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Adjectives and adverbs
... Specific adjectives have a strong preference for predicative or attributive position. For example, adjectives with the prefix a- are usually predicative. All the following adjectives occur over 98 per cent of the time in a predicative role: ...
... Specific adjectives have a strong preference for predicative or attributive position. For example, adjectives with the prefix a- are usually predicative. All the following adjectives occur over 98 per cent of the time in a predicative role: ...
journal of linguistics
... Bally's 'syntagme bloque'. She exemplifies them in the Serbo-Croatian verb system, where the present is the 'unmarked category'. 'This means that, in principle, the present form may be used for denoting the time being as well as the past or future. In the standard SC (Serbo-Croatian) grammars, which ...
... Bally's 'syntagme bloque'. She exemplifies them in the Serbo-Croatian verb system, where the present is the 'unmarked category'. 'This means that, in principle, the present form may be used for denoting the time being as well as the past or future. In the standard SC (Serbo-Croatian) grammars, which ...
inquiries into the lexicon-syntax relations in basque
... which are formally reflexives (Mendikoetxea 1999) are treated as absolutive intransitive verbs in Basque borrowings, and he demonstrates that in fact, the tendency to use an ergative case marking with intransitive borrowed verbs (Sarasola 1979) is restricted to non-reflexive (most of the time agenti ...
... which are formally reflexives (Mendikoetxea 1999) are treated as absolutive intransitive verbs in Basque borrowings, and he demonstrates that in fact, the tendency to use an ergative case marking with intransitive borrowed verbs (Sarasola 1979) is restricted to non-reflexive (most of the time agenti ...
Basic English Grammar with Exercises
... easy and there is a lot of room for differences of opinion. Some of us might tell you that that is exactly what makes linguistics interesting. There are however some things we can assume from the outset about the linguistic system without even looking too closely at the details of language. First, i ...
... easy and there is a lot of room for differences of opinion. Some of us might tell you that that is exactly what makes linguistics interesting. There are however some things we can assume from the outset about the linguistic system without even looking too closely at the details of language. First, i ...
Grammar and Punctuation, Grade 6
... Now name the types of sentences used in the paragraph above: declarative (statements), interrogative (questions), imperative (commands), and exclamatory (strong feelings). Write your responses on the lines provided. ...
... Now name the types of sentences used in the paragraph above: declarative (statements), interrogative (questions), imperative (commands), and exclamatory (strong feelings). Write your responses on the lines provided. ...
Basic English Grammar with Exercises
... easy and there is a lot of room for differences of opinion. Some of us might tell you that that is exactly what makes linguistics interesting. There are however some things we can assume from the outset about the linguistic system without even looking too closely at the details of language. First, i ...
... easy and there is a lot of room for differences of opinion. Some of us might tell you that that is exactly what makes linguistics interesting. There are however some things we can assume from the outset about the linguistic system without even looking too closely at the details of language. First, i ...
The Reduced Relative Clause: A Misnomer?
... participles convey an uncompleted action and so are interpreted as occurring simultaneously with the time referred to by the matrix verb. Unreduced relatives can only be interpreted „deictically‟. This is why sentences such as (9b) and (9d) are perfectly acceptable. Relative to the moment of speakin ...
... participles convey an uncompleted action and so are interpreted as occurring simultaneously with the time referred to by the matrix verb. Unreduced relatives can only be interpreted „deictically‟. This is why sentences such as (9b) and (9d) are perfectly acceptable. Relative to the moment of speakin ...
A Syntactic Analysis of Modal bì 必: Auxiliary Verb or Adverb?
... qualifies bì 必 as a modal verb ‘müssen (must)’ comparable to néng 能 ‘can’; equally the Thesaurus Linguae Sericae categorizes bì 必 as a (auxiliary) verb in different syntactic constellations. Unger analyses bì 必 as a ‘Modalpartikel’ (modal particle), indicating assertion mostly in future contexts, in ...
... qualifies bì 必 as a modal verb ‘müssen (must)’ comparable to néng 能 ‘can’; equally the Thesaurus Linguae Sericae categorizes bì 必 as a (auxiliary) verb in different syntactic constellations. Unger analyses bì 必 as a ‘Modalpartikel’ (modal particle), indicating assertion mostly in future contexts, in ...
Chapter 4 Extragrammatical expression of
... Chafe and Nichols (1986) paved the way for a more extensive perspective, in which evidentiality is not only restricted to what is ‘formally’ coded by the core of grammatical systems but is also intended as a more general ‘functional category’ expressed by different means, which include lexical eleme ...
... Chafe and Nichols (1986) paved the way for a more extensive perspective, in which evidentiality is not only restricted to what is ‘formally’ coded by the core of grammatical systems but is also intended as a more general ‘functional category’ expressed by different means, which include lexical eleme ...
External and Internal Possessors with Body Part Nouns: The Case of
... constructions is that they cannot be the object of any verb or preposition. The main rule is that the BIP/BEP constructions can only be used in a ‘physical context’. This concept was introduced in Lødrup (1999) to account for the distribution of simple reflexives. A physical context was understood a ...
