T.C. Mersin Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü İngiliz Dili ve
... situation). Of these features, non-factuality is the common one for both epistemic and deontic modality and is used as basis to many linguistic researches. These two types are also named as root and epistemic modality (Bybee et al. 1994; Papafragou, 1998, 2000; Coates, 1983), since the deontic meani ...
... situation). Of these features, non-factuality is the common one for both epistemic and deontic modality and is used as basis to many linguistic researches. These two types are also named as root and epistemic modality (Bybee et al. 1994; Papafragou, 1998, 2000; Coates, 1983), since the deontic meani ...
The subjunctive in Spanish
... heard in everyday speech, and is usually reserved for literature, archaic phrases and expressions, and legal documents. Phrases expressing the subjunctive in a future period instead employ the present subjunctive. For example: "I hope that it will rain tomorrow" would simply be "Espero que llueva ma ...
... heard in everyday speech, and is usually reserved for literature, archaic phrases and expressions, and legal documents. Phrases expressing the subjunctive in a future period instead employ the present subjunctive. For example: "I hope that it will rain tomorrow" would simply be "Espero que llueva ma ...
Spanish!Grammar!
... has been, or ever can be, devised, will be subject to harsh criticism, since practically every unit of grammar has it proponents who demand for it a position at the first part of the book. The whole problem consists in putting main things first and in relegating things of lesser importance to the la ...
... has been, or ever can be, devised, will be subject to harsh criticism, since practically every unit of grammar has it proponents who demand for it a position at the first part of the book. The whole problem consists in putting main things first and in relegating things of lesser importance to the la ...
Tense and Aspect Systems
... reference in order to choose correctly among the forms traditionally called 'tenses'. Likewise, it is equally or even more common that speakers have to choose among different forms called 'aspects' and 'moods', the semantics of which tends to be even more elusive than that of tenses. Tenses, moods, ...
... reference in order to choose correctly among the forms traditionally called 'tenses'. Likewise, it is equally or even more common that speakers have to choose among different forms called 'aspects' and 'moods', the semantics of which tends to be even more elusive than that of tenses. Tenses, moods, ...
1 Mood Alternation in Modal Existential Constructions in Spanish
... Greek, Finno-‐Ugric, and Basque), in Semitic languages (Caponigro 2003, 2004, Grosu 2004) and they have recently been found in Mixtec as well (Caponigro et al 2013). In the European family, the exception ...
... Greek, Finno-‐Ugric, and Basque), in Semitic languages (Caponigro 2003, 2004, Grosu 2004) and they have recently been found in Mixtec as well (Caponigro et al 2013). In the European family, the exception ...
the present perfect: an exercise in the study of events
... that the two structures once shared similar meanings in recent history (Boléo 1936, Suter 1984). Since this study is synchronic in nature and not diachronic, the comparison between the PPC and PrP seems relevant. With respect to the general objective, the present dissertation follows Campos’ (2007) ...
... that the two structures once shared similar meanings in recent history (Boléo 1936, Suter 1984). Since this study is synchronic in nature and not diachronic, the comparison between the PPC and PrP seems relevant. With respect to the general objective, the present dissertation follows Campos’ (2007) ...
Introduction to the Subjunctive Mood
... The mood of a verb, sometimes known as its mode, indicates what type of role it plays in a sentence and/or the speaker's attitude toward it. For the most part, in English as well as Spanish, the most common verb mood is the indicative mood. In general, it is the "normal" verb form, indicating both a ...
... The mood of a verb, sometimes known as its mode, indicates what type of role it plays in a sentence and/or the speaker's attitude toward it. For the most part, in English as well as Spanish, the most common verb mood is the indicative mood. In general, it is the "normal" verb form, indicating both a ...
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... While Ancient (especially Archaic/Classical) Greek is commonly considered a ‘synthetic’ language,1 it cannot be denied that in the course of time it developed a set of periphrastic constructions, most prominently with the verbs εἰµί “I am” and ἔχω “I have” (accompanied by a (active/middle/passive) p ...
