Language convergence and bilingual acquisition
... In the remainder of this article, I present the data these four stages development. 3. Theories of the Acquisition of Inflection In this Section I present several influential theories in child language that have attempted to account for the omission of inflectional morphology in child language. Each th ...
... In the remainder of this article, I present the data these four stages development. 3. Theories of the Acquisition of Inflection In this Section I present several influential theories in child language that have attempted to account for the omission of inflectional morphology in child language. Each th ...
Omission of the primary verbs BE and HAVE in - (BORA)
... Against this background, we have reason to believe that teenagers express communicative competence in a way which differs from other age-groups of a speech community. For instance, it appears that a speaker's indulgence in linguistic innovativeness reaches a peak in adolescence. Teenagers are often ...
... Against this background, we have reason to believe that teenagers express communicative competence in a way which differs from other age-groups of a speech community. For instance, it appears that a speaker's indulgence in linguistic innovativeness reaches a peak in adolescence. Teenagers are often ...
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... is a situation in which Maria hits the nail. But the reverse entailment doesn’t hold: Maria could hit the nail without it moving. This is not accounted for by the logical forms in (5a) and (5b). Secondly, den-nagel is the argument of the preposition auf in (5a), but the argument of the role patient ...
... is a situation in which Maria hits the nail. But the reverse entailment doesn’t hold: Maria could hit the nail without it moving. This is not accounted for by the logical forms in (5a) and (5b). Secondly, den-nagel is the argument of the preposition auf in (5a), but the argument of the role patient ...
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... linguistic comparison to raise a significant and probing question as to whether Great Andamanese is typologically divergent and genetically distinct language from Jarawa and Onge. The paper discusses the typological issue by presenting non-shared areas such as (i) template morphology of verb complex ...
... linguistic comparison to raise a significant and probing question as to whether Great Andamanese is typologically divergent and genetically distinct language from Jarawa and Onge. The paper discusses the typological issue by presenting non-shared areas such as (i) template morphology of verb complex ...
Learning English
... Lesson 2a： breaking words into syllables。 A syllable is a group of letters with ONLY one vowel sound。 As we learned in chapter 1 ‘one vowel sound’ can contain one or more vowels， for example the word ‘loud’ contains one syllable， which contains two vowels and one vowel sound。 These vowels are ‘ou’。 ...
... Lesson 2a： breaking words into syllables。 A syllable is a group of letters with ONLY one vowel sound。 As we learned in chapter 1 ‘one vowel sound’ can contain one or more vowels， for example the word ‘loud’ contains one syllable， which contains two vowels and one vowel sound。 These vowels are ‘ou’。 ...
Verb movement in Germanic and Celtic
... old theory postulates the presence of a particular feature on the verb as well as a similar feature on a functional head, the new theory only postulates this feature once (at least in the default case). In addition, the new theory now allows the formulation of a new type of trigger for movement: Mov ...
... old theory postulates the presence of a particular feature on the verb as well as a similar feature on a functional head, the new theory only postulates this feature once (at least in the default case). In addition, the new theory now allows the formulation of a new type of trigger for movement: Mov ...
Identity of Roots - LingBuzz
... Lexical items are typically built around a core element, identifiable by linguists, though not always by speakers, as a root. Factors that a linguist might take into account in identifying occurrences of ...
... Lexical items are typically built around a core element, identifiable by linguists, though not always by speakers, as a root. Factors that a linguist might take into account in identifying occurrences of ...
Язык. Константы. Переменные - Observatoire de linguistique
... — Linear position of L2 with respect to L1: 1) L2 follows L1; 2) only some types of dependents of L2 are allowed to be placed between L2 and L1 (an exhaustive description of these dependents is needed, of course). — Inflection of L1 as a function of L2 (= agreement): none. — Inflection of L2 as a fu ...
... — Linear position of L2 with respect to L1: 1) L2 follows L1; 2) only some types of dependents of L2 are allowed to be placed between L2 and L1 (an exhaustive description of these dependents is needed, of course). — Inflection of L1 as a function of L2 (= agreement): none. — Inflection of L2 as a fu ...
1 Possessive voice in Wolof: A rara type of valency operator 1
... c. *Dama-y ñaw-lu roob ci/ak Mamadou. I am making sew up the dress by Mamadou. The suffix –le combines with unergative verbs and on transitive verbs. It introduces a new argument in subject position. This derivation has a relatively rare meaning, forming exclusively an associative causation. Traditi ...
... c. *Dama-y ñaw-lu roob ci/ak Mamadou. I am making sew up the dress by Mamadou. The suffix –le combines with unergative verbs and on transitive verbs. It introduces a new argument in subject position. This derivation has a relatively rare meaning, forming exclusively an associative causation. Traditi ...
Reconsidering the Dative Shift Szabóné Papp Judit
... (ii) should it be dealt with on the interface of syntax and semantics as a kind of thematic role, or (iii)should it be handled within lexical semantics as a kind of lexical rule? The example of English even raises the question whether it is language universal or not, as in this language it displays ...
... (ii) should it be dealt with on the interface of syntax and semantics as a kind of thematic role, or (iii)should it be handled within lexical semantics as a kind of lexical rule? The example of English even raises the question whether it is language universal or not, as in this language it displays ...
SOME BASIC RULES OF WELSH GRAMMAR Cynnwys
... whether the word which follows begins with a vowel or with a consonant. e.g. ...
... whether the word which follows begins with a vowel or with a consonant. e.g. ...
