... why certain classes of complex denominal verbs and some cases of locative alternation are more productive in satellite-framed languages rather than in verb-framed ones. In chapter 4 I argue my way to the conclusion that the so-called 'Direct Object Restriction' (DOR) on resultative constructions, wh ...
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... use of the notion ‘transitivity’. To be more specific, I will refer to what Lazard (2002:142) calls ‘generalized’, gradual transitivity, and contrasts with ‘restricted’, traditional transitivity. The latter of these notions, traditional transitivity, is morpho-syntactically defined, on the basis of ...
... use of the notion ‘transitivity’. To be more specific, I will refer to what Lazard (2002:142) calls ‘generalized’, gradual transitivity, and contrasts with ‘restricted’, traditional transitivity. The latter of these notions, traditional transitivity, is morpho-syntactically defined, on the basis of ...
Spring Term 2011- Ileana Baciu
... In Comrie’s own words “ another way of explaining the difference between perfective and imperfective meaning is to say that the perfective looks at the situation from outside, without necessarily distinguishing any of the internal structure of the situation, whereas the imperfective looks at the sit ...
... In Comrie’s own words “ another way of explaining the difference between perfective and imperfective meaning is to say that the perfective looks at the situation from outside, without necessarily distinguishing any of the internal structure of the situation, whereas the imperfective looks at the sit ...
Backshift and Tense Decomposition
... • The same surface form can correspond to more than one grammatical tense. An English example is the verb form put, which can, for instance, be present tense or past tense. Some languages show this ambiguity in productive conjugation patterns. For instance, Portuguese corremos is both a present and ...
... • The same surface form can correspond to more than one grammatical tense. An English example is the verb form put, which can, for instance, be present tense or past tense. Some languages show this ambiguity in productive conjugation patterns. For instance, Portuguese corremos is both a present and ...
Verbal Compounding in English - Anglistik
... genuine verbal compounds? The idea that the existence of verbal pseudo-compounds and of a small number of genuine verbal compounds could spark the production of further genuine verbal compounds and eventually turn verbal compounding into a productive pattern was in fact mentioned prior to the emerge ...
... genuine verbal compounds? The idea that the existence of verbal pseudo-compounds and of a small number of genuine verbal compounds could spark the production of further genuine verbal compounds and eventually turn verbal compounding into a productive pattern was in fact mentioned prior to the emerge ...
Беспорядки (disturbances) vs. волнения (unrest): Towards
... This paper addresses problems connected with the delimitation of synonyms, which is an important area of contemporary lexical semantics. Synonymy has been investigated from different theoretical perspectives and with the help of various tools at the disposal of present-day linguistics. The appearanc ...
... This paper addresses problems connected with the delimitation of synonyms, which is an important area of contemporary lexical semantics. Synonymy has been investigated from different theoretical perspectives and with the help of various tools at the disposal of present-day linguistics. The appearanc ...
Form and Meaning in the Hebrew Verb
... might be like. Are they different for different languages? A second question is how these pieces are put together, and again we ask whether these combinatory processes are the same in different languages. A third question is to ask what we can build. This study concentrates on building verbs, specif ...
... might be like. Are they different for different languages? A second question is how these pieces are put together, and again we ask whether these combinatory processes are the same in different languages. A third question is to ask what we can build. This study concentrates on building verbs, specif ...
Fictive Motion in Spanish
... some property of the path for its proper use in fictive motion. On the contrary, when the verb incorporates some information on the path, as the verbs ascend and descend in example (1c), no complement is required. This condition does not appear to be controversial, since a FME is actually a prompt f ...
... some property of the path for its proper use in fictive motion. On the contrary, when the verb incorporates some information on the path, as the verbs ascend and descend in example (1c), no complement is required. This condition does not appear to be controversial, since a FME is actually a prompt f ...
Making English Grammar Meaningful and Useful Mini - MD-SOAR
... understand the systematic nature of the English Tenses. To learn English tenses, one must consider the answers to three fundamental questions. First, what is a tense? Second, what do tenses mean? Third, how are tenses formed and how do they relate to each other? First, a tense is a necessary compone ...
... understand the systematic nature of the English Tenses. To learn English tenses, one must consider the answers to three fundamental questions. First, what is a tense? Second, what do tenses mean? Third, how are tenses formed and how do they relate to each other? First, a tense is a necessary compone ...
T H E I N C E P... E D T O P I C S ...
