The Akan Phrasal Verb as a Syntactic Manifestation
... meaning of ordinary verb and adposition combination in which the meaning is to some extent the aggregate of the meanings of the constituent words. Phrasal verbs are, thus, basically idioms and they therefore have some degree of opacity. One other major characteristic of phrasal verbs is the stabilit ...
... meaning of ordinary verb and adposition combination in which the meaning is to some extent the aggregate of the meanings of the constituent words. Phrasal verbs are, thus, basically idioms and they therefore have some degree of opacity. One other major characteristic of phrasal verbs is the stabilit ...
english as a mixed v2 grammar: synchronic word order - Munin
... types, most of them remnants of an earlier V2 grammar. In this paper I point out some of these well-known word order inconsistencies in English and classify it as a mixed V2 language. First and foremost, there is a syntactic requirement for subject-auxiliary inversion in both yes/no-questions and wh ...
... types, most of them remnants of an earlier V2 grammar. In this paper I point out some of these well-known word order inconsistencies in English and classify it as a mixed V2 language. First and foremost, there is a syntactic requirement for subject-auxiliary inversion in both yes/no-questions and wh ...
TOPIC 1:
... 1. We use the present perfect continuous tense to describe an activity that is still incomplete. I’ve been writing a letter. (I haven’t finished it yet.) How long have you been reading that book? (You haven’t finished it yet.) 2. We use the present perfect continuous tense to focus on the process of ...
... 1. We use the present perfect continuous tense to describe an activity that is still incomplete. I’ve been writing a letter. (I haven’t finished it yet.) How long have you been reading that book? (You haven’t finished it yet.) 2. We use the present perfect continuous tense to focus on the process of ...
Spanish CIS Map
... and write what you would take on the trip B1: Write about a trip that you would take B1: Discuss what you would do if you had a day free from school in Spanish ...
... and write what you would take on the trip B1: Write about a trip that you would take B1: Discuss what you would do if you had a day free from school in Spanish ...
Verbal complementation in early Middle English: How do the
... infinitive denotes a different degree of closeness in this relationship" but he notes that the actual verbs are impossible to classify according to Bock's scheme, and in §3736 Mitchell finds himself "hopelessly lost".^ Visser is much clearer in his rejection of the possibility of the to/zero variati ...
... infinitive denotes a different degree of closeness in this relationship" but he notes that the actual verbs are impossible to classify according to Bock's scheme, and in §3736 Mitchell finds himself "hopelessly lost".^ Visser is much clearer in his rejection of the possibility of the to/zero variati ...
Creole English
... give bena, wena, and dida with a meaning corresponding to the English past progressive (16). Ben also combines with de to give bende, highly stigmatized as a basilectal and rural PROG marker (17). ...
... give bena, wena, and dida with a meaning corresponding to the English past progressive (16). Ben also combines with de to give bende, highly stigmatized as a basilectal and rural PROG marker (17). ...
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... The copy of V is adjoined to v. v The original v is replaced by the syntactic object formed by Adjoining the copy of V v to v. If v has a [uV*] feature, this puts V close enough to v to check that feature. This is v VP V why we move V. eat [uV*, …] Note: This appears to make a change NP
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... The copy of V is adjoined to v. v The original v is replaced by the syntactic object formed by Adjoining the copy of V v to v. If v has a [uV*] feature, this puts V close enough to v to check that feature. This is v VP V why we move V. eat [uV*, …] Note: This appears to make a change
pages 339–359 - Stanford University
... while providing a uniform treatment for Italian. However, Crysmann’s analysis does not address the issue of having multiple lexical entries for the causative. ...
... while providing a uniform treatment for Italian. However, Crysmann’s analysis does not address the issue of having multiple lexical entries for the causative. ...
Why No Mere Mortal JOHN J. KIM
... subtypes of verbs (those that share some of the distinguishing semantic features) that would be expected to show similar behavior in past tense formation, just as overlap in phonological features defines clusters of verbs with similar past tense forms. But this consequence turns out to be false. The ...
