THE USE OF THE PRETERITE AND THE PRESENT PERFECT IN
... This master thesis deals with the use of the present perfect and the preterite in both English and German. The aim of the investigation is to find out to what extent the use of the present perfect and the preterite vary in English and German and how the original forms are translated into the other ...
... This master thesis deals with the use of the present perfect and the preterite in both English and German. The aim of the investigation is to find out to what extent the use of the present perfect and the preterite vary in English and German and how the original forms are translated into the other ...
the demotic verbal system - Oriental Institute
... Egyptian language. The stage of the language called Demotic has affinities with both Late Egyptian, its predecessor, and Coptic, its successor.1 It was presumably much closer to the spoken language, especially when it first came into use, than was the archaic “classical” language preserved in religi ...
... Egyptian language. The stage of the language called Demotic has affinities with both Late Egyptian, its predecessor, and Coptic, its successor.1 It was presumably much closer to the spoken language, especially when it first came into use, than was the archaic “classical” language preserved in religi ...
Jita Narrative Discourse
... eight narrators and used with their permission. The texts have been lightly edited to remove false starts and other performance errors, but otherwise retain features (such as repetitions and longer sentences) that are particular to the medium. The texts are referred to here by an abbreviated title, ...
... eight narrators and used with their permission. The texts have been lightly edited to remove false starts and other performance errors, but otherwise retain features (such as repetitions and longer sentences) that are particular to the medium. The texts are referred to here by an abbreviated title, ...
Implicit Negation in Selected Romantic Poems in the English
... 5- I disagree that learning English is difficult 3.3- Implicit Negative Adverbs and Quantifiers. Some adverbs in positive sentences give the meaning of negative in English. Leech (1983: 100) has said that there are adverbs and determiners which are negative in meaning, but not in form (e.g., barely, ...
... 5- I disagree that learning English is difficult 3.3- Implicit Negative Adverbs and Quantifiers. Some adverbs in positive sentences give the meaning of negative in English. Leech (1983: 100) has said that there are adverbs and determiners which are negative in meaning, but not in form (e.g., barely, ...
Presente de subjuntivo
... have a stem change in all six of their forms, including ‗nosotros‘ and ‗vosotros‘. However, the stem change in the ‗nosotros‘ and ‗vosotros‘ forms may be different than the other forms. In the ‗nosotros‘ and ‗vosotros‘ forms, the possible stem changes are: e i & o u. For example: ...
... have a stem change in all six of their forms, including ‗nosotros‘ and ‗vosotros‘. However, the stem change in the ‗nosotros‘ and ‗vosotros‘ forms may be different than the other forms. In the ‗nosotros‘ and ‗vosotros‘ forms, the possible stem changes are: e i & o u. For example: ...
Introduction to the Subjunctive Mood
... With that in mind, since this lesson is part of a series aimed at beginners, we won't attempt now to discuss the subjunctive mood in detail. But even as a beginner you should be aware of what role the subjunctive mood plays, if only so you can recognize it when you come across it in speech or readin ...
... With that in mind, since this lesson is part of a series aimed at beginners, we won't attempt now to discuss the subjunctive mood in detail. But even as a beginner you should be aware of what role the subjunctive mood plays, if only so you can recognize it when you come across it in speech or readin ...
- UM Students` Repository
... punctuation, spelling, and phonetic transcription of the vocabulary, tests, visual aids and dialogues. The findings also showed that the materials were interesting and logically sequenced. The exercises suited the students' level and their interest. Ababneh (2007) conducted a study by analyzing the ...
... punctuation, spelling, and phonetic transcription of the vocabulary, tests, visual aids and dialogues. The findings also showed that the materials were interesting and logically sequenced. The exercises suited the students' level and their interest. Ababneh (2007) conducted a study by analyzing the ...
Ellipsis in Farsi Complex Predicates
... My second aim is to show that v-stranding VPE, despite showing surface differences with English VPE, does not differ significantly in its licensing requirements. Just like English VPE, v-stranding VPE requires: 1) the presence of an overt, tense inflecting head (Zagona 1982, Lobeck 1995), and 2) the s ...
... My second aim is to show that v-stranding VPE, despite showing surface differences with English VPE, does not differ significantly in its licensing requirements. Just like English VPE, v-stranding VPE requires: 1) the presence of an overt, tense inflecting head (Zagona 1982, Lobeck 1995), and 2) the s ...
