Verb Meaning and the Lexicon: A First Phase Syntax
... processes,I will still seek to encode some notion of selectional information that constrains the way lexical items can be associated with syntactic structure (so in this sense I will consider myself responsible for at least some of the data cited by the lexicalist camp e.g. Levin and Rappaport 1998, ...
... processes,I will still seek to encode some notion of selectional information that constrains the way lexical items can be associated with syntactic structure (so in this sense I will consider myself responsible for at least some of the data cited by the lexicalist camp e.g. Levin and Rappaport 1998, ...
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... 2.2. The passive in Arabic Arabic is a Semitic language whose verbal system is morphologically rich and diverse. The passive is performed in Arabic verbs by introducing apophonic vowel changes into the active basic verb forms or by the affixation of certain morphemes (notably a prefixed in-). Thus, ...
... 2.2. The passive in Arabic Arabic is a Semitic language whose verbal system is morphologically rich and diverse. The passive is performed in Arabic verbs by introducing apophonic vowel changes into the active basic verb forms or by the affixation of certain morphemes (notably a prefixed in-). Thus, ...
Yao`an Lolo Grammar Sketch
... SIL who provided scholarship funding. Without their financial assistance I would not have been able to pursue an MA. GIAL staff Sean Scott, Lynne Lamiman, Paul Setter, Dean of Students Ruth Schilberg, and librarian Barbara Thomas, cheerfully assisted with numerous logistics, thereby facilitating my ...
... SIL who provided scholarship funding. Without their financial assistance I would not have been able to pursue an MA. GIAL staff Sean Scott, Lynne Lamiman, Paul Setter, Dean of Students Ruth Schilberg, and librarian Barbara Thomas, cheerfully assisted with numerous logistics, thereby facilitating my ...
Participles: Form, Use and Meaning (PartFUM)
... formed on the basis of verbs that have a state component in their meaning (for passive participles, see, e.g., Rapp 1997, Gehrke 2015), that only perfective participles can be used in ‘proper’ periphrastic passives in Russian (e.g. Schoorlemmer 1995, Paslawska & von Stechow 2003), that complex relat ...
... formed on the basis of verbs that have a state component in their meaning (for passive participles, see, e.g., Rapp 1997, Gehrke 2015), that only perfective participles can be used in ‘proper’ periphrastic passives in Russian (e.g. Schoorlemmer 1995, Paslawska & von Stechow 2003), that complex relat ...
OBJECTIVE CONJUGATION AND MEDIALISATION
... languages — that would be beyond our subjective as well as objective capacities —, but it will be enough to demonstrate that object-dependent verbal conjugation as a phenomenon is independent of the genetic relations of languages. Apart from a few specific cases, those showing object-dependent verba ...
... languages — that would be beyond our subjective as well as objective capacities —, but it will be enough to demonstrate that object-dependent verbal conjugation as a phenomenon is independent of the genetic relations of languages. Apart from a few specific cases, those showing object-dependent verba ...
Bare nominals and incorporating verbs in Spanish and Catalan
... We will show that this nonargumental behavior is intimately connected to the semantics of Spanish and Catalan object BNs, which share semantic properties that have been associated with some types of incorporated nominals (see e.g. Van Geenhoven 1996, Farkas & de Swart 2003, Dayal 2003, Dobrovie-Sori ...
... We will show that this nonargumental behavior is intimately connected to the semantics of Spanish and Catalan object BNs, which share semantic properties that have been associated with some types of incorporated nominals (see e.g. Van Geenhoven 1996, Farkas & de Swart 2003, Dayal 2003, Dobrovie-Sori ...
Thematic Proto-Roles and Argument Selection
... manded by the 0-CRITERIONof GB: each NP argument of a predicate is assigned exactly one 0-role, and the same 0-role is not assigned to two NP arguments of the same predicate (Chomsky 1981:36, 139). By clear implication, the 0roles that Chomsky originally had in mind to fulfill this criterion were th ...
... manded by the 0-CRITERIONof GB: each NP argument of a predicate is assigned exactly one 0-role, and the same 0-role is not assigned to two NP arguments of the same predicate (Chomsky 1981:36, 139). By clear implication, the 0roles that Chomsky originally had in mind to fulfill this criterion were th ...
Prefix Variation in Russian - Munin
... The final section of Chapter 6 launches three hypotheses to explain the possible implications of this. The Conflict Hypothesis postulates that previous researchers were wrong in identifying поand с- as being the most productive prefixes in Russian. This is perhaps the first interpretation that sprin ...