... subtypes of verbs (those that share some of the distinguishing semantic features) that would be expected to show similar behavior in past tense formation, just as overlap in phonological features defines clusters of verbs with similar past tense forms. But this consequence turns out to be false. The ...
The role of abstract syntactic knowledge in language acquisition: a
... 1989). Children’s gradually increasing willingness to predict an unattested sentence structure for a new verb is just what we should expect for these arcane, languagespecific facts. Examples like (4) and (5) tell us that the inference tested in many of Tomasello’s experiments – that any verb may be ...
... 1989). Children’s gradually increasing willingness to predict an unattested sentence structure for a new verb is just what we should expect for these arcane, languagespecific facts. Examples like (4) and (5) tell us that the inference tested in many of Tomasello’s experiments – that any verb may be ...
AspectuAlity in Hindi: tHe two pAirs of Aspects
... marked category and the imperfective is unmarked. Keeping in mind the unmarkedness of simple verbs, Pořízka (1978: 161) reasons: “Simple verbs are neutral, unmarked of verbal aspect. They do not have the perfective or any other aspectual meaning, but at the same time they do not throw it away and ca ...
... marked category and the imperfective is unmarked. Keeping in mind the unmarkedness of simple verbs, Pořízka (1978: 161) reasons: “Simple verbs are neutral, unmarked of verbal aspect. They do not have the perfective or any other aspectual meaning, but at the same time they do not throw it away and ca ...
The verbal suffixes of Wolof coding valency changes
... in a way that makes it equivalent to our notion of parallel co-participation. But the notion of instrumental implies a representation of the event in which each participant explicitly receives a distinct role, and consequently, cannot be included in co-participation. Morover, the notion of parallel ...
... in a way that makes it equivalent to our notion of parallel co-participation. But the notion of instrumental implies a representation of the event in which each participant explicitly receives a distinct role, and consequently, cannot be included in co-participation. Morover, the notion of parallel ...
Using Verbs
... Nominative Case . . . . . . Correcting Nominative Case Errors Writing Sentences with Pronouns . Mixed Practice: Pronouns . . . . Using Pronouns as Direct and Indirect Objects . . . . . . Using Pronouns as Objects of Prepositions . . . . . . . . Using Pronouns as Objects of Prepositions . . . . . . . ...
... Nominative Case . . . . . . Correcting Nominative Case Errors Writing Sentences with Pronouns . Mixed Practice: Pronouns . . . . Using Pronouns as Direct and Indirect Objects . . . . . . Using Pronouns as Objects of Prepositions . . . . . . . . Using Pronouns as Objects of Prepositions . . . . . . . ...
reflexive
... Preferimos lavarnos con jabón perfumado. Nos preferimos lavar con jabón perfumado. ...
... Preferimos lavarnos con jabón perfumado. Nos preferimos lavar con jabón perfumado. ...
A Classification of Illocutionary Acts
... verbs with types of illocutionaryacts. We are inclined, for example, to think that wherewe have two nonsynonymousillocutionaryverbs they must necessarily marktwo differentkinds of illocutionaryacts. In what follows, I shall try to keep a clear distinction between illocutionaryverbs and illocutionary ...
... verbs with types of illocutionaryacts. We are inclined, for example, to think that wherewe have two nonsynonymousillocutionaryverbs they must necessarily marktwo differentkinds of illocutionaryacts. In what follows, I shall try to keep a clear distinction between illocutionaryverbs and illocutionary ...
This is the author`s final draft, 15 August 2014. The
... this semantic integration with the ditransitive construction, arguing that the event type of the verb needs to be conceptually consistent with the general transfer meaning of the construction. This includes verbs that denote a transfer meaning themselves (e.g. She handed him the ball) or verbs that ...
... this semantic integration with the ditransitive construction, arguing that the event type of the verb needs to be conceptually consistent with the general transfer meaning of the construction. This includes verbs that denote a transfer meaning themselves (e.g. She handed him the ball) or verbs that ...
