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... 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 ...
Evidence of optional infinitive verbs in the spontaneous speech of
... context, defined as whether or not they agreed with plausibly associated subjects in the grammatical context. Our results show that children with SLI produced significantly more errors in verb finiteness, taking into account obligatory context, than did their typicallydeveloping counterparts. We con ...
... context, defined as whether or not they agreed with plausibly associated subjects in the grammatical context. Our results show that children with SLI produced significantly more errors in verb finiteness, taking into account obligatory context, than did their typicallydeveloping counterparts. We con ...
S3 Sem 2, repaso
... tú and vosotros AFFIRMATIVE commands do not use the subjunctive. Affirmative tú commands ...
... tú and vosotros AFFIRMATIVE commands do not use the subjunctive. Affirmative tú commands ...
Verbs are a necessary component of all sentences
... Conversation is communication with two or more people taking turns while talking to each other face-to-face or on the telephone. The most significant feature of conversation is cooperation of the participants as a conversation is not just the way to give and receive information. A conversation is a ...
... Conversation is communication with two or more people taking turns while talking to each other face-to-face or on the telephone. The most significant feature of conversation is cooperation of the participants as a conversation is not just the way to give and receive information. A conversation is a ...
i GRAMMATICAL DIFFERENCES IN SENTENCE STRUCTURE
... exclamatory sentences. It is found that some sentence patterns, such as lian dong and jian yu, do not exist in English but there are certain ways through which those Chinese sentence patterns can be converted into English sentence patterns. In this paper, Mandarin learners who study Chinese as a for ...
... exclamatory sentences. It is found that some sentence patterns, such as lian dong and jian yu, do not exist in English but there are certain ways through which those Chinese sentence patterns can be converted into English sentence patterns. In this paper, Mandarin learners who study Chinese as a for ...
PARADIGMATIC DERIVATION By James P. Blevins University of
... formation or compounding, yielding forms like unlesbar `unreadable, illegible' or Buchleser `book reader'. In contrast, a fully inflected word like 2sg (present indicative) liest does not feed lexeme formation or compounding. Precisely the same restriction applies to an inflectional base like las-, ...
... formation or compounding, yielding forms like unlesbar `unreadable, illegible' or Buchleser `book reader'. In contrast, a fully inflected word like 2sg (present indicative) liest does not feed lexeme formation or compounding. Precisely the same restriction applies to an inflectional base like las-, ...
“The Use of the Gerund in the English Language and ways of its
... that function as the direct object, indirect object, or complement of an action or a state expressed in the gerund. Finding a needle in a haystack would be easier then what we're trying to do. finding (gerund) a needle (direct object of the action expressed in the gerund in a haystack (prepositional ...
... that function as the direct object, indirect object, or complement of an action or a state expressed in the gerund. Finding a needle in a haystack would be easier then what we're trying to do. finding (gerund) a needle (direct object of the action expressed in the gerund in a haystack (prepositional ...
Agreement: a crash-course ( ) . The Person Case
... • Now, suppose that—empirically speaking—we observe that some nominal/DP α must surface bearing acc ...
... • Now, suppose that—empirically speaking—we observe that some nominal/DP α must surface bearing acc ...
Nonintersective adjectives
... Siegel notes that in the case of rule (5b), the intension operator (present “by default” in the composition rules of Montague’s system) factors out through rules that she herself doesn’t make explicit, while in (6b) the intension operator crucially remains. We can assume for the purposes of this pap ...
... Siegel notes that in the case of rule (5b), the intension operator (present “by default” in the composition rules of Montague’s system) factors out through rules that she herself doesn’t make explicit, while in (6b) the intension operator crucially remains. We can assume for the purposes of this pap ...
To Moderately Split an Infinitive
... unconsciously initiates a little guilt in writers. It’s clear that the split infinitive causes headaches for some and trepidation for others, so what’s the big deal? The strong resistance to the split infinitive is believed to have stemmed from influential British socialites’ aspiration in the late ...
... unconsciously initiates a little guilt in writers. It’s clear that the split infinitive causes headaches for some and trepidation for others, so what’s the big deal? The strong resistance to the split infinitive is believed to have stemmed from influential British socialites’ aspiration in the late ...
Menu - LtoJ Consulting
... This form of a verb expresses the action or state not as a fact, but only as a conception of the mind still contingent and dependent. Ex: If need be, you may have extra time on your assignment. ...
... This form of a verb expresses the action or state not as a fact, but only as a conception of the mind still contingent and dependent. Ex: If need be, you may have extra time on your assignment. ...
Necessitative passive This TV needs fixing. The Department of English
... main verb. The undergoer-orientation further indicates that there is an actor, although it is not overtly expressed. It is obvious that there is a causer-causee relationship (or force-dynmaic alternation, cf. Croft 1991) in both the necessitative passive and the be-passive. So the causation involved ...
... main verb. The undergoer-orientation further indicates that there is an actor, although it is not overtly expressed. It is obvious that there is a causer-causee relationship (or force-dynmaic alternation, cf. Croft 1991) in both the necessitative passive and the be-passive. So the causation involved ...
The Misumalpan Causative Construction
... The first question can be answered rather easily in terms of the theory of Case developed in Bittner (1994). A bare DP argument must be governed by K (case) or C (complementizer), these being members of a single more inclusive category which has precisely this licensing property. In an accusative la ...
... The first question can be answered rather easily in terms of the theory of Case developed in Bittner (1994). A bare DP argument must be governed by K (case) or C (complementizer), these being members of a single more inclusive category which has precisely this licensing property. In an accusative la ...
