Contrastive collostructional analysis: Causative
... Mary made cry her sister. ‘Mary made her sister cry’ ...
... Mary made cry her sister. ‘Mary made her sister cry’ ...
Case and Event Structure
... This, however, leads to a peculiar state of affairs, in that the other formal features postulated to account for grammatical processes generally have some semantic content. The system of feature checking developed by Chomsky (Chomsky 1998 inter alia) postulates, in core cases, pairs of features in w ...
... This, however, leads to a peculiar state of affairs, in that the other formal features postulated to account for grammatical processes generally have some semantic content. The system of feature checking developed by Chomsky (Chomsky 1998 inter alia) postulates, in core cases, pairs of features in w ...
Danish: An Essential Grammar
... The book is largely traditional in its approach and terminology, but a number of the terms used are explained in a separate glossary of ‘Linguistic Terms’ at the end. The various tables and diagrams are intended to make the book easy to use; in many cases it will be possible for the learner to predi ...
... The book is largely traditional in its approach and terminology, but a number of the terms used are explained in a separate glossary of ‘Linguistic Terms’ at the end. The various tables and diagrams are intended to make the book easy to use; in many cases it will be possible for the learner to predi ...
Predicative argument marking: The case of
... ‘The cold changes the water into ice’ However, most of the time, the case forms or adpositions used for predicative arguments are also widely used with canonical complements or adjuncts, and descriptive grammars consider their use to encode predicative arguments as derived from more “central” meanin ...
... ‘The cold changes the water into ice’ However, most of the time, the case forms or adpositions used for predicative arguments are also widely used with canonical complements or adjuncts, and descriptive grammars consider their use to encode predicative arguments as derived from more “central” meanin ...
How motion verbs are special
... working hypothesis the idea that this distinction reflects a crucial aspect of that interface. Krifka’s formalization of the homomorphism from objects to events gives us a precise way to characterize this particular distinction. The distinction between the two kinds of meaning is reflected in the se ...
... working hypothesis the idea that this distinction reflects a crucial aspect of that interface. Krifka’s formalization of the homomorphism from objects to events gives us a precise way to characterize this particular distinction. The distinction between the two kinds of meaning is reflected in the se ...
slips of speech - WATA - World Association of Arab Translators
... words; and to determine, in every case, what good usage dictates, is not an easy matter. Authors, like words, must be tested by time before their forms of expression may become a law for others. Pope, in his Essay on Criticism, laid down a rule which, for point and brevity, has never been excelled: ...
... words; and to determine, in every case, what good usage dictates, is not an easy matter. Authors, like words, must be tested by time before their forms of expression may become a law for others. Pope, in his Essay on Criticism, laid down a rule which, for point and brevity, has never been excelled: ...
Lexical Splits in Finnish Possession
... possessive pronouns. The interaction of suxes, independent possessive pronouns and non-pronominal possessors is complex and no existing analysis correctly accounts for all the relevant facts (Pierrehumbert (1980), Nevis (1984), Dolbey (1995), and Trosterud (1993)). I will argue that in order to sol ...
... possessive pronouns. The interaction of suxes, independent possessive pronouns and non-pronominal possessors is complex and no existing analysis correctly accounts for all the relevant facts (Pierrehumbert (1980), Nevis (1984), Dolbey (1995), and Trosterud (1993)). I will argue that in order to sol ...
Working paper Reference - Archive ouverte UNIGE
... .construction to the foregoing discussion is Ùlal insofar as the particip le raises to adjoin to the auxiliary, it adjoins on the !cft of lhe auxiliary and not on Ille righl. 4 lf one main tains thaL clitics are incorporated to their heads, then one tr:usL perforee compl ica le the clescript ion of ...
... .construction to the foregoing discussion is Ùlal insofar as the particip le raises to adjoin to the auxiliary, it adjoins on the !cft of lhe auxiliary and not on Ille righl. 4 lf one main tains thaL clitics are incorporated to their heads, then one tr:usL perforee compl ica le the clescript ion of ...
