A Copula Analysis of shì in the Chinese Cleft Construction
... and prepositions are considered as coverbs (Li & Thompson 1981:356), both of them belong to the category of non-nominal and can form a predicate on their own. According to Radford’s definition of “verb” in (7), the non-verbal predicates are those that do not have the morphological property of inflec ...
... and prepositions are considered as coverbs (Li & Thompson 1981:356), both of them belong to the category of non-nominal and can form a predicate on their own. According to Radford’s definition of “verb” in (7), the non-verbal predicates are those that do not have the morphological property of inflec ...
Introductory Linguistics
... Linguistic Analysis”, which I teach in my home department at UCLA. The course is meant to be a short introduction to “core” linguistics, by which I mean the analysis of language data using theory. (My department covers broader issues, such as language in society, in a separate course, “Introduction ...
... Linguistic Analysis”, which I teach in my home department at UCLA. The course is meant to be a short introduction to “core” linguistics, by which I mean the analysis of language data using theory. (My department covers broader issues, such as language in society, in a separate course, “Introduction ...
PROBLEMS OF ADJECTIVE SEQUENCING IN ENGLISH
... complement of copular verbs like ‘be’ (This book is interesting). Semantically speaking, adjectives, more than other categories, are able to take different meanings depending on their context. The following examples are illustrative. (1) A difficult child. (2) A difficult book. Priestly (1761) was, ...
... complement of copular verbs like ‘be’ (This book is interesting). Semantically speaking, adjectives, more than other categories, are able to take different meanings depending on their context. The following examples are illustrative. (1) A difficult child. (2) A difficult book. Priestly (1761) was, ...
On degree phrases and result clauses Rijkhoek, Paulien Dea
... There is another structural option for prenominal adjectives: they can be specifiers of functional projections in the nominal domain, as Cinque (1993) proposed. This is the analysis adopted by Kester (1996), whose central topic is adjectival inflection. She adopts Cinque's specifier hypothesis becau ...
... There is another structural option for prenominal adjectives: they can be specifiers of functional projections in the nominal domain, as Cinque (1993) proposed. This is the analysis adopted by Kester (1996), whose central topic is adjectival inflection. She adopts Cinque's specifier hypothesis becau ...
ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION CLASS
... Some words can be used in two different ways: one countable; one uncountable: There is a hair in your soup She has beautiful hair What a lovely colour! Films are very dull without colour The boy threw a stone at the window This building is made of stone Some common uncountable nouns: a) Whole group ...
... Some words can be used in two different ways: one countable; one uncountable: There is a hair in your soup She has beautiful hair What a lovely colour! Films are very dull without colour The boy threw a stone at the window This building is made of stone Some common uncountable nouns: a) Whole group ...
Chapter 4 Extragrammatical expression of
... evidentiality to the other TAM categories. The intricate relationship that especially involves modality does not provide conclusive results. But whatever scope of evidentiality one might have in mind, there are still significant empirical lessons that can be drawn from a comparison between what is e ...
... evidentiality to the other TAM categories. The intricate relationship that especially involves modality does not provide conclusive results. But whatever scope of evidentiality one might have in mind, there are still significant empirical lessons that can be drawn from a comparison between what is e ...
Syntactic Theory: A Formal Introduction
... about unlikely or improbable events or heroes, and we can paraphrase It is improbable that Lee will be elected by saying It is unlikely that Lee will be elected. This last sentence is synonymous with Lee is unlikely to be elected. So why does it sound so strange to say *Lee is improbable to be elect ...
... about unlikely or improbable events or heroes, and we can paraphrase It is improbable that Lee will be elected by saying It is unlikely that Lee will be elected. This last sentence is synonymous with Lee is unlikely to be elected. So why does it sound so strange to say *Lee is improbable to be elect ...
Savchenko-master - DUO
... cognates from and fra originate in the distant past, some uses are created due to the regular uses in fixed expressions and patterns. This thesis will be concerned with the use of from / fra, which are primary translation equivalents of each other. The interest for this research is based on the assu ...
... cognates from and fra originate in the distant past, some uses are created due to the regular uses in fixed expressions and patterns. This thesis will be concerned with the use of from / fra, which are primary translation equivalents of each other. The interest for this research is based on the assu ...
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... 2. been, could, does, have (learning) 5. The new part was sent to me. 3. might, do, have, been (sleeping) 6. I am sending Jeff with the neighbors. 4. must, were, be (discovered) 5. be, has, should (sold) ...
