Eimi and the adjectival participle in Ancient Greek
... 3. 1. Adjectivisation of the present participle? In the second part of this paper, I want to take a closer look at the categorial status of the adjectival participle. In the past, it has been repeatedly suggested that the adjectival present participle not only functions as an adjective but should be ...
... 3. 1. Adjectivisation of the present participle? In the second part of this paper, I want to take a closer look at the categorial status of the adjectival participle. In the past, it has been repeatedly suggested that the adjectival present participle not only functions as an adjective but should be ...
CHAPTER FIVE
... shall, should, can, could, may, might, must, and ought to and the latter includes had better, have (got) to, be able to, used to, and would rather. In this study, only pure modal verbs are analyzed because the meaning of semi-modal verbs is easier than that of pure modal verbs. As for the meanings ...
... shall, should, can, could, may, might, must, and ought to and the latter includes had better, have (got) to, be able to, used to, and would rather. In this study, only pure modal verbs are analyzed because the meaning of semi-modal verbs is easier than that of pure modal verbs. As for the meanings ...
Identity of Roots - LingBuzz
... root node is introduced. In section 2.1 arguments are presented which point to the conclusion that roots are in fact individuated in the narrow syntax. Further consideration shows that the basis for thi ...
... root node is introduced. In section 2.1 arguments are presented which point to the conclusion that roots are in fact individuated in the narrow syntax. Further consideration shows that the basis for thi ...
Formal Commands - Villanova University
... something. This is often referred to as the "imperative" form of the verb. Compre Ud. el anillo. (You) Buy the ring. Haga Ud. la tarea. (You) Do the homework. Compren Uds. los libros. (You-all) Buy the books. ...
... something. This is often referred to as the "imperative" form of the verb. Compre Ud. el anillo. (You) Buy the ring. Haga Ud. la tarea. (You) Do the homework. Compren Uds. los libros. (You-all) Buy the books. ...
Recent Developments in the Theory of Valency in the Light of the
... The Functional Generative Description (FGD, see Sgall, 1967, Sgall et al., 1986) was applied as a general framework for the development of the valency theory (see Panevová, 1974-75, 1980, 1994) as well as for the design of the Czech syntactically annotated corpus (PDT, see Hajič, 1998, Hajičová et a ...
... The Functional Generative Description (FGD, see Sgall, 1967, Sgall et al., 1986) was applied as a general framework for the development of the valency theory (see Panevová, 1974-75, 1980, 1994) as well as for the design of the Czech syntactically annotated corpus (PDT, see Hajič, 1998, Hajičová et a ...
A Brief History of Icelandic Weather Verbs
... syntactic subjects. Although examples like the ones in (2) are well attested throughout the history of Icelandic, they have so far received little scholarly attention. A further fact to account for is the different distribution of the elements það and hann which emerged in early Modern Icelandic. Wh ...
... syntactic subjects. Although examples like the ones in (2) are well attested throughout the history of Icelandic, they have so far received little scholarly attention. A further fact to account for is the different distribution of the elements það and hann which emerged in early Modern Icelandic. Wh ...
UNIVERSITY OF PARDUBICE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES ASPECT IN ENGLISH AND CZECH
... the one term 'aspect' is widely used both for a grammatical category of the verb and for the type of meaning characteristically expressed by that category. In order to avoid possible confusion, Huddleston draws attention to 'grammatical aspect' on the one hand and ' semantic aspect' or ' aspectual m ...
... the one term 'aspect' is widely used both for a grammatical category of the verb and for the type of meaning characteristically expressed by that category. In order to avoid possible confusion, Huddleston draws attention to 'grammatical aspect' on the one hand and ' semantic aspect' or ' aspectual m ...
Deverbal reflexive and passive in Chuvash (JSFOu 94)
... věrěl ‘catch [a] cold after being ill’ ← věr ‘blow’ (Egorov 1957: 169–170). In the next decade, Ivan Andreevič Andreev (1928–), a pupil of Egorov, presents four voices: 1) basic kăškăr- ‘shout’, xăvala- ‘follow, chase’, pulăš- ‘help’; 2) reflexivepassive, e.g. xuśăl- ‘break (itr.)’, păsăl- ‘go bad, ...