Personal pronouns - Vista Higher Learning
... d. In all voseo regions, vos adopted the direct and indirect object pronouns of tú (Te digo a vos. I tell you.) as well as its possessive and reflexive pronouns (Vos te sentás en tu silla. You sit in your chair.). 13.B.3 Vosotros/as - ustedes a. In Spain, there are two plural address forms: the in ...
... d. In all voseo regions, vos adopted the direct and indirect object pronouns of tú (Te digo a vos. I tell you.) as well as its possessive and reflexive pronouns (Vos te sentás en tu silla. You sit in your chair.). 13.B.3 Vosotros/as - ustedes a. In Spain, there are two plural address forms: the in ...
Deconstructing the non-episodic readings of Spanish deverbal
... hypothetical participation in an event is due to the particular properties of the entity, without necessary intervention of an external set of conditions. That is, if something is quebradizo ‘break-dizo’, it is so because of its internal composition, the substance it is made of, its molecular struct ...
... hypothetical participation in an event is due to the particular properties of the entity, without necessary intervention of an external set of conditions. That is, if something is quebradizo ‘break-dizo’, it is so because of its internal composition, the substance it is made of, its molecular struct ...
22 Fragments
... This section discusses seven common types of fragments (1 prepositional phrase, ...
... This section discusses seven common types of fragments (1 prepositional phrase, ...
Now!
... THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN A NUTSHELL All the words in the English language are divided into nine great classes. These classes are called the Parts of Speech. They are Article, Noun, Adjective, Pronoun, Verb, Adverb, Preposition, Conjunction and Interjection. Of these, the Noun is the most important, a ...
... THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN A NUTSHELL All the words in the English language are divided into nine great classes. These classes are called the Parts of Speech. They are Article, Noun, Adjective, Pronoun, Verb, Adverb, Preposition, Conjunction and Interjection. Of these, the Noun is the most important, a ...
Test 12 Writing Explanations
... logically modify—"physicians." Choice (B) uses an inappropriate idiom. After the conjunction "because," the phrase "of their ignoring" is less idiomatic than "they ignore." Choice (C) creates a fragment. Since the phrase contains no verb (only the verbals "ignoring" and "rejecting"), it does not sta ...
... logically modify—"physicians." Choice (B) uses an inappropriate idiom. After the conjunction "because," the phrase "of their ignoring" is less idiomatic than "they ignore." Choice (C) creates a fragment. Since the phrase contains no verb (only the verbals "ignoring" and "rejecting"), it does not sta ...
Lesson 28
... Usually, infinitive constructs are coupled with another verb. She wants to walk. He wants to walk. They want to walk. We all want to walk. We tried to hike up to 18,500 feet, but the weather was too harsh. He convinced the Sherpas to stand in his picture with him. Our group travelled far to accompli ...
... Usually, infinitive constructs are coupled with another verb. She wants to walk. He wants to walk. They want to walk. We all want to walk. We tried to hike up to 18,500 feet, but the weather was too harsh. He convinced the Sherpas to stand in his picture with him. Our group travelled far to accompli ...
PDF file - University of Cambridge
... (2001: 303) refers to this type of case as ‘upgrading via reanalysis’. Examples include the English possessive clitic ’s from an earlier genitive case ending,3 the Irish firstperson-plural pronoun muid from an earlier verbal inflection (Bybee, Perkins & Pagliuca 1994: 13–14; Doyle 2002), and the (ol ...
... (2001: 303) refers to this type of case as ‘upgrading via reanalysis’. Examples include the English possessive clitic ’s from an earlier genitive case ending,3 the Irish firstperson-plural pronoun muid from an earlier verbal inflection (Bybee, Perkins & Pagliuca 1994: 13–14; Doyle 2002), and the (ol ...
ùit6 - Bilkent Repository
... sition Networks (ATNs) were one of the most common methods of parsing natural language in computer systems. ATNs have the generative power of a Turing machine, and unlike many other formalisms they are procedural. Owing to the convenience of developing an ATN grammar, they have been commc’dy used in ...
