2004 Larson, R.K. and F. Marusic. Indefinite pronoun structures with
... DⳭN form of indefinite pronouns and the obligatory postnominal position of adjectives occurring with them. It does so by claiming that the latter is actually an illusion: postnominal adjectives with indefinite pronouns are actually prenominal adjectives that have been stranded by N-movement. In this ...
... DⳭN form of indefinite pronouns and the obligatory postnominal position of adjectives occurring with them. It does so by claiming that the latter is actually an illusion: postnominal adjectives with indefinite pronouns are actually prenominal adjectives that have been stranded by N-movement. In this ...
Coordinating constructions in Fongbe with - Archipel
... Another difference between the clauses coordinated by b‡ or by bó lies in the fact that, when the two clauses are coordinated by b‡, the subject of the second conjunct clause must be overt, as in (5) and (7), and when the two clauses are coordinated by bó, the subject of the second conjunct must be ...
... Another difference between the clauses coordinated by b‡ or by bó lies in the fact that, when the two clauses are coordinated by b‡, the subject of the second conjunct clause must be overt, as in (5) and (7), and when the two clauses are coordinated by bó, the subject of the second conjunct must be ...
Perfect Your Sentences
... Incorrect: I don't know what to bring when I leave for the conference. Correct: I don't know what to take when I leave for the conference. Incorrect: I shall bring my wife with me when I go. Correct: I shall take my wife with me when I go. Incorrect: Take that book to me at my desk. Correct: Bring t ...
... Incorrect: I don't know what to bring when I leave for the conference. Correct: I don't know what to take when I leave for the conference. Incorrect: I shall bring my wife with me when I go. Correct: I shall take my wife with me when I go. Incorrect: Take that book to me at my desk. Correct: Bring t ...
Univerzita Karlova v Praze Filozofická fakulta Ústav anglického
... during the 20th century. It may therefore be useful to give a brief account of these. Quite clearly, the development of 20th century morphology cannot be separated from the development of modern linguistics and its main stages. On the other hand, not every trend in 20th century linguistics has a dir ...
... during the 20th century. It may therefore be useful to give a brief account of these. Quite clearly, the development of 20th century morphology cannot be separated from the development of modern linguistics and its main stages. On the other hand, not every trend in 20th century linguistics has a dir ...
Kurmanji lessons
... I. Translate: 1) What is this? It is my book. 2) What is that? It is her head (ser [m.]). 3) Who is this? He is my friend. His name is Dara. 4) Who is that? Şe is my student. Her name is Zeyno. 5) Who are you? I am your friend [f.]. 6) What is the name of your [sing.] village? The name of my village ...
... I. Translate: 1) What is this? It is my book. 2) What is that? It is her head (ser [m.]). 3) Who is this? He is my friend. His name is Dara. 4) Who is that? Şe is my student. Her name is Zeyno. 5) Who are you? I am your friend [f.]. 6) What is the name of your [sing.] village? The name of my village ...
9. - Universität Erfurt
... grammaticalization can contribute anything towards their clarification. The various modes of contrasting different languages, including language typology and universals research, are discussed in the perspective of grammaticalization in ch. 7. Ch. 8 concentrates on the diachronic aspect of grammatic ...
... grammaticalization can contribute anything towards their clarification. The various modes of contrasting different languages, including language typology and universals research, are discussed in the perspective of grammaticalization in ch. 7. Ch. 8 concentrates on the diachronic aspect of grammatic ...
semantic analysis of english performative verbs
... the verb "insinuate" in order to insinuate that a proposition is true. 'The reason for this is that an assertive insinuation must somehow be concealed or implicit. (4) Many speech act verbs have several uses and can name different illocutionary forces. For example, the verb "swear" has both an asser ...
... the verb "insinuate" in order to insinuate that a proposition is true. 'The reason for this is that an assertive insinuation must somehow be concealed or implicit. (4) Many speech act verbs have several uses and can name different illocutionary forces. For example, the verb "swear" has both an asser ...
Select this.
... grammaticalization can contribute anything towards their clarification. The various modes of contrasting different languages, including language typology and universals research, are discussed in the perspective of grammaticalization in ch. 7. Ch. 8 concentrates on the diachronic aspect of grammatic ...
... grammaticalization can contribute anything towards their clarification. The various modes of contrasting different languages, including language typology and universals research, are discussed in the perspective of grammaticalization in ch. 7. Ch. 8 concentrates on the diachronic aspect of grammatic ...
