TABLE OF CONTENTS - The Linguistics Journal
... The present research sits itself within the intersection of Language Typology and Comparative Semantics, aiming to shed light on the comparison between English and Chinese typologically on one hand, and contribute to the study of Comparative Semantics in human locomotion verbs on the other. Within t ...
... The present research sits itself within the intersection of Language Typology and Comparative Semantics, aiming to shed light on the comparison between English and Chinese typologically on one hand, and contribute to the study of Comparative Semantics in human locomotion verbs on the other. Within t ...
Prefix Variation in Russian - Munin
... The final section of Chapter 6 launches three hypotheses to explain the possible implications of this. The Conflict Hypothesis postulates that previous researchers were wrong in identifying поand с- as being the most productive prefixes in Russian. This is perhaps the first interpretation that sprin ...
... The final section of Chapter 6 launches three hypotheses to explain the possible implications of this. The Conflict Hypothesis postulates that previous researchers were wrong in identifying поand с- as being the most productive prefixes in Russian. This is perhaps the first interpretation that sprin ...
Nominal Roots as Event Predicates in English Denominal
... a constraint on possible interpretations is identified: intransitive denominal conversion verbs are infelicitous where the source nominal is intended to be an incremental theme (#apple ‘eat apple’), a patient (#shirt ‘wear shirt’), or the holder of a result state (#window ‘open window’). This little ...
... a constraint on possible interpretations is identified: intransitive denominal conversion verbs are infelicitous where the source nominal is intended to be an incremental theme (#apple ‘eat apple’), a patient (#shirt ‘wear shirt’), or the holder of a result state (#window ‘open window’). This little ...
Grammar and Language Workbook - ESL
... 1. The simple subject is the key noun or pronoun that tells what the sentence is about. A compound subject is made up of two or more simple subjects that are joined by a conjunction and have the same verb. The lantern glows. Moths and bugs fly nearby. 2. The simple predicate is the verb or verb phra ...
... 1. The simple subject is the key noun or pronoun that tells what the sentence is about. A compound subject is made up of two or more simple subjects that are joined by a conjunction and have the same verb. The lantern glows. Moths and bugs fly nearby. 2. The simple predicate is the verb or verb phra ...
Passive without passive morphology
... structure, the verb pa’u and the following PP etamai bubung are within VP; and then the VP and the enclitic =i form the clause. (For simplicity, the internal structure of VP is not shown.) The clause is represented as IP, which represents a projection of the category I, where I is a functional categ ...
... structure, the verb pa’u and the following PP etamai bubung are within VP; and then the VP and the enclitic =i form the clause. (For simplicity, the internal structure of VP is not shown.) The clause is represented as IP, which represents a projection of the category I, where I is a functional categ ...
2 - NIS
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... storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Permission is hereby granted to individuals using the corresponding student’s textbook or kit as the major vehicle for regular classroom instruction to photocopy entire pages from this publication in classroom quantities ...
Towards a Standard for the Creation of Lexica
... can either be due to the nature of the language itself or because of different lexicographic traditions associa ted with different languages. The EAGLES language independent morphosyntactic specifications have been divided into three levels (1) obligatory (grammatical categories), (2) recommended (a ...
... can either be due to the nature of the language itself or because of different lexicographic traditions associa ted with different languages. The EAGLES language independent morphosyntactic specifications have been divided into three levels (1) obligatory (grammatical categories), (2) recommended (a ...
1-1 1-1 Japanese Audio Flashcard Lessons, Grammar Guide, 9
... You may recall that aru = arimasu (‘exist’) is used for inanimate objects including plants. By contrast, iru = imasu (‘exist’) is used for animate objects like animals and people, not including plants. Iru is an ru verb, since you don’t ‘double the t’ when making its te and ta forms, i.e., ite = ‘ex ...
... You may recall that aru = arimasu (‘exist’) is used for inanimate objects including plants. By contrast, iru = imasu (‘exist’) is used for animate objects like animals and people, not including plants. Iru is an ru verb, since you don’t ‘double the t’ when making its te and ta forms, i.e., ite = ‘ex ...