... constructions is that they cannot be the object of any verb or preposition. The main rule is that the BIP/BEP constructions can only be used in a ‘physical context’. This concept was introduced in Lødrup (1999) to account for the distribution of simple reflexives. A physical context was understood a ...
ELL Stage III: Grades 3-5
... • The Language Strand is comprised of the grammar and vocabulary skills that ELLs need to acquire at each proficiency level. • The Language Strand will drive the instruction in grammar and vocabulary. The time allocations of the SEI models, created by the Arizona ELL Task Force, reflect this ...
... • The Language Strand is comprised of the grammar and vocabulary skills that ELLs need to acquire at each proficiency level. • The Language Strand will drive the instruction in grammar and vocabulary. The time allocations of the SEI models, created by the Arizona ELL Task Force, reflect this ...
Thoughts on grammaticalization
... realized reflexive relative subject (verb affix position) subjunctive separative singular simultaneous subordinator superlative/-essive terminative topic transitive volitional ...
... realized reflexive relative subject (verb affix position) subjunctive separative singular simultaneous subordinator superlative/-essive terminative topic transitive volitional ...
Thoughts on grammaticalization
... realized reflexive relative subject (verb affix position) subjunctive separative singular simultaneous subordinator superlative/-essive terminative topic transitive volitional ...
... realized reflexive relative subject (verb affix position) subjunctive separative singular simultaneous subordinator superlative/-essive terminative topic transitive volitional ...
Negation in Germanic Languages
... This research thesis concentrates on the micro-typological variation in the Germanic languages, focusing on their negation strategies and the syntactical position of negative adverbs; with respect to the subject, verb, and object, in main and subordinate clauses as well as in (negative) imperative / ...
... This research thesis concentrates on the micro-typological variation in the Germanic languages, focusing on their negation strategies and the syntactical position of negative adverbs; with respect to the subject, verb, and object, in main and subordinate clauses as well as in (negative) imperative / ...
analyzing english grammar
... 6. [PRONOUNS, CASE] Handbooks point out that me is widely used in standard spoken English. 7. [PRONOUN CASE; HYPERCORRECTION] This is widely used as an example of hypercorrection; me is the standard form. 8. Many handbooks no longer differentiate between the preposition (like) and the conjunction (a ...
... 6. [PRONOUNS, CASE] Handbooks point out that me is widely used in standard spoken English. 7. [PRONOUN CASE; HYPERCORRECTION] This is widely used as an example of hypercorrection; me is the standard form. 8. Many handbooks no longer differentiate between the preposition (like) and the conjunction (a ...
insight into the slovak and czech corpus linguistics
... a thesaurus of the Czech language, but in the end this plan was changed and it was decided to create the reference dictionary of the Czech language. The focus was on the current Czech language. For the description, excerpted data collected since 1870 were used. Older language material was used in or ...
... a thesaurus of the Czech language, but in the end this plan was changed and it was decided to create the reference dictionary of the Czech language. The focus was on the current Czech language. For the description, excerpted data collected since 1870 were used. Older language material was used in or ...
The Development of Root Infinitives and Null Subjects in Child
... INFL is a referential category with lexically listed affixes in exactly those languages where regular subject-verb agreement minimally distinctively marks all referential INFL-features such that a. and b.: a. In at least one number and one tense, the person features [1st] and [2nd] are distinctively ...
... INFL is a referential category with lexically listed affixes in exactly those languages where regular subject-verb agreement minimally distinctively marks all referential INFL-features such that a. and b.: a. In at least one number and one tense, the person features [1st] and [2nd] are distinctively ...
grammatical structure of indian english
... All the above given lexemes are taken from Hindi language but process of inflection parallels to that of Standard English. This tendency has been occurring since the languages i. e. English and Indian languages came into contact. In present times, it is developing rapidly and is used frequently by t ...
... All the above given lexemes are taken from Hindi language but process of inflection parallels to that of Standard English. This tendency has been occurring since the languages i. e. English and Indian languages came into contact. In present times, it is developing rapidly and is used frequently by t ...
On Indefinite Subject NPs in Chinese
... their references in English. He proposes that English has four forms of NPs: (i) the proper noun, (ii) the definite NP (the NP that is preceded by a definite article, a determiner, or the possessive NP), (iii) the singular indefinite NP (a countable N preceded by an indefinite article ‘a’), and (iv) ...
... their references in English. He proposes that English has four forms of NPs: (i) the proper noun, (ii) the definite NP (the NP that is preceded by a definite article, a determiner, or the possessive NP), (iii) the singular indefinite NP (a countable N preceded by an indefinite article ‘a’), and (iv) ...
Translating English Perfect Tenses into Arabic
... The two translations of all the sentences are compared and analyzed in terms of syntactic and semantic features. A frequency count of the various translations of English perfect tenses and their percentages is performed to explain the ways in which these tenses are rendered into Arabic. Then, the co ...
