computational morphology
... It contains more than one morpheme. What do in- and flect mean? This is a case of a non-compositional meaning. In explorationists, if you know the meaning of the parts, you know the meaning of the whole. Not necessarily so for inflect. Non-compositional meaning cannot be derived from its p ...
... It contains more than one morpheme. What do in- and flect mean? This is a case of a non-compositional meaning. In explorationists, if you know the meaning of the parts, you know the meaning of the whole. Not necessarily so for inflect. Non-compositional meaning cannot be derived from its p ...
How to Format your Paper
... express shades of meaning, but a comparably smaller number of analytic ways, epitomised by compounding. The ease of compounding, assisted by conversion of word class, is a characteristic analytic property of English. Czech attribute should be, with very few exceptions (usually based on foreign patte ...
... express shades of meaning, but a comparably smaller number of analytic ways, epitomised by compounding. The ease of compounding, assisted by conversion of word class, is a characteristic analytic property of English. Czech attribute should be, with very few exceptions (usually based on foreign patte ...
Unit 3 - 2014 Story
... 2. landscape – a view of scenery on land 3. miniature – reduced image or likeness; done on a small scale 4. prehistoric – belonging to periods before histories were written 5. reassembled - brought or put together again More Words to Know: 1. illusion – something that appears to be different from wh ...
... 2. landscape – a view of scenery on land 3. miniature – reduced image or likeness; done on a small scale 4. prehistoric – belonging to periods before histories were written 5. reassembled - brought or put together again More Words to Know: 1. illusion – something that appears to be different from wh ...
function words
... grammatical features of isolated words through to sentences and simple texts. Though we have attempted to simplify grammatical terminology and classifications as far as possible, we have introduced and explained the metalanguage essential to describe the grammar of the English language. The treatmen ...
... grammatical features of isolated words through to sentences and simple texts. Though we have attempted to simplify grammatical terminology and classifications as far as possible, we have introduced and explained the metalanguage essential to describe the grammar of the English language. The treatmen ...
An incremental model of syntactic bootstrapping
... acquisition, and instead assume that learning distributional facts about words proceeds largely independently for some time, until a few nouns are known – at which point syntax guides interpretation of the distributional classes. However, we know that category learning itself is influenced by syntac ...
... acquisition, and instead assume that learning distributional facts about words proceeds largely independently for some time, until a few nouns are known – at which point syntax guides interpretation of the distributional classes. However, we know that category learning itself is influenced by syntac ...
2º bachillerato: grammar review
... I wish you wouldn't arrive so late all the time (I'm annoyed because you always come late and I want you to arrive on time) Use: To complain about a behavior that you disapprove. Expressing impatience, annoyance or dissatisfaction with a present action. ...
... I wish you wouldn't arrive so late all the time (I'm annoyed because you always come late and I want you to arrive on time) Use: To complain about a behavior that you disapprove. Expressing impatience, annoyance or dissatisfaction with a present action. ...
Notes – Simple and Non-simple Sentences
... to introduce a finite element to be placed before the subject. This finite element is typically the “do” auxiliary, eg: Declarative: Tunde copied the work from his book Interrogative: Did Tunde copy the work from his book? The second sentence is a non-basic sentence formed from the first one, a basi ...
... to introduce a finite element to be placed before the subject. This finite element is typically the “do” auxiliary, eg: Declarative: Tunde copied the work from his book Interrogative: Did Tunde copy the work from his book? The second sentence is a non-basic sentence formed from the first one, a basi ...
In Search of the Perfect
... Perfect, from the Latin per- (a prefix meaning “completely, thoroughly”) plus fectus (the past participle of the verb facere, “to do”) originally meant “completely done.” The modern sense of perfect as flawless or impeccable extends the original meaning. In grammar, perfect still means complete, mor ...
... Perfect, from the Latin per- (a prefix meaning “completely, thoroughly”) plus fectus (the past participle of the verb facere, “to do”) originally meant “completely done.” The modern sense of perfect as flawless or impeccable extends the original meaning. In grammar, perfect still means complete, mor ...
Style guide: writing - LLAS Centre for Languages, Linguistics and
... Language tends to change rapidly in this area and you should seek up-to-date advice – and ask people how they would prefer to be described. In general, avoid depersonalising people by turning them into collective nouns (‘the disabled’). Instead say ‘students/people with disabilities’ or ‘disabled st ...
... Language tends to change rapidly in this area and you should seek up-to-date advice – and ask people how they would prefer to be described. In general, avoid depersonalising people by turning them into collective nouns (‘the disabled’). Instead say ‘students/people with disabilities’ or ‘disabled st ...
Method of POS-disambiguation Using Information about Words Co
... After we had collected the co-occurrence base, which was sufficiently large, we have got all that was necessary to solve the main problem, that is, to create a method of disambiguation for texts in Russian on the basis of information on a syntactic co-occurrence of words. Let us assume that in the s ...
... After we had collected the co-occurrence base, which was sufficiently large, we have got all that was necessary to solve the main problem, that is, to create a method of disambiguation for texts in Russian on the basis of information on a syntactic co-occurrence of words. Let us assume that in the s ...
Gerunds and Gerund Phrases
... 8. Passing makes football exciting. 9. Testing your skills is an important part of football. 10. Skilled players increase spectators’ enjoyment by adding dramatic action to the game. ...
... 8. Passing makes football exciting. 9. Testing your skills is an important part of football. 10. Skilled players increase spectators’ enjoyment by adding dramatic action to the game. ...
Linguistic Essentials
... Inflectional: number, person, gender, case much like nouns (syntactic usage also similar) (pro)noun ~ “stands for” a noun classification (mostly syntactic/semantic): personal: I, you, she, she, it, we, you, they ...