... The converbs, indicated with bold, have lost their original meaning, i.e. that of encoding a distinct action/event. Leslau (1995:359) notes that the Amharic verb ansɨta „she having picked up‟ in 1:1a cannot be translated into English. Example 1:1b is also uttered when no action of grasping by the do ...
... The converbs, indicated with bold, have lost their original meaning, i.e. that of encoding a distinct action/event. Leslau (1995:359) notes that the Amharic verb ansɨta „she having picked up‟ in 1:1a cannot be translated into English. Example 1:1b is also uttered when no action of grasping by the do ...
ER.July29infl JASuggestions2
... Building on Ritter and Wiltschko 2009, we assume that the universal anchoring function of INFL is derived as follows: At the initial state, INFL is intrinsically associated with an abstract unvalued coincidence feature (henceforth [u coin]). Coincidence as a central and universal characteristic of a ...
... Building on Ritter and Wiltschko 2009, we assume that the universal anchoring function of INFL is derived as follows: At the initial state, INFL is intrinsically associated with an abstract unvalued coincidence feature (henceforth [u coin]). Coincidence as a central and universal characteristic of a ...
verbal prefixes and suffixes in nominalization - FRITT
... as follows. I collected the top verbs in the frequency list in the current Corpus and broadened the sample with the derivational nests of these verbs (for basic verbs I added their prefix derivatives, for other verbs the basic verbs they were derived from and the derivatives). This resulted in 201 v ...
... as follows. I collected the top verbs in the frequency list in the current Corpus and broadened the sample with the derivational nests of these verbs (for basic verbs I added their prefix derivatives, for other verbs the basic verbs they were derived from and the derivatives). This resulted in 201 v ...
9. THE VERB The verb is defined as a principal part of speech in the
... When she lies awake at night her thoughts instantly turn to her lost child; This festival will remain a cherished tradition of our community; His going to a new club does not seem a good idea to any of his supporters. Link verbs can also be followed by a noun/objective phrase as in the examples abov ...
... When she lies awake at night her thoughts instantly turn to her lost child; This festival will remain a cherished tradition of our community; His going to a new club does not seem a good idea to any of his supporters. Link verbs can also be followed by a noun/objective phrase as in the examples abov ...
FRE 122 - National Open University of Nigeria
... As earlier said, the er verbs are verbs that have er letters at their tail end. In French grammar, the ending of a verb is called ‘terminaison’. Therefore a verb that has the er ‘terminaison’ is so far tagged the er verb in French grammar. Most verbs in this group are regular verbs. It is only the v ...
... As earlier said, the er verbs are verbs that have er letters at their tail end. In French grammar, the ending of a verb is called ‘terminaison’. Therefore a verb that has the er ‘terminaison’ is so far tagged the er verb in French grammar. Most verbs in this group are regular verbs. It is only the v ...
Peace Corps Arabic
... Besidqs.having the,distinctionbetween short and igng ,v6wels,, Arabic also has -a stinction between shbrt and long .consonants. Long consonants are called*"geminate or "doub/e"-consonants,.and Usually oAe of :them ends, a syllable 'and the other begins-'the following syllable. ...
... Besidqs.having the,distinctionbetween short and igng ,v6wels,, Arabic also has -a stinction between shbrt and long .consonants. Long consonants are called*"geminate or "doub/e"-consonants,.and Usually oAe of :them ends, a syllable 'and the other begins-'the following syllable. ...
Indefinite and definite tenses in Hindi: Morpho
... comes first in the classical order. The meaning of the unmarked simple tenses cannot be explained, unless the semantics of all the marked members of the classification are defined. 1. Firstly the nature of the participles, which make the nucleus of whole tense system in Hindi, will be explained here ...
... comes first in the classical order. The meaning of the unmarked simple tenses cannot be explained, unless the semantics of all the marked members of the classification are defined. 1. Firstly the nature of the participles, which make the nucleus of whole tense system in Hindi, will be explained here ...
Features, Syntax, and Categories in the Latin Perfect
... gender/number/case distinctions; at the same time, properties such as Case assignment might also be different in the derived A than in the original V. Whatever the particulars of the categorychanging operation are (i.e., whether it takes place in a lexicon, or by virtue of a syntactic AP dominating ...
... gender/number/case distinctions; at the same time, properties such as Case assignment might also be different in the derived A than in the original V. Whatever the particulars of the categorychanging operation are (i.e., whether it takes place in a lexicon, or by virtue of a syntactic AP dominating ...