Situational Navajo: A School-based, Verb
... ourselves to just that Navajo the students can say can lead to a relatively sterile language-learning environment. Most good immersion teachers are able to closely control the language they expect the students to fully understand and respond to. But many good immersion teachers also talk a good bit ...
... ourselves to just that Navajo the students can say can lead to a relatively sterile language-learning environment. Most good immersion teachers are able to closely control the language they expect the students to fully understand and respond to. But many good immersion teachers also talk a good bit ...
The Structure of English Language
... An adverb clause begins with a subordinating conjunction--an adverb that connects the subordinate clause to the main clause. The subordinating conjunction may indicate a relationship of cause, concession, comparison, condition, place, manner, purpose, result or time. It is important to remember that ...
... An adverb clause begins with a subordinating conjunction--an adverb that connects the subordinate clause to the main clause. The subordinating conjunction may indicate a relationship of cause, concession, comparison, condition, place, manner, purpose, result or time. It is important to remember that ...
GLOSSARY OF GRAMMATICAL, RHETORICAL, AND OTHER LANGUAGE-RELATED TERMS
... a rising inflection. • In a loanword, esp. those from French, the mark also indicates that the final letter or syllable is not silent. Both
stress and a nonsilent final vowel
are shown by the acute accents in
résumé. See diacritical mark.
grave accent. A diacritical mark (`)
indicating a fa ...
... a rising inflection. • In a loanword, esp. those from French, the mark also indicates that the final letter or syllable is not silent
Reconstruction the Lexical Domain with a Single Generative
... BUT, derivation is in general just as paradigmatic, productive, and transparent as inflection, and neither derivation nor inflection can create things that could be monomorphemic (nor can Ns, Vs, and As be monomorphemic). (17) “Paradigmatic” includes the notion that (a) inflection fills out feature ...
... BUT, derivation is in general just as paradigmatic, productive, and transparent as inflection, and neither derivation nor inflection can create things that could be monomorphemic (nor can Ns, Vs, and As be monomorphemic). (17) “Paradigmatic” includes the notion that (a) inflection fills out feature ...
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 ...
Fulltext: english,
... (19) can also mean ’The ice breaker broke the iceberg’ because both nouns can be either the nominative or the accusative case. In (20) both mjesec and oblak are either nominative or accusative, but the only plausible semantic and pragmatic interpretation is the one given in the translation of (20). ...
... (19) can also mean ’The ice breaker broke the iceberg’ because both nouns can be either the nominative or the accusative case. In (20) both mjesec and oblak are either nominative or accusative, but the only plausible semantic and pragmatic interpretation is the one given in the translation of (20). ...
Lesson 91 - Parts of the Sentence - Subject/Verb A
... 3. An interrogative sentence asks a question. Example: Do you know the man? 4. An exclamatory sentence shows strong feeling. Declarative, imperative, or interrogative sentences can be made into exclamatory sentences by punctuating them with an exclamation point. Examples: The assignment is due tomor ...
... 3. An interrogative sentence asks a question. Example: Do you know the man? 4. An exclamatory sentence shows strong feeling. Declarative, imperative, or interrogative sentences can be made into exclamatory sentences by punctuating them with an exclamation point. Examples: The assignment is due tomor ...
The Origin of the Latin Gerund and Gerundive
... Italic *-dn- to Lat. -nd- is dubious at best. Meiser’s claim (1998: 121 f.) that *-dhnand *-dn- both yielded -nd- — unlike *-tn-, which yielded -nn- — is supported by a single unconvincing example for each cluster. For *-dhn- he cites fundus ‘bottom’ < *bhudh-(m)n-o- — certainly a case of metathesis ...
... Italic *-dn- to Lat. -nd- is dubious at best. Meiser’s claim (1998: 121 f.) that *-dhnand *-dn- both yielded -nd- — unlike *-tn-, which yielded -nn- — is supported by a single unconvincing example for each cluster. For *-dhn- he cites fundus ‘bottom’ < *bhudh-(m)n-o- — certainly a case of metathesis ...
Stiahnuť prednášku
... 1. locutionary acts (force) = lexical meaning, the fact 2. illocutionary acts = what I mean, my intention, it is about the speaker 3. perelocutionary acts = how it is received, it is about the receiver pragmatic meaning - communicative purpose - effect language functions (illocutionary) ...
... 1. locutionary acts (force) = lexical meaning, the fact 2. illocutionary acts = what I mean, my intention, it is about the speaker 3. perelocutionary acts = how it is received, it is about the receiver pragmatic meaning - communicative purpose - effect language functions (illocutionary) ...
Verbs Llevar and Tener - Departament de Filologia Catalana
... In contrast with (21), in the constructions under study, our claim is that llevar admits incorporation of the dynamic preposition, provided this does not have phonological content. One of the most intriguing properties of this use of llevar, which is not displayed by the one analyzed in (21), is it ...
... In contrast with (21), in the constructions under study, our claim is that llevar admits incorporation of the dynamic preposition, provided this does not have phonological content. One of the most intriguing properties of this use of llevar, which is not displayed by the one analyzed in (21), is it ...
A Lexical Account of Sorani (Suleymaniye) Kurdish Prepositions
... sequences must be accounted for in terms of (1) while some others in terms of (2). Whatever the adopted analysis would be, it could be accommodated by the classification adopted here: a distinction is established between nominal and non-nominal prepositions. The latter include simple and absolute pr ...
... sequences must be accounted for in terms of (1) while some others in terms of (2). Whatever the adopted analysis would be, it could be accommodated by the classification adopted here: a distinction is established between nominal and non-nominal prepositions. The latter include simple and absolute pr ...