Further and Farther
... A division of labor between further and farther with regard to their present-day usage has been long maintained in the prescriptive tradition. Going as far back as the 19th century, Cobbett (1883 [1818]: 49) implies that further is more flexible in that it is not only the comparative degree of far b ...
... A division of labor between further and farther with regard to their present-day usage has been long maintained in the prescriptive tradition. Going as far back as the 19th century, Cobbett (1883 [1818]: 49) implies that further is more flexible in that it is not only the comparative degree of far b ...
Mood in Spanish - Hal-SHS
... of their own: what appears as strict temporal selection is a result of the interaction between the semantic properties of the context and this temporal contribution. The interpretation of the PAST / NON-PAST combinations in (2b) and (3b) offers an immediate clue as to what this contribution is. (2b) ...
... of their own: what appears as strict temporal selection is a result of the interaction between the semantic properties of the context and this temporal contribution. The interpretation of the PAST / NON-PAST combinations in (2b) and (3b) offers an immediate clue as to what this contribution is. (2b) ...
Lenition of the Conjugated Prepositions in Irish and Welsh
... Lenition of the conjugated prepositions occurs – seemingly – haphazardly in Old and Middle Irish, but it certainly looks like there was increase in frequency over the centuries. In Welsh there seem to be big differences between manuscripts as far as the application of lenition is concerned. In Moder ...
... Lenition of the conjugated prepositions occurs – seemingly – haphazardly in Old and Middle Irish, but it certainly looks like there was increase in frequency over the centuries. In Welsh there seem to be big differences between manuscripts as far as the application of lenition is concerned. In Moder ...
Theoretical Approaches to Locative Inversion
... question of whether locative inversion involves a reversal of grammatical functions has attracted the interest of theoretical linguistis for quite some time. Various proposals have been advanced, some supporting, some rejecting the reversal analysis. What makes locative inversion particularly intere ...
... question of whether locative inversion involves a reversal of grammatical functions has attracted the interest of theoretical linguistis for quite some time. Various proposals have been advanced, some supporting, some rejecting the reversal analysis. What makes locative inversion particularly intere ...
Verbs and Verb Phrases - UvA-DARE
... certain aspects of meaning, and reference will also be made to phonological aspects such as stress and intonation wherever they are relevant (e.g., in the context of word order phenomena like in (1)). The reason for this is that current formal grammar assumes that the output of the syntactic module ...
... certain aspects of meaning, and reference will also be made to phonological aspects such as stress and intonation wherever they are relevant (e.g., in the context of word order phenomena like in (1)). The reason for this is that current formal grammar assumes that the output of the syntactic module ...
The subjunctive in Spanish
... Spanish has two past subjunctive forms. They are almost identical, except that where the "first form" has -ra-, the "second form" has -se-. Both forms are usually interchangeable although the -se- form may be more common in Spain than in other Spanish-speaking areas. The -ra- forms may also be used ...
... Spanish has two past subjunctive forms. They are almost identical, except that where the "first form" has -ra-, the "second form" has -se-. Both forms are usually interchangeable although the -se- form may be more common in Spain than in other Spanish-speaking areas. The -ra- forms may also be used ...
Oriented Adverbs - Universität Tübingen
... What is the connection, in the above example, between a person's property of being careful and the property of events with the same name? Alternations of this kind are extremely pervasive and entirely regular, so one must suspect that there is something about the underlying lexical meaning of adject ...
... What is the connection, in the above example, between a person's property of being careful and the property of events with the same name? Alternations of this kind are extremely pervasive and entirely regular, so one must suspect that there is something about the underlying lexical meaning of adject ...
Absolute Clauses in the Literature
... construction is always nominative, or at least the subject of the English absolute clauses is nominative; it is participle because the logical predicate is always participial. Jespersen (1937: 126) considers that the two names are both inappropriate and consequently uses the term “nexus tertiary.” T ...
... construction is always nominative, or at least the subject of the English absolute clauses is nominative; it is participle because the logical predicate is always participial. Jespersen (1937: 126) considers that the two names are both inappropriate and consequently uses the term “nexus tertiary.” T ...
