A positive adverb des ...
... when, where, why, how often. In the sentence, "The family ate their dinner quickly," the word "quickly" describes how the family ate; "quickly" is the adverb. Many adverbs are used to make comparisons. The three degrees of comparison are: positive, comparative, and superlative. A positive adverb des ...
Home Study Guide - JWoodsDistrict205
... when, where, why, how often. In the sentence, "The family ate their dinner quickly," the word "quickly" describes how the family ate; "quickly" is the adverb. Many adverbs are used to make comparisons. The three degrees of comparison are: positive, comparative, and superlative. A positive adverb des ...
... when, where, why, how often. In the sentence, "The family ate their dinner quickly," the word "quickly" describes how the family ate; "quickly" is the adverb. Many adverbs are used to make comparisons. The three degrees of comparison are: positive, comparative, and superlative. A positive adverb des ...
Gerunds in Greek - Brill Online Books and Journals
... a connective, should in principle leave it underspecified with regard to its argument or adjunct status, as is for example the case with English infinitival or gerund clauses which may appear in either argument or adjunct positions (e.g. purposive clauses as adjuncts). In other words, if the status of ...
... a connective, should in principle leave it underspecified with regard to its argument or adjunct status, as is for example the case with English infinitival or gerund clauses which may appear in either argument or adjunct positions (e.g. purposive clauses as adjuncts). In other words, if the status of ...
Ch 10 - CSU, Chico
... I will be so happy, when I finally finish studying. When I finally finish studying, I will be so happy. Notice that in the examples, the verb in the main clause I will be so happy is in the simple future, and the verb in the adverbial clause when I finally finish studying is in the simple present. You mig ...
... I will be so happy, when I finally finish studying. When I finally finish studying, I will be so happy. Notice that in the examples, the verb in the main clause I will be so happy is in the simple future, and the verb in the adverbial clause when I finally finish studying is in the simple present. You mig ...
Unit 7: Adjectives & Adverbs
... make a comparison between them. We can see if they are the same or different. We use comparative adjectives to describe the differences. When we compare more than two things, we often use the superlative forms. ...
... make a comparison between them. We can see if they are the same or different. We use comparative adjectives to describe the differences. When we compare more than two things, we often use the superlative forms. ...
by Cristina Job Schmitt Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of the
... Accusative Clitic Doubling in Spanish and provides a new analysis which accounts for the aspectual interpretations of the construction. Chapter 4 proposes a theory of Determiner Transparency in which definite determiners in relative clauses, certain kinds of adjectives and demonstratives do not sele ...
... Accusative Clitic Doubling in Spanish and provides a new analysis which accounts for the aspectual interpretations of the construction. Chapter 4 proposes a theory of Determiner Transparency in which definite determiners in relative clauses, certain kinds of adjectives and demonstratives do not sele ...
Stiahnuť prednášku
... If the -ed form is verbal, we can change the passive construction in which it occurs into an active one: ...
... If the -ed form is verbal, we can change the passive construction in which it occurs into an active one: ...
THE USE OF THE PRETERITE AND THE PRESENT PERFECT IN
... This master thesis deals with the use of the present perfect and the preterite in both English and German. The aim of the investigation is to find out to what extent the use of the present perfect and the preterite vary in English and German and how the original forms are translated into the other ...
... This master thesis deals with the use of the present perfect and the preterite in both English and German. The aim of the investigation is to find out to what extent the use of the present perfect and the preterite vary in English and German and how the original forms are translated into the other ...
Lesson 12 | NTGreek In Session
... speckled dog adds a quality. This young small speckled Dalmatian dog adds even more detail to differentiate it from possible other dogs. An adjective is identified by its function or position in a sentence. Most adjectives can come between an article and a noun, and can stand singly before or after ...
... speckled dog adds a quality. This young small speckled Dalmatian dog adds even more detail to differentiate it from possible other dogs. An adjective is identified by its function or position in a sentence. Most adjectives can come between an article and a noun, and can stand singly before or after ...
a case of habere + participle in late latin
... of an intransitive verb and a subject of habere unambiguously identical to the agent of the participle, have been identified. There is no variant reading that could cast doubt on these features of habere transgressa. Considering that it is an exceptional example, it is worth examining the factors wh ...
... of an intransitive verb and a subject of habere unambiguously identical to the agent of the participle, have been identified. There is no variant reading that could cast doubt on these features of habere transgressa. Considering that it is an exceptional example, it is worth examining the factors wh ...
Spring Term 2011- Ileana Baciu
... 1.0. Following Comrie (1976), we could state the difference between Tense and Aspect as one between situation-internal time (Aspect) and situation-external time (Tense). The term ‘aspect ’ was imported into the Western grammatical tradition from the study of Slavic grammar in the early nineteenth c ...