... věrěl ‘catch [a] cold after being ill’ ← věr ‘blow’ (Egorov 1957: 169–170). In the next decade, Ivan Andreevič Andreev (1928–), a pupil of Egorov, presents four voices: 1) basic kăškăr- ‘shout’, xăvala- ‘follow, chase’, pulăš- ‘help’; 2) reflexivepassive, e.g. xuśăl- ‘break (itr.)’, păsăl- ‘go bad, ...
1 MOOD Mood is a grammatical category which indicates the
... The Indicative mood shows that the speaker considers the action or state denoted by the predicate as a real fact and affirms or negates its existence in the present, past or future. The verb in the Indicative mo0d has the category of tense, aspect and voice. I haven't yet looked at the newspaper. We ...
... The Indicative mood shows that the speaker considers the action or state denoted by the predicate as a real fact and affirms or negates its existence in the present, past or future. The verb in the Indicative mo0d has the category of tense, aspect and voice. I haven't yet looked at the newspaper. We ...
- D-Scholarship@Pitt
... Unlike many other American Indian languages, there are print materials available in CQ. There are grammars and dictionaries available, and the bible has been translated. There is a comparatively large body of poetry and fiction work in CQ. There are also radio and television programs. However, for t ...
... Unlike many other American Indian languages, there are print materials available in CQ. There are grammars and dictionaries available, and the bible has been translated. There is a comparatively large body of poetry and fiction work in CQ. There are also radio and television programs. However, for t ...
The Icelandic Subjunctive
... Phonologically, Icelandic has undergone numerous radical changes. The syntax is still similar to Old Norse syntax, although it has changed more than the morphology. ...
... Phonologically, Icelandic has undergone numerous radical changes. The syntax is still similar to Old Norse syntax, although it has changed more than the morphology. ...
How report verbs become quote markers and complementisers*
... NEG lsN- know -3sD ART go-2sG ‘I didn’t know that you’d gone’ Quotes, however, are simply juxtaposed to the clause containing the quotative verb (simple wci, or derived wd-ng); they are netjer crossreferenced with a pronominal element on the quotative verb. Secondly, wd cannot appear in passive-like ...
... NEG lsN- know -3sD ART go-2sG ‘I didn’t know that you’d gone’ Quotes, however, are simply juxtaposed to the clause containing the quotative verb (simple wci, or derived wd-ng); they are netjer crossreferenced with a pronominal element on the quotative verb. Secondly, wd cannot appear in passive-like ...
Noun incorporation and transitivity in Soninke (West Mande)
... Soninke (sòonìnkànqánnè), spoken by approximately 2 million speakers living mainly in Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, and The Gambia, belongs to the Soninke-Bozo sub-branch of the western branch of the Mande language family. Soninke does not have a standard variety. The data analyzed in this paper is fro ...
... Soninke (sòonìnkànqánnè), spoken by approximately 2 million speakers living mainly in Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, and The Gambia, belongs to the Soninke-Bozo sub-branch of the western branch of the Mande language family. Soninke does not have a standard variety. The data analyzed in this paper is fro ...
Necessitative passive This TV needs fixing. The Department of English
... Necessitative passive in this paper refers to a construction ‘verbs such as need, want, etc. + V-ing’ as in This TV needs fixing. The grammatical subject is undergoer (recipient of action), not actor (doer of action), i.e. the necessitative passive is undergoer-oriented. Some verbs take a gerund for ...
... Necessitative passive in this paper refers to a construction ‘verbs such as need, want, etc. + V-ing’ as in This TV needs fixing. The grammatical subject is undergoer (recipient of action), not actor (doer of action), i.e. the necessitative passive is undergoer-oriented. Some verbs take a gerund for ...
The polysemy of -ize derivatives and the ModGreek
... ‘globalize’, aplopi`o ‘simplify’, and ilopi`o ‘materialize’, pragmatopi`o ‘realize, etc. Consider now, the inchoative category of -piume verbs, the Middle Voice of -pi`o, used intransitively and paraphrased as ‘become X’. Here the active -pi`o, producing only transitive derivative verbs, as it has b ...
... ‘globalize’, aplopi`o ‘simplify’, and ilopi`o ‘materialize’, pragmatopi`o ‘realize, etc. Consider now, the inchoative category of -piume verbs, the Middle Voice of -pi`o, used intransitively and paraphrased as ‘become X’. Here the active -pi`o, producing only transitive derivative verbs, as it has b ...
verbal prefixes and suffixes in nominalization - FRITT
... nominalizations, for convenience I will use the terms “perfective/imperfective stem” and “perfective/imperfective nominal” to refer to ‘a stem which gives rise to a perfective/resp. imperfective verb’ and to ‘a nominal derived from such a stem’. Imperfective stems include basic stems referring to pr ...
