Subjunctives: How much left periphery do you need? Manuela
... The second problem we have detected concerning subjunctive is that little attention has been paid to the information structure of subjunctive sentences. The exceptions have been Kempchinsky (2008) and Baunaz et al. (2013). For the former desiderative verbs are not compatible with contrastive focus i ...
... The second problem we have detected concerning subjunctive is that little attention has been paid to the information structure of subjunctive sentences. The exceptions have been Kempchinsky (2008) and Baunaz et al. (2013). For the former desiderative verbs are not compatible with contrastive focus i ...
Generating A Parsing Lexicon from an LCS-Based Lexicon
... The work of (Brent, 1993) produces a lexicon from a grammar—the reverse of what we aim to do. All of these approaches are specific to English. By contrast, our goal is to have a unified repository that is transferable to other languages—and from which our parsing (and ultimately generation) grammars ...
... The work of (Brent, 1993) produces a lexicon from a grammar—the reverse of what we aim to do. All of these approaches are specific to English. By contrast, our goal is to have a unified repository that is transferable to other languages—and from which our parsing (and ultimately generation) grammars ...
English labile verbs and their equivalents in Swedish
... An inchoative/causative verb pair is defined semantically: it is a pair of verbs which express the same basic situation (generally a change of state, more rarely a going-on) and differ only in that the causative verb meaning includes an agent ...
... An inchoative/causative verb pair is defined semantically: it is a pair of verbs which express the same basic situation (generally a change of state, more rarely a going-on) and differ only in that the causative verb meaning includes an agent ...
Making Use of Infinitives - Spearfish School District
... Change the italicized sentence to an infinitive phrase. After changing the italicized sentence to an infinitive phrase, insert it in the sentence next to the noun it modifies. 2. Johnny’s ambition was typical of a child. It was to become a firefighter. ...
... Change the italicized sentence to an infinitive phrase. After changing the italicized sentence to an infinitive phrase, insert it in the sentence next to the noun it modifies. 2. Johnny’s ambition was typical of a child. It was to become a firefighter. ...
So, M. Tullius Cicero had Marcus as praenomen
... Exercise III. A. Now practise the purpose clauses we learned in this chapter by marking up and translating these sentences that use Roman proper names. Note 1: Pronouns--In the following sentences we will see that you can substitute a noun that has already been mentioned with a pronoun. In Engli ...
... Exercise III. A. Now practise the purpose clauses we learned in this chapter by marking up and translating these sentences that use Roman proper names. Note 1: Pronouns--In the following sentences we will see that you can substitute a noun that has already been mentioned with a pronoun. In Engli ...
Progressive Aspect - Západočeská univerzita
... 3 VERBS IN RELATION TO PROGRESSIVE FORM In the English language exists a large number of verbs but not all of them can occur with the progressive aspect. On the other hand there are also verbs which can be used in both simple and progressive forms. They are consequently divided into specific categor ...
... 3 VERBS IN RELATION TO PROGRESSIVE FORM In the English language exists a large number of verbs but not all of them can occur with the progressive aspect. On the other hand there are also verbs which can be used in both simple and progressive forms. They are consequently divided into specific categor ...
HANDBOOK OF AMERICAN INDIAN LANGUAGES
... vowel be given a unitary quantitative value of 1, the long vowel (pseudo-diphthong) and ordinary diphthong will have an approximate value of 2; while the long diphthong, consisting of long vowel + i, u, 1, m, or n, will be assigned a value of 3. The liquid (1) and the nasals (m and n) are best consi ...
... vowel be given a unitary quantitative value of 1, the long vowel (pseudo-diphthong) and ordinary diphthong will have an approximate value of 2; while the long diphthong, consisting of long vowel + i, u, 1, m, or n, will be assigned a value of 3. The liquid (1) and the nasals (m and n) are best consi ...
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 ...
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 ...
Lexical aspect in English
... because the difference between them is not as clear as it is for the verbs of progressivity (CONTINUE and KEEP) or the verbs of termination (STOP and FINISH). The contrast between START and BEGIN is more difficult to identify because it is not absolute but relative – there are only tendencies toward ...