... The final section of Chapter 6 launches three hypotheses to explain the possible implications of this. The Conflict Hypothesis postulates that previous researchers were wrong in identifying поand с- as being the most productive prefixes in Russian. This is perhaps the first interpretation that sprin ...
Serial Verbs in Ibibio - KU ScholarWorks
... complex verb which means ‘arrive’ in English. The second example forms a complex predicate meaning ‘cook and eat’. Both verbs share the same subject and same object. The constructions looked at in this paper typically surface as V1 V2 (Obj) or V1 (Obj) V2. The ultimate goal in this paper is to detai ...
... complex verb which means ‘arrive’ in English. The second example forms a complex predicate meaning ‘cook and eat’. Both verbs share the same subject and same object. The constructions looked at in this paper typically surface as V1 V2 (Obj) or V1 (Obj) V2. The ultimate goal in this paper is to detai ...
Prosody, priming and particular constructions: The patterning of
... know, this has not been empirically determined for English subject expression beyond observations in grammars of English that the subject can be left unexpressed in coordinated contexts (e.g., Biber et al. 1999:156), in initial position (Quirk et al.1985:896 (§12.46)) or “in casual style” (Stirling ...
... know, this has not been empirically determined for English subject expression beyond observations in grammars of English that the subject can be left unexpressed in coordinated contexts (e.g., Biber et al. 1999:156), in initial position (Quirk et al.1985:896 (§12.46)) or “in casual style” (Stirling ...
An analysis of the German Perfekti
... to the Perfekt. Others followed him in this regard. Bäuerle (1979), for example, states that the German Perfekt has two semantical analyses: a compositional one, in which it corresponds to the English present perfect, and a non-compositional one in which it is but a morphological variant of the Prä ...
... to the Perfekt. Others followed him in this regard. Bäuerle (1979), for example, states that the German Perfekt has two semantical analyses: a compositional one, in which it corresponds to the English present perfect, and a non-compositional one in which it is but a morphological variant of the Prä ...
An analysis of the German Perfekti
... to the Perfekt. Others followed him in this regard. Bäuerle (1979), for example, states that the German Perfekt has two semantical analyses: a compositional one, in which it corresponds to the English present perfect, and a non-compositional one in which it is but a morphological variant of the Prä ...
... to the Perfekt. Others followed him in this regard. Bäuerle (1979), for example, states that the German Perfekt has two semantical analyses: a compositional one, in which it corresponds to the English present perfect, and a non-compositional one in which it is but a morphological variant of the Prä ...
Notes on the formation and usage of subjunctive
... We believe that the subjunctive is something that is learned mechanically. You learn a number of expressions or verbs which always take the subjunctive, learn and practice them, and eventually you will remember to use the subjunctive form after them. Therefore, in this spirit, we are going to offer ...
... We believe that the subjunctive is something that is learned mechanically. You learn a number of expressions or verbs which always take the subjunctive, learn and practice them, and eventually you will remember to use the subjunctive form after them. Therefore, in this spirit, we are going to offer ...
On the aspectual uses of the prefix be- in lithuanian
... base, cf. atidaryti langą ‘open a window’ ~ atidar‑inė‑ti langus ‘to open windows one after another’. The crucial difference between verbs I call ‘telic’ and those I call ‘punctual with a presupposed process’ lies in the fact that only the former, but not the latter, are able to express the process ...
... base, cf. atidaryti langą ‘open a window’ ~ atidar‑inė‑ti langus ‘to open windows one after another’. The crucial difference between verbs I call ‘telic’ and those I call ‘punctual with a presupposed process’ lies in the fact that only the former, but not the latter, are able to express the process ...
Reciprocal markers in Adyghe, their relations and interactions
... The first two prefixes, viz. ze- and zere-, occupy the slot of one of the agreement affixes in the verb form, while other slots are occupied by agreement markers. The prefix ze- is used on subject-oriented “canonical”i reciprocals of two-place intransitive bases (cf. (24b)) and subject-oriented “ind ...
... The first two prefixes, viz. ze- and zere-, occupy the slot of one of the agreement affixes in the verb form, while other slots are occupied by agreement markers. The prefix ze- is used on subject-oriented “canonical”i reciprocals of two-place intransitive bases (cf. (24b)) and subject-oriented “ind ...
TABLE OF CONTENTS - The Linguistics Journal
... verb-framed and satellite-framed languages based on the incorporation of path and points out that both English and Chinese are satellite-framed languages. However, scholars such as Slobin (2006) argue that Chinese, as a serial verb language, falls into the third category: equipollently-framed langua ...
