Verbs in spoken sentence processing Goede, Dieuwke de
... effects previously found at gap locations are not due to trace reactivation but to direct associations between the extracted element (argument) and its subcategorizer (verb). Thus, it involves identifying a verb and associating the filler directly with an unsaturated position in the argument structu ...
... effects previously found at gap locations are not due to trace reactivation but to direct associations between the extracted element (argument) and its subcategorizer (verb). Thus, it involves identifying a verb and associating the filler directly with an unsaturated position in the argument structu ...
e diachrony of light and auxiliary verbs in Indo-Aryan
... Bu & Lahiri’s (2002) analysis of Hindi and Bengali verb-verb constructions. In contrast to the light verbs involved in noun-verb complexes, however, the light verbs of verb-verb complexes do make a semantic contribution to the predicate, as shown above in §1.8 Many historical treatments do not dist ...
... Bu & Lahiri’s (2002) analysis of Hindi and Bengali verb-verb constructions. In contrast to the light verbs involved in noun-verb complexes, however, the light verbs of verb-verb complexes do make a semantic contribution to the predicate, as shown above in §1.8 Many historical treatments do not dist ...
Lesson 28
... to write/writing to remember/remembering to eat/eating to stand/standing to call/calling ...
... to write/writing to remember/remembering to eat/eating to stand/standing to call/calling ...
Context-Free Grammars (CFGs) Parsing: Assigning Structure to
... N and Σ are disjoint 3. P: a set of productions (rules) of the form A → α, where A is a non-terminal and α is a collection of terminals and non-terminals ...
... N and Σ are disjoint 3. P: a set of productions (rules) of the form A → α, where A is a non-terminal and α is a collection of terminals and non-terminals ...
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Second Language Knowledge of [+/-Past] vs. [+/-Finite]
... telic predicates, such as achievement and accomplishment verbs in the Vendler (1967) classification system, are initially more likely to be past tense marked than atelic predicates, such as activities and states. It is not at all clear that we should expect this hypothesis to apply to an endstate le ...
... telic predicates, such as achievement and accomplishment verbs in the Vendler (1967) classification system, are initially more likely to be past tense marked than atelic predicates, such as activities and states. It is not at all clear that we should expect this hypothesis to apply to an endstate le ...
Exercise : Faulty Parallelism
... a balance within one or more sentences of similar phrases or clauses that have the same grammatical structure. ...
... a balance within one or more sentences of similar phrases or clauses that have the same grammatical structure. ...
The Translation of Indonesian Reduplication into English
... The phrase „tindakan-tindakan’ is showing plurality, thus the translation should be using plural noun, i.e., „actions‟. The word ‘measures‟ is also acceptable since it has similar meaning with actions. The table shows that 90% of the students couldcorrectly translate this phrase, whereas the error o ...
... The phrase „tindakan-tindakan’ is showing plurality, thus the translation should be using plural noun, i.e., „actions‟. The word ‘measures‟ is also acceptable since it has similar meaning with actions. The table shows that 90% of the students couldcorrectly translate this phrase, whereas the error o ...
On the Tense-Aspect system of Bolivian
... speakers, I shall avoid it here.2 My first choice for a substitute was Bolivian Guaraní, but Wolf Dietrich (p.c.) pointed out that this label could also apply to other varieties, most notably Guarayo. I am thus using, with his authoritative approval, the label ‘Bolivian-Chaco Guaraní’ (henceforth, B ...
... speakers, I shall avoid it here.2 My first choice for a substitute was Bolivian Guaraní, but Wolf Dietrich (p.c.) pointed out that this label could also apply to other varieties, most notably Guarayo. I am thus using, with his authoritative approval, the label ‘Bolivian-Chaco Guaraní’ (henceforth, B ...
Introducing the CEFR for English
... However, although the CEFR is an intuitively helpful descriptive scheme for researchers, curriculum designers, teachers,teachertrainers,andlanguagetesters,inmanycasestheexistingscalesandrelateddescriptorshavenot provedtobeoperationallyadequateastheystand.Thed ...
... However, although the CEFR is an intuitively helpful descriptive scheme for researchers, curriculum designers, teachers,teachertrainers,andlanguagetesters,inmanycasestheexistingscalesandrelateddescriptorshavenot provedtobeoperationallyadequateastheystand.Thed ...