... 2. been, could, does, have (learning) 5. The new part was sent to me. 3. might, do, have, been (sleeping) 6. I am sending Jeff with the neighbors. 4. must, were, be (discovered) 5. be, has, should (sold) ...
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... 2. been, could, does, have (learning) 5. The new part was sent to me. 3. might, do, have, been (sleeping) 6. I am sending Jeff with the neighbors. 4. must, were, be (discovered) 5. be, has, should (sold) ...
... 2. been, could, does, have (learning) 5. The new part was sent to me. 3. might, do, have, been (sleeping) 6. I am sending Jeff with the neighbors. 4. must, were, be (discovered) 5. be, has, should (sold) ...
What`s X Doing Y? page 1 Revision of May 26, 1997 Grammatical
... so-called detective thought the footprints did under the bedroom window. (simple past tense) *What does it do raining? What does a nice girl like you do in a place like this? *What do I do reading this paper? ...
... so-called detective thought the footprints did under the bedroom window. (simple past tense) *What does it do raining? What does a nice girl like you do in a place like this? *What do I do reading this paper? ...
AN ERROR ANALYSIS ON THE USE OF GERUND AMONG THE
... Out of the following foreign languages like, Russian, French, German, and Chinese we have opted for English since it is the most widely used language in politics, business, trade, and the diplomatic circle (Ramelan, 1992:3) Languages differ from each other in such a way that the members of one speec ...
... Out of the following foreign languages like, Russian, French, German, and Chinese we have opted for English since it is the most widely used language in politics, business, trade, and the diplomatic circle (Ramelan, 1992:3) Languages differ from each other in such a way that the members of one speec ...
Non-subject Arguments in Indonesian - ORB
... discussed in this thesis, who generously shared their time and knowledge with me. In particular, Umar Muslim was an endlessly patient teacher of both Indonesian and Javanese, and was always willing to share his own insights as a linguist. Katarina Sukamto, Eli Riharti, and Lalu Dasmara all also were ...
... discussed in this thesis, who generously shared their time and knowledge with me. In particular, Umar Muslim was an endlessly patient teacher of both Indonesian and Javanese, and was always willing to share his own insights as a linguist. Katarina Sukamto, Eli Riharti, and Lalu Dasmara all also were ...
Non-finites in North Saami - Suomalais
... and semantics of these have not yet been investigated thoroughly. In the present study, these verb forms are re-evaluated from the functional-typological perspectives of general linguistics: they are further classified into the subcategories of infinitives, participles, converbs and action nominals. ...
... and semantics of these have not yet been investigated thoroughly. In the present study, these verb forms are re-evaluated from the functional-typological perspectives of general linguistics: they are further classified into the subcategories of infinitives, participles, converbs and action nominals. ...
diachronic syntax in slavonic languages
... including the major languages like Russian and also less used languages like Lower Sorbian, giving an adequate impression of the Slavonic language family as a whole. It contains individual studies on Russian, Czech, Ruthenian, Lower Sorbian, and Polish, and also includes general comparative resp. ty ...
... including the major languages like Russian and also less used languages like Lower Sorbian, giving an adequate impression of the Slavonic language family as a whole. It contains individual studies on Russian, Czech, Ruthenian, Lower Sorbian, and Polish, and also includes general comparative resp. ty ...
Grammar Essenti es (ISBN - 047061837X)
... Chapter 2: Making Peace between Subjects and Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Getting Reacquainted with Verbs .......................................... 14 Linking verbs: The giant equal sign ............................. 14 Action verbs: The go-gette ...
... Chapter 2: Making Peace between Subjects and Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Getting Reacquainted with Verbs .......................................... 14 Linking verbs: The giant equal sign ............................. 14 Action verbs: The go-gette ...
Daily Grammar Practice - Public Schools of Robeson County
... 2. been, could, does, have (learning) 5. The new part was sent to me. 3. might, do, have, been (sleeping) 6. I am sending Jeff with the neighbors. 4. must, were, be (discovered) 5. be, has, should (sold) ...
... 2. been, could, does, have (learning) 5. The new part was sent to me. 3. might, do, have, been (sleeping) 6. I am sending Jeff with the neighbors. 4. must, were, be (discovered) 5. be, has, should (sold) ...