IndefInIte and defInIte tenses In HIndI: MorpHo
... simple tenses cannot be explained, unless the semantics of all the marked members of the classification are defined. 1. Firstly the nature of the participles, which make the nucleus of whole tense system in Hindi, will be explained here. 1.1. The Imperfective Participle i.e: likhtā (verb likhnā ‛wri ...
... simple tenses cannot be explained, unless the semantics of all the marked members of the classification are defined. 1. Firstly the nature of the participles, which make the nucleus of whole tense system in Hindi, will be explained here. 1.1. The Imperfective Participle i.e: likhtā (verb likhnā ‛wri ...
Solving the bracketing paradox: an analysis of
... they combine with and some others are sensitive to the semantics of the heads they combine with, while some affixes are sensitive to both kinds of properties. In sections 2.2.1 and 2.2.2, I will examine the relevant forms of nominalization and adjective formation. 2.2.1 Ge- -e-nominalizations The ge- ...
... they combine with and some others are sensitive to the semantics of the heads they combine with, while some affixes are sensitive to both kinds of properties. In sections 2.2.1 and 2.2.2, I will examine the relevant forms of nominalization and adjective formation. 2.2.1 Ge- -e-nominalizations The ge- ...
inquiries into the lexicon-syntax relations in basque
... retrieved by automatically analyzing large corpora. s However, it is not the case that they do not involve any basic linguistic knowledge. Rather, manual work on creating grammars is minimized to the limit, and linguistic knowledge from tagged corpora is retrieved by probabilistic means. Most probab ...
... retrieved by automatically analyzing large corpora. s However, it is not the case that they do not involve any basic linguistic knowledge. Rather, manual work on creating grammars is minimized to the limit, and linguistic knowledge from tagged corpora is retrieved by probabilistic means. Most probab ...
PROGRESSIVE STRUCTURES OF ENGLISH AND CATALAN
... -who, in turn, follows Vergnaud (1984)--1 propose that ActP is the complement of DP. In order to realise a predication relation, the embedded V head must raise to the head Act to check its tense, aspect and agreement features. The subject of the embedded verb, i.e. the NP which is at [Spec, VP] is r ...
... -who, in turn, follows Vergnaud (1984)--1 propose that ActP is the complement of DP. In order to realise a predication relation, the embedded V head must raise to the head Act to check its tense, aspect and agreement features. The subject of the embedded verb, i.e. the NP which is at [Spec, VP] is r ...
Long Head Movement is Short Head Movement
... to C; see Den Besten 1983). The disadvantage of this approach is that the concept of long head movement in itself is probably undesirable. One of the most fundamental properties of movement processes appears to be that they are subject to some sort of relativized minimality requirement (Rizzi 1990, ...
... to C; see Den Besten 1983). The disadvantage of this approach is that the concept of long head movement in itself is probably undesirable. One of the most fundamental properties of movement processes appears to be that they are subject to some sort of relativized minimality requirement (Rizzi 1990, ...
French Verbs Made Simple(r)
... conjugations are presented for each of the models, including those displaying purely orthographic modifications. The key elements for each are highlighted, and all other verbs with analogous conjugations are explicitly identified. A summary table provides in concise form all of the key elements requir ...
... conjugations are presented for each of the models, including those displaying purely orthographic modifications. The key elements for each are highlighted, and all other verbs with analogous conjugations are explicitly identified. A summary table provides in concise form all of the key elements requir ...
Meaning Through Syntax: Language
... below. For instance, for the reduced relative clause Cars and trucks abandoned in a terrifying scramble to safety, the verb used in denoting the event is abandoned, and the entity denoted by the reduced relative is “cars and trucks caused by some external force or entity to be abandoned in a terrify ...
... below. For instance, for the reduced relative clause Cars and trucks abandoned in a terrifying scramble to safety, the verb used in denoting the event is abandoned, and the entity denoted by the reduced relative is “cars and trucks caused by some external force or entity to be abandoned in a terrify ...
Verb Meaning and the Lexicon: A First Phase Syntax
... principles he gives must have the status of general cognitive tendencies which ultimately underlie how various concepts tend to get lexicalized (memorized) in natural language. The Dowty proto-roles are nevertheless interesting and instructive, because they are the ones that Dowty judged to be most ...
... principles he gives must have the status of general cognitive tendencies which ultimately underlie how various concepts tend to get lexicalized (memorized) in natural language. The Dowty proto-roles are nevertheless interesting and instructive, because they are the ones that Dowty judged to be most ...