Introducing English Semantics
... particular stimulus. Bees, when they have located a source of nectar in some group of plants, fly back to their hive and report this discovery by doing a dance that indicates the approximate direction and distance to the site, but in general non-human communication takes place on the spot, and is co ...
... particular stimulus. Bees, when they have located a source of nectar in some group of plants, fly back to their hive and report this discovery by doing a dance that indicates the approximate direction and distance to the site, but in general non-human communication takes place on the spot, and is co ...
Brain Potentials Elicited by Garden-Path Sentences
... Experiment 2 examined whether syntactic ambiguities are resolved by application of a phrasestructure-based minimal attachment principle or by word-specific subcategorization information. P600 amplitude was a function of subcategorization biases rather than syntactic complexity. These findings indica ...
... Experiment 2 examined whether syntactic ambiguities are resolved by application of a phrasestructure-based minimal attachment principle or by word-specific subcategorization information. P600 amplitude was a function of subcategorization biases rather than syntactic complexity. These findings indica ...
MumayyazEnglish
... . The girl who plays there , is my daughter -2 . I bought I have lost book which -3 . The boys who came are my friends -4 . my friend The girls who came are -5 . The student whose bicycle broke down asked for help -6 . This is the boy whose bike was stolen -7 . of noise This is the dog that makes a ...
... . The girl who plays there , is my daughter -2 . I bought I have lost book which -3 . The boys who came are my friends -4 . my friend The girls who came are -5 . The student whose bicycle broke down asked for help -6 . This is the boy whose bike was stolen -7 . of noise This is the dog that makes a ...
Language Arts Diagnostic Tests 500-800
... curriculum. Results from these tests give better direction for placement than a student’s age or grade level since the course of study varies so much between schools and curricula. ...
... curriculum. Results from these tests give better direction for placement than a student’s age or grade level since the course of study varies so much between schools and curricula. ...
simple and complex predicates
... In this chapter, the constructions which involve verbs and/or coverbs in predicative function are discussed. Verbs alone may function as simple predicates (§3.1). The combination of a verb and one or two unmarked coverbs in a single intonation unit will be referred to as ‘canonical complex verb’ (§3 ...
... In this chapter, the constructions which involve verbs and/or coverbs in predicative function are discussed. Verbs alone may function as simple predicates (§3.1). The combination of a verb and one or two unmarked coverbs in a single intonation unit will be referred to as ‘canonical complex verb’ (§3 ...
Linguistic units and
... A few verbs have become fossils (“pseudo-composites”), i.e. originally complex signs which are now simple but which retain evidence of their one-time complexity – chasten, hasten, (not really “make chaste” or “make haste” now but “punish” and “hurry”), liken, (i.e. “compare”, not “make like”), deade ...
... A few verbs have become fossils (“pseudo-composites”), i.e. originally complex signs which are now simple but which retain evidence of their one-time complexity – chasten, hasten, (not really “make chaste” or “make haste” now but “punish” and “hurry”), liken, (i.e. “compare”, not “make like”), deade ...
09_chapter 3
... in colloquial style, the complement comes first hand the preposition is left ‘trailing’ at the end of the sentence: 26. On what did you base your prediction? (formal) 27. What did you base your prediction on? (colloquial) We may express this difference more clearly by saying that colloquial English ...
... in colloquial style, the complement comes first hand the preposition is left ‘trailing’ at the end of the sentence: 26. On what did you base your prediction? (formal) 27. What did you base your prediction on? (colloquial) We may express this difference more clearly by saying that colloquial English ...
Agree in the Functional Domain: Evidence from the Morphosyntax of
... have the same vocalic melody and the same number and gender suffixes. That imperative forms are derived from imperfective forms is further supported by the fact that imperatives appear with the socalled jussive marker, which is a prototypical property of imperfectives. Notice that jussive markers, l ...
... have the same vocalic melody and the same number and gender suffixes. That imperative forms are derived from imperfective forms is further supported by the fact that imperatives appear with the socalled jussive marker, which is a prototypical property of imperfectives. Notice that jussive markers, l ...