SUBJUNCTIVE RELATIVES IN BULGARIAN AND MACEDONIAN
... Subjunctive relatives perform a combined purpose and modification function.3 The speaker anchors an unspecified participant in the discourse, through a modifying goal-oriented event. The lexical semantics of the “quest/acquisition” matrix verb and the goal meaning of the subjunctive clause have impl ...
... Subjunctive relatives perform a combined purpose and modification function.3 The speaker anchors an unspecified participant in the discourse, through a modifying goal-oriented event. The lexical semantics of the “quest/acquisition” matrix verb and the goal meaning of the subjunctive clause have impl ...
How weak and how definite are Weak Definites?
... modified versions (say old hospital), would have the drastic effect on interpretation that we in fact observe. In light of these considerations, I don’t think that an approach that sees Weak Definites as just another instantiation of a case where regular definites receive a covarying interpretation ...
... modified versions (say old hospital), would have the drastic effect on interpretation that we in fact observe. In light of these considerations, I don’t think that an approach that sees Weak Definites as just another instantiation of a case where regular definites receive a covarying interpretation ...
the definition of the grammatical category in a syntactically oriented
... particular, this dissertation addresses the possibility that the internal structure of a word is syntactic. The relevant question is whether syntax is previous to morphology or it is the other way around and morphology determines the syntactic behaviour of a constituent. We have selected the questio ...
... particular, this dissertation addresses the possibility that the internal structure of a word is syntactic. The relevant question is whether syntax is previous to morphology or it is the other way around and morphology determines the syntactic behaviour of a constituent. We have selected the questio ...
- Essex - Research Repository
... The analysis shows that both tense and aspect can be expressed verbs in ECA, where in simple tense forms the verb carries tense only, while in compound tense, the main predicate marks tense and occupies I while the following lexical verb marks grammatical aspect and occupies V. The bi- prefix marks ...
... The analysis shows that both tense and aspect can be expressed verbs in ECA, where in simple tense forms the verb carries tense only, while in compound tense, the main predicate marks tense and occupies I while the following lexical verb marks grammatical aspect and occupies V. The bi- prefix marks ...
1. Some nouns always take a singular verb
... verbs, always take a reflexive pronoun after them. When ‘self’ is added to ‘my’, ‘your’, ‘him’, ‘her’, and ‘it’, and ‘selves’ to our and them – they are known as reflexive pronouns. He absented from the class. He absented himself form the class. 13. ‘Who’ denotes the subject and ‘whom’ is used for t ...
... verbs, always take a reflexive pronoun after them. When ‘self’ is added to ‘my’, ‘your’, ‘him’, ‘her’, and ‘it’, and ‘selves’ to our and them – they are known as reflexive pronouns. He absented from the class. He absented himself form the class. 13. ‘Who’ denotes the subject and ‘whom’ is used for t ...
A Pronoun
... Distributive Pronoun: replaces nouns that are taken one at a time, always take a singular verb. There are three distributive pronouns: 1) each: refers to all of two more nouns Example: Each of the desks needs to be cleaned. 2) either: refers to two nouns, one or the other of the two Example: You ca ...
... Distributive Pronoun: replaces nouns that are taken one at a time, always take a singular verb. There are three distributive pronouns: 1) each: refers to all of two more nouns Example: Each of the desks needs to be cleaned. 2) either: refers to two nouns, one or the other of the two Example: You ca ...
GESENIUS Hebrew Grammar - Dr. Thomas F. McDaniel
... St. John) represent a very debased offshoot of this. A Jewish modification of Syriac is to be seen in the language of the Babylonian Talmud. (2) The Western or Palestinian Aramaic, incorrectly called also ‘Chaldee’.2 This latter dialect is represented in the Old Testament by two words in Gn 31:47, b ...
... St. John) represent a very debased offshoot of this. A Jewish modification of Syriac is to be seen in the language of the Babylonian Talmud. (2) The Western or Palestinian Aramaic, incorrectly called also ‘Chaldee’.2 This latter dialect is represented in the Old Testament by two words in Gn 31:47, b ...
Constructions and Result: English Phrasal Verbs as Analyses in
... is a meaningful part of the separated construction, the non-separated construction which occurs with those verbs that do not co-occur with the separated construction represents verbs which have a different basic syntactic structure than the separable phrasal verbs. I propose that the particles found ...
