Valency classes in Yucatec Maya
... The experiential construction with óol (S6 as instantiated by E8 and analogous constructions) is probably an exception to this, as relevant predicates do not occur without this inner dependent. Given this, they might be analyzed as phrasal predicates. ...
... The experiential construction with óol (S6 as instantiated by E8 and analogous constructions) is probably an exception to this, as relevant predicates do not occur without this inner dependent. Given this, they might be analyzed as phrasal predicates. ...
A Brief History of Icelandic Weather Verbs
... Weather verbs in Icelandic are not “no-argument” predicates, but occur with a quasi-argument (non-referential pro) and can also take full NPs, in nominative, accusative or dative case. The use of the cases can be explained by the different origins of these verbs, most of which can be traced back to ...
... Weather verbs in Icelandic are not “no-argument” predicates, but occur with a quasi-argument (non-referential pro) and can also take full NPs, in nominative, accusative or dative case. The use of the cases can be explained by the different origins of these verbs, most of which can be traced back to ...
doc - Patrick Grosz
... Presumably the use of a Class 1 pronoun here could not have either of these meanings. See H’s subsequent set of data. The analysis of these: • There is a second form yi2 • [[yi2]] is the identity function on individuals (cf. Jacobson 1999 etc,) but defined only for contexts which are not the speech ...
... Presumably the use of a Class 1 pronoun here could not have either of these meanings. See H’s subsequent set of data. The analysis of these: • There is a second form yi2 • [[yi2]] is the identity function on individuals (cf. Jacobson 1999 etc,) but defined only for contexts which are not the speech ...
Where does heteroclisis come from? Evidence from Romanian
... second persons singular of the present and the subjunctive. the distinction between first, second and third conjugations is neutralized in the gerund; but the fourth conjugation has a distinctive ending -ind. the distinction between second, third and fourth conjugations is neutralized in the third p ...
... second persons singular of the present and the subjunctive. the distinction between first, second and third conjugations is neutralized in the gerund; but the fourth conjugation has a distinctive ending -ind. the distinction between second, third and fourth conjugations is neutralized in the third p ...
Cognate objects in Vietnamese transitive verbs
... In the literature, cognate object constructions such as those in (1) have been treated either as adjuncts (Jones 1988, Moltmann 1990) or as arguments (Massam 1990, Macfarland 1992). See Jones (1988) and Massam (1990) for an overview of the debate. 1. a. John died a peaceful death. b. Marie sighed a ...
... In the literature, cognate object constructions such as those in (1) have been treated either as adjuncts (Jones 1988, Moltmann 1990) or as arguments (Massam 1990, Macfarland 1992). See Jones (1988) and Massam (1990) for an overview of the debate. 1. a. John died a peaceful death. b. Marie sighed a ...
Conference Abstracts - Penn State University
... the importance of the Low German influence in this field. This research represented the first step of a larger project aimed at following the development not only of Swedish, but also of Danish and Norwegian phraseology. In order to achieve the best possible picture of the influence of Middle Low Ge ...
... the importance of the Low German influence in this field. This research represented the first step of a larger project aimed at following the development not only of Swedish, but also of Danish and Norwegian phraseology. In order to achieve the best possible picture of the influence of Middle Low Ge ...
fjcl state latin forum 2007
... (3) Past contrary-to-fact: The protasis and apodosis both must have pluperfect subjunctive verbs, formed by adding a personal ending to the perfect infinitive. Choice b would have been correct if the question had been looking for a past contrary-to-fact condition. 19. Which of the following is a het ...
... (3) Past contrary-to-fact: The protasis and apodosis both must have pluperfect subjunctive verbs, formed by adding a personal ending to the perfect infinitive. Choice b would have been correct if the question had been looking for a past contrary-to-fact condition. 19. Which of the following is a het ...
Mixed (Non)veridicality and mood choice with emotive verbs
... can be generalized to predict the observed variation, and the potential of dual patterns. The variation illustrates, in the clearest way, the complexity one is confronted with when trying to establish a general pattern of mood choice across a number of languages— and how difficult it is to come up w ...
... can be generalized to predict the observed variation, and the potential of dual patterns. The variation illustrates, in the clearest way, the complexity one is confronted with when trying to establish a general pattern of mood choice across a number of languages— and how difficult it is to come up w ...
