a descriptive analysis of argument alternations
... forward a model according to which a linguistic sign or unit is a double entity consisting of a signifier (its phonic component realised as a sequence of either graphemes or phonemes) and ...
... forward a model according to which a linguistic sign or unit is a double entity consisting of a signifier (its phonic component realised as a sequence of either graphemes or phonemes) and ...
The liaison in French IP and VP: a syntactic analysis - clic
... Morphological remarks: The optional liaison between a noun and a postnominal direct modification adjective proves that the French noun bears number features, even if their phonological realisation is subject to precise phonological and syntactic conditions. Selkirk (1972: 233) states that with lexic ...
... Morphological remarks: The optional liaison between a noun and a postnominal direct modification adjective proves that the French noun bears number features, even if their phonological realisation is subject to precise phonological and syntactic conditions. Selkirk (1972: 233) states that with lexic ...
Section 8 – Compound Main Clauses
... 3. The Sentence Test........................................................................................................................ 129 Exercise 17. 1 Verbs That Function as Nouns (Gerunds # 1) ........................................................ 130 Exercise 17. 2 Verbs That Function a ...
... 3. The Sentence Test........................................................................................................................ 129 Exercise 17. 1 Verbs That Function as Nouns (Gerunds # 1) ........................................................ 130 Exercise 17. 2 Verbs That Function a ...
Dissertation - AUT Scholarly Commons
... The technology of natural language processing (NLP) in the field of Artificial Intelligent (AI) research has made much progress, enabling computers to parse human languages both in spoken and written form. Program that recovers the underlying syntactic structure of a sentence is known as a parser. T ...
... The technology of natural language processing (NLP) in the field of Artificial Intelligent (AI) research has made much progress, enabling computers to parse human languages both in spoken and written form. Program that recovers the underlying syntactic structure of a sentence is known as a parser. T ...
Harbrace Essentials with Resources for Writing in the Disciplines
... You probably chose the sentence with the action verb shot rather than the sentence with was. Most writers avoid using the verb be in any of its forms (am, is, are, was, were, or been) when their goal is vibrant imagery. Instead, they use vivid action verbs. ...
... You probably chose the sentence with the action verb shot rather than the sentence with was. Most writers avoid using the verb be in any of its forms (am, is, are, was, were, or been) when their goal is vibrant imagery. Instead, they use vivid action verbs. ...
A Grammar of the Muna Language
... evenings working with us, often left amazed at the intricacies of his own language. His patience, dependability and creative language use laid a firm basis for much that we accomplished. Hanafi was always willing to discuss the finer points of Muna grammar and vocabulary with us; I consider him a tr ...
... evenings working with us, often left amazed at the intricacies of his own language. His patience, dependability and creative language use laid a firm basis for much that we accomplished. Hanafi was always willing to discuss the finer points of Muna grammar and vocabulary with us; I consider him a tr ...
Kinds of Adverbs
... having different combinability1. In other words, quick — quickly might be regarded as an adjectival grammatical opposeme, and -ly as a grammatical morpheme of “adverbiality”. We must take issue with Prof. Smirnitsky over this theory. 1. The most typical feature of a grammatical morpheme distinguish ...
... having different combinability1. In other words, quick — quickly might be regarded as an adjectival grammatical opposeme, and -ly as a grammatical morpheme of “adverbiality”. We must take issue with Prof. Smirnitsky over this theory. 1. The most typical feature of a grammatical morpheme distinguish ...
THE SUBSYSTEMS OF LEXICAL ASPECTS
... The main objective of this thesis is to take a new look at lexical aspects, or Aktionsarten, and to provide a systematic analysis in accordance with the theory of aspect which is based on the teaching of Gustave GuiUaume (1965; 1984) and his followers (Valin 1965, 1975; Hide 1967, 1975; Hewson 1997; ...
... The main objective of this thesis is to take a new look at lexical aspects, or Aktionsarten, and to provide a systematic analysis in accordance with the theory of aspect which is based on the teaching of Gustave GuiUaume (1965; 1984) and his followers (Valin 1965, 1975; Hide 1967, 1975; Hewson 1997; ...
English Syntax: An Introduction
... One important aspect of teaching English syntax (to native speaker students and nonnative speakers alike) involves the balance in the overall approach between facts and theory. We understand that one important goal of teaching English syntax is to help students enhance their understanding of the str ...
... One important aspect of teaching English syntax (to native speaker students and nonnative speakers alike) involves the balance in the overall approach between facts and theory. We understand that one important goal of teaching English syntax is to help students enhance their understanding of the str ...
verb complementation
... type of verb complementation was limited not only in German but also in the other Germanic languages I knew. I decided then to write an interlingual description of the embeddings which occur after the given limited set of verbs in each of the three Germanic languages, that is those of Swedish, Germa ...
... type of verb complementation was limited not only in German but also in the other Germanic languages I knew. I decided then to write an interlingual description of the embeddings which occur after the given limited set of verbs in each of the three Germanic languages, that is those of Swedish, Germa ...
2- Achieving coherence through grammatical consistency
... On the lines provided, rewrite the following dialogue and correct any error in the use of quotation marks and other punctuation marks . What did Steve give you for your birthday? asked Marcia. A pet frog replied Greg, and I named it after him. A frog named Steve asked Marcia. What does Steve think a ...