Lexicalization of Serbian Verbs: Evidence from - e
... This theory relies on the concept of “underspecification”, which is a mechanism where “lexical representations are not fully specified until they enter the process of composition” (Spalek, 2014, p. 14). By having the lexical items underspecified, the role of the arguments is being emphasized, as th ...
... This theory relies on the concept of “underspecification”, which is a mechanism where “lexical representations are not fully specified until they enter the process of composition” (Spalek, 2014, p. 14). By having the lexical items underspecified, the role of the arguments is being emphasized, as th ...
The Participle and the Participial Phrase
... Looks like a verb – a “verby” looking word Ends in –ing or –ed (some irregularly formed…known) ...
... Looks like a verb – a “verby” looking word Ends in –ing or –ed (some irregularly formed…known) ...
Reflexive Verbs afeit ar se bañ ar se
... dance” and “Sancho doesn’t brush his teeth every day.” However, note that the possessive pronouns for our and his or not used. Instead, we use _______________________________. ...
... dance” and “Sancho doesn’t brush his teeth every day.” However, note that the possessive pronouns for our and his or not used. Instead, we use _______________________________. ...
lexical categories - Assets - Cambridge
... Stuurman goes on to conclude that the idea of decomposing syntactic categories into complexes of features is bankrupt. Related to this is the fact that generative linguistics has been preoccupied with explaining the similarities that hold across the lexical categories, and has had little to say abou ...
... Stuurman goes on to conclude that the idea of decomposing syntactic categories into complexes of features is bankrupt. Related to this is the fact that generative linguistics has been preoccupied with explaining the similarities that hold across the lexical categories, and has had little to say abou ...
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... very hard. It's a difficult job,but I like working with people, and I like the idea of working in a caring profession." She says that later she would like to specialize and perhaps be a paediatrian. "I love children, and looking after them would be wonderful." b)Pippa Wilson is stydying marketing at ...
... very hard. It's a difficult job,but I like working with people, and I like the idea of working in a caring profession." She says that later she would like to specialize and perhaps be a paediatrian. "I love children, and looking after them would be wonderful." b)Pippa Wilson is stydying marketing at ...
Types of Predicate-Subject Constructions in Indonesian
... f. Dia pula / yang menghendaki Mantri untuk bermain di San Siro. (KO, 11/4/11) It was also he / who wanted Mantri to play in San Siro. g. Saya yakin / bukan mahasiswa kami / yang memukul polisi itu. (KO, 2/6/08) I am sure / it was not our student / who beat the police officer. h. Justru buah-buahan ...
... f. Dia pula / yang menghendaki Mantri untuk bermain di San Siro. (KO, 11/4/11) It was also he / who wanted Mantri to play in San Siro. g. Saya yakin / bukan mahasiswa kami / yang memukul polisi itu. (KO, 2/6/08) I am sure / it was not our student / who beat the police officer. h. Justru buah-buahan ...
湖南省第一师范学院外语系备课用纸
... The picture was painted by a very good friend of mine whom I'd like you to meet sometime. 2) Voice constraints Not all the active sentences can be made passive. Some transitive or stative verbs, for example, do not occur in the passive. This plane holds about 150 people. These students /acked experi ...
... The picture was painted by a very good friend of mine whom I'd like you to meet sometime. 2) Voice constraints Not all the active sentences can be made passive. Some transitive or stative verbs, for example, do not occur in the passive. This plane holds about 150 people. These students /acked experi ...
small clauses and participial constructions - E
... many instances of adjunct clauses controlled by the DO. Sentence (17a) may be continued as in (17b) or in (17c). The interpretation felicitous in context (17b) requires control of the subject of the adjunct clause by the Direct Object. ...
... many instances of adjunct clauses controlled by the DO. Sentence (17a) may be continued as in (17b) or in (17c). The interpretation felicitous in context (17b) requires control of the subject of the adjunct clause by the Direct Object. ...