... because the difference between them is not as clear as it is for the verbs of progressivity (CONTINUE and KEEP) or the verbs of termination (STOP and FINISH). The contrast between START and BEGIN is more difficult to identify because it is not absolute but relative – there are only tendencies toward ...
ILLOCUTIONARY FORCE INDICATING DEVICES (IFID) MOOD IN
... the unquestionable order to the proposal, instruction, advice, pleading, accepting etc. They perform such acts as, ordering, commanding, requesting, calling, suggesting, guiding, pleading, inviting (proposing) to do something, supplicating, imploring, permitting, advising etc., which are included in ...
... the unquestionable order to the proposal, instruction, advice, pleading, accepting etc. They perform such acts as, ordering, commanding, requesting, calling, suggesting, guiding, pleading, inviting (proposing) to do something, supplicating, imploring, permitting, advising etc., which are included in ...
some infinitive structures in asturian
... + de+ infinitive (Yera la fía la de faelo ‘his daughter was who should do it/have done it’, ‘his daughter was usually who did it’). Asturian differs from other romance languages by the possibility of personal infinitive (unlike French) with preverbal subject (unlike Spanish, I ...
... + de+ infinitive (Yera la fía la de faelo ‘his daughter was who should do it/have done it’, ‘his daughter was usually who did it’). Asturian differs from other romance languages by the possibility of personal infinitive (unlike French) with preverbal subject (unlike Spanish, I ...
Full Paper
... Being Actor Voice is likely a syntactic invariant of Malagasy grammar [K&S]. This property is syntactically significant in that: (1) Only AV verbs are m-initial in present tense; (2) AV verbs form imperatives (K&P, Koopman 2005) by suffixing -a, non-AV verbs suffix -o (= /u/), or -y (= /i/) if the r ...
... Being Actor Voice is likely a syntactic invariant of Malagasy grammar [K&S]. This property is syntactically significant in that: (1) Only AV verbs are m-initial in present tense; (2) AV verbs form imperatives (K&P, Koopman 2005) by suffixing -a, non-AV verbs suffix -o (= /u/), or -y (= /i/) if the r ...
0 - DSpace@MIT
... the inflectional affixes and the cases of syncretism found across and within tenses. I develop a unified account of all of these facts within the framework of Distributed Morphology (Halle & Marantz (1993) and related work) that results from a new syntactic approach to the nature and function of the ...
... the inflectional affixes and the cases of syncretism found across and within tenses. I develop a unified account of all of these facts within the framework of Distributed Morphology (Halle & Marantz (1993) and related work) that results from a new syntactic approach to the nature and function of the ...
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... position (control infinitives were taken to be CPs). Later on, PRO was claimed to bear null case (cf. Chomsky & Lasnik (1993)) – a special type of case assigned by non-finite inflection only. More recently, however, it has been argued that PRO can also bear case – like any other DP (based on evidenc ...
... position (control infinitives were taken to be CPs). Later on, PRO was claimed to bear null case (cf. Chomsky & Lasnik (1993)) – a special type of case assigned by non-finite inflection only. More recently, however, it has been argued that PRO can also bear case – like any other DP (based on evidenc ...
verhandelingen - Brill Online Books and Journals
... inhabiting the Sentani Lake district in north-eastern West N ew Guinea. Roughly three principal dialects can be distinguished : an eastern dialect, chiefly including the villages of Buaj (vulgo: Puai), 3 jafo (vulgo: Ajapo) and Ohej (vulgo: Asei); a central dialect including the villages of the cent ...
... inhabiting the Sentani Lake district in north-eastern West N ew Guinea. Roughly three principal dialects can be distinguished : an eastern dialect, chiefly including the villages of Buaj (vulgo: Puai), 3 jafo (vulgo: Ajapo) and Ohej (vulgo: Asei); a central dialect including the villages of the cent ...
UNIVERSITY OF PARDUBICE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES ASPECT IN ENGLISH AND CZECH
... Is aspect related to time of utterance, is it a comment on a particular view of an action, does English distinguish between aspect contrasts? If so, what are they and how do they influence functions of utterances? Does any ending mark aspect in English at all? These questions are to indicate the mai ...