... sition Networks (ATNs) were one of the most common methods of parsing natural language in computer systems. ATNs have the generative power of a Turing machine, and unlike many other formalisms they are procedural. Owing to the convenience of developing an ATN grammar, they have been commc’dy used in ...
R-impersonals in Atlantic and Mande languages
... used with those for which it has been used previously in the description of other languages. Translational equivalence is clearly not a valid criterion, since it is easy to observe that the meanings expressed by clauses including human impersonal pronouns can also be expressed by constructions in wh ...
... used with those for which it has been used previously in the description of other languages. Translational equivalence is clearly not a valid criterion, since it is easy to observe that the meanings expressed by clauses including human impersonal pronouns can also be expressed by constructions in wh ...
Adjective and Adverbs
... Swainsona formosa is one of Australia’s native plants, and is one of the world’s most spectacular flowering plants. The outstanding feature of S. formosa is its brilliant-colored flowers, from white or pink through to dark red standard and keel with or without a distinctive boss. The great potential ...
... Swainsona formosa is one of Australia’s native plants, and is one of the world’s most spectacular flowering plants. The outstanding feature of S. formosa is its brilliant-colored flowers, from white or pink through to dark red standard and keel with or without a distinctive boss. The great potential ...
Lemma - Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics
... • id … PDT unique identifier • w.rt … reference to w-layer • form … (corrected) wordform • attributes identifying type of corrections • PDT 2.0: Manual for Morphological Annotation http://ufal.mff.cuni.cz/pdt2.0/doc/manuals/en/m-layer/html/index.html ...
... • id … PDT unique identifier • w.rt … reference to w-layer • form … (corrected) wordform • attributes identifying type of corrections • PDT 2.0: Manual for Morphological Annotation http://ufal.mff.cuni.cz/pdt2.0/doc/manuals/en/m-layer/html/index.html ...
Deverbal reflexive and passive in Chuvash (JSFOu 94)
... grammatical elements of the Turkic languages are quite similar in many ways; for example, reflexive and passive verbs are kept separate, each having its own suffixes. Some sources, however, claim that the passive category in Chuvash is formed differ‑ ently than it is in the other Turkic languages, o ...
... grammatical elements of the Turkic languages are quite similar in many ways; for example, reflexive and passive verbs are kept separate, each having its own suffixes. Some sources, however, claim that the passive category in Chuvash is formed differ‑ ently than it is in the other Turkic languages, o ...
ROA 1229 - Rutgers Optimality Archive
... phonological principles. Underpalatalisation in particular may be derived by indexing faithfulness constraints to corresponding lexical classes such as first conjugation verbs and sets of nouns and adjectives. This study will provide a purely synchronic account of Italian palatalisation, for both th ...
... phonological principles. Underpalatalisation in particular may be derived by indexing faithfulness constraints to corresponding lexical classes such as first conjugation verbs and sets of nouns and adjectives. This study will provide a purely synchronic account of Italian palatalisation, for both th ...
fulltext - LOT Publications
... 6.3 Case on nouns............................................................................. 246 ...
... 6.3 Case on nouns............................................................................. 246 ...
Infinitive Phrase
... characterized as the “subject” of the action or state expressed in the infinitive. Perhaps the denomination “pseudo-subject” is preferable. It is somewhat misleading to use the word “subject” since an infinitive phrase is not a full clause with a subject and a finite, or fully functioning, verb. Als ...
... characterized as the “subject” of the action or state expressed in the infinitive. Perhaps the denomination “pseudo-subject” is preferable. It is somewhat misleading to use the word “subject” since an infinitive phrase is not a full clause with a subject and a finite, or fully functioning, verb. Als ...
course reader
... The structure associated with NPs differs from what has been proposed by e.g. Radford and what has generally been accepted, still, Jackendoff (1977) carries the seeds of what later is to develop into two separate nominal projections, the Noun Phrase and a Determiner Phrase. It is assumed that instea ...
... The structure associated with NPs differs from what has been proposed by e.g. Radford and what has generally been accepted, still, Jackendoff (1977) carries the seeds of what later is to develop into two separate nominal projections, the Noun Phrase and a Determiner Phrase. It is assumed that instea ...