SOCIAL STUDIES 700 (Language Arts)
... Anglo Saxon words? You may never speak these languages, but you use words that come from them all the time. In your spelling lessons, you will learn the meaning of a selection of Latin, Greek, and Anglo-Saxon roots. You will be amazed at how many English words are based on these roots and how you wi ...
... Anglo Saxon words? You may never speak these languages, but you use words that come from them all the time. In your spelling lessons, you will learn the meaning of a selection of Latin, Greek, and Anglo-Saxon roots. You will be amazed at how many English words are based on these roots and how you wi ...
Verb Extensions in Abo (Bantu, A42)
... seen in Basaá, a related language. Two extensions that are not clear reflexes of Proto-Bantu extensions are detailed: the passive, which is cognate to the Basaá passive, and the associative which seems not to have a Basaá cognate. Finally, a phenomenon by which multiple semantically empty extensions ...
... seen in Basaá, a related language. Two extensions that are not clear reflexes of Proto-Bantu extensions are detailed: the passive, which is cognate to the Basaá passive, and the associative which seems not to have a Basaá cognate. Finally, a phenomenon by which multiple semantically empty extensions ...
Negation patterns in Bengali
... semantic impact. Of those that can be classed as having a negating quality o(on) is the most common. Bengali morphology is dealt with in detail in many grammar text books, so here are just a few examples. Nouns (including verbal nouns) and adjectives take the same prefixes; suffixes are word-class s ...
... semantic impact. Of those that can be classed as having a negating quality o(on) is the most common. Bengali morphology is dealt with in detail in many grammar text books, so here are just a few examples. Nouns (including verbal nouns) and adjectives take the same prefixes; suffixes are word-class s ...
Coping With the Copula: XI
... About the only constructions that we haven't tackled with the copula to date are the various types of clauses (although there are lots of idioms with the copula to learn, but that's more vocabulary than grammar). We'll start by handling "indirect speech type" sentences. Indirect speech refers to a s ...
... About the only constructions that we haven't tackled with the copula to date are the various types of clauses (although there are lots of idioms with the copula to learn, but that's more vocabulary than grammar). We'll start by handling "indirect speech type" sentences. Indirect speech refers to a s ...
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... Irish appears to be essentially an SVO language, like French. Verbs and auxiliaries raise past the subject to yield VSO. We can analyze the Irish pattern as being minimally different from our existing analysis of French— just one difference, which we hypothesize is another parametric difference betw ...
... Irish appears to be essentially an SVO language, like French. Verbs and auxiliaries raise past the subject to yield VSO. We can analyze the Irish pattern as being minimally different from our existing analysis of French— just one difference, which we hypothesize is another parametric difference betw ...
Adpositions, Particles and the Arguments they Introduce
... As van Riemsdijk and Huybregts (2002) point out, a consistent feature of all such systems is that the determination of Place (‘in,’ ‘under,’ etc.) is closer to the DP, or lower in the functional hierarchy, than the expression of Path (‘to,’ ‘from,’ ‘via’), as in Jackendoff’s (1990) conceptual struct ...
... As van Riemsdijk and Huybregts (2002) point out, a consistent feature of all such systems is that the determination of Place (‘in,’ ‘under,’ etc.) is closer to the DP, or lower in the functional hierarchy, than the expression of Path (‘to,’ ‘from,’ ‘via’), as in Jackendoff’s (1990) conceptual struct ...
Complete Subjects and Predicates
... Underline the verb phrase in each sentence. Include main verbs and helping verbs. 1. The human brain is receiving messages all the time. 2. Some messages are telling the brain about conditions in the body. 3. Our senses will send messages about the world around us. 4. The brain can process the messa ...
... Underline the verb phrase in each sentence. Include main verbs and helping verbs. 1. The human brain is receiving messages all the time. 2. Some messages are telling the brain about conditions in the body. 3. Our senses will send messages about the world around us. 4. The brain can process the messa ...
LATIN GRAMMAR REVIEW
... thinking. or wishing. or in the indefinite 2nd-person singular of such verbs. The present and perfect tenses refer to the future. imperfect tense to the past. The negative has non. Examples: non dixerim ("I would/ could not venture to say"); freto assimilare possis ("you might compare it to a sea" - ...
... thinking. or wishing. or in the indefinite 2nd-person singular of such verbs. The present and perfect tenses refer to the future. imperfect tense to the past. The negative has non. Examples: non dixerim ("I would/ could not venture to say"); freto assimilare possis ("you might compare it to a sea" - ...