Modern Hindi Grammar - Kashmiri Overseas Association, Inc.
... written Hindi, or they are sketchy or too scholarly or detailed. They do not fulfill the needs of second and/or foreign language learners or those native speakers who want to maintain the language in an alien atmosphere. This grammar is pedagogically oriented. It will be of special interest to Hindi ...
... written Hindi, or they are sketchy or too scholarly or detailed. They do not fulfill the needs of second and/or foreign language learners or those native speakers who want to maintain the language in an alien atmosphere. This grammar is pedagogically oriented. It will be of special interest to Hindi ...
FSI- Amharic Basic Course - Student Text
... take part and act out the dialogues. parts the first time or two. ...
... take part and act out the dialogues. parts the first time or two. ...
the structure of complex predicates in urdu
... Charles Ferguson gave generously of his time, taught me very much about South Asian literature I was not aware of, and deceptively mildly insisted that I do things properly. This dissertation would not be as thorough without his input. Paul Kiparsky and Veneeta Dayal joined the committee as the dis ...
... Charles Ferguson gave generously of his time, taught me very much about South Asian literature I was not aware of, and deceptively mildly insisted that I do things properly. This dissertation would not be as thorough without his input. Paul Kiparsky and Veneeta Dayal joined the committee as the dis ...
A Complete Grammar of the German Language
... words illustrating the rules of the lessons are no longer marked by heavy type ; and the idiomatic phrases are in serted in the vocabulary so as to encourage the use of it. The especial attention of instructors is invited to our classi ...
... words illustrating the rules of the lessons are no longer marked by heavy type ; and the idiomatic phrases are in serted in the vocabulary so as to encourage the use of it. The especial attention of instructors is invited to our classi ...
Case Selection for the Direct Object in Russian Negative Clauses. Part
... 2. A wide range of styles should be represented in the material. As stylistic factors seem to have an influence on case usage, it is important that the material should contain typologically different texts. We selected texts representing four styles (cf. Zasorina 1977): plays, prose fiction, journal ...
... 2. A wide range of styles should be represented in the material. As stylistic factors seem to have an influence on case usage, it is important that the material should contain typologically different texts. We selected texts representing four styles (cf. Zasorina 1977): plays, prose fiction, journal ...
On Participial Imperatives
... imperatives in (21) and (23) with the non-negated participial imperatives in (5)-(6). The question arises as to why negative nominal and participial imperatives are highly productive, while the participial imperatives in (5)-(6) are extremely restricted in their distribution. We would like to propos ...
... imperatives in (21) and (23) with the non-negated participial imperatives in (5)-(6). The question arises as to why negative nominal and participial imperatives are highly productive, while the participial imperatives in (5)-(6) are extremely restricted in their distribution. We would like to propos ...
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... Rgimen (regime or rule), Regmenes (regimes or rules)--the latter hardly ever used in the plural. SIGNS. The Written Accent. The only accent in Spanish is (). It is used-(1) To mark the exceptions to the _Rule of Stress_. (2) To distinguish between two meanings of the same word, as El (the), l (he); ...
... Rgimen (regime or rule), Regmenes (regimes or rules)--the latter hardly ever used in the plural. SIGNS. The Written Accent. The only accent in Spanish is (). It is used-(1) To mark the exceptions to the _Rule of Stress_. (2) To distinguish between two meanings of the same word, as El (the), l (he); ...
Chinese: An Essential Grammar
... Syllables can be divided into initials (consonants) and ynals (vowels or vowels followed by -n or -ng). Below is a full list of initials and ynals, with some guidance on pronunciation. Where possible, the closest equivalents in English pronunication have been given, but care should be taken with the ...
... Syllables can be divided into initials (consonants) and ynals (vowels or vowels followed by -n or -ng). Below is a full list of initials and ynals, with some guidance on pronunciation. Where possible, the closest equivalents in English pronunication have been given, but care should be taken with the ...