Introducing PersPred, a syntactic and semantic database - Hal-SHS
... of its components. N-V combinations are subject to various levels of lexicalization. In some cases, the CP meaning is a specialization of the predictable meaning of the combination. For instance čâqu zadan ‘to stab’ (Lit. ‘knife hit’) is not only to hit somebody with a knife; dast dâdan ‘to shake ...
... of its components. N-V combinations are subject to various levels of lexicalization. In some cases, the CP meaning is a specialization of the predictable meaning of the combination. For instance čâqu zadan ‘to stab’ (Lit. ‘knife hit’) is not only to hit somebody with a knife; dast dâdan ‘to shake ...
Subjects - Colorado River Schools
... Compare and contrast Spalding *Compose sentences *interrogative pronouns, pronouns used as sentences (who, whom, whose) *reflexive pronouns (myself, yourself, himself….) Suffix –ive, -ent *All has two l’s unless combined with another syllable (also, always…..) *Attributes of narrative ...
... Compare and contrast Spalding *Compose sentences *interrogative pronouns, pronouns used as sentences (who, whom, whose) *reflexive pronouns (myself, yourself, himself….) Suffix –ive, -ent *All has two l’s unless combined with another syllable (also, always…..) *Attributes of narrative ...
západočeská univerzita v plzni - DSpace at University of West
... This bachelor thesis deals with African American Vernacular English (AAVE). It consists of four main parts: the Introduction, the Theoretical Background, the Analysis of excerpts and Conclusion. Theoretical background covers labels and labeling process of the variety, the historical development and ...
... This bachelor thesis deals with African American Vernacular English (AAVE). It consists of four main parts: the Introduction, the Theoretical Background, the Analysis of excerpts and Conclusion. Theoretical background covers labels and labeling process of the variety, the historical development and ...
effects of concord errors in the essays of students in selected senior
... These varieties of English have great impact on the Nigerian students because, they listen to news on television and radio, read books, journals, newspapers and magazines written by authors who have used the Nigerian Standard English. It is also pertinent to note that the English Language has what w ...
... These varieties of English have great impact on the Nigerian students because, they listen to news on television and radio, read books, journals, newspapers and magazines written by authors who have used the Nigerian Standard English. It is also pertinent to note that the English Language has what w ...
2. THAT Complement Clauses - Universitatea din Craiova
... There is a very important difference concerning the syntax of main verbs and auxiliaries between English and languages with 'rich' morphology (such as French or Romanian). As first observed by Pollock (1989), English main verbs remain in the VP throughout the derivation, while auxiliaries may or mus ...
... There is a very important difference concerning the syntax of main verbs and auxiliaries between English and languages with 'rich' morphology (such as French or Romanian). As first observed by Pollock (1989), English main verbs remain in the VP throughout the derivation, while auxiliaries may or mus ...
paper - Ohlone - University of California, Santa Cruz
... ‘People used to believe in all those old stories long ago.’ ...
... ‘People used to believe in all those old stories long ago.’ ...
On Resultative Past Participles in Spanish
... previous analyses. The question of what specific varieties of PPrts are directly derived from verbal roots, as opposed to series of projections in a hierarchized syntactic structure, is also controversial. 5) PPrts are passive forms,1 and these can be seen as results from operations on argument str ...
... previous analyses. The question of what specific varieties of PPrts are directly derived from verbal roots, as opposed to series of projections in a hierarchized syntactic structure, is also controversial. 5) PPrts are passive forms,1 and these can be seen as results from operations on argument str ...
1 Non-nominative subjects in Hindi/Urdu VP
... The indirect object goal in (17) does not have the binding and control properties of a subject even though it is the 'highest' argument expressed in the matrix clause. It cannot be the controller of PRO or the antecedent of apnii. The grammatical function of subject, as we have seen, is not defined ...
... The indirect object goal in (17) does not have the binding and control properties of a subject even though it is the 'highest' argument expressed in the matrix clause. It cannot be the controller of PRO or the antecedent of apnii. The grammatical function of subject, as we have seen, is not defined ...
100 Writing Mistakes
... language for more than half a century, and both are used with exactly the same meaning. Pedants argue that “I could care less” is illogical because if one could care less, one therefore cares a little. When it comes to idiom, logic is frequently irrelevant. Whether the "not" appears or not, speakers ...
... language for more than half a century, and both are used with exactly the same meaning. Pedants argue that “I could care less” is illogical because if one could care less, one therefore cares a little. When it comes to idiom, logic is frequently irrelevant. Whether the "not" appears or not, speakers ...
PPT 03 - McCorduck
... sentence, who “performs” the action signified by the verb and the action of the verb is “acted on” or “performed on” another entity, often called the “patient,” who or that is realized as the direct object of the sentence. For example, in the active (voice) sentence Mrs. Janner the Hammer tames thos ...
... sentence, who “performs” the action signified by the verb and the action of the verb is “acted on” or “performed on” another entity, often called the “patient,” who or that is realized as the direct object of the sentence. For example, in the active (voice) sentence Mrs. Janner the Hammer tames thos ...
The Special Datives
... Dative of Purpose. Sometimes, the idea of purpose can be stated in a single noun. In such a case, the Dative Case form of the noun is used. It answers the question, “For what purpose does something exist?” Note how we often ask, “What is that for?” The consul donated money for a reward. ...
... Dative of Purpose. Sometimes, the idea of purpose can be stated in a single noun. In such a case, the Dative Case form of the noun is used. It answers the question, “For what purpose does something exist?” Note how we often ask, “What is that for?” The consul donated money for a reward. ...