Characteristics of Mandarin Imperatives Joan Chen-Main
... Subjects in imperatives often differ from subjects in other clauses with respect to optionality and restriction on interpretation. Crosslinguistically, imperatives do not require an overt subject (Sadock and Zwicky 1985, Platzack and Rosengren 1994). However, it has been argued that imperatives whic ...
... Subjects in imperatives often differ from subjects in other clauses with respect to optionality and restriction on interpretation. Crosslinguistically, imperatives do not require an overt subject (Sadock and Zwicky 1985, Platzack and Rosengren 1994). However, it has been argued that imperatives whic ...
Morphosyntactic sources for nominal synthetic compounds in
... not only theoretically but also empirically challenging, even more so when you compare findings from different languages. Typically, research focuses on morphological constructions that consist of at least three morphemes, not allowing a straightforward analysis as a compound or a derivation. Such c ...
... not only theoretically but also empirically challenging, even more so when you compare findings from different languages. Typically, research focuses on morphological constructions that consist of at least three morphemes, not allowing a straightforward analysis as a compound or a derivation. Such c ...
6 A-movement
... for example, a noun like chair is a count noun in that it can be counted (cf. one chair, two chairs . . .), whereas a noun like furniture is a mass noun in that it denotes an uncountable mass (hence the ungrammaticality of ∗ one furniture, ∗ two furnitures – a prefixed star/asterisk being used to in ...
... for example, a noun like chair is a count noun in that it can be counted (cf. one chair, two chairs . . .), whereas a noun like furniture is a mass noun in that it denotes an uncountable mass (hence the ungrammaticality of ∗ one furniture, ∗ two furnitures – a prefixed star/asterisk being used to in ...
SC103-38-9-2015-eng - Publications du gouvernement du
... Both Colette and Claude _______________ promotions last September. ...
... Both Colette and Claude _______________ promotions last September. ...
FrameNet II: Extended Theory and Practice
... However, event nouns such as reduction in the Cause change of scalar position frame also evoke frames: ...the reduction [Item of debt levels] [Value 2 to $665 million] [Value 1 from $2.6 billion] or adjectives such as asleep in the Sleep frame: [Sleeper They] [Copula were] asleep [Duration for hours ...
... However, event nouns such as reduction in the Cause change of scalar position frame also evoke frames: ...the reduction [Item of debt levels] [Value 2 to $665 million] [Value 1 from $2.6 billion] or adjectives such as asleep in the Sleep frame: [Sleeper They] [Copula were] asleep [Duration for hours ...
Tlingit Dictionary - Lingít Yoo X̲ʼatángi
... Words which refer to people, places, things, ideas, or concepts, whose members may act as any of the following: subjects of the verb, objects of the verb, indirect object of the verb, or object of a postposition. In Tlingit, the starting point for thinking about a noun is that it is called «a saayí» ...
... Words which refer to people, places, things, ideas, or concepts, whose members may act as any of the following: subjects of the verb, objects of the verb, indirect object of the verb, or object of a postposition. In Tlingit, the starting point for thinking about a noun is that it is called «a saayí» ...
Inversion
... Thus preserving the spirit of B&S although various aspects of the implementation, some more crucial than others, differ in various ways as will be pointed in the course of the discussion. ...
... Thus preserving the spirit of B&S although various aspects of the implementation, some more crucial than others, differ in various ways as will be pointed in the course of the discussion. ...
Word order and information structure in Makhuwa
... alternation in the conjugational system. The CJ/DJ alternation has been noted and described by linguists like Meeussen (1959) and Sharman (1956), but only received explicit attention in the last decades (Kosch 1988, Creissels 1996). A relation has been suggested between this alternation and focus (e ...
... alternation in the conjugational system. The CJ/DJ alternation has been noted and described by linguists like Meeussen (1959) and Sharman (1956), but only received explicit attention in the last decades (Kosch 1988, Creissels 1996). A relation has been suggested between this alternation and focus (e ...
A grammar of Lha`alua, an Austronesian language of Taiwan
... bound pronoun is a core argument either in S function or in A function, whereas the independent pronoun is either a core argument in S (when topicalized), E, A or O function or a peripheral argument. Prefixation is productive, whereas other affixations are not. Reduplication is widely deployed. The ...