... 1.0. Following Comrie (1976), we could state the difference between Tense and Aspect as one between situation-internal time (Aspect) and situation-external time (Tense). The term ‘aspect ’ was imported into the Western grammatical tradition from the study of Slavic grammar in the early nineteenth c ...
1 Rise of the Auxiliaries: a case for auxiliary raising vs. affix
... be initially merged. Obviously certain modal verbs such as epistemic must need not be merged in this projection, but it appears to be a required merge position for many other modals.5 Having established a hierarchy from which to work, Section 3 presents an outline of the two fundamental analyses tha ...
... be initially merged. Obviously certain modal verbs such as epistemic must need not be merged in this projection, but it appears to be a required merge position for many other modals.5 Having established a hierarchy from which to work, Section 3 presents an outline of the two fundamental analyses tha ...
towards a theory of denominals in english and romanian
... the case of silent prepositions, for instance, movement of the N shelve is required so as to allow the ON, IN prepositions to lexicalize GoalP, PlaceP. While this has the advantage that one does not have to postulate an inexistent ‘preposition’ shelve which lexicalizes PlaceP or GoalP (which was pre ...
... the case of silent prepositions, for instance, movement of the N shelve is required so as to allow the ON, IN prepositions to lexicalize GoalP, PlaceP. While this has the advantage that one does not have to postulate an inexistent ‘preposition’ shelve which lexicalizes PlaceP or GoalP (which was pre ...
lm-8-answer-key - Hillside Education
... Answer Key and Teacher’s Guide Lingua Mater Americana The grammar in Unit One is intended as a review. Some new grammar will be introduced (verbal phrases), but mostly it is a review of Lingua Mater 7. The three modes of writing are reviewed as well, but with new selections and emphasis. In Unit 2, ...
... Answer Key and Teacher’s Guide Lingua Mater Americana The grammar in Unit One is intended as a review. Some new grammar will be introduced (verbal phrases), but mostly it is a review of Lingua Mater 7. The three modes of writing are reviewed as well, but with new selections and emphasis. In Unit 2, ...
Indexed Stems and Russian Word Formation
... function. Aronoff (1992) claims that this is true for Latin verbs, and he argues that indices rather than functions should distinguish the set of stems that belong to a lexeme. Latin verbs are traditionally treated as having a stem inventory, in the same way as ΚΟΤΌΝΟΚ in (4) above, since they displ ...
... function. Aronoff (1992) claims that this is true for Latin verbs, and he argues that indices rather than functions should distinguish the set of stems that belong to a lexeme. Latin verbs are traditionally treated as having a stem inventory, in the same way as ΚΟΤΌΝΟΚ in (4) above, since they displ ...
Moroccan Arabic - Department of Computer Science and Information
... This sound will be difficult at first. It can be approximated by pronouncing the ‘a’ in “fat” with the tongue against the bottom of the mouth and from as deep in the throat as possible ...
... This sound will be difficult at first. It can be approximated by pronouncing the ‘a’ in “fat” with the tongue against the bottom of the mouth and from as deep in the throat as possible ...
is case a functional unit: latin genitive
... Nor do we establish the synchronic unity of the adnominal uses of the genitive, by postulating a more or less analogical extension and making diachrony intervene more or less explicitly. It is in fact only at the diachronic level that it is possible to acknowledge that “once the schema of internomin ...
... Nor do we establish the synchronic unity of the adnominal uses of the genitive, by postulating a more or less analogical extension and making diachrony intervene more or less explicitly. It is in fact only at the diachronic level that it is possible to acknowledge that “once the schema of internomin ...
Transcription of Moroccan Arabic
... until you can reproduce them is another. This introduction is intended mainly to help you get started with the system of transcription, and as a result it will mention only briefly the different sounds of Arabic. However, a fuller explanation can be found on page 148. ...
... until you can reproduce them is another. This introduction is intended mainly to help you get started with the system of transcription, and as a result it will mention only briefly the different sounds of Arabic. However, a fuller explanation can be found on page 148. ...
T H E I N C E P... E D T O P I C S ...
... of encoding a distinct action/event. Leslau (1995:359) notes that the Amharic verb ansɨta „she having picked up‟ in 1:1a cannot be translated into English. Example 1:1b is also uttered when no action of grasping by the dog is involved. The converbs, rather, seem to give nuances to the main verb that ...
... of encoding a distinct action/event. Leslau (1995:359) notes that the Amharic verb ansɨta „she having picked up‟ in 1:1a cannot be translated into English. Example 1:1b is also uttered when no action of grasping by the dog is involved. The converbs, rather, seem to give nuances to the main verb that ...
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 ...
answer key - Scholastic
... 10. Suddenly I lost all interest in Gracie. 11. But now our teacher was watching me. 12. I’ll have to remember what it means to read quietly. ...
... 10. Suddenly I lost all interest in Gracie. 11. But now our teacher was watching me. 12. I’ll have to remember what it means to read quietly. ...