Putting Pieces Together: Combining FrameNet, VerbNet
... processing applications by taking into account the meaning of the text. Automatic techniques for semantic parsing have been successfully used in Information Extraction and Question Answering, and are currently evaluated in other applications such as Machine Translation and Text Summarization. The pr ...
... processing applications by taking into account the meaning of the text. Automatic techniques for semantic parsing have been successfully used in Information Extraction and Question Answering, and are currently evaluated in other applications such as Machine Translation and Text Summarization. The pr ...
The linguistic construction of space in Ewe
... The linguistic construction ofspace in Ewe 145 To'aba'ita [Lichtenberk 1991a]; Longgu [Hill 1992]), there are two types of adpositional elements. One type is based on and evolved from verbs, and the other type from nouns. Depending on the typology of the language, both groups may function äs prepos ...
... The linguistic construction ofspace in Ewe 145 To'aba'ita [Lichtenberk 1991a]; Longgu [Hill 1992]), there are two types of adpositional elements. One type is based on and evolved from verbs, and the other type from nouns. Depending on the typology of the language, both groups may function äs prepos ...
4 adjectives and adverbs
... 12 Maria worked like / as a shop assistant during the university vacation. 13 The weather is Greece was more boiling / much hotter than we expected. 14 Steve’s sister is absolutely / very intelligent. 15 After two months with no rain the grass is almost / slightly dead. 16 The result of the election ...
... 12 Maria worked like / as a shop assistant during the university vacation. 13 The weather is Greece was more boiling / much hotter than we expected. 14 Steve’s sister is absolutely / very intelligent. 15 After two months with no rain the grass is almost / slightly dead. 16 The result of the election ...
A New Attempt at Reconstructing Proto
... on creating a special deadjectival resultative form. This move is in itself trivial, it is a standard way to renew the past-time domain. The nontrivial common drift that requires an explanation is the fact that the new WA resultative is sensitive to the transitivity semantics of the root in the same ...
... on creating a special deadjectival resultative form. This move is in itself trivial, it is a standard way to renew the past-time domain. The nontrivial common drift that requires an explanation is the fact that the new WA resultative is sensitive to the transitivity semantics of the root in the same ...
PDF format - Encuentro Journal
... as degrees of certainty and commitment, or alternatively vagueness and lack of commitment, personal beliefs versus generally accepted or taken for granted knowledge. Such language functions to express group membership, as speakers adopt positions, express agreement and disagreement with others, make ...
... as degrees of certainty and commitment, or alternatively vagueness and lack of commitment, personal beliefs versus generally accepted or taken for granted knowledge. Such language functions to express group membership, as speakers adopt positions, express agreement and disagreement with others, make ...
3. @ The Clause
... verbs with T/Agr features, then you have potentially two (basic) sentences (or one complex sentence) made up of two clauses. In sentence (168a), there are two verbs with functional Tense/Agreement features spelled out (thinks and is)--and hence, there are two clauses. Likewise with sentence (168b), ...
... verbs with T/Agr features, then you have potentially two (basic) sentences (or one complex sentence) made up of two clauses. In sentence (168a), there are two verbs with functional Tense/Agreement features spelled out (thinks and is)--and hence, there are two clauses. Likewise with sentence (168b), ...
Infinitive Phrase
... When infinitive phrases have an “actor,” they may be roughly 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 ...
... When infinitive phrases have an “actor,” they may be roughly 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 ...
The Oxford Guide to English Usage CONTENTS Table of Contents
... grammatical terms used will be found in FRONT_2. Technical symbols and abbreviations, and the phonetic alphabet, are not used at all. 3. Exemplification. Throughout Vocabulary and Grammar and where appropriate elsewhere, example sentences are given to illustrate the point being discussed. The majori ...
... grammatical terms used will be found in FRONT_2. Technical symbols and abbreviations, and the phonetic alphabet, are not used at all. 3. Exemplification. Throughout Vocabulary and Grammar and where appropriate elsewhere, example sentences are given to illustrate the point being discussed. The majori ...
Literal and Nonliteral Meaning in Placename Idioms Key words
... The implicature provides a one-to-one correspondence between stupid people and people coming from Dummsdorf. This is the basis for using the expression “be from Stupidville” as synonymous with “be stupid”. We note that other idiomatic interpretations for placename idioms are also possible and attest ...