... is a meaningful part of the separated construction, the non-separated construction which occurs with those verbs that do not co-occur with the separated construction represents verbs which have a different basic syntactic structure than the separable phrasal verbs. I propose that the particles found ...
to basic grammar rules
... grammar – parts of speech, noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, genders, infinitives, participles, subject – verb accord, form of tense, use of articles and certain except ional usages. Hence, it is necessary that all candidates taking up these examinations brush up their esse ...
... grammar – parts of speech, noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, genders, infinitives, participles, subject – verb accord, form of tense, use of articles and certain except ional usages. Hence, it is necessary that all candidates taking up these examinations brush up their esse ...
DESIDERATIVE - CAUSATIVES IN PAPAGO Ofelia Zepeda
... In. both (lib) and (12b) the arguments which agrees with the Aux and is, The subject in desiderative sentences therefore the subject - -is 'a:ñi. must be animate. But, and more importantly, the subject in simple desideratives must have volition or be capable of volition. By volition, I refer to the ...
... In. both (lib) and (12b) the arguments which agrees with the Aux and is, The subject in desiderative sentences therefore the subject - -is 'a:ñi. must be animate. But, and more importantly, the subject in simple desideratives must have volition or be capable of volition. By volition, I refer to the ...
T H E I N C E P... E D T O P I C S ...
... Subjunctive Suffix Same subject Tense, aspect, and mood Temporal Tense Topic First person Second person Third person ...
... Subjunctive Suffix Same subject Tense, aspect, and mood Temporal Tense Topic First person Second person Third person ...
Prepositional Phrase Attachment and Interlingua
... relation label and/or for attaching UNL attributes to. The contents of a node are the Head Words (HWs), the Universal Words (UWs), and the lexical and the UNL attributes. The context heads are located on either side of the processing heads and are used for look-ahead and look-back. The machine has f ...
... relation label and/or for attaching UNL attributes to. The contents of a node are the Head Words (HWs), the Universal Words (UWs), and the lexical and the UNL attributes. The context heads are located on either side of the processing heads and are used for look-ahead and look-back. The machine has f ...
“Case suffixes”, postpositions and the Phonological Word in
... detailed discussion of the differences between so-called ‘postpositions’ and ‘case ‘suffixes’, I show that both types of adpositional elements are of the same morphosyntactic category, and that Phonological Word status depends not on an arbitrary division between affixes and syntactically free items ...
... detailed discussion of the differences between so-called ‘postpositions’ and ‘case ‘suffixes’, I show that both types of adpositional elements are of the same morphosyntactic category, and that Phonological Word status depends not on an arbitrary division between affixes and syntactically free items ...
Relative clauses - HCC Learning Web
... The bank manager, to whom he addressed his complaints, was very unhelpful. - formal. The local branch manager, who I talked to about my problems, was very helpful. - informal ...
... The bank manager, to whom he addressed his complaints, was very unhelpful. - formal. The local branch manager, who I talked to about my problems, was very helpful. - informal ...
inquiries into the lexicon-syntax relations in basque
... which are formally reflexives (Mendikoetxea 1999) are treated as absolutive intransitive verbs in Basque borrowings, and he demonstrates that in fact, the tendency to use an ergative case marking with intransitive borrowed verbs (Sarasola 1979) is restricted to non-reflexive (most of the time agenti ...
... which are formally reflexives (Mendikoetxea 1999) are treated as absolutive intransitive verbs in Basque borrowings, and he demonstrates that in fact, the tendency to use an ergative case marking with intransitive borrowed verbs (Sarasola 1979) is restricted to non-reflexive (most of the time agenti ...
Canonical Inflectional Classes - Cascadilla Proceedings Project
... examples that exist; we may then start to ask which characteristics happen to be the way they are and which have to be the way they are (Corbett 2007). This approach has proved helpful in tackling a range of topics, particularly in syntax (for instance: Comrie 2003, Evans 2003, Polinsky 2003, Corbet ...
... examples that exist; we may then start to ask which characteristics happen to be the way they are and which have to be the way they are (Corbett 2007). This approach has proved helpful in tackling a range of topics, particularly in syntax (for instance: Comrie 2003, Evans 2003, Polinsky 2003, Corbet ...