Chapter 15: Clauses
... Subordinate clauses must be joined to an independent clause. Subordinate clauses can appear anywhere in a sentence. Subordinate clauses often contain complements, modifiers, or both. ...
... Subordinate clauses must be joined to an independent clause. Subordinate clauses can appear anywhere in a sentence. Subordinate clauses often contain complements, modifiers, or both. ...
infinitive as a predicate noun
... There are ways to check if an infinitive is functioning as an adverb: • Often, if you insert the words “in order” in front of an adverb infinitive, the sentence will still make sense. • Another way to check if the infinitive is an adverb is to take the infinitive out of the sentence. If the sentence ...
... There are ways to check if an infinitive is functioning as an adverb: • Often, if you insert the words “in order” in front of an adverb infinitive, the sentence will still make sense. • Another way to check if the infinitive is an adverb is to take the infinitive out of the sentence. If the sentence ...
Old Nubian Relative Clauses
... Non-coreferential rcs are further subdivided into those with overt subjects (§3.2.1) and those without overt subjects (§3.2.2). As we will see, the presence or absence of an overt subject influences the morphology of the verb in the rc. For both coreferential and noncoreferential rcs I will also dis ...
... Non-coreferential rcs are further subdivided into those with overt subjects (§3.2.1) and those without overt subjects (§3.2.2). As we will see, the presence or absence of an overt subject influences the morphology of the verb in the rc. For both coreferential and noncoreferential rcs I will also dis ...
Clause processing in complex sentences
... The correct identification of NPs is also a crucial point in segmenting the clauses correctly, as was seen above in the student satisfaction example. Certain NP sequences, however, seem to have zero probability of occurring in the same clause, and thus, would also indicate that a clause segmentation ...
... The correct identification of NPs is also a crucial point in segmenting the clauses correctly, as was seen above in the student satisfaction example. Certain NP sequences, however, seem to have zero probability of occurring in the same clause, and thus, would also indicate that a clause segmentation ...
Norbert Hornstein, Ana Maria Martins and Jairo Nunes This
... given that such infinitival T cannot itself value the Case-feature of the embedded subject (Recall that the subject of the infinitival clause is Case-marked by a higher probe), its φ-set should be “incomplete”. The question then is how defective this set is. Starting with gender, there is no evidenc ...
... given that such infinitival T cannot itself value the Case-feature of the embedded subject (Recall that the subject of the infinitival clause is Case-marked by a higher probe), its φ-set should be “incomplete”. The question then is how defective this set is. Starting with gender, there is no evidenc ...
Journal of Linguistics Bare nominals and incorporating verbs in
... BN as a verb modifier, could be viewed as lending support for the latter conclusion for Spanish and Catalan (in contrast to e.g. the conclusion that Schmitt & Munn 1999 draw for Brazilian Portuguese) ; however, the viability of Nominal Mapping Parameter will not be a focus of this paper, and we will ...
... BN as a verb modifier, could be viewed as lending support for the latter conclusion for Spanish and Catalan (in contrast to e.g. the conclusion that Schmitt & Munn 1999 draw for Brazilian Portuguese) ; however, the viability of Nominal Mapping Parameter will not be a focus of this paper, and we will ...
1 Liliane Haegeman UFR Angellier Introducing some basic
... only possible and can only be understood if a speaker/hearer 11 is aware of the potential for creativity inherent in language. In this particular case, the author exploits the grammatical potential for word ...
... only possible and can only be understood if a speaker/hearer 11 is aware of the potential for creativity inherent in language. In this particular case, the author exploits the grammatical potential for word ...
Aleš Svoboda: Functional perspective of the noun phrase
... and hence rheme proper of the nominal field. On the other hand, the general 'location' of the phenomenon — for the time being the article, representing the scene — stands lowest on the importance scale, and represents theme proper. The basic noun phrase the girl functioning as one unit within the di ...
... and hence rheme proper of the nominal field. On the other hand, the general 'location' of the phenomenon — for the time being the article, representing the scene — stands lowest on the importance scale, and represents theme proper. The basic noun phrase the girl functioning as one unit within the di ...
Scottish Gaelic grammar
This article describes the grammar of the Scottish Gaelic language.