... The implicature provides a one-to-one correspondence between stupid people and people coming from Dummsdorf. This is the basis for using the expression “be from Stupidville” as synonymous with “be stupid”. We note that other idiomatic interpretations for placename idioms are also possible and attest ...
Constructional idioms as products of linguistic change: the aan het +
... These observations show that the occurrence of aan in present-day standard Dutch is bound to PPs with specific types of NPs, such as NPs of the type het + infinitive. This use of aan is a reflex of an earlier stage of Dutch in which the preposition aan had a more elaborated use as locative prepositi ...
... These observations show that the occurrence of aan in present-day standard Dutch is bound to PPs with specific types of NPs, such as NPs of the type het + infinitive. This use of aan is a reflex of an earlier stage of Dutch in which the preposition aan had a more elaborated use as locative prepositi ...
External and Internal Possessors with Body Part Nouns: The Case of
... constructions is that they cannot be the object of any verb or preposition. The main rule is that the BIP/BEP constructions can only be used in a ‘physical context’. This concept was introduced in Lødrup (1999) to account for the distribution of simple reflexives. A physical context was understood a ...
... constructions is that they cannot be the object of any verb or preposition. The main rule is that the BIP/BEP constructions can only be used in a ‘physical context’. This concept was introduced in Lødrup (1999) to account for the distribution of simple reflexives. A physical context was understood a ...
JiH Hruska A glance at any English text ensures us that prepositions
... It is interesting to note that even in English, when expressing adverbial modi fiers of time, some forms of the old genitive can be used. It may be either a synthetic genitive, signalled by the old genitive ending -s (nowadays), or an analytic form containing the preposition O F /cf., e.g., of rai ...
... It is interesting to note that even in English, when expressing adverbial modi fiers of time, some forms of the old genitive can be used. It may be either a synthetic genitive, signalled by the old genitive ending -s (nowadays), or an analytic form containing the preposition O F /cf., e.g., of rai ...
journal of linguistics
... one another one by one'. Also, at this level, there has been discussion of related problems concerning the kinds of determination relation that exists between determiner and headword (cf. Frei, 1956), one category of which Ivic has called non-omissible determiners (1962). These she considers at a gr ...
... one another one by one'. Also, at this level, there has been discussion of related problems concerning the kinds of determination relation that exists between determiner and headword (cf. Frei, 1956), one category of which Ivic has called non-omissible determiners (1962). These she considers at a gr ...
Ineffability in Grammar
... than in syntax, because phonology has developed a stable view of what counts as an input. For syntax, the makeup of inputs is much less clear, and this has consequences for the potential scope of ineffability. Consider (6a) in this respect. At first glance (6a) does not seem to constitute an instanc ...
... than in syntax, because phonology has developed a stable view of what counts as an input. For syntax, the makeup of inputs is much less clear, and this has consequences for the potential scope of ineffability. Consider (6a) in this respect. At first glance (6a) does not seem to constitute an instanc ...
CAN COMPUTERS HANDLE ADVERBS?
... this word class. The current paper draws on this linguistic research to organize an adverbial lexicon which will be useful for information retrieval and natural language processing systems. 1. INTRODUCTION There have been many studies on nouns, verbs, and adjectives in NLP systems. Adverbs have rece ...
... this word class. The current paper draws on this linguistic research to organize an adverbial lexicon which will be useful for information retrieval and natural language processing systems. 1. INTRODUCTION There have been many studies on nouns, verbs, and adjectives in NLP systems. Adverbs have rece ...
Grammar and Language Workbook
... 1. A singular noun is a word that names one person, place, thing, or idea: brother, classroom, piglet, and joy. A plural noun names more than one person, place, thing, or idea: brothers, classrooms, piglets, and joys. 2. To help you determine whether a word in a sentence is a noun, try adding it to ...
... 1. A singular noun is a word that names one person, place, thing, or idea: brother, classroom, piglet, and joy. A plural noun names more than one person, place, thing, or idea: brothers, classrooms, piglets, and joys. 2. To help you determine whether a word in a sentence is a noun, try adding it to ...
COMPASS Placement Test Review Packet
... It is important that you review your knowledge before you take the test, particularly if you have not been in school for many years. Go over the following parts in this review packet to refresh your memory about the things you once knew. This packet is not designed to help you learn material that yo ...
... It is important that you review your knowledge before you take the test, particularly if you have not been in school for many years. Go over the following parts in this review packet to refresh your memory about the things you once knew. This packet is not designed to help you learn material that yo ...