English as a Germanic Language
... masculine endings: nominative gōd, accusative gōdne, genitive gōdes, dative gōdum. With weak endings, however, the forms are nominative gōda, accusative, genitive, and dative gōdan. Nearly all early Germanic adjectives may bear either strong or weak inflections, depending on whether or not nou ...
... masculine endings: nominative gōd, accusative gōdne, genitive gōdes, dative gōdum. With weak endings, however, the forms are nominative gōda, accusative, genitive, and dative gōdan. Nearly all early Germanic adjectives may bear either strong or weak inflections, depending on whether or not nou ...
Grammar without functional categories
... even if these worries turn out to be groundless, the debate will have made this key notion that much clearer and stronger. To avoid confusion it is important to distinguish three kinds of `category', which we can call Word Category, Sub-word Category and Position Category. Word categories are simply ...
... even if these worries turn out to be groundless, the debate will have made this key notion that much clearer and stronger. To avoid confusion it is important to distinguish three kinds of `category', which we can call Word Category, Sub-word Category and Position Category. Word categories are simply ...
Hittite grammar
... and paittani ; instead of daskitteni "you regularly take (Pl.)", daskatteni ; instead of piskir "they regularly gave", piskar. The reason for this alternation is not well understood. 12) There are sometimes variations between u and ú : a-pu-u-un and a-pu-ú-un "this" (Acc. Sg. of apā- "this"), u-i-ia ...
... and paittani ; instead of daskitteni "you regularly take (Pl.)", daskatteni ; instead of piskir "they regularly gave", piskar. The reason for this alternation is not well understood. 12) There are sometimes variations between u and ú : a-pu-u-un and a-pu-ú-un "this" (Acc. Sg. of apā- "this"), u-i-ia ...
Complex Clauses in Chipaya: Main Strategies of
... identify, describe and analyze complement and relative clauses in Chipaya. In effect, this language could be described specially in terms of the third of said strategies. Thus, the description of complementation and relativization has to do with the finite status of the dependent clause in a scale t ...
... identify, describe and analyze complement and relative clauses in Chipaya. In effect, this language could be described specially in terms of the third of said strategies. Thus, the description of complementation and relativization has to do with the finite status of the dependent clause in a scale t ...
Cognitive processes in grammaticalization
... AD) used no articles at all, but rather could change the position of nouns to show which were new and which were previously mentioned. Similarly, the English modal auxiliaries, which express grammatical distinctions within the categories of tense (future will) and modalities such as possibility (can ...
... AD) used no articles at all, but rather could change the position of nouns to show which were new and which were previously mentioned. Similarly, the English modal auxiliaries, which express grammatical distinctions within the categories of tense (future will) and modalities such as possibility (can ...
Diminutive as an Inflectional Category in Walman
... baby cassowary; thus (39a) above is appropriate even if the cassowary referred to is a baby. The second difference between the option of diminutive forms and the option of plural forms is that if two agreement forms occur where both are associated with the same referent, then both forms must be plur ...
... baby cassowary; thus (39a) above is appropriate even if the cassowary referred to is a baby. The second difference between the option of diminutive forms and the option of plural forms is that if two agreement forms occur where both are associated with the same referent, then both forms must be plur ...
Chapter 3
... obligatory function of subject in an independent clause when there is no other candidate for that function. ...
... obligatory function of subject in an independent clause when there is no other candidate for that function. ...
Gerunds - Images
... After waiting patiently for an hour Bill left the office. Waiting patiently for an hour functions as the object of the ...
... After waiting patiently for an hour Bill left the office. Waiting patiently for an hour functions as the object of the ...
The Argument Structure of Elementary Sentences
... le livre que Luc lit We could point out numerous examples of this type, they are not counter-examples to statement A. But there are also genuine exceptions, frozen sentences such as: Let it be! Vogue la galère ! Autant en emporte le vent ! (Gone with the wind!) cannot be any longer analyzed by some ...
... le livre que Luc lit We could point out numerous examples of this type, they are not counter-examples to statement A. But there are also genuine exceptions, frozen sentences such as: Let it be! Vogue la galère ! Autant en emporte le vent ! (Gone with the wind!) cannot be any longer analyzed by some ...
Appendix C - Pearson Custom
... It is common in the primary language to repeat nouns rather than to use pronouns. ...
... It is common in the primary language to repeat nouns rather than to use pronouns. ...
Engaging Grammar: Practical Advice for Real
... 1. Prepositions add time and place detail to sentences 2. Students can vary their sentence structure and set the stage for a sentence by beginning some sentences with prepositions. 3. Students can add power to their writing by ending paragraphs with a prepositional phrase. (Conversely: Students can ...
... 1. Prepositions add time and place detail to sentences 2. Students can vary their sentence structure and set the stage for a sentence by beginning some sentences with prepositions. 3. Students can add power to their writing by ending paragraphs with a prepositional phrase. (Conversely: Students can ...
A Practical Framework for Syntactic Transfer of Compound
... Treebank tagset [Brill, 1992]. The verb groups in both the corpora were identified and manually verified. The number of finite and nonfinite verb groups per sentence was also measured in both cases. In English, a finite verb group has a tense, and usually contains an auxiliary verb. A nonfinite verb ...
... Treebank tagset [Brill, 1992]. The verb groups in both the corpora were identified and manually verified. The number of finite and nonfinite verb groups per sentence was also measured in both cases. In English, a finite verb group has a tense, and usually contains an auxiliary verb. A nonfinite verb ...
Proto-Austronesian Genitive Determiners
... genitive NP with na, I proposed in Pawley and Reid (1979) that *na and *ni were respectively PAN common and personal genitive determiners. Further support for this position came from Formosan languages where Atayal and Paiwan, representing respectively the Northern and Southern subgroups, show na as ...