Ellipsis in Farsi Complex Predicates
... My second aim is to show that v-stranding VPE, despite showing surface differences with English VPE, does not differ significantly in its licensing requirements. Just like English VPE, v-stranding VPE requires: 1) the presence of an overt, tense inflecting head (Zagona 1982, Lobeck 1995), and 2) the s ...
... My second aim is to show that v-stranding VPE, despite showing surface differences with English VPE, does not differ significantly in its licensing requirements. Just like English VPE, v-stranding VPE requires: 1) the presence of an overt, tense inflecting head (Zagona 1982, Lobeck 1995), and 2) the s ...
Chapter 19: Lexical-Functional Grammar
... example, the fact that the verb specifies that its subject must be third person singular (as marked by the suffix -s). If the subject has number or person features, then those features must match the verb’s subject features in the f-structure. This is forced by the fact that the f-structure (in math ...
... example, the fact that the verb specifies that its subject must be third person singular (as marked by the suffix -s). If the subject has number or person features, then those features must match the verb’s subject features in the f-structure. This is forced by the fact that the f-structure (in math ...
Referentiality in Spanish CPs Abstract: In this paper, we discuss the
... 2007 show that semifactives can take embedded verb second (a MCP) complements in Mainland Scandinavian for example. In Spanish, saber (‘know’) does not allow non-ref-que. However, this does not necessarily mean that saber never takes a cP complement in Spanish, as not all cP complements contain non- ...
... 2007 show that semifactives can take embedded verb second (a MCP) complements in Mainland Scandinavian for example. In Spanish, saber (‘know’) does not allow non-ref-que. However, this does not necessarily mean that saber never takes a cP complement in Spanish, as not all cP complements contain non- ...
Lessons, Exercises, and Readings in the Writer`s
... Grammar focuses on how a language is organized, or coded. For the purposes of this class, grammar includes punctuation and style. The rules of grammar, punctuation, and style vary from language to language; these ―rules‖ (also called ―conventions‖) create choices for writers while maintaining a gene ...
... Grammar focuses on how a language is organized, or coded. For the purposes of this class, grammar includes punctuation and style. The rules of grammar, punctuation, and style vary from language to language; these ―rules‖ (also called ―conventions‖) create choices for writers while maintaining a gene ...
The distribution of pronoun case forms in English
... pronoun case variation that cannot be given a purely case-based account occur in strong pronoun contexts. The consistent nominative/objective case distinction found with weak pronouns is due to their syntactic deficiency and the increasing importance of Positional Case in English. Unlike strong pron ...
... pronoun case variation that cannot be given a purely case-based account occur in strong pronoun contexts. The consistent nominative/objective case distinction found with weak pronouns is due to their syntactic deficiency and the increasing importance of Positional Case in English. Unlike strong pron ...
Case Typology and Case Theory* 1. Overview of the Issues 2
... that nominative is a Case parallel to accusative, which is assigned or checked under analogous circumstances. For example, in classical GB nominative Case is assigned under government by INFL with AGR (just as accusative Case is assigned under government by V), in the Minimalist framework nominative ...
... that nominative is a Case parallel to accusative, which is assigned or checked under analogous circumstances. For example, in classical GB nominative Case is assigned under government by INFL with AGR (just as accusative Case is assigned under government by V), in the Minimalist framework nominative ...
Discovering Ancient Greek and Latin
... Lysias and Demosthenes) and its philosophical schools (notably the Academy of Plato). We should also mention the Histories of Herodotus, Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War and its continuation by Xenophon in his Hellēnika (‘Greek events’). The defeat of the Persian empire by Alexander the ...
... Lysias and Demosthenes) and its philosophical schools (notably the Academy of Plato). We should also mention the Histories of Herodotus, Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War and its continuation by Xenophon in his Hellēnika (‘Greek events’). The defeat of the Persian empire by Alexander the ...
An Introduction of New Syntactic Elements: A
... Sentence (4a) is a type 1 sentence. However, if the complete tensed intransitive verb hesitated is changed to the adjective hesitant, which does not represent tense, as in sentence (4b), it is not regarded as a verb but a subject complement and the tense indicator was becomes a verb merely by virtue ...
... Sentence (4a) is a type 1 sentence. However, if the complete tensed intransitive verb hesitated is changed to the adjective hesitant, which does not represent tense, as in sentence (4b), it is not regarded as a verb but a subject complement and the tense indicator was becomes a verb merely by virtue ...
Scottish Gaelic grammar
This article describes the grammar of the Scottish Gaelic language.