... verb-framed and satellite-framed languages based on the incorporation of path and points out that both English and Chinese are satellite-framed languages. However, scholars such as Slobin (2006) argue that Chinese, as a serial verb language, falls into the third category: equipollently-framed langua ...
University of Groningen Time reference decoupled from tense
... more complex but very regular inflection paradigm. In multiple-choice sentence completion and grammaticality judgment studies the congruence of the temporal adverb and the verb’s tense is manipulated. No clear pattern has emerged from such aphasiological studies. Stavrakaki and Kouvava (2003) report ...
... more complex but very regular inflection paradigm. In multiple-choice sentence completion and grammaticality judgment studies the congruence of the temporal adverb and the verb’s tense is manipulated. No clear pattern has emerged from such aphasiological studies. Stavrakaki and Kouvava (2003) report ...
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... not illustrate it. If we assume that the productivity o f a form is evidence o f a specific function, and that the function o f the applicative pattern cannot be ‘locative promotion’, then we face the challenge o f discovering what function o f fce-prefixation accounts for denominal examples like (3 ...
... not illustrate it. If we assume that the productivity o f a form is evidence o f a specific function, and that the function o f the applicative pattern cannot be ‘locative promotion’, then we face the challenge o f discovering what function o f fce-prefixation accounts for denominal examples like (3 ...
conceptualization in the english gerund and its spanish - e
... display serious limitations in their analysis of these constructions. Although the subject of the English gerund and its Spanish equivalents has been studied from several perspectives, there are few relevant studies so far. Studies exist (Álvarez, 1991; Fente, 1971; Criado de Val, 1972; Losada, 1980 ...
... display serious limitations in their analysis of these constructions. Although the subject of the English gerund and its Spanish equivalents has been studied from several perspectives, there are few relevant studies so far. Studies exist (Álvarez, 1991; Fente, 1971; Criado de Val, 1972; Losada, 1980 ...
Modal Auxiliary Verbs - KSU Faculty Member websites
... Hermeren (1978) states that the secondary modals are used to express tentativeness. However, there appears to be generalization being missed here through the overemphasis of what can be taken to be a sing semantic distinction. Sometimes, the condition will be realized formally as a conditional claus ...
... Hermeren (1978) states that the secondary modals are used to express tentativeness. However, there appears to be generalization being missed here through the overemphasis of what can be taken to be a sing semantic distinction. Sometimes, the condition will be realized formally as a conditional claus ...
Bare resultatives - UCL Phonetics and Linguistics
... If subjects are generated in the projection of V, these representations are identical (abstracting away from linear order): (3) a. [V DP V] b. [V V DP] There is a way in a theory of bare phrase structure to maintain the view that subjects are specifiers of lexical heads. Chomsky (1995b) defines a he ...
... If subjects are generated in the projection of V, these representations are identical (abstracting away from linear order): (3) a. [V DP V] b. [V V DP] There is a way in a theory of bare phrase structure to maintain the view that subjects are specifiers of lexical heads. Chomsky (1995b) defines a he ...
How many theta roles in a reflexive verb?
... are composed of the features Cause and Mental State (which can take a plus or minus value or be absent, i.e., unspecified). For the point we want to make in this paper we don’t need to agree, or disagree, on whether we need more in terms of a decompositional lexical semantics as sketched in Dowty (1 ...
... are composed of the features Cause and Mental State (which can take a plus or minus value or be absent, i.e., unspecified). For the point we want to make in this paper we don’t need to agree, or disagree, on whether we need more in terms of a decompositional lexical semantics as sketched in Dowty (1 ...
The expression of Motion and Path components by orientation
... Comitative, and Vocative; specific particles include Topic and other particles which express the beginning or the end of a process (‘from… until’), a restriction (‘only’), an addition (‘also’), a random selection (‘any’) etc. A case particle cannot be combined with another case particle, but it can ...
... Comitative, and Vocative; specific particles include Topic and other particles which express the beginning or the end of a process (‘from… until’), a restriction (‘only’), an addition (‘also’), a random selection (‘any’) etc. A case particle cannot be combined with another case particle, but it can ...
An Updated Typology of Causative Constructions: Form
... patternings of compact vs. less compact constructions are not well-supported: in order for the claims to be well-supported, the values of Dixon's nine parameters would have to be correlated in individual languages at a statistically significant frequency. Parameter 5 (partially versus completely aff ...
... patternings of compact vs. less compact constructions are not well-supported: in order for the claims to be well-supported, the values of Dixon's nine parameters would have to be correlated in individual languages at a statistically significant frequency. Parameter 5 (partially versus completely aff ...