From Discourse to “Odd Coordinations” –
... no “across the board (ATB) movement” (Williams, 1978) analysis available. There is one alternative, though, that we have to take into consideration here. If we suppose that examples like (3) are not the result of C’-coordination followed by ATB-movement, but that they are the result of CP-coordinati ...
... no “across the board (ATB) movement” (Williams, 1978) analysis available. There is one alternative, though, that we have to take into consideration here. If we suppose that examples like (3) are not the result of C’-coordination followed by ATB-movement, but that they are the result of CP-coordinati ...
Towards a Rich Dependency Annotation of Spanish Corpora
... the tree, the relative pronoun is viewed from the perspective of its function in the relative clause and not from the perspective of its conjunctive properties; e.g., the phrase Igor, que duerme ‘Igor, who sleeps’ is represented as Igor–relat– [que]duerme and duerme–subj que. (v) A further consequ ...
... the tree, the relative pronoun is viewed from the perspective of its function in the relative clause and not from the perspective of its conjunctive properties; e.g., the phrase Igor, que duerme ‘Igor, who sleeps’ is represented as Igor–relat– [que]duerme and duerme–subj que. (v) A further consequ ...
The Alpino Dependency Treebank
... shows the dependency tree for the sentence Kim wil weten of Anne komt. The dependency relations are the top labels in the boxes. In addition, the syntactic category, lexical entry and string position are added to each leaf. The index 1 indicates that Kim is the subject of both wil (wants) and weten ...
... shows the dependency tree for the sentence Kim wil weten of Anne komt. The dependency relations are the top labels in the boxes. In addition, the syntactic category, lexical entry and string position are added to each leaf. The index 1 indicates that Kim is the subject of both wil (wants) and weten ...
deverbal noun complementation rules applied to semantic
... assigned: the subject is the entity about which a statement is made; the predicate is all that is said of the subject (Said Ali, 1966, p. 105). A syntactic-semantic relationship is made explicit in Mateus et al.’s definition: the subject is the syntactic function of the constituent that occurs as ex ...
... assigned: the subject is the entity about which a statement is made; the predicate is all that is said of the subject (Said Ali, 1966, p. 105). A syntactic-semantic relationship is made explicit in Mateus et al.’s definition: the subject is the syntactic function of the constituent that occurs as ex ...
6.863J/9.611J Laboratory 3, Components I and II
... For lexical items (preterminals), e.g., V2 -> saw, or Name -> John, the semantic form must be a bit different. The trick is to remember what we want the procedure to return as its result. For instance, for a name, the lambda procedure builds a piece of the event structure, a category, with the keywo ...
... For lexical items (preterminals), e.g., V2 -> saw, or Name -> John, the semantic form must be a bit different. The trick is to remember what we want the procedure to return as its result. For instance, for a name, the lambda procedure builds a piece of the event structure, a category, with the keywo ...
Linguistic Ambiguity in Language-based Jokes
... syntactic, and alliterative categories. Ferro–Luzzi distinguishes between lexical, syntactic, and phonological categories of verbal humor and includes rhyme and alliteration (like Attardo) in the latter (1986, p. 266). Taking these ideas collectively, verbal jokes depend on some degree of linguistic ...
... syntactic, and alliterative categories. Ferro–Luzzi distinguishes between lexical, syntactic, and phonological categories of verbal humor and includes rhyme and alliteration (like Attardo) in the latter (1986, p. 266). Taking these ideas collectively, verbal jokes depend on some degree of linguistic ...
Cross-linguistic priming of syntactic hierarchical
... Echeverria, & Bosch, 2005, among many others). In contrast to the abundance of studies on language (non-)selectivity in lexical processing, researchers interested in the syntactic level of language processing have been less active in investigating bilinguals’ organization of linguistic knowledge. Th ...
... Echeverria, & Bosch, 2005, among many others). In contrast to the abundance of studies on language (non-)selectivity in lexical processing, researchers interested in the syntactic level of language processing have been less active in investigating bilinguals’ organization of linguistic knowledge. Th ...
What is Syntax? - Columbia University
... dogs, green dogs, black dogs, and white dogs are all at a dog party! – I do not • But individual words can’t always appear before verbs: – *little are going… – *blue are… – *and are • Must be able to state generalizations like: – Noun phrases occur before verbs ...
... dogs, green dogs, black dogs, and white dogs are all at a dog party! – I do not • But individual words can’t always appear before verbs: – *little are going… – *blue are… – *and are • Must be able to state generalizations like: – Noun phrases occur before verbs ...