- Essex - Research Repository
... learned a lot and got to know some really beautiful people, and this is a humble expression of gratitude to all of them. On top of the list is my supervisor, Prof.Louisa Sadler, who has helped and guided me in every step of the way, encouraged me to push myself further than I thought I can go, and s ...
... learned a lot and got to know some really beautiful people, and this is a humble expression of gratitude to all of them. On top of the list is my supervisor, Prof.Louisa Sadler, who has helped and guided me in every step of the way, encouraged me to push myself further than I thought I can go, and s ...
Variety of the Structure of Some Significant Non
... All languages of the world have a structure of their own, with English having a relatively fixed and restrictive word order. However, in the world of language today, grammar is rather descriptive than prescriptive. It is for this reason that sentences are now labelled in descriptive terminology as ― ...
... All languages of the world have a structure of their own, with English having a relatively fixed and restrictive word order. However, in the world of language today, grammar is rather descriptive than prescriptive. It is for this reason that sentences are now labelled in descriptive terminology as ― ...
Subordinate clauses, switch-reference, and tail-head
... What is interesting in Cavineña is the fact that very frequently, sentence-initial adverbial (or adverbially-used relative) clauses of the types mentioned above provide the exact replica of the predicate, sometimes even accompanied by its arguments (and/or some other material), a phenomenon that wou ...
... What is interesting in Cavineña is the fact that very frequently, sentence-initial adverbial (or adverbially-used relative) clauses of the types mentioned above provide the exact replica of the predicate, sometimes even accompanied by its arguments (and/or some other material), a phenomenon that wou ...
The Gerund and the to-Infinitive as Subject
... is relevant,” imply “sameness of time,” as in She enjoyed talking to him (69, 162). Temporal -ing complements receive similar treatment in Langacker’s theory of cognitive grammar: “temporal coincidence is the hallmark of -ing . . . there is always some form of temporal overlap between the main and s ...
... is relevant,” imply “sameness of time,” as in She enjoyed talking to him (69, 162). Temporal -ing complements receive similar treatment in Langacker’s theory of cognitive grammar: “temporal coincidence is the hallmark of -ing . . . there is always some form of temporal overlap between the main and s ...
Introduction to Specific Language Impairment/SLI
... and Schaeffer (2003) for more detailed discussion of diagnostic criteria for SLI. Prevalence and Persistence of SLI Leonard (1989) estimates that around 6% of children suffer some form of language impairment (with 1.5% having a tested language age of less than two thirds of their tested mental age), ...
... and Schaeffer (2003) for more detailed discussion of diagnostic criteria for SLI. Prevalence and Persistence of SLI Leonard (1989) estimates that around 6% of children suffer some form of language impairment (with 1.5% having a tested language age of less than two thirds of their tested mental age), ...
a corpus-based analysis of negative concord in english
... Negative concord is a linguistic phenomenon that already existed in the Late Middle English and Early Modern English periods. The study carried out by Kallel (2007) reveals that the loss of negative concord was a case of natural change triggered by some internal factors. Basically, it was the result ...
... Negative concord is a linguistic phenomenon that already existed in the Late Middle English and Early Modern English periods. The study carried out by Kallel (2007) reveals that the loss of negative concord was a case of natural change triggered by some internal factors. Basically, it was the result ...
PERFECTIVITY MIGHT NOT SCOPE OVER MODALITY
... modals: (i) the so-called “past tense” modals: could, should, ought and (ii) need. Depending on the analysis of may and might in (17), counterfactual readings (or external perfect readings) are also attested with (some) epistemic modals. The internal perfect reading can obtain with all the epistemic ...
... modals: (i) the so-called “past tense” modals: could, should, ought and (ii) need. Depending on the analysis of may and might in (17), counterfactual readings (or external perfect readings) are also attested with (some) epistemic modals. The internal perfect reading can obtain with all the epistemic ...
Chapter ? Binding by Verbs: Tense, Person and Mood under Attitudes*
... The organisation of the paper is as follows. Section 2 introduces the principle Feature Deletion under Binding. Section 3 lists the data to be analysed. Section 4 presents the theory. Section 4.1.3 gives a detailed account of the morphology/syntax interface of tense. 4.2 introduces the semantics. 4 ...