... The two translations of all the sentences are compared and analyzed in terms of syntactic and semantic features. A frequency count of the various translations of English perfect tenses and their percentages is performed to explain the ways in which these tenses are rendered into Arabic. Then, the co ...
Transformation of Idioms and Transparency
... The verb “to stir one’s finger” (to bother, to put efforts) in the first example is used in the conditional sentence to define the time frame of the discourse in which the idiom appears. In the second example the infinitival form of the idiom “to take one’s word” (to believe smb) expresses the subju ...
... The verb “to stir one’s finger” (to bother, to put efforts) in the first example is used in the conditional sentence to define the time frame of the discourse in which the idiom appears. In the second example the infinitival form of the idiom “to take one’s word” (to believe smb) expresses the subju ...
Encoding focus in Kanuri verbal morphology
... years. The competing terminologies and various functional labels that have been used in the descriptions are indicative of the morphological, syntactic and semantic challenges that the Kanuri verbal inflexion system pose for analysis. In particular, labels such as predicative, relational, verb empha ...
... years. The competing terminologies and various functional labels that have been used in the descriptions are indicative of the morphological, syntactic and semantic challenges that the Kanuri verbal inflexion system pose for analysis. In particular, labels such as predicative, relational, verb empha ...
Boundless Study Slides
... • object The noun or pronoun which is being acted upon, or at which the action is directed. There are two types: direct and indirect. • object noun Receives the action in a sentence or answers the question "to whom/what?" or "for whom/what?" • object pronoun A word that is typically used as the dire ...
... • object The noun or pronoun which is being acted upon, or at which the action is directed. There are two types: direct and indirect. • object noun Receives the action in a sentence or answers the question "to whom/what?" or "for whom/what?" • object pronoun A word that is typically used as the dire ...
Phonological and Phonetic Effects of Minor Phrase
... in which N2 and N3 were accented were contrasted with cases in which they were unaccented. All the remaining words were unaccented. Accent on N2 should lead to a catathesis of N3 if it is contained within the same MaP, but absence of catathesis if N3 initiates a MaP on its own. [6, 2]. These syntax/ ...
... in which N2 and N3 were accented were contrasted with cases in which they were unaccented. All the remaining words were unaccented. Accent on N2 should lead to a catathesis of N3 if it is contained within the same MaP, but absence of catathesis if N3 initiates a MaP on its own. [6, 2]. These syntax/ ...
Passive without passive morphology
... Let us be specific about the structural position of the sentence initial NP that acts as the antecedent for the enclitic pronoun. It appears that it occupies a clause external position of TOP position within an extended clause structure (see Bresnan 2001:116). To illustrate the point, consider sente ...
... Let us be specific about the structural position of the sentence initial NP that acts as the antecedent for the enclitic pronoun. It appears that it occupies a clause external position of TOP position within an extended clause structure (see Bresnan 2001:116). To illustrate the point, consider sente ...
Inflection
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In grammar, inflection or inflexion is the modification of a word to express different grammatical categories such as tense, mood, voice, aspect, person, number, gender and case. The inflection of verbs is also called conjugation, and the inflection of nouns, adjectives and pronouns is also called declension.An inflection expresses one or more grammatical categories with a prefix, suffix or infix, or another internal modification such as a vowel change. For example, the Latin verb ducam, meaning ""I will lead"", includes the suffix -am, expressing person (first), number (singular), and tense (future). The use of this suffix is an inflection. In contrast, in the English clause ""I will lead"", the word lead is not inflected for any of person, number, or tense; it is simply the bare form of a verb.The inflected form of a word often contains both a free morpheme (a unit of meaning which can stand by itself as a word), and a bound morpheme (a unit of meaning which cannot stand alone as a word). For example, the English word cars is a noun that is inflected for number, specifically to express the plural; the content morpheme car is unbound because it could stand alone as a word, while the suffix -s is bound because it cannot stand alone as a word. These two morphemes together form the inflected word cars.Words that are never subject to inflection are said to be invariant; for example, the English verb must is an invariant item: it never takes a suffix or changes form to signify a different grammatical category. Its categories can be determined only from its context.Requiring the inflections of more than one word in a sentence to be compatible according to the rules of the language is known as concord or agreement. For example, in ""the choir sings"", ""choir"" is a singular noun, so ""sing"" is constrained in the present tense to use the third person singular suffix ""s"".Languages that have some degree of inflection are synthetic languages. These can be highly inflected, such as Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit, or weakly inflected, such as English. Languages that are so inflected that a sentence can consist of a single highly inflected word (such as many American Indian languages) are called polysynthetic languages. Languages in which each inflection conveys only a single grammatical category, such as Finnish, are known as agglutinative languages, while languages in which a single inflection can convey multiple grammatical roles (such as both nominative case and plural, as in Latin and German) are called fusional. Languages such as Mandarin Chinese that never use inflections are called analytic or isolating.