Relativization in English and Embosi
... This paper examines the syntax of relativization. Put otherwise, I am concerned with the scrutiny of the grammatical properties and syntactic distribution of the relative pronouns. Some previous work shows that some studies on relativization concern the characteristics of the relative clause (Vries, ...
... This paper examines the syntax of relativization. Put otherwise, I am concerned with the scrutiny of the grammatical properties and syntactic distribution of the relative pronouns. Some previous work shows that some studies on relativization concern the characteristics of the relative clause (Vries, ...
Domains within Words and their meanings: a case study
... are expected to have a meaning predictable from the meaning of the corresponding verbs, while –tos forms are expected to be highly idiosyncratic. However, as will be shown in this section, a closer investigation of the morphology of –tos forms in connection to their syntax and semantics reveals tha ...
... are expected to have a meaning predictable from the meaning of the corresponding verbs, while –tos forms are expected to be highly idiosyncratic. However, as will be shown in this section, a closer investigation of the morphology of –tos forms in connection to their syntax and semantics reveals tha ...
Bi-Lexical Rules for Multi-Lexeme Translation in Lexicalist MT 1
... systems can reduce the diculties posed by structural mismatches between two languages, thus increasing the independence between source and target transfer representations. For example, transfer systems adopting a recursive representation for transfer (Kaplan et al. 1989), as opposed to a non-recurs ...
... systems can reduce the diculties posed by structural mismatches between two languages, thus increasing the independence between source and target transfer representations. For example, transfer systems adopting a recursive representation for transfer (Kaplan et al. 1989), as opposed to a non-recurs ...
Reconstructing Proto-Indo-European Deponents
... It has to be stressed that the “stative” hypothesis rests largely on the opposition between the dentalless 3sg. *-o and the 3sg. mid. *-to (and the 3pl. *-ra in Indo-Iranian), since the other endings of the “stative” paradigm are identical to those of the middle. As Gotō 1997: 191 points out, it is ...
... It has to be stressed that the “stative” hypothesis rests largely on the opposition between the dentalless 3sg. *-o and the 3sg. mid. *-to (and the 3pl. *-ra in Indo-Iranian), since the other endings of the “stative” paradigm are identical to those of the middle. As Gotō 1997: 191 points out, it is ...
Appendix A - Center for Sprogteknologi
... Part 1: General description of the STO lexicon and Documentation of the Morphological Layer Part 2: Documentation of the Syntactic Layer The present Part 1 contains all relevant general and background information and the description of the morphological layer. All information about the Syntactic lay ...
... Part 1: General description of the STO lexicon and Documentation of the Morphological Layer Part 2: Documentation of the Syntactic Layer The present Part 1 contains all relevant general and background information and the description of the morphological layer. All information about the Syntactic lay ...
User`s Guide for the Accordance Hebrew Syntax Database
... 1. History of the Accordance Hebrew Syntax Project In 2008 Martin G. Abegg Jr. (Trinity Western University) and I began collaborating, with significant input from John A. Cook (Asbury Theological Seminary) and Roy B. Brown (Oaktree Software), on the development of a syntactic database for all ancien ...
... 1. History of the Accordance Hebrew Syntax Project In 2008 Martin G. Abegg Jr. (Trinity Western University) and I began collaborating, with significant input from John A. Cook (Asbury Theological Seminary) and Roy B. Brown (Oaktree Software), on the development of a syntactic database for all ancien ...
Morphological Variability in Second Language
... morphological variability entails underlying syntactic deficits. The interrelationship between morphological features in their own right has been largely ignored. This thesis addresses the representation of L2 features by investigating the use of default morphology-the outcome of systematic substitu ...
... morphological variability entails underlying syntactic deficits. The interrelationship between morphological features in their own right has been largely ignored. This thesis addresses the representation of L2 features by investigating the use of default morphology-the outcome of systematic substitu ...
Context in Semantics
... Martian. But none of this is information that is carried semantically, and, pace Carston (2002, p. 203) and Wilson and Sperber (2002)), it is odd to suppose that anyone has ever advanced a theoretical position that would commit them otherwise. Nevertheless, between the two extremes I have just discu ...
... Martian. But none of this is information that is carried semantically, and, pace Carston (2002, p. 203) and Wilson and Sperber (2002)), it is odd to suppose that anyone has ever advanced a theoretical position that would commit them otherwise. Nevertheless, between the two extremes I have just discu ...
