Zero Conditional
... Both gerunds and infinitives can be nouns, which means they can do just about anything that a noun can do. Although they name things, like other nouns, they normally name activities rather than people or objects. Here are five noun-uses of gerunds and infinitives (and one additional non-noun use, th ...
... Both gerunds and infinitives can be nouns, which means they can do just about anything that a noun can do. Although they name things, like other nouns, they normally name activities rather than people or objects. Here are five noun-uses of gerunds and infinitives (and one additional non-noun use, th ...
Lexical Argument Structure and Agreement
... NEAR (WATER). The latter is synonymous with interpretation. Given (12), it can be mapped to (interpreted as) (10). In this sense the source and goal are switched arguments. The latter is context sensitive. It is possible, for example, to have the following two mapping operations: ...
... NEAR (WATER). The latter is synonymous with interpretation. Given (12), it can be mapped to (interpreted as) (10). In this sense the source and goal are switched arguments. The latter is context sensitive. It is possible, for example, to have the following two mapping operations: ...
Why begin when you can commence – Aspects of near
... ‘salt’ and ‘orange’ might not be very frequent. However, when investigating near-synonyms, the occurrence of collocations is very important, since it can be the only thing actually distinguishing the two nodes from each other in terms of grammatical definition. In this essay, I will examine the verb ...
... ‘salt’ and ‘orange’ might not be very frequent. However, when investigating near-synonyms, the occurrence of collocations is very important, since it can be the only thing actually distinguishing the two nodes from each other in terms of grammatical definition. In this essay, I will examine the verb ...
Adpositions, Particles and the Arguments they Introduce
... should be extended to non-spatial senses of adpositions is discussed in §4. In §5, I propose that the split-V hypothesis, by which Causers or Agents are introduced by a head (v) distinct from the main V root (Kratzer 1996), should be extended to P. In the Split-P hypothesis, there is a functional he ...
... should be extended to non-spatial senses of adpositions is discussed in §4. In §5, I propose that the split-V hypothesis, by which Causers or Agents are introduced by a head (v) distinct from the main V root (Kratzer 1996), should be extended to P. In the Split-P hypothesis, there is a functional he ...
Do you still love Feiruz? The modal bə`i in spoken Arabic
... from Cowell, 2005: 452 – “verb complemented by a predicate which can be of any sort: verbal, adjectival nominal or prepositional”). When the complement of bәʼi is expressed by an adjective or an adjectival structure, this modal preserves the full conjugation and the agreement verb-subject (see examp ...
... from Cowell, 2005: 452 – “verb complemented by a predicate which can be of any sort: verbal, adjectival nominal or prepositional”). When the complement of bәʼi is expressed by an adjective or an adjectival structure, this modal preserves the full conjugation and the agreement verb-subject (see examp ...
Pronoun Study Guide
... "whom," "which," "what" and the compounds formed with the suffix "ever" ("whoever," "whomever," "whichever," and "whatever"). You will find "who," "whom," and occasionally "which" used to refer to people, and "which" and "what" used to refer to things and to animals. ...
... "whom," "which," "what" and the compounds formed with the suffix "ever" ("whoever," "whomever," "whichever," and "whatever"). You will find "who," "whom," and occasionally "which" used to refer to people, and "which" and "what" used to refer to things and to animals. ...
File
... “clauses” and “verb phrases.” To understand sentences, clauses, and verb phrases, we first have to understand verbs. We say that verbs are either finite, “finished,” or non-finite, “unfinished.” A Latin finite verb has these five properties: person, number, tense, mood, and voice (PNTMV); in other w ...
... “clauses” and “verb phrases.” To understand sentences, clauses, and verb phrases, we first have to understand verbs. We say that verbs are either finite, “finished,” or non-finite, “unfinished.” A Latin finite verb has these five properties: person, number, tense, mood, and voice (PNTMV); in other w ...
towerscommonscho00towe - AUrora Home
... So far the object of language, in giving the means of converse with persons present, would be accomplished. ...
... So far the object of language, in giving the means of converse with persons present, would be accomplished. ...
Chapter 2
... the kind of complements that they take) and specifier-features (which describe the kind of specifier/subject they can have). For instance, the auxiliary are in English carries the headfeature [+pres], demonstrating that it is a present tense form. It carries the complement-feature [+ing], which mean ...
... the kind of complements that they take) and specifier-features (which describe the kind of specifier/subject they can have). For instance, the auxiliary are in English carries the headfeature [+pres], demonstrating that it is a present tense form. It carries the complement-feature [+ing], which mean ...
MORPHOLOGY, DIVIDED AND CONQUERED?
... of ‘word’ itself, which resists any testable formalisation, let us compare for example noun-verb pairs like cheat/cheat, ride/ride and verb-adjective pairs like open/ open, empty/empty. They all supposedly involve zero derivation. One of each pair can be considered different from the other only if t ...
... of ‘word’ itself, which resists any testable formalisation, let us compare for example noun-verb pairs like cheat/cheat, ride/ride and verb-adjective pairs like open/ open, empty/empty. They all supposedly involve zero derivation. One of each pair can be considered different from the other only if t ...
The function / category confusion - Linguistics and English Language
... A classic confusion over what ‘adjective’ means, in a dictionary entry where adjective is wrongly analysed as an adjective! ...
... A classic confusion over what ‘adjective’ means, in a dictionary entry where adjective is wrongly analysed as an adjective! ...
