The Noun and Verb Phrase in Chrambo (Bambalang)
... The fifth is a noun from gender 1/2: ŋ̀gàŋ ‘person who usually does something’ plural: ghǎŋ e.g. 8. ŋ̀gàŋ pɨ ́ŋ ‘hunter’ ghǎŋ pɨ ́ŋ ‘hunters’ This may be considered an associative noun phrase, in which case the high tone in the plural example may be the c2 associative marker (see secti ...
... The fifth is a noun from gender 1/2: ŋ̀gàŋ ‘person who usually does something’ plural: ghǎŋ e.g. 8. ŋ̀gàŋ pɨ ́ŋ ‘hunter’ ghǎŋ pɨ ́ŋ ‘hunters’ This may be considered an associative noun phrase, in which case the high tone in the plural example may be the c2 associative marker (see secti ...
pronouns - Laing Middle School
... Subject: He read about Death Valley. Object: Julie asked him about the rocks. ...
... Subject: He read about Death Valley. Object: Julie asked him about the rocks. ...
Understanding Parts of Speech
... Plural indefinite pronouns are referred back to, when used as antecedents, by plural pronouns. Plural Subject ...
... Plural indefinite pronouns are referred back to, when used as antecedents, by plural pronouns. Plural Subject ...
Towards an understanding of the meaning of nominal tense
... In principle then, the temporal interpretation of noun phrases in Guaranı́ is independent of the time at which the main verb is interpreted. (Similar observations were made for the temporal interpretation of noun phrases in English, see, e.g., Enç 1981, Musan 1995, Tonhauser 2002.) Paraguayan Guara ...
... In principle then, the temporal interpretation of noun phrases in Guaranı́ is independent of the time at which the main verb is interpreted. (Similar observations were made for the temporal interpretation of noun phrases in English, see, e.g., Enç 1981, Musan 1995, Tonhauser 2002.) Paraguayan Guara ...
TAGARAB: A Fast, Accurate Arabic Name Recognizer Using High
... form would be the one selected. This makes sense in the case of such a highly deterministic morphology and also given our time and resource constraints. We wanted to ensure that we got the right readings for a large number of highly frequent items, as this would be the most useful way to constrain t ...
... form would be the one selected. This makes sense in the case of such a highly deterministic morphology and also given our time and resource constraints. We wanted to ensure that we got the right readings for a large number of highly frequent items, as this would be the most useful way to constrain t ...
The Dependency Structure of Coordinate Phrases
... empirically. My methodology relies on a corpus approach—statistical analysis of naturally-occurring written language—and depends on two fundamental premises, both of them quite well-established. (1) In situations of syntactic choice—where there is more than one way of expressing something—people ten ...
... empirically. My methodology relies on a corpus approach—statistical analysis of naturally-occurring written language—and depends on two fundamental premises, both of them quite well-established. (1) In situations of syntactic choice—where there is more than one way of expressing something—people ten ...
Lesson 5 Verbs--Gerunds, Infinitives, and Participles
... may function as a subject, direct object, subject complement, adjective, or adverb in a sentence. Although an infinitive is easy to locate because of the to + verb form, deciding what function it has in a sentence can sometimes be confusing. 5.1.3 Participles 分詞 A participle is a verbal that most of ...
... may function as a subject, direct object, subject complement, adjective, or adverb in a sentence. Although an infinitive is easy to locate because of the to + verb form, deciding what function it has in a sentence can sometimes be confusing. 5.1.3 Participles 分詞 A participle is a verbal that most of ...
Parts of Speech Foldable Assignment and Grading Rubric Name__
... Write Source Definition: pg. # _____ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Definition in your own words: _____ ...
... Write Source Definition: pg. # _____ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Definition in your own words: _____ ...
Inversion (Linguistics)
... c. Down the stairs came I. - First-person personal pronoun as subject; more likely, though still I would require stress ...
... c. Down the stairs came I. - First-person personal pronoun as subject; more likely, though still I would require stress ...