Verb Phrase Ellipsis in Japanese - DUO
... does not argue for or against any ‗greater truths‘ except that of cohesion and coherence. And while taking into account newly found evidence and discussing the most important issues concerning studies of ellipsis, it does not intend to engage fully in all the current debates. The structure of the pa ...
... does not argue for or against any ‗greater truths‘ except that of cohesion and coherence. And while taking into account newly found evidence and discussing the most important issues concerning studies of ellipsis, it does not intend to engage fully in all the current debates. The structure of the pa ...
View PDF - CiteSeerX
... In the previous section the nature of states has been de ned. Hinging on the idea that states can be interpreted as nite and in nite MT here it will be argued that states can be subdivided into bounded and unbounded types. This distinction will be a crucial one for the illustration of aspectual con ...
... In the previous section the nature of states has been de ned. Hinging on the idea that states can be interpreted as nite and in nite MT here it will be argued that states can be subdivided into bounded and unbounded types. This distinction will be a crucial one for the illustration of aspectual con ...
VeTIS User Guide
... specification for expressing business knowledge in the language that is primarily understandable to the business people. One can state that SBVR is aimed at helping business people understand models with no special knowledge in modeling notations or IT skills. The most common way of expressing busin ...
... specification for expressing business knowledge in the language that is primarily understandable to the business people. One can state that SBVR is aimed at helping business people understand models with no special knowledge in modeling notations or IT skills. The most common way of expressing busin ...
Context in Semantics
... Martian. But none of this is information that is carried semantically, and, pace Carston (2002, p. 203) and Wilson and Sperber (2002)), it is odd to suppose that anyone has ever advanced a theoretical position that would commit them otherwise. Nevertheless, between the two extremes I have just discu ...
... Martian. But none of this is information that is carried semantically, and, pace Carston (2002, p. 203) and Wilson and Sperber (2002)), it is odd to suppose that anyone has ever advanced a theoretical position that would commit them otherwise. Nevertheless, between the two extremes I have just discu ...
Linguistic Modeling for Multilingual Machine Translation
... the source expression does. The system must have at its disposal information about the form and all constraints on the functions of the TL in order to decide which functions can be employed to express the meaning. ...
... the source expression does. The system must have at its disposal information about the form and all constraints on the functions of the TL in order to decide which functions can be employed to express the meaning. ...
GREENBERG`S ASYMMETRY IN ARABIC: A CONSEQUENCE OF
... 1. THE MAIN PROPOSAL. A primary observation at the core of the approach developed in this article is that, in languages with rich inflection (like Arabic), stems are realized in the context of paradigms. It seems reasonable to explore the extent to which stem properties, patterns in the lexicon and ...
... 1. THE MAIN PROPOSAL. A primary observation at the core of the approach developed in this article is that, in languages with rich inflection (like Arabic), stems are realized in the context of paradigms. It seems reasonable to explore the extent to which stem properties, patterns in the lexicon and ...
“Case suffixes”, postpositions and the Phonological Word in
... detailed discussion of the differences between so-called ‘postpositions’ and ‘case ‘suffixes’, I show that both types of adpositional elements are of the same morphosyntactic category, and that Phonological Word status depends not on an arbitrary division between affixes and syntactically free items ...
... detailed discussion of the differences between so-called ‘postpositions’ and ‘case ‘suffixes’, I show that both types of adpositional elements are of the same morphosyntactic category, and that Phonological Word status depends not on an arbitrary division between affixes and syntactically free items ...
Synthetic compounds
... ‘What sounds as an invitation for pirats to look for hostages as an uncomplicated source of income, makes sense in crisis management and in the conduction of the negotiation with the kidnappers’. Notice that this also implies that not every compound can be taken to be synthetic, but only those w ...
... ‘What sounds as an invitation for pirats to look for hostages as an uncomplicated source of income, makes sense in crisis management and in the conduction of the negotiation with the kidnappers’. Notice that this also implies that not every compound can be taken to be synthetic, but only those w ...
Lexical Rules for Deverbal Adjectives
... (as well as nominal modifiers in English) and the nouns they modify; • the typology of scales for gradables emerges as the dominant issue in adjective semantics and lexicography. Most importantly for this paper, the crucial taxonomic criterion for each adjective is its anchoring in the underlying on ...
... (as well as nominal modifiers in English) and the nouns they modify; • the typology of scales for gradables emerges as the dominant issue in adjective semantics and lexicography. Most importantly for this paper, the crucial taxonomic criterion for each adjective is its anchoring in the underlying on ...