бг ¢ деажбз
... invented one, does not violate the copyright of the inventor. Any violation of copyright regarding yet unpublished texts by Tolkien about the grammar of Sindarin are unintended — these texts are not accessible to me and this course contains only conclusions based on published texts. No claim is made ...
... invented one, does not violate the copyright of the inventor. Any violation of copyright regarding yet unpublished texts by Tolkien about the grammar of Sindarin are unintended — these texts are not accessible to me and this course contains only conclusions based on published texts. No claim is made ...
Bare singular nominals and incorporating verbs in Spanish and
... ‘I have a ring. I’ve had one since I got married./I’ve had it since I got married.’ Summarizing, we need a semantic analysis for BSNs that distinguishes them from indefinite singular nominals, BPs, and bare mass terms, and that captures the fact that they have obligatory narrow scope, cannot induce ...
... ‘I have a ring. I’ve had one since I got married./I’ve had it since I got married.’ Summarizing, we need a semantic analysis for BSNs that distinguishes them from indefinite singular nominals, BPs, and bare mass terms, and that captures the fact that they have obligatory narrow scope, cannot induce ...
1) Choice between subjective and objective case
... By pronoun concord in person, we mean two things: first, a pronoun must agree with its antecedent in person on the sentential level; secondly, in a broader context, that is, in texts or connected discourses, the speaker or writer must keep a consistent person in the use of pronouns. A story may be t ...
... By pronoun concord in person, we mean two things: first, a pronoun must agree with its antecedent in person on the sentential level; secondly, in a broader context, that is, in texts or connected discourses, the speaker or writer must keep a consistent person in the use of pronouns. A story may be t ...
5 NOUNS
... There is also a group of nouns sharing a non-singular suffix -bip; this is not associated with a particular singular form but cuts across declensions. A few more patterns deviate from general rules or patterns found in particular declensions; these are also discussed after the declensions have been ...
... There is also a group of nouns sharing a non-singular suffix -bip; this is not associated with a particular singular form but cuts across declensions. A few more patterns deviate from general rules or patterns found in particular declensions; these are also discussed after the declensions have been ...
Re-discovering the Quechua adjective
... excerpt from the first Quechua grammar (1560), Santo Tomás gives an ambiguous account of a nombre (“name”) class with substantivo (“substantive/noun”) and adjectivo (“adjective”) subclasses whose semantics correspond with Spanish nouns and adjectives. Acerca de la primera parte de la oración (que es ...
... excerpt from the first Quechua grammar (1560), Santo Tomás gives an ambiguous account of a nombre (“name”) class with substantivo (“substantive/noun”) and adjectivo (“adjective”) subclasses whose semantics correspond with Spanish nouns and adjectives. Acerca de la primera parte de la oración (que es ...
Guidelines for the annotation of Old English
... where relevant. 2.1.1 Verb Verbs are generally unproblematic morphologically, except participles (see also 3.5 and 3.6.), and except the indicative/subjunctive distinction. It is not always easy to distinguish between verbal and adjectival uses of the OE participles, because it is not necessarily th ...
... where relevant. 2.1.1 Verb Verbs are generally unproblematic morphologically, except participles (see also 3.5 and 3.6.), and except the indicative/subjunctive distinction. It is not always easy to distinguish between verbal and adjectival uses of the OE participles, because it is not necessarily th ...
Canto - Classical Academic Press
... In English, our verbs don’t always change a lot: We say things such as “I go,” “you go,” “I will go,” and “I did go.” We add other words such as “I,” “you,” “will,” and “did” to tell us more about who is doing the action in the sentence and when that action happens. In Spanish, instead of adding ext ...
... In English, our verbs don’t always change a lot: We say things such as “I go,” “you go,” “I will go,” and “I did go.” We add other words such as “I,” “you,” “will,” and “did” to tell us more about who is doing the action in the sentence and when that action happens. In Spanish, instead of adding ext ...
Adverb Clauses
... Subordinate clauses have specific names, thus they have specific functions. Basically, a subordinate clause will always be a subordinate clause, but we will be naming the subordinate clause as either adjective clause, adverb clause, or noun clause. Example: People are human beings, just like subordi ...
... Subordinate clauses have specific names, thus they have specific functions. Basically, a subordinate clause will always be a subordinate clause, but we will be naming the subordinate clause as either adjective clause, adverb clause, or noun clause. Example: People are human beings, just like subordi ...
Sentence Variety
... 1 – My cousin will spend the summer hiking in the Rocky Mountains. 2 – She lives in Indiana. 3 – My cousin, who lives in Indiana, will spend the summer hiking in the Rocky Mountains. ...
... 1 – My cousin will spend the summer hiking in the Rocky Mountains. 2 – She lives in Indiana. 3 – My cousin, who lives in Indiana, will spend the summer hiking in the Rocky Mountains. ...
A Realization Optimality-Theoretic approach to affix order
... According to Haspelmath (1993), ‘‘Lezgian is spoken by about 400,000 people in southern Daghestan and northern Azerbaijan in the eastern Caucasus . . . Lezgian morphology is overwhelmingly suffixing and agglutinating’’ (p. 4). We focus our discussion on the data of the lowland Güne dialect, which i ...
... According to Haspelmath (1993), ‘‘Lezgian is spoken by about 400,000 people in southern Daghestan and northern Azerbaijan in the eastern Caucasus . . . Lezgian morphology is overwhelmingly suffixing and agglutinating’’ (p. 4). We focus our discussion on the data of the lowland Güne dialect, which i ...