Reduplication In Kimeru: A Case Study Of Kimeru Parts Of Speech
... reduplicated words in the language. The study uses common Kimeru words particulary in the open categories of speech. These words were taken from the Imenti dialect of Kimeru language. The study aims were to identify reduplication in Kimeru; to investigate full and partial reduplication in Kimeru; to ...
... reduplicated words in the language. The study uses common Kimeru words particulary in the open categories of speech. These words were taken from the Imenti dialect of Kimeru language. The study aims were to identify reduplication in Kimeru; to investigate full and partial reduplication in Kimeru; to ...
Passive and passive-like constructions in English and Polish
... This dissertation deals with a family of grammatical constructions which overlap with the meaning of the basic passive and which can be seen as resulting from alterations in grammatical voice. In particular the thesis describes and analyses several related types of construction including the passive ...
... This dissertation deals with a family of grammatical constructions which overlap with the meaning of the basic passive and which can be seen as resulting from alterations in grammatical voice. In particular the thesis describes and analyses several related types of construction including the passive ...
The Latvian dative and genitive: A Cognitive Grammar - DUO
... My first encounter with the Latvian case system was in August 1991, when I arrived in Riga to spend a year in Latvia as an exchange student. As I gradually mastered the language, I was struck by what I saw as the simplicity and logic of the Latvian case system. The fact that my fascination for the s ...
... My first encounter with the Latvian case system was in August 1991, when I arrived in Riga to spend a year in Latvia as an exchange student. As I gradually mastered the language, I was struck by what I saw as the simplicity and logic of the Latvian case system. The fact that my fascination for the s ...
Polysemy of verbal prefixes in Russian: conceptual structure versus
... verbs obligatory have a path, expressed by an overt PP or an adverb, or obvious from context. The verbs of transfer of possession also require a goal. This seems consistent with the assumption that these verbs always involve change, as (directional) running cannot happen without a change of location ...
... verbs obligatory have a path, expressed by an overt PP or an adverb, or obvious from context. The verbs of transfer of possession also require a goal. This seems consistent with the assumption that these verbs always involve change, as (directional) running cannot happen without a change of location ...
Para todos - Randolph College
... Para todos is a free, college-level introductory Spanish text that can be downloaded as a PDF file. It is available at no cost to students and teachers (and anyone else who wishes to use it). This text and its accompanying online FLASH exercises have not been designed for individuals who want to lea ...
... Para todos is a free, college-level introductory Spanish text that can be downloaded as a PDF file. It is available at no cost to students and teachers (and anyone else who wishes to use it). This text and its accompanying online FLASH exercises have not been designed for individuals who want to lea ...
fulltext - LOT Publications
... talk over the things that needed to be discussed, be it questions with regard to content or questions with regard to the PhD-trajectory as a whole. I thank both Lourens and Robinia for their personal involvement throughout the years. I want to thank Ger for his careful reading of different versions ...
... talk over the things that needed to be discussed, be it questions with regard to content or questions with regard to the PhD-trajectory as a whole. I thank both Lourens and Robinia for their personal involvement throughout the years. I want to thank Ger for his careful reading of different versions ...
Contents of the Reference Section
... people will come to this book because they are learning English and trying to master the structure of the language. As soon as they have enough practical English to master the text, they will find this grammar helpful to them although it has been written primarily for students of advanced level. Th ...
... people will come to this book because they are learning English and trying to master the structure of the language. As soon as they have enough practical English to master the text, they will find this grammar helpful to them although it has been written primarily for students of advanced level. Th ...
PERFECTIVITY MIGHT NOT SCOPE OVER MODALITY
... modals: (i) the so-called “past tense” modals: could, should, ought and (ii) need. Depending on the analysis of may and might in (17), counterfactual readings (or external perfect readings) are also attested with (some) epistemic modals. The internal perfect reading can obtain with all the epistemic ...
... modals: (i) the so-called “past tense” modals: could, should, ought and (ii) need. Depending on the analysis of may and might in (17), counterfactual readings (or external perfect readings) are also attested with (some) epistemic modals. The internal perfect reading can obtain with all the epistemic ...