... bound pronoun is a core argument either in S function or in A function, whereas the independent pronoun is either a core argument in S (when topicalized), E, A or O function or a peripheral argument. Prefixation is productive, whereas other affixations are not. Reduplication is widely deployed. The ...
CEBUANO LANGUAGE OBJECTIVES
... 1) Reading written language and pronouncing it correctly, and 2) Writing the words your hear correctly. A few ideas and a simple three step rule can help you develop both skills in Visayan. Cebuano syllables. Cebuano is not a truly-written language, which means that generally, a Cebuano word is spel ...
... 1) Reading written language and pronouncing it correctly, and 2) Writing the words your hear correctly. A few ideas and a simple three step rule can help you develop both skills in Visayan. Cebuano syllables. Cebuano is not a truly-written language, which means that generally, a Cebuano word is spel ...
Slides
... • Languages do not all have the same categories; however, they all seem to have nouns and verbs. • In English, we have the following word categories (and more): 1. determiners (D) a, the, an, my, his, each, that... 2. nouns (N) cat, book, wallet, happiness... 3. verbs (V) run, walk, surpass, alienat ...
... • Languages do not all have the same categories; however, they all seem to have nouns and verbs. • In English, we have the following word categories (and more): 1. determiners (D) a, the, an, my, his, each, that... 2. nouns (N) cat, book, wallet, happiness... 3. verbs (V) run, walk, surpass, alienat ...
9. Morphological Typology
... Summary: Vietnamese confirms the idea that if there is any morphology, it will be compounding; if a little more, perhaps reduplication for notions that this kind of exponent is well suited to express; if yet more, a suffix of none-too-specific meaning. Overall, such morphology does not raise the ave ...
... Summary: Vietnamese confirms the idea that if there is any morphology, it will be compounding; if a little more, perhaps reduplication for notions that this kind of exponent is well suited to express; if yet more, a suffix of none-too-specific meaning. Overall, such morphology does not raise the ave ...
A GRAMMAR OF BAO`AN TU, A MONGOLIC LANGUAGE OF
... to take time away from other duties to work on it, and Keith Slater stood by me through it all with both linguistic help and much-valued friendship. I wish to thank my parents Ken and Jo Fried and my parents-in-law Daniel and Sharon Yazak for their encouragement and support. Their moral support and ...
... to take time away from other duties to work on it, and Keith Slater stood by me through it all with both linguistic help and much-valued friendship. I wish to thank my parents Ken and Jo Fried and my parents-in-law Daniel and Sharon Yazak for their encouragement and support. Their moral support and ...
Non-subject Arguments in Indonesian - ORB
... discussed in this thesis, who generously shared their time and knowledge with me. In particular, Umar Muslim was an endlessly patient teacher of both Indonesian and Javanese, and was always willing to share his own insights as a linguist. Katarina Sukamto, Eli Riharti, and Lalu Dasmara all also were ...
... discussed in this thesis, who generously shared their time and knowledge with me. In particular, Umar Muslim was an endlessly patient teacher of both Indonesian and Javanese, and was always willing to share his own insights as a linguist. Katarina Sukamto, Eli Riharti, and Lalu Dasmara all also were ...
Untitled - NACCL - The Ohio State University
... taken into consideration. The study proposes that, a. Chinese serial verb construction is a complex predicate construction with a fuzzy boundary; b. Some of the Chinese serial verb constructions have been developing from a complex clause into a simplex one; therefore the construction does not hold a ...
... taken into consideration. The study proposes that, a. Chinese serial verb construction is a complex predicate construction with a fuzzy boundary; b. Some of the Chinese serial verb constructions have been developing from a complex clause into a simplex one; therefore the construction does not hold a ...
have - Репозиторий БНТУ
... We use a form of do in negatives and questions (but see Unit 37). We use do and don't except in the third person singular, where we use does and doesn't. We don't live far away. He doesn't want to go shopping. Do you live here? ~ Yes, 1 do. What does he want? ~ Money. ...
... We use a form of do in negatives and questions (but see Unit 37). We use do and don't except in the third person singular, where we use does and doesn't. We don't live far away. He doesn't want to go shopping. Do you live here? ~ Yes, 1 do. What does he want? ~ Money. ...