... The organisation of the paper is as follows. Section 2 introduces the principle Feature Deletion under Binding. Section 3 lists the data to be analysed. Section 4 presents the theory. Section 4.1.3 gives a detailed account of the morphology/syntax interface of tense. 4.2 introduces the semantics. 4 ...
Language convergence and bilingual acquisition
... information on the children, the amount and quality of data, the way the data were organized and analyzed, etc.). Section 3 starts with a discussion of various theories of the omission of inflection in child language, including phonological accounts (e.g., Gerken’s (1991) Metrical Omission Model), an ...
... information on the children, the amount and quality of data, the way the data were organized and analyzed, etc.). Section 3 starts with a discussion of various theories of the omission of inflection in child language, including phonological accounts (e.g., Gerken’s (1991) Metrical Omission Model), an ...
the present perfect: an exercise in the study of events
... according to a framework to be formulated along the lines determined by the general objective. The purpose of comparing the semantics of the PPC with that of the PrP is not solely for descriptive purposes. While some believe the differences in the data are sufficient to abandon the goal of a unified ...
... according to a framework to be formulated along the lines determined by the general objective. The purpose of comparing the semantics of the PPC with that of the PrP is not solely for descriptive purposes. While some believe the differences in the data are sufficient to abandon the goal of a unified ...
Gerunds in Greek - Brill Online Books and Journals
... a connective, should in principle leave it underspecified with regard to its argument or adjunct status, as is for example the case with English infinitival or gerund clauses which may appear in either argument or adjunct positions (e.g. purposive clauses as adjuncts). In other words, if the status of ...
... a connective, should in principle leave it underspecified with regard to its argument or adjunct status, as is for example the case with English infinitival or gerund clauses which may appear in either argument or adjunct positions (e.g. purposive clauses as adjuncts). In other words, if the status of ...
Syntax of Moods and Tenses in New Testament Greek
... THE first edition of this work appeared as a pamphlet in 1888. In issuing this revised and enlarged edition, it seems desirable to state somewhat more fully than was done in the former preface the purpose which it is hoped the book will serve. Classified according to its intent, it belongs among the ...
... THE first edition of this work appeared as a pamphlet in 1888. In issuing this revised and enlarged edition, it seems desirable to state somewhat more fully than was done in the former preface the purpose which it is hoped the book will serve. Classified according to its intent, it belongs among the ...
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... Conjuncts, on the other hand, serve a connector function within the flow of the text, signaling a transition between ideas. If they start smoking those awful cigars, then I'm not staying. We've told the landlord about this ceiling again and again, and yet he's done nothing to fix it. At the extreme ...
... Conjuncts, on the other hand, serve a connector function within the flow of the text, signaling a transition between ideas. If they start smoking those awful cigars, then I'm not staying. We've told the landlord about this ceiling again and again, and yet he's done nothing to fix it. At the extreme ...
Dowty - Princeton University
... not only typically of shorter duration than accomplishments, but also those for which we do not normally understand as entailing a sequence of sub-events, given our usual every-day criteria for identifying the events named by the predicate. Dying, or reaching the finish line, take place, according t ...
... not only typically of shorter duration than accomplishments, but also those for which we do not normally understand as entailing a sequence of sub-events, given our usual every-day criteria for identifying the events named by the predicate. Dying, or reaching the finish line, take place, according t ...
The Verbal System of the Cape Verdean Creole of Tarrafal
... previous studies are discussed in chronological order and some new insights are offered. Chapter Three presents an analysis of the meaning of CVC verbs when they are unmarked, showing that stativity is crucially relevant and that many verbs can be stative in one context and non-stative in others. Th ...
... previous studies are discussed in chronological order and some new insights are offered. Chapter Three presents an analysis of the meaning of CVC verbs when they are unmarked, showing that stativity is crucially relevant and that many verbs can be stative in one context and non-stative in others. Th ...
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... Thepkanjana 1986; Savetamalya 1988), but few have worked on semantics (Kanchanawan 1978). The terms "auxiliaries" or "auxiliary verbs" used for describing the elements in Thai are rather confusing. While some call these elements "auxiliaries", ...
... Thepkanjana 1986; Savetamalya 1988), but few have worked on semantics (Kanchanawan 1978). The terms "auxiliaries" or "auxiliary verbs" used for describing the elements in Thai are rather confusing. While some call these elements "auxiliaries", ...