Case Matching in Bavarian Relative Clauses: A
... The discussion of examples (13) shows that conditions for omitting resumptive pronouns from sentences with free relative are exactly parallel to the case of omitted relative words in wo relative clauses: either case matching is required between the w-pronoun of the free relative and the omittable r ...
... The discussion of examples (13) shows that conditions for omitting resumptive pronouns from sentences with free relative are exactly parallel to the case of omitted relative words in wo relative clauses: either case matching is required between the w-pronoun of the free relative and the omittable r ...
Full Text - Journal of Foreign Languages, Cultures
... Agbor s.m fut eat food while áyong s.m sleep sleep “Agbor will be eating food while áyong will be sleeping” As in the preceding cases of verb phrase and clausal coordination, only the first conjunct is marked for tense on the subject pronoun. 1.2.4 The Coordinator Nεò The coordinator [ná] means “and ...
... Agbor s.m fut eat food while áyong s.m sleep sleep “Agbor will be eating food while áyong will be sleeping” As in the preceding cases of verb phrase and clausal coordination, only the first conjunct is marked for tense on the subject pronoun. 1.2.4 The Coordinator Nεò The coordinator [ná] means “and ...
3. How to use Indirect Object Pronouns in Spanish
... • Who is indirectly affected by the sending? (her) • In English, we are supposed to put the word “to” before an object pronoun when it is indirect; however, most American-English speakers neglect to do this. • Think: If “her” were the direct object being affected by the verb “send”, it ...
... • Who is indirectly affected by the sending? (her) • In English, we are supposed to put the word “to” before an object pronoun when it is indirect; however, most American-English speakers neglect to do this. • Think: If “her” were the direct object being affected by the verb “send”, it ...
The function / category confusion - Linguistics and English Language
... So how do we define ‘adjective’, if not by reference to the function Attributive Modifier? In any language, the adjectives (if there are any) are a grammatically distinct class of words including the simplest and most direct ways of denoting one-dimensional and stative properties such as being good, ...
... So how do we define ‘adjective’, if not by reference to the function Attributive Modifier? In any language, the adjectives (if there are any) are a grammatically distinct class of words including the simplest and most direct ways of denoting one-dimensional and stative properties such as being good, ...
The Spanish DELPH-IN Grammar - Dipòsit Digital de la Universitat
... the development of a large-coverage lexicon. This is because all instances of a given NE class identified by FreeLing share the same syntactic and semantic properties. Then, instead of encoding a lexical entry for each NE instance, we can encode a unique lexical entry for each NE class, while provid ...
... the development of a large-coverage lexicon. This is because all instances of a given NE class identified by FreeLing share the same syntactic and semantic properties. Then, instead of encoding a lexical entry for each NE instance, we can encode a unique lexical entry for each NE class, while provid ...
Nina`s slides on Goldberg 2005
... seems that semantic decomposition does not directly determine argument realization. ...
... seems that semantic decomposition does not directly determine argument realization. ...
linking in fluid construction grammars
... at some point. They arise by grammaticalisation phenomena as studied by historical linguists [9] and then propagate in the population based on alignment phenomena, as well documented in dialog studies [4]. The requirements of the representational formalisms we need in our experiments are therefore d ...
... at some point. They arise by grammaticalisation phenomena as studied by historical linguists [9] and then propagate in the population based on alignment phenomena, as well documented in dialog studies [4]. The requirements of the representational formalisms we need in our experiments are therefore d ...
English As A Second Language - Student Learning Outcomes 1
... Speaking & Listening for ESL 1. Outcome 1: Differentiate between similar-sounding words by making a distinction between sounds [?] and [t?] (ISLO1). 2. Outcome 2: Apply the pronunciation rules of 3rd person (-s) endings and plural noun (s) endings in aural discrimination activities (ISLO1). 3. Outco ...
... Speaking & Listening for ESL 1. Outcome 1: Differentiate between similar-sounding words by making a distinction between sounds [?] and [t?] (ISLO1). 2. Outcome 2: Apply the pronunciation rules of 3rd person (-s) endings and plural noun (s) endings in aural discrimination activities (ISLO1). 3. Outco ...
Full manual - Writing Center
... Is the subject (City Council) doing the action? Yes, it is passing a law. Therefore, the sentence is active. In passive voice, the acting subject is not named or is named at the end of the sentence with a prepositional phrase. Passive voice includes a be verb. Be Verbs be, am, is, are, was, were, be ...