THE SYNTAX AND SEMANTICS OF AND
... denotes a relationship between and/or among conjuncts in a sentence. The conjunctions may show a cause and effect relationship between conjuncts. They are also used to show chronological sequence, contrast, condition or simply addition. Thus, by linking conjuncts in a coordinate structure, they esta ...
... denotes a relationship between and/or among conjuncts in a sentence. The conjunctions may show a cause and effect relationship between conjuncts. They are also used to show chronological sequence, contrast, condition or simply addition. Thus, by linking conjuncts in a coordinate structure, they esta ...
On the syntax ofconstructions with arb SE in Spanish
... Case Theory and Theta Theory, leaving aside the occurrence of ARB SE with Transitive structures, which present some specific problems regarding the alternation between the two structures in (la). Such problems will be dealt with in Section 2. Finally, Section 3 looks at the occurrence of ARB SE in u ...
... Case Theory and Theta Theory, leaving aside the occurrence of ARB SE with Transitive structures, which present some specific problems regarding the alternation between the two structures in (la). Such problems will be dealt with in Section 2. Finally, Section 3 looks at the occurrence of ARB SE in u ...
GESENIUS Hebrew Grammar - Dr. Thomas F. McDaniel
... Witton Davies, Mr. G. H. Skipwith, and an unknown correspondent at West Croydon. These, as well as suggestions in reviews, have all been considered, and where possible, utilized. I am also much indebted to the Press-readers for the great care which they have bestowed on the work. Finally, I must pay ...
... Witton Davies, Mr. G. H. Skipwith, and an unknown correspondent at West Croydon. These, as well as suggestions in reviews, have all been considered, and where possible, utilized. I am also much indebted to the Press-readers for the great care which they have bestowed on the work. Finally, I must pay ...
Vanderbilt University STYLE GUIDE
... encountered while producing publications for Vanderbilt. The first section is an alphabetical listing of words and phrases with guidelines for usage, including Vanderbilt-specific terms; a punctuation guide follows. These guidelines are for general use and are intended to be a resource especially fo ...
... encountered while producing publications for Vanderbilt. The first section is an alphabetical listing of words and phrases with guidelines for usage, including Vanderbilt-specific terms; a punctuation guide follows. These guidelines are for general use and are intended to be a resource especially fo ...
SOME BASIC RULES OF WELSH GRAMMAR Cynnwys
... 1. All nouns in Welsh are either masculine or feminine. There is no neuter gender. Unfortunately there is no way of telling which nouns are feminine and which are masculine, so it is important to learn the gender at the same time as the meaning. In a dictionary ‘b’ (benywaidd) will denote feminine n ...
... 1. All nouns in Welsh are either masculine or feminine. There is no neuter gender. Unfortunately there is no way of telling which nouns are feminine and which are masculine, so it is important to learn the gender at the same time as the meaning. In a dictionary ‘b’ (benywaidd) will denote feminine n ...
portuguese - bib.convdocs.org
... instructors of the language, culture, and literature of the Portuguese-speaking world, as well as for specialists in other languages who are interested in learning more about the Portuguese language. It was originally written for university-level students of Portuguese to complement the few Portugue ...
... instructors of the language, culture, and literature of the Portuguese-speaking world, as well as for specialists in other languages who are interested in learning more about the Portuguese language. It was originally written for university-level students of Portuguese to complement the few Portugue ...
PALAVRAS
... This dissertation is a Janus work, both practical and theoretical at the same time, one face mirroring and complementing the other. After all, a major point was simply showing that “it could be done” - that a Constraint Grammar for a Romance langugage would work just as well as for English. As a pra ...
... This dissertation is a Janus work, both practical and theoretical at the same time, one face mirroring and complementing the other. After all, a major point was simply showing that “it could be done” - that a Constraint Grammar for a Romance langugage would work just as well as for English. As a pra ...
First Experience Latin with Fr. Reginald Foster
... 3.Latin meaning does not depend on word order or placement In Latin, order and placements of words is free (within the limits of a phrase) Auxiliary principle: Never begin translating with the first word 4.The meaning of Latin words comes for the ending (termination) of the word The ending of the wo ...
... 3.Latin meaning does not depend on word order or placement In Latin, order and placements of words is free (within the limits of a phrase) Auxiliary principle: Never begin translating with the first word 4.The meaning of Latin words comes for the ending (termination) of the word The ending of the wo ...