GLOSSARY OF GRAMMATICAL, RHETORICAL, AND OTHER LANGUAGE-RELATED TERMS
... witness>. distributive adjective. A type of adjective that qualifies a noun as one of a group .
indefinite adjective. An indefinite
pronoun used attributively for an
indefinite number or quality of persons or things; an adjective that is
the same as an indefinite pronou ...
... witness>. distributive adjective. A type of adjective that qualifies a noun as one of a group
Usage questions from 2007
... This is one of those areas that pedagogical grammars with a Swedish perspective tend to point out as a typical contrastive problem. In Swedish we typically use the present tense in this passive construction, as in (1), although it describes a past event, whereas the corresponding structure in Englis ...
... This is one of those areas that pedagogical grammars with a Swedish perspective tend to point out as a typical contrastive problem. In Swedish we typically use the present tense in this passive construction, as in (1), although it describes a past event, whereas the corresponding structure in Englis ...
Positional and Grammatical Variations of Time Words in Takivatan
... corpus: dip ‘then’, qabas ‘in former times’, laupa ‘now’, and haip ‘today’. I conclude that the positional variability of Takivatan time words is grammatically meaningful and not the result of random variation. Finally, I suggest that it can be best explained in terms of functional motivations and h ...
... corpus: dip ‘then’, qabas ‘in former times’, laupa ‘now’, and haip ‘today’. I conclude that the positional variability of Takivatan time words is grammatically meaningful and not the result of random variation. Finally, I suggest that it can be best explained in terms of functional motivations and h ...
Fontenelle, T. 1994. “What on earth are collocations?”.
... they are made up of. In the above example, there is no actual licking whatsoever and the expression is not about boots either. Moreover, idioms are not variable and cannot be submitted to various standard syntactic manipulations such as the following ones (the asterisk indicates that the sentences a ...
... they are made up of. In the above example, there is no actual licking whatsoever and the expression is not about boots either. Moreover, idioms are not variable and cannot be submitted to various standard syntactic manipulations such as the following ones (the asterisk indicates that the sentences a ...
foreword - Universitatea din Craiova
... On the other hand, the definite article the is by far the commonest word in English, and with a and an makes up 8.5% of all text (Berry, 1993: V). Along with prepositions, the article is, probably, the most difficult part of speech to master and use in English; the forms are not difficult, but what ...
... On the other hand, the definite article the is by far the commonest word in English, and with a and an makes up 8.5% of all text (Berry, 1993: V). Along with prepositions, the article is, probably, the most difficult part of speech to master and use in English; the forms are not difficult, but what ...
A brief grammar of Euskara - University of the Basque Country
... continue with the example, I write about the determiner a, although it is not written as a separate word, but attached to another one. The standard use is to refer to it as -a instead. But since you can see for yourself that it is indeed attached, I fail to see what is wrong with calling it determin ...
... continue with the example, I write about the determiner a, although it is not written as a separate word, but attached to another one. The standard use is to refer to it as -a instead. But since you can see for yourself that it is indeed attached, I fail to see what is wrong with calling it determin ...
Constructing verb paradigms in French: adult construals and
... In establishing how to use different forms of the same verb, children need, among other things, to attend to the correlations between event-times and utterance-times. One source for this, we propose, is provided by adults within conversational exchanges whenever they offer a reformulation or constru ...
... In establishing how to use different forms of the same verb, children need, among other things, to attend to the correlations between event-times and utterance-times. One source for this, we propose, is provided by adults within conversational exchanges whenever they offer a reformulation or constru ...
Analysis on the Semantics of Word Trip
... towards the person or thing in question. For example, trip in sentence “I had an excited trip during which I broaden my eyes.” Involves the affection of pleasure or appreciative; whereas when it occurs in sentence “I suffered an unlucky trip during which I hurt my legs”, it embraces an unhappiness o ...
... towards the person or thing in question. For example, trip in sentence “I had an excited trip during which I broaden my eyes.” Involves the affection of pleasure or appreciative; whereas when it occurs in sentence “I suffered an unlucky trip during which I hurt my legs”, it embraces an unhappiness o ...
Chapter 3 Pronouns
... Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns • _______ Pronoun- an intensive pronoun emphasizes a noun or another pronoun in the same sentence. – Intensive pronouns are not necessary to the meaning of a sentence. – Ex. You yourself have seen magic shows on TV. – Ex. I myself like to perform magic tricks. – If ...
... Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns • _______ Pronoun- an intensive pronoun emphasizes a noun or another pronoun in the same sentence. – Intensive pronouns are not necessary to the meaning of a sentence. – Ex. You yourself have seen magic shows on TV. – Ex. I myself like to perform magic tricks. – If ...
Are Nouns Easier to Learn Than Verbs? Three Experimental Studies
... [CDI]; Fenson et al., 1994) has shown that English-speaking 1year-olds learn about one word a day, and two-year-olds learn about two words a day. In addition, children typically comprehend a word before they produce it (e.g., Benedict, 1979; Fenson et al., 1994; Goldin-Meadow, Seligman, & Gelman, 19 ...
... [CDI]; Fenson et al., 1994) has shown that English-speaking 1year-olds learn about one word a day, and two-year-olds learn about two words a day. In addition, children typically comprehend a word before they produce it (e.g., Benedict, 1979; Fenson et al., 1994; Goldin-Meadow, Seligman, & Gelman, 19 ...
2004 Larson, R.K. and F. Marusic. Indefinite pronoun structures with
... analogy to verb raising (4b). It also re-poses the question of the basic contrast in (1) and (2). 1 Postnominal Adjectives We begin by noting that although we might ascribe the postnominal position of the adjective to N-raising in the (ii) examples of (2a–c), this cannot be done in all cases. Postno ...
... analogy to verb raising (4b). It also re-poses the question of the basic contrast in (1) and (2). 1 Postnominal Adjectives We begin by noting that although we might ascribe the postnominal position of the adjective to N-raising in the (ii) examples of (2a–c), this cannot be done in all cases. Postno ...
foreword - Universitatea din Craiova
... On the other hand, the definite article the is by far the commonest word in English, and with a and an makes up 8.5% of all text (Berry, 1993: V). Along with prepositions, the article is, probably, the most difficult part of speech to master and use in English; the forms are not difficult, but what ...
... On the other hand, the definite article the is by far the commonest word in English, and with a and an makes up 8.5% of all text (Berry, 1993: V). Along with prepositions, the article is, probably, the most difficult part of speech to master and use in English; the forms are not difficult, but what ...
Russian peripheral reciprocal markers and - CSSP
... The pronoun has virtually no restrictions on its use except the one which was pointed at by Knjazev (2007): the pronoun can hardly be used in the position of agentive instrumentally-marked NP in passive constructions such as ? ranen-y drug drug-om ‘injured by each other’(injure.PART.PASS-PL other-NO ...
... The pronoun has virtually no restrictions on its use except the one which was pointed at by Knjazev (2007): the pronoun can hardly be used in the position of agentive instrumentally-marked NP in passive constructions such as ? ranen-y drug drug-om ‘injured by each other’(injure.PART.PASS-PL other-NO ...
Gothic Syntax
... Gothic has a system of anaphors consisting of reflexive sik ‘himself, herself, itself’ and the possessive adjective sein- ‘his, her, its (own)’. Sein- can be reflexive or a DISCOURSE ANAPHOR — one that does not require a binder (Kiparsky 2011). A reflexive anaphor requires a binder, traditionally ca ...
... Gothic has a system of anaphors consisting of reflexive sik ‘himself, herself, itself’ and the possessive adjective sein- ‘his, her, its (own)’. Sein- can be reflexive or a DISCOURSE ANAPHOR — one that does not require a binder (Kiparsky 2011). A reflexive anaphor requires a binder, traditionally ca ...
the subject preference in the processing of locally ambiguous wh
... Procedure and Material. A questionnaire with 80 sentences was distributed in which exactly one word was left out. Subjects were instructed to insert a suitable word such that the result would be both well-formed and meaningful. They were asked to carry out the task as fast as possible. The questionn ...
... Procedure and Material. A questionnaire with 80 sentences was distributed in which exactly one word was left out. Subjects were instructed to insert a suitable word such that the result would be both well-formed and meaningful. They were asked to carry out the task as fast as possible. The questionn ...