... genitive NP with na, I proposed in Pawley and Reid (1979) that *na and *ni were respectively PAN common and personal genitive determiners. Further support for this position came from Formosan languages where Atayal and Paiwan, representing respectively the Northern and Southern subgroups, show na as ...
Translations of the Caribbean: at words’ end? STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY Department of English
... In addition, a comparative count of the dialectally marked utterances in the ST and the TT will be made. Since the literary dialect in the ST is assumed to be a result of the author’s intention to convey information about the characters, it would be valuable to know whether this intention has been ...
... In addition, a comparative count of the dialectally marked utterances in the ST and the TT will be made. Since the literary dialect in the ST is assumed to be a result of the author’s intention to convey information about the characters, it would be valuable to know whether this intention has been ...
Parts of speech
... ABSOLUTE ['xbsqlHt] (adj) независимый Self-existent; independent; used without its head. - ABSOLUTE GENITIVE GENITIVE - ABSOLUTE CONSTRUCTION абсолютная конструкция A structure containing secondary predication isolated from the main sentence by intonation or commas, e.g. Weather permitting, we sha ...
... ABSOLUTE ['xbsqlHt] (adj) независимый Self-existent; independent; used without its head. - ABSOLUTE GENITIVE GENITIVE - ABSOLUTE CONSTRUCTION абсолютная конструкция A structure containing secondary predication isolated from the main sentence by intonation or commas, e.g. Weather permitting, we sha ...
English for Academic Research: Grammar, Usage and Style
... While doing my research for this book I analyzed papers written in a wide range of disciplines. What I discovered confirmed that each discipline (and indeed subdiscipline) tends to use English in very specific ways that are not consistent across disciplines. An obvious example is the use of we. In s ...
... While doing my research for this book I analyzed papers written in a wide range of disciplines. What I discovered confirmed that each discipline (and indeed subdiscipline) tends to use English in very specific ways that are not consistent across disciplines. An obvious example is the use of we. In s ...
Chapter 2. Style
... • Use a semicolon to separate a series of items within a list if any one of them includes a comma. Example: Treatments in the second fertilizer study were rates of 56, 112, and 448 kg ha−1 N; 25 and 49 kg ha−1 P; and 47, 93, 139, 186, and 279 kg ha−1 K. • Punctuation in display lists (where each i ...
... • Use a semicolon to separate a series of items within a list if any one of them includes a comma. Example: Treatments in the second fertilizer study were rates of 56, 112, and 448 kg ha−1 N; 25 and 49 kg ha−1 P; and 47, 93, 139, 186, and 279 kg ha−1 K. • Punctuation in display lists (where each i ...
ADJECTIVE An adjective is a word or word group that is used to
... 5. There was a spontaneous burst of applause. (1) 6. John had once been lost on the Yukon River for three days. (2) 7. The jewels had been hidden in a box of rubbish. (2) 8. Can you work at the museum after school? (2) 9. The sudden illness of the leading lady forced a change in our plans. (2) 10. F ...
... 5. There was a spontaneous burst of applause. (1) 6. John had once been lost on the Yukon River for three days. (2) 7. The jewels had been hidden in a box of rubbish. (2) 8. Can you work at the museum after school? (2) 9. The sudden illness of the leading lady forced a change in our plans. (2) 10. F ...
ADE Functional English 1st Semester
... 7. There are two striking features of language that any scientific theory of this quintessentially human behavior must account for. 8. The first is that we do not all speak the same language. This would be a shocking observation were not so commonplace 9. The second striking feature of language is t ...
... 7. There are two striking features of language that any scientific theory of this quintessentially human behavior must account for. 8. The first is that we do not all speak the same language. This would be a shocking observation were not so commonplace 9. The second striking feature of language is t ...
A concise manual of grammar, usage and style
... Doubled words and punctuation marks are almost always errors.--------------------------------------------------------------18 Double negatives are two negative words in the same thought. ----------------------------------------------------------------19 Writers, teachers, and critics once considered ...
... Doubled words and punctuation marks are almost always errors.--------------------------------------------------------------18 Double negatives are two negative words in the same thought. ----------------------------------------------------------------19 Writers, teachers, and critics once considered ...
Purpose: Persuade - e
... timeless present tense. This adds to the authority of the text as readers are given a version of the world as it is. Passive structures are also employed to make the text seem more objective and formal. Arguments often make use of nominalisation (e.g., turning verbs or adjectives into nouns) and abs ...
... timeless present tense. This adds to the authority of the text as readers are given a version of the world as it is. Passive structures are also employed to make the text seem more objective and formal. Arguments often make use of nominalisation (e.g., turning verbs or adjectives into nouns) and abs ...
Two Colonial Grammars: Tradition and Innovation
... omitted. Basically, Cholón verbs have two moods: indicative and imperative, two tenses: past and future, and one incompletive aspect. De la Mata’s optative and subjunctive paradigms are in fact nominalized and subordinated verb forms, functioning as independent or subordinated clauses. Cholón does n ...
... omitted. Basically, Cholón verbs have two moods: indicative and imperative, two tenses: past and future, and one incompletive aspect. De la Mata’s optative and subjunctive paradigms are in fact nominalized and subordinated verb forms, functioning as independent or subordinated clauses. Cholón does n ...
Sentence Basics
... direct objects I gave a passing grade. o indirect objects I gave Jack a passing grade o object of preposition I gave a passing grade to Jack. o predicate nominative Torture is running in the morning. o ...
... direct objects I gave a passing grade. o indirect objects I gave Jack a passing grade o object of preposition I gave a passing grade to Jack. o predicate nominative Torture is running in the morning. o ...