... While Ancient (especially Archaic/Classical) Greek is commonly considered a ‘synthetic’ language,1 it cannot be denied that in the course of time it developed a set of periphrastic constructions, most prominently with the verbs εἰµί “I am” and ἔχω “I have” (accompanied by a (active/middle/passive) p ...
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... One of the questions that have challenged scholars of BH for many years is whether the language should be regarded as a tense, aspectual or modal language. In this thesis, I argue that the lack and application of a metacategory for describing any language in general, and BH in particular, has been t ...
... One of the questions that have challenged scholars of BH for many years is whether the language should be regarded as a tense, aspectual or modal language. In this thesis, I argue that the lack and application of a metacategory for describing any language in general, and BH in particular, has been t ...
Mood in Spanish - Hal-SHS
... immediate clue as to what this contribution is. (2b) is an instance of a double access configuration, in which the time of the subordinate clause is calculated with Utt-Time as anchor (Kempchinsky 1990): the requested arrival must follow Utt-Time. On the other hand, (3b) contrasts with (3c): the arr ...
... immediate clue as to what this contribution is. (2b) is an instance of a double access configuration, in which the time of the subordinate clause is calculated with Utt-Time as anchor (Kempchinsky 1990): the requested arrival must follow Utt-Time. On the other hand, (3b) contrasts with (3c): the arr ...
- White Rose eTheses Online
... This study investigates the existence and use of Tense Aspect and Voice (TAV) in Modern standard Arabic (MSA) and Libyan Dialects (LD) and the effect of these language systems, particularly „Libyan dialects (LD)‟on the acquisition and use of the English (TAV) by Libyan university students. This stud ...
... This study investigates the existence and use of Tense Aspect and Voice (TAV) in Modern standard Arabic (MSA) and Libyan Dialects (LD) and the effect of these language systems, particularly „Libyan dialects (LD)‟on the acquisition and use of the English (TAV) by Libyan university students. This stud ...
uniwersytet miko łaja kopernika
... expression in the standard literary language. It shall also be acknowledged that we will not discuss structural and morphosyntactical properties of the construction such as, for instance, intransitivity and its relation to transitive forms (for a detailed analysis of the phenomenon of valency, and t ...
... expression in the standard literary language. It shall also be acknowledged that we will not discuss structural and morphosyntactical properties of the construction such as, for instance, intransitivity and its relation to transitive forms (for a detailed analysis of the phenomenon of valency, and t ...
Encoding focus in Kanuri verbal morphology
... intriguing interface with polarity (Wolff, in press). In the light of this work on the Chadic languages spoken in the Chadic-Saharan contact area of NorthEastern Nigeria, the authors set out to explore the hypothesis of potential typological convergence in Kanuri, which is a Saharan language of Nilo ...
... intriguing interface with polarity (Wolff, in press). In the light of this work on the Chadic languages spoken in the Chadic-Saharan contact area of NorthEastern Nigeria, the authors set out to explore the hypothesis of potential typological convergence in Kanuri, which is a Saharan language of Nilo ...
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... of J variables can be derived analogously. In general, the number of observed characteristics J need not be the same across subjects, and the number of replications R need not be the same across observed characteristics. One can derive examples of mixed membership models from this general set up by ...
... of J variables can be derived analogously. In general, the number of observed characteristics J need not be the same across subjects, and the number of replications R need not be the same across observed characteristics. One can derive examples of mixed membership models from this general set up by ...
Did You Get It? Práctica de gramática
... decide where you want to go and the route (la ruta), you go to the ticket window (la taquilla) at the train station to buy a ticket. Be sure to ask for a window seat (una ventanilla) so that you can enjoy the landscape (el paisaje) as you travel. Your ticket will contain necessary information, such ...