... Is aspect related to time of utterance, is it a comment on a particular view of an action, does English distinguish between aspect contrasts? If so, what are they and how do they influence functions of utterances? Does any ending mark aspect in English at all? These questions are to indicate the mai ...
Jennifer Arnold Thesis, spring 1992 Swarthmore College Dr.
... part of the same people in that they traditionally practice a similar culture and speak the same language, Mapudungun (although with slight regional variations). "Mapudungun" also contains the word "Mapu", plus "dungun", which is the verb "to speak, to talk". Sometimes "Mapudungun" is called "Mapudu ...
... part of the same people in that they traditionally practice a similar culture and speak the same language, Mapudungun (although with slight regional variations). "Mapudungun" also contains the word "Mapu", plus "dungun", which is the verb "to speak, to talk". Sometimes "Mapudungun" is called "Mapudu ...
The origin and originality of passivization in Papiamentu
... past participle formation in PA. Interestingly, however, the orthography used in the EPA documents analyzed for this paper suggests that all verbs, regardless of their syllable length, were stressed penultimately well into the latter stages of the 19th century. Indicative of this is the Dutch-based ...
... past participle formation in PA. Interestingly, however, the orthography used in the EPA documents analyzed for this paper suggests that all verbs, regardless of their syllable length, were stressed penultimately well into the latter stages of the 19th century. Indicative of this is the Dutch-based ...
Constraining XP Sequences
... the possibility of their null or coalesced morphological realization as a matter of language variation (Demuth 1994, Gruber 1976, Halle and Marantz 1993; see in contrast Anderson 1992, Lieber 1992). The analysis thus elucidates the relation among functional elements and items of lexical content as t ...
... the possibility of their null or coalesced morphological realization as a matter of language variation (Demuth 1994, Gruber 1976, Halle and Marantz 1993; see in contrast Anderson 1992, Lieber 1992). The analysis thus elucidates the relation among functional elements and items of lexical content as t ...
Any student of Russian as a foreign language has been faced with
... Biaspectual Verbs and Their Implications for the Category of Aspect in Russian Verbal aspect is one of the most unique characteristics of the Slavic languages, and one of the most difficult concepts for non-native speakers to grasp. Conceptualizing this category within Russian (and other Slavic lan ...
... Biaspectual Verbs and Their Implications for the Category of Aspect in Russian Verbal aspect is one of the most unique characteristics of the Slavic languages, and one of the most difficult concepts for non-native speakers to grasp. Conceptualizing this category within Russian (and other Slavic lan ...
Identifying and Writing Infinitive Phrases Skills Focus
... And by opposing end them. To die: to sleep; No more; and by a sleep to say we end The heartache and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to; ‘tis a consummation Devoutly to be wish’d. To die, to sleep; To sleep; perchance to dream. Ay, there’s the rub; For in that sleep of death, what drea ...
... And by opposing end them. To die: to sleep; No more; and by a sleep to say we end The heartache and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to; ‘tis a consummation Devoutly to be wish’d. To die, to sleep; To sleep; perchance to dream. Ay, there’s the rub; For in that sleep of death, what drea ...
Counterfactuality and Future Time Reference
... contexts where the reference time is the utterance time); past time adverbs are acceptable in past contexts and with kuri ‘back then’. 4. They are compatible with the modal attitudes of intention and prediction. 5. They implicate counterfactuality with the past-time temporal anaphor kuri. Given thes ...
... contexts where the reference time is the utterance time); past time adverbs are acceptable in past contexts and with kuri ‘back then’. 4. They are compatible with the modal attitudes of intention and prediction. 5. They implicate counterfactuality with the past-time temporal anaphor kuri. Given thes ...
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... Agree always goes with the closest option it can find in order to check an uninterpretable feature. If Agree locates a matching feature on X for one uninterpretable feature, and X has a different feature that also matches, both features will be checked. Examples are coming up later, but for cross-re ...
... Agree always goes with the closest option it can find in order to check an uninterpretable feature. If Agree locates a matching feature on X for one uninterpretable feature, and X has a different feature that also matches, both features will be checked. Examples are coming up later, but for cross-re ...