... Inflectional: number, person, gender, case much like nouns (syntactic usage also similar) (pro)noun ~ “stands for” a noun classification (mostly syntactic/semantic): personal: I, you, she, she, it, we, you, they ...
The use of finite automata in the lexical representation of natural
... Finite automata are tools which are well adapted to the representation of phenomena observed at various levels of the description of natural languages. There are numerous cases where an utterance (word, phrase or sentence) is subject to formal changes that leave invariant its essence, in general its ...
... Finite automata are tools which are well adapted to the representation of phenomena observed at various levels of the description of natural languages. There are numerous cases where an utterance (word, phrase or sentence) is subject to formal changes that leave invariant its essence, in general its ...
Linguistics Essentials
... Inflectional: number, person, gender, case much like nouns (syntactic usage also similar) (pro)noun ~ “stands for” a noun classification (mostly syntactic/semantic): personal: I, you, she, she, it, we, you, they ...
... Inflectional: number, person, gender, case much like nouns (syntactic usage also similar) (pro)noun ~ “stands for” a noun classification (mostly syntactic/semantic): personal: I, you, she, she, it, we, you, they ...
what is a pronoun?
... Helpful Hint: Don’t use “here” or “there” after a demonstrative pronoun, no matter how much it sounds “right.” This here is an incorrect sentence. That there is another incorrect sentence. ...
... Helpful Hint: Don’t use “here” or “there” after a demonstrative pronoun, no matter how much it sounds “right.” This here is an incorrect sentence. That there is another incorrect sentence. ...
Year 8 Literacy Skills Builder
... What is a preposition phrase and when would I use it? A preposition is a word that joins a noun to the rest of a sentence. It explains where the noun is. The bag was on the table. The girl walked under the scaffolding. It sat among the bushes. The sentences would not work without the prepositions. ...
... What is a preposition phrase and when would I use it? A preposition is a word that joins a noun to the rest of a sentence. It explains where the noun is. The bag was on the table. The girl walked under the scaffolding. It sat among the bushes. The sentences would not work without the prepositions. ...
Language and Literacy Levels Glossary
... one, to refer to sentences having two or more coordinate clauses of equal or parallel grammatical status, usually joined by a coordinating conjunction (see also ‘coordinating conjunction’). In the following examples, the coordinate clauses are separated by two forward slashes: • Jill came home this ...
... one, to refer to sentences having two or more coordinate clauses of equal or parallel grammatical status, usually joined by a coordinating conjunction (see also ‘coordinating conjunction’). In the following examples, the coordinate clauses are separated by two forward slashes: • Jill came home this ...
Adverbs
... • Ex. Yesterday my favorite hamster couldn’t juggle three pineapples carefully here. STEPS: First, find the verb. Ask yourself, what is the subject doing? In this case, the subject hamster could juggle. Second, ask the four questions: Could juggle how? Could juggle where? Could juggle when? Could ju ...
... • Ex. Yesterday my favorite hamster couldn’t juggle three pineapples carefully here. STEPS: First, find the verb. Ask yourself, what is the subject doing? In this case, the subject hamster could juggle. Second, ask the four questions: Could juggle how? Could juggle where? Could juggle when? Could ju ...
Style guide - University of York
... In general, don’t add commas just because you might pause when speaking a sentence, but do add them if the meaning might be misconstrued without them. ...
... In general, don’t add commas just because you might pause when speaking a sentence, but do add them if the meaning might be misconstrued without them. ...
Teach Yourself - University of Bradford
... China is currently experiencing rapid economic reform. The company, Elixir, part of China’s car manufacturing industry is facing a new and highly competitive market-based economic environment. This report addresses the issues of what would be the most appropriate decision–making model for this compa ...
... China is currently experiencing rapid economic reform. The company, Elixir, part of China’s car manufacturing industry is facing a new and highly competitive market-based economic environment. This report addresses the issues of what would be the most appropriate decision–making model for this compa ...
rules handout - Coronado High School
... They can refer to any noun or pronoun in the sentence, not just a subject. Intensive pronouns are used for emphasis only — they are not objects of verbs or prepositions. No one else was home, so I brought in the groceries myself. The intensive pronoun myself emphasizes the pronoun I. After waiting i ...
... They can refer to any noun or pronoun in the sentence, not just a subject. Intensive pronouns are used for emphasis only — they are not objects of verbs or prepositions. No one else was home, so I brought in the groceries myself. The intensive pronoun myself emphasizes the pronoun I. After waiting i ...
THE PASSIVE VOICE Passive Voice – What you need to learn
... When the American, Mr Otis, bought Canterville Castle, everyone told him that this was very foolish, as the place was haunted. But Mr Otis answered, “I come from a modern country, where we have everything that money can buy. And if there were such a thing as a ghost in Europe, we would have it at ho ...
... When the American, Mr Otis, bought Canterville Castle, everyone told him that this was very foolish, as the place was haunted. But Mr Otis answered, “I come from a modern country, where we have everything that money can buy. And if there were such a thing as a ghost in Europe, we would have it at ho ...
nouns - Coronado High School
... They can refer to any noun or pronoun in the sentence, not just a subject. Intensive pronouns are used for emphasis only — they are not objects of verbs or prepositions. No one else was home, so I brought in the groceries myself. The intensive pronoun myself emphasizes the pronoun I. After waiting i ...
... They can refer to any noun or pronoun in the sentence, not just a subject. Intensive pronouns are used for emphasis only — they are not objects of verbs or prepositions. No one else was home, so I brought in the groceries myself. The intensive pronoun myself emphasizes the pronoun I. After waiting i ...