... decide where you want to go and the route (la ruta), you go to the ticket window (la taquilla) at the train station to buy a ticket. Be sure to ask for a window seat (una ventanilla) so that you can enjoy the landscape (el paisaje) as you travel. Your ticket will contain necessary information, such ...
null object constructions in standard spanish revisited* 111
... argument position of the verb is properly governed by being lexically governed by the verb "comprar"l8. Therefore sentence (7) complies with the analysis postulated by Campos ( 1986). Yet a construction like (8) stands as a problem for his analysis. If we maintain Campos' variable analysis for indef ...
... argument position of the verb is properly governed by being lexically governed by the verb "comprar"l8. Therefore sentence (7) complies with the analysis postulated by Campos ( 1986). Yet a construction like (8) stands as a problem for his analysis. If we maintain Campos' variable analysis for indef ...
Progressive Aspect - Západočeská univerzita
... The last assumption is that the future progressive tense and the future perfect progressive tense will only rarely occur in all types of texts. ...
... The last assumption is that the future progressive tense and the future perfect progressive tense will only rarely occur in all types of texts. ...
Spring Term 2011- Ileana Baciu
... from ‘He is on/at working’ (in time, the prepositions, reduced to a or o, disappeared). Languages like Romanian, French or Old Greek make use of syncretic means to signal the opposition (i.e., the grammatical markers of Aspect have fused with those of Tense). For instance, the Romanian prezent and i ...
... from ‘He is on/at working’ (in time, the prepositions, reduced to a or o, disappeared). Languages like Romanian, French or Old Greek make use of syncretic means to signal the opposition (i.e., the grammatical markers of Aspect have fused with those of Tense). For instance, the Romanian prezent and i ...
Aspect and assertion in Mandarin Chinese
... If it is said that aspects are different ways of ‘viewing’ a situation, then it is not at all clear what ‘viewing’ means here. It cannot have its literal meaning: events, states, processes, in short, situations are not like houses or little dogs which you can ‘view’ – they are abstract entities whic ...
... If it is said that aspects are different ways of ‘viewing’ a situation, then it is not at all clear what ‘viewing’ means here. It cannot have its literal meaning: events, states, processes, in short, situations are not like houses or little dogs which you can ‘view’ – they are abstract entities whic ...
Distinguishing Two “Synonyms” - Cascadilla Proceedings Project
... saying that the use of subjunctive is optional leads us to believe that mood choice is completely random, or at best correlates with “possibility”. Secondly, although Butt and Benjamin claim that it would be ungrammatical to say “quizás viene manaña” since the event is still in the future, for many ...
... saying that the use of subjunctive is optional leads us to believe that mood choice is completely random, or at best correlates with “possibility”. Secondly, although Butt and Benjamin claim that it would be ungrammatical to say “quizás viene manaña” since the event is still in the future, for many ...
The English present tense - Cambridge University Press
... characterization. The conception of the arm thus functions as their immediate scope, which ± being the general locus of attention ± is more prominent in these expressions than are other parts of the body. There is considerable linguistic motivation for adopting the notion immediate scope (Langacker, ...
... characterization. The conception of the arm thus functions as their immediate scope, which ± being the general locus of attention ± is more prominent in these expressions than are other parts of the body. There is considerable linguistic motivation for adopting the notion immediate scope (Langacker, ...
On past participles and their external arguments
... Voice, a passive past participle is formed. In the latter case, Voice is itself selected by a functional head, Pass, that satisfies the selectional requirements of Voice (see Bruening, to appear). The technicalities are elaborated on in detail in section 4. If past participles have the possibility o ...
... Voice, a passive past participle is formed. In the latter case, Voice is itself selected by a functional head, Pass, that satisfies the selectional requirements of Voice (see Bruening, to appear). The technicalities are elaborated on in detail in section 4. If past participles have the possibility o ...
Imperfect Subjunctive
... subjunctive if you need a past tense: I doubt that he studies. – “he studies” would be present subjunctive. I doubt that he studied. – “he studied” would be imperfect subjunctive. ...
... subjunctive if you need a past tense: I doubt that he studies. – “he studies” would be present subjunctive. I doubt that he studied. – “he studied” would be imperfect subjunctive. ...