... Is the subject (City Council) doing the action? Yes, it is passing a law. Therefore, the sentence is active. In passive voice, the acting subject is not named or is named at the end of the sentence with a prepositional phrase. Passive voice includes a be verb. Be Verbs be, am, is, are, was, were, be ...
1. Functional Classification of Sentences
... Most of the grammars written in the 19th and 20th centuries reflected the traditional attitude that stems from the 18th century grammarians. They were rather rigid and dogmatic, tended to reject actual usage, and were quite frequently under the influence of Latin grammars. We find a different attitu ...
... Most of the grammars written in the 19th and 20th centuries reflected the traditional attitude that stems from the 18th century grammarians. They were rather rigid and dogmatic, tended to reject actual usage, and were quite frequently under the influence of Latin grammars. We find a different attitu ...
Word Order - Seminar für Sprachwissenschaft
... We see that apart from the order of genitive and noun, SVO languages tend to be like verb-initial languages rather than like verb-final languages. Because SVO languages share with verb-initial languages the fact that the object follows the verb, we can say that it is the order of object and verb (ra ...
... We see that apart from the order of genitive and noun, SVO languages tend to be like verb-initial languages rather than like verb-final languages. Because SVO languages share with verb-initial languages the fact that the object follows the verb, we can say that it is the order of object and verb (ra ...
the functional structure of the basque noun phrase
... The generative tradition has built up various arguments to enrich the inventory of functional categories inside the noun phrase! beyond the NP-DP basic structure proposed by Brame (1982), Abney (1987) and others; just to mention a few: the existence of clause-like agreement data in Hungarian (Szabol ...
... The generative tradition has built up various arguments to enrich the inventory of functional categories inside the noun phrase! beyond the NP-DP basic structure proposed by Brame (1982), Abney (1987) and others; just to mention a few: the existence of clause-like agreement data in Hungarian (Szabol ...
On Forms and Functions: Studies in Ancient Egyptian Grammar
... Egyptian participle forms signal consistent semantic and syntactic differences. Specifically, the author argues that graphemic endings (<ø>, or ) and gemination
provide evidence for an analysis of Old Egyptian participles as showing nominal
morphology. In terms of graphemic endings, she disti ...
... Egyptian participle forms signal consistent semantic and syntactic differences. Specifically, the author argues that graphemic endings (<ø>,
Adjective and attribution
... Modification of a referential concept produces an endocentric nominal expression. This kind of modification is attribution. At this point, we can propose a provisional definition of the adjective: An adjective is a member of a word class whose primary function is attribution. This definition of the ...
... Modification of a referential concept produces an endocentric nominal expression. This kind of modification is attribution. At this point, we can propose a provisional definition of the adjective: An adjective is a member of a word class whose primary function is attribution. This definition of the ...
verb forms and verb aspects in ngizim
... independent pronouns may be used to disambiguate gender and number if there is no noun subject. There are no auxpros for first person plural exclusive and inclusive either. Rather, these persons are obligatorily marked by the independent pronouns,5 }a 'we (excl.) , and wa ' we (incl.) '. Although th ...
... independent pronouns may be used to disambiguate gender and number if there is no noun subject. There are no auxpros for first person plural exclusive and inclusive either. Rather, these persons are obligatorily marked by the independent pronouns,5 }a 'we (excl.) , and wa ' we (incl.) '. Although th ...
Prepositions and ESL Learners: the Malaysian Scenario
... behind, beside, near (to), between and among. These prepositions can also express relative destination but not generally for above and below. As with verbs of motion, Quirk et al. (ibid.) describes prepositions for relative destination may express the idea of passage (that is, movement towards and t ...
... behind, beside, near (to), between and among. These prepositions can also express relative destination but not generally for above and below. As with verbs of motion, Quirk et al. (ibid.) describes prepositions for relative destination may express the idea of passage (that is, movement towards and t ...
ON SEMANTICS OF LATIN INTRANSITIVE VERBS
... the description of some'semantic properties of sentence made by Fillmore in his case'theory'(1968). its stimulating feature lies in the way in which deep structures are treated — they are essentialy oriented semantically and understood formally as logical predicates the arguments of which are alread ...
... the description of some'semantic properties of sentence made by Fillmore in his case'theory'(1968). its stimulating feature lies in the way in which deep structures are treated — they are essentialy oriented semantically and understood formally as logical predicates the arguments of which are alread ...