... On the lines provided, rewrite the following dialogue and correct any error in the use of quotation marks and other punctuation marks . What did Steve give you for your birthday? asked Marcia. A pet frog replied Greg, and I named it after him. A frog named Steve asked Marcia. What does Steve think a ...
Counterfactuality and Future Time Reference
... The suffix –ta applies to sentence radicals P , which denote functions from worlds (type ω) to functions from times (type ι) to truth values. Following Kratzer (1991), the modal base MB and the ordering source OS are contextually provided; the three-place operator ‘best’ (borrowed from Portner (1998 ...
... The suffix –ta applies to sentence radicals P , which denote functions from worlds (type ω) to functions from times (type ι) to truth values. Following Kratzer (1991), the modal base MB and the ordering source OS are contextually provided; the three-place operator ‘best’ (borrowed from Portner (1998 ...
Prose Passages for Level 2
... 1. I would not call this to students’ attention in third or fourth grades, but should someone ask, the verb here is “were” (not “was”) because it is in the subjunctive mood. (She is not sitting before a large iron stove, so the statement is contrary to fact.) 2. “Them” is the direct object of the in ...
... 1. I would not call this to students’ attention in third or fourth grades, but should someone ask, the verb here is “were” (not “was”) because it is in the subjunctive mood. (She is not sitting before a large iron stove, so the statement is contrary to fact.) 2. “Them” is the direct object of the in ...
French Verbs Made Simple(r)
... Chapter 9 provides an overall summary of verb forms and shows that (at most) six key conjugations determine the complete conjugation of any verb. The few exceptions are specifically highlighted. Part II illustrates the use of the various verb tenses and forms. Special consideration is given to two of ...
... Chapter 9 provides an overall summary of verb forms and shows that (at most) six key conjugations determine the complete conjugation of any verb. The few exceptions are specifically highlighted. Part II illustrates the use of the various verb tenses and forms. Special consideration is given to two of ...
Year 7 Student workbook page proof
... In 1991, the preserved corpse of a man who had lived 5300 years ago was found accidentally by tourists in the Ötzal Alps, in northern Italy. Ötzi the Iceman is the oldest natural mummy in Europe. At first, the people who found him did not realise the significance of their find. A jackhammer was used ...
... In 1991, the preserved corpse of a man who had lived 5300 years ago was found accidentally by tourists in the Ötzal Alps, in northern Italy. Ötzi the Iceman is the oldest natural mummy in Europe. At first, the people who found him did not realise the significance of their find. A jackhammer was used ...
Fulltext: english,
... by their central derivatives is claimed to arise from a combination of factors including the semantic category of the base and the positions in the affixal skeleton with which the base argument is co-indexed (the type of polysemy that Copestake and Briscoe refer to as constructional polysemy). This ...
... by their central derivatives is claimed to arise from a combination of factors including the semantic category of the base and the positions in the affixal skeleton with which the base argument is co-indexed (the type of polysemy that Copestake and Briscoe refer to as constructional polysemy). This ...
5.34 MB - S
... -TE wou ld be in the scope of negation. Notice in ( 4c) which is the long form negation of (4b) that the negative suffix -an precedes ·TE, which provides a syntactic support for the higher level of -TE on top of negation. In general, the higher an abstract structure is presumed to be, the later it c ...
... -TE wou ld be in the scope of negation. Notice in ( 4c) which is the long form negation of (4b) that the negative suffix -an precedes ·TE, which provides a syntactic support for the higher level of -TE on top of negation. In general, the higher an abstract structure is presumed to be, the later it c ...
Working paper Reference - Archive ouverte UNIGE
... Broselow (1976) argued that the clitic is right-adjoined to its host. Fassi Fehri (1993) espouses a similar view, based on Baker's theory of Incorporation. This approach is consistent with the locality of cliticization i.e., the choice of host. In severa! respects, however, it is insufficient. First ...
... Broselow (1976) argued that the clitic is right-adjoined to its host. Fassi Fehri (1993) espouses a similar view, based on Baker's theory of Incorporation. This approach is consistent with the locality of cliticization i.e., the choice of host. In severa! respects, however, it is insufficient. First ...
PARATAXIS IN LANGO* Michael Noonan State University of New
... I caught the man, he was stealing the chicken 'I caught the man when he was stealing the chicken' 4For example, the second clause below may occur with or without negation: ...
... I caught the man, he was stealing the chicken 'I caught the man when he was stealing the chicken' 4For example, the second clause below may occur with or without negation: ...
Bare resultatives - UCL Phonetics and Linguistics
... projection of the predicative head. Whereas inclusiveness seems unavoidable in a minimalist theory, the same cannot be said about the second assumption. In fact, Williams 1980 and subsequent work argues that subjects are external arguments; that is, generated outside the maximal projection of the pr ...
... projection of the predicative head. Whereas inclusiveness seems unavoidable in a minimalist theory, the same cannot be said about the second assumption. In fact, Williams 1980 and subsequent work argues that subjects are external arguments; that is, generated outside the maximal projection of the pr ...
- MIT Press Journals
... The morphological/phrasal scope conflict of affixes is not particular to morphologically rich languages. Semantic composition of affixes in morphologically simpler languages poses problems with word (narrow) scope of inflections. For instance, fake trucks needs the semantics (plu(fake truck)), which ...
... The morphological/phrasal scope conflict of affixes is not particular to morphologically rich languages. Semantic composition of affixes in morphologically simpler languages poses problems with word (narrow) scope of inflections. For instance, fake trucks needs the semantics (plu(fake truck)), which ...