Any student of Russian as a foreign language has been faced with
... this category within Russian (and other Slavic languages, such as Czech, Polish, or Slovak) is also a subject of great debate in linguistic literature. To this day, there is little agreement on precise meanings of the two primary aspectual categories of the Russian verb, perfective and imperfective. ...
... this category within Russian (and other Slavic languages, such as Czech, Polish, or Slovak) is also a subject of great debate in linguistic literature. To this day, there is little agreement on precise meanings of the two primary aspectual categories of the Russian verb, perfective and imperfective. ...
Basic English Grammar Module Unit 2B: The Verbal Group: Tenses
... auxiliaries. When you combine a verb with an auxiliary it is called a verbal group. These verbal groups can be finite or non-‐finite. If a verbal group is finite, it shows ten ...
... auxiliaries. When you combine a verb with an auxiliary it is called a verbal group. These verbal groups can be finite or non-‐finite. If a verbal group is finite, it shows ten ...
verbs - Japanese Audio Lessons
... Use the te or de form to express a reason, to mean because; to is used to indicate quotation marks; ongaku o kiki nagara = while listening to music; To express the idea of doing something while doing something else, follow the stem form (the pre-masu form) of the verb with nagara. Ga v. no. A book t ...
... Use the te or de form to express a reason, to mean because; to is used to indicate quotation marks; ongaku o kiki nagara = while listening to music; To express the idea of doing something while doing something else, follow the stem form (the pre-masu form) of the verb with nagara. Ga v. no. A book t ...
The structure of the do/make construction in
... semantic construal of an event, while the light verb creates the appropriate Chichewa syntactic structure and makes it well-formed. I argue that most English verbs undergo a syntactic process of nominalization before being inserted into a Chichewa sentence structure following a ‘do’ or ‘make’ verb. ...
... semantic construal of an event, while the light verb creates the appropriate Chichewa syntactic structure and makes it well-formed. I argue that most English verbs undergo a syntactic process of nominalization before being inserted into a Chichewa sentence structure following a ‘do’ or ‘make’ verb. ...
- Cambridge University Press
... When you’re on the motorway, look out for a sign saying ‘Willowsdean’. That’s where you turn off. [carefully watch the things around you so that you will notice a particular thing] ...
... When you’re on the motorway, look out for a sign saying ‘Willowsdean’. That’s where you turn off. [carefully watch the things around you so that you will notice a particular thing] ...
CoESindarinCourseLessons
... what we do know is so very limited, that coming to secure conclusions is sometimes (and all too frequently) completely impossible. We also have the problem of Tolkien constantly changing his mind. With Quenya, very little radical change occurred once the basis of the language had been set down. Unfo ...
... what we do know is so very limited, that coming to secure conclusions is sometimes (and all too frequently) completely impossible. We also have the problem of Tolkien constantly changing his mind. With Quenya, very little radical change occurred once the basis of the language had been set down. Unfo ...
Sindarin Lessons - Council of Elrond
... what we do know is so very limited, that coming to secure conclusions is sometimes (and all too frequently) completely impossible. We also have the problem of Tolkien constantly changing his mind. With Quenya, very little radical change occurred once the basis of the language had been set down. Unfo ...
... what we do know is so very limited, that coming to secure conclusions is sometimes (and all too frequently) completely impossible. We also have the problem of Tolkien constantly changing his mind. With Quenya, very little radical change occurred once the basis of the language had been set down. Unfo ...
Verbal Aspect and Discourse Prominence Presentation
... failed to see either the logic or the evidence for his interpretations.”1 Despite such criticisms, Carson’s statement has proven true that “a critic might disagree with many of Porter’s brief exegeses without denting his theory in the slightest”.2 What has been lacking is a critique of the theoretic ...
... failed to see either the logic or the evidence for his interpretations.”1 Despite such criticisms, Carson’s statement has proven true that “a critic might disagree with many of Porter’s brief exegeses without denting his theory in the slightest”.2 What has been lacking is a critique of the theoretic ...
preparation guide for the
... Listen to a monolog about “After Brain Study, New Questions About Mobile Phones”. Now check your understanding by answering the following questions. ...
... Listen to a monolog about “After Brain Study, New Questions About Mobile Phones”. Now check your understanding by answering the following questions. ...