... nominalizations, for convenience I will use the terms “perfective/imperfective stem” and “perfective/imperfective nominal” to refer to ‘a stem which gives rise to a perfective/resp. imperfective verb’ and to ‘a nominal derived from such a stem’. Imperfective stems include basic stems referring to pr ...
English Object Alternations: A Unified Account
... lexicalization patterns of verbs of motion. Although the locative alternation, for instance, has been attested in languages from both sides of this divide (Kim 1999:133-140), there may nevertheless be some correlation. The limited literature on this topic suggests that for a particular alternation E ...
... lexicalization patterns of verbs of motion. Although the locative alternation, for instance, has been attested in languages from both sides of this divide (Kim 1999:133-140), there may nevertheless be some correlation. The limited literature on this topic suggests that for a particular alternation E ...
Markéta Lopatková, Jarmila Panevová
... corresponding to (either required or specifically permitted) complements of a given verb. Each valency slot is characterized by its functor, i.e. the name of the syntactic-semantic relation (labels of underlying roles), and the possible morphemic form(s) (specification of morphemic case, preposition ...
... corresponding to (either required or specifically permitted) complements of a given verb. Each valency slot is characterized by its functor, i.e. the name of the syntactic-semantic relation (labels of underlying roles), and the possible morphemic form(s) (specification of morphemic case, preposition ...
1 On the Identity of Roots Heidi Harley, University of - LingBuzz
... root node is introduced. In section 2.1 arguments are presented which point to the conclusion that roots are in fact individuated in the narrow syntax. Further consideration shows that the basis for thi ...
... root node is introduced. In section 2.1 arguments are presented which point to the conclusion that roots are in fact individuated in the narrow syntax. Further consideration shows that the basis for thi ...
simple and complex predicates
... verb constructions, regularly either only one verb inflects, or all verbs take the same morphology under agreement, even though all verbs have the potential of taking their own inflections when used outside the serial construction. In Jaminjung, this property – which in complex predicates of other l ...
... verb constructions, regularly either only one verb inflects, or all verbs take the same morphology under agreement, even though all verbs have the potential of taking their own inflections when used outside the serial construction. In Jaminjung, this property – which in complex predicates of other l ...
The Classification of Subjunctive
... BDF, 185. My translation; NASB renders this subjunctive as if it were an infinitive object clause: 'What do you wish me to do for you?' ...
... BDF, 185. My translation; NASB renders this subjunctive as if it were an infinitive object clause: 'What do you wish me to do for you?' ...
Valency classes in Yucatec Maya
... A couple of experiential predicates, including sahak ‘afraid’ (E9), are ascribed to living beings themselves. Most of them are, instead, ascribed to their óol, instantiating S in S6 and rendered by ‘mind’ in the interlinear gloss for want of a closer English counterpart.3 Yah of E7 is, in fact, the ...
... A couple of experiential predicates, including sahak ‘afraid’ (E9), are ascribed to living beings themselves. Most of them are, instead, ascribed to their óol, instantiating S in S6 and rendered by ‘mind’ in the interlinear gloss for want of a closer English counterpart.3 Yah of E7 is, in fact, the ...
Using Verb Tenses
... Here the action of the toddlers ("had been running") is ongoing in the past and precedes the actions of the teachers ("shooed") which also takes place in the past. We had been talking about repainting the front room for three years and last night we finally bought the paint. In this example, the ong ...
... Here the action of the toddlers ("had been running") is ongoing in the past and precedes the actions of the teachers ("shooed") which also takes place in the past. We had been talking about repainting the front room for three years and last night we finally bought the paint. In this example, the ong ...
Use # 2: Adjective clauses: An adjective clause is a clause that
... means that it is used as a “secondary verb.” This secondary verb will be introduced by certain types of main clause or primary verbs. We have called this main verb v(erb) 1 in previous weeks and the subjunctive or secondary verb has been labeled v(erb) 2. Whether or not you use the subjunctive in th ...
... means that it is used as a “secondary verb.” This secondary verb will be introduced by certain types of main clause or primary verbs. We have called this main verb v(erb) 1 in previous weeks and the subjunctive or secondary verb has been labeled v(erb) 2. Whether or not you use the subjunctive in th ...