Constructing verb paradigms in French: adult construals and
... Consider verb forms like finir ‘finish-Inf’ versus fini ‘finish-PP’, sortir ‘go-out-Inf’ versus sorti ‘go-out-PP’, boire ‘drink-Inf’ versus bu ‘drink-PP’, or s’asseoir ‘sit-Inf’ versus assis ‘sit-PP’. These verbs consistently distinguish their infinitives from their past participles, unlike class 1 ...
... Consider verb forms like finir ‘finish-Inf’ versus fini ‘finish-PP’, sortir ‘go-out-Inf’ versus sorti ‘go-out-PP’, boire ‘drink-Inf’ versus bu ‘drink-PP’, or s’asseoir ‘sit-Inf’ versus assis ‘sit-PP’. These verbs consistently distinguish their infinitives from their past participles, unlike class 1 ...
Structural Prosody - University of Michigan
... structure, none of which I had ever been shown before, for any poem. The interested reader will find part of those three hours in the last chapter of Jakobson (1987) – it would be silly to repeat that here, to try to out-Jakobson Jakobson. It was a life-changing experience, though I was not to reali ...
... structure, none of which I had ever been shown before, for any poem. The interested reader will find part of those three hours in the last chapter of Jakobson (1987) – it would be silly to repeat that here, to try to out-Jakobson Jakobson. It was a life-changing experience, though I was not to reali ...
MORPHEMICS AND SYNTAX
... syntactic rules can apply. In terms of syntactic categories, most sentences- at least in English- can be divided into a subject and a predicate. Types of Sentences Syntax usually examines sentences that have a clear inner division into subject and predicate. There are three types of subject/predicat ...
... syntactic rules can apply. In terms of syntactic categories, most sentences- at least in English- can be divided into a subject and a predicate. Types of Sentences Syntax usually examines sentences that have a clear inner division into subject and predicate. There are three types of subject/predicat ...
COMMA ERRORS
... together with a comma. Such as -We could prove we’d spent the whole day at the beach, we had the sunburn to prove it! But what you’ve got there is a comma splice, which is a “no-no.” In the case of the above sentences, you could fix the “no-no” in one of three ways: ...
... together with a comma. Such as -We could prove we’d spent the whole day at the beach, we had the sunburn to prove it! But what you’ve got there is a comma splice, which is a “no-no.” In the case of the above sentences, you could fix the “no-no” in one of three ways: ...
Lecture 5
... Note that Bengali verb morphology only has suffixes Scan a given word from right to left (backward) If the substring seen is a valid suffix, see if the remaining part of the input is a valid stem/root Take care of orthographic changes ...
... Note that Bengali verb morphology only has suffixes Scan a given word from right to left (backward) If the substring seen is a valid suffix, see if the remaining part of the input is a valid stem/root Take care of orthographic changes ...
article
... distinguished: the horizontal dimension (x-axis) is called precedence because in this dimension the linear order of the nodes appearing in the tree structure is established. The vertical, dotted edges are called projection edges, and they show the order in which the individual nodes project to their ...
... distinguished: the horizontal dimension (x-axis) is called precedence because in this dimension the linear order of the nodes appearing in the tree structure is established. The vertical, dotted edges are called projection edges, and they show the order in which the individual nodes project to their ...
Style Guide - School of Communication and Arts
... the Rt Rev Fred Smith’ or ‘the Most Rev Fred Smith’ at first mention, then ‘Bishop Smith’. Titles in sport often look strange: ‘Mr Thaiday’, ‘Mr Horwill’, ‘Mr Tomic’. To avoid this awkwardness, avoid honorifics for all names involved in sport, whether they are the names of sports competitors or offi ...
... the Rt Rev Fred Smith’ or ‘the Most Rev Fred Smith’ at first mention, then ‘Bishop Smith’. Titles in sport often look strange: ‘Mr Thaiday’, ‘Mr Horwill’, ‘Mr Tomic’. To avoid this awkwardness, avoid honorifics for all names involved in sport, whether they are the names of sports competitors or offi ...
Focus Education UK Ltd. 2013 - Shurdington C of E Primary School
... A pronoun takes the place of a noun (it, he, we, I) A determiner introduces a noun (the, a, this, which) An adjective tells you more about a noun (magical, transparent, fragile) A verb tells you what happens in a sentence (ran, opened, flew, eats, ...
... A pronoun takes the place of a noun (it, he, we, I) A determiner introduces a noun (the, a, this, which) An adjective tells you more about a noun (magical, transparent, fragile) A verb tells you what happens in a sentence (ran, opened, flew, eats, ...
Scottish Gaelic grammar
This article describes the grammar of the Scottish Gaelic language.