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Word order and information structure in Makhuwa
... Optimality Theory past tense (Aghem) passive past perfective persistive predicative lowering plural plural addressee plurative possessive present pronominal / pronoun prohibitative Portuguese penultimate mora right-dislocation reciprocal reduplication reflexive relative repetetive resumptive form of ...
... Optimality Theory past tense (Aghem) passive past perfective persistive predicative lowering plural plural addressee plurative possessive present pronominal / pronoun prohibitative Portuguese penultimate mora right-dislocation reciprocal reduplication reflexive relative repetetive resumptive form of ...
The Project Gutenberg EBook of Higher Lessons
... sentence. He should be able to put the principal and the subordinate parts in their proper relation; he should know the exact function of every element, its relation to other elements and its relation to the whole. He should know the sentence as the skillful engineer knows his engine, that, when the ...
... sentence. He should be able to put the principal and the subordinate parts in their proper relation; he should know the exact function of every element, its relation to other elements and its relation to the whole. He should know the sentence as the skillful engineer knows his engine, that, when the ...
Features, Syntax, and Categories in the Latin Perfect
... are in some sense ‘‘derived’’ as opposed to ‘‘primitive,’’ but do not illuminate the nature of the derivation. In the abstract, we may consider two possible types of analysis in which a V(erb) is realized as a participle. The first sees an underlying V as being of necessity converted into the catego ...
... are in some sense ‘‘derived’’ as opposed to ‘‘primitive,’’ but do not illuminate the nature of the derivation. In the abstract, we may consider two possible types of analysis in which a V(erb) is realized as a participle. The first sees an underlying V as being of necessity converted into the catego ...
On `sit`/`stand`/`lie` auxiliation1
... regular morphological expression in the language. In every verbal word form a verbal base can be recognized that is imperfective, perfective, or biaspectual (biaspectual verb bases take on either an imperfective or a perfective interpretation depending on context; cf. Kuteva 1995b: 196). Standard gr ...
... regular morphological expression in the language. In every verbal word form a verbal base can be recognized that is imperfective, perfective, or biaspectual (biaspectual verb bases take on either an imperfective or a perfective interpretation depending on context; cf. Kuteva 1995b: 196). Standard gr ...
Icelandic Case-marked PRO and the licensing of
... In this paper I provide evidence that Icelandic PRO is both case-marked and governed, a situation which calls for a revision of the PRO theorem. First, Icelandic PRO and lexical subjects have the same effects on various morphosyntactic phenomena that are crucially dependent on case-marking. Second, ...
... In this paper I provide evidence that Icelandic PRO is both case-marked and governed, a situation which calls for a revision of the PRO theorem. First, Icelandic PRO and lexical subjects have the same effects on various morphosyntactic phenomena that are crucially dependent on case-marking. Second, ...
learner`s guide to pular (fuuta jallon)
... cultural notes to provide context for the language and to prepare the learner for life in the Fuuta. Many of these notes include set phrases that are useful in certain situations. The grammar or vocabulary presented in these phrases may not be covered until later in the ...
... cultural notes to provide context for the language and to prepare the learner for life in the Fuuta. Many of these notes include set phrases that are useful in certain situations. The grammar or vocabulary presented in these phrases may not be covered until later in the ...
A Reanalysis of English Word Stress
... stipulate that the stress be moved back two syllables in trisyllables an~ one syllable in disyllables. If rule [158] is dIspensed wIth, all the words in (17) and (18) would first receive primary stress on their final syllables by case (e) of the MSR. The words in (17) would be marked in the lexicon ...
... stipulate that the stress be moved back two syllables in trisyllables an~ one syllable in disyllables. If rule [158] is dIspensed wIth, all the words in (17) and (18) would first receive primary stress on their final syllables by case (e) of the MSR. The words in (17) would be marked in the lexicon ...
The Major Functions of the NP
... possibly exercising his or her will, does something to another which significantly affects the other. When two-participant verbs in English meeting this description are in their active form (we will discuss passives later), they always have the acting, ‘Agent’ argument as subject, and the acted-upon ...
... possibly exercising his or her will, does something to another which significantly affects the other. When two-participant verbs in English meeting this description are in their active form (we will discuss passives later), they always have the acting, ‘Agent’ argument as subject, and the acted-upon ...
Stiahnuť prednášku
... The presence of a by-agent phrase (by your behaviour, by my reaction) indicates that the -ed form is verbal. Conversely, the presence of a complement, such as a thatclause, indicates that it is adjectival. Compare the following two constructions: ...
... The presence of a by-agent phrase (by your behaviour, by my reaction) indicates that the -ed form is verbal. Conversely, the presence of a complement, such as a thatclause, indicates that it is adjectival. Compare the following two constructions: ...
JWodern English and lts 1-ieritage
... differences among various members of a community, and even among individuals in the same family, can be discovered without great difficulty, and still more noticeable are differences in speech ways between communities. This tendency of language to change is abetted by the migratory habits of homo sa ...
... differences among various members of a community, and even among individuals in the same family, can be discovered without great difficulty, and still more noticeable are differences in speech ways between communities. This tendency of language to change is abetted by the migratory habits of homo sa ...
An Updated Typology of Causative Constructions: Form
... The one instance of a solid correlation among parameter values (with a sample of more than 10 relevant pairing events) was that between parameters 3 (causee control) and 4 (causee willingness). These two parameters were correlated: they were encoded together at particular values (both low or both hi ...
... The one instance of a solid correlation among parameter values (with a sample of more than 10 relevant pairing events) was that between parameters 3 (causee control) and 4 (causee willingness). These two parameters were correlated: they were encoded together at particular values (both low or both hi ...
Long Head Movement is Short Head Movement
... The disadvantage of this approach is that the concept of long head movement in itself is probably undesirable. One of the most fundamental properties of movement processes appears to be that they are subject to some sort of relativized minimality requirement (Rizzi 1990, Chomsky 1995). Elements that ...
... The disadvantage of this approach is that the concept of long head movement in itself is probably undesirable. One of the most fundamental properties of movement processes appears to be that they are subject to some sort of relativized minimality requirement (Rizzi 1990, Chomsky 1995). Elements that ...
Baule SVCs: Two distinct varieties of missing objects.
... problem is, that the verbs klo, 'like', kpѐ 'hate', si 'know', sro 'fear', wun 'see', kan 'touch' also all require an overt object. These verbs do not have an affected object. In Larson (2002) I attempt a first characterization of the generalization that causes verbs to belong to one class or the ot ...
... problem is, that the verbs klo, 'like', kpѐ 'hate', si 'know', sro 'fear', wun 'see', kan 'touch' also all require an overt object. These verbs do not have an affected object. In Larson (2002) I attempt a first characterization of the generalization that causes verbs to belong to one class or the ot ...
word classes and part-of-speech tagging
... types and open class types. Closed classes are those that have relatively fixed membership. For example, prepositions are a closed class because there is a fixed set of them in English; new prepositions are rarely coined. By contrast nouns and verbs are open classes because new nouns and verbs are c ...
... types and open class types. Closed classes are those that have relatively fixed membership. For example, prepositions are a closed class because there is a fixed set of them in English; new prepositions are rarely coined. By contrast nouns and verbs are open classes because new nouns and verbs are c ...
yaqui coordination - University of Arizona
... combining a simplified version of Minimalism, with the addition of Combinators from Combinatorial Grammar. In this work and within an OT approach, I suggest that coordination must be restricted to adjunction structures too. This proposal predicts that if coordination is adjunction and subordination ...
... combining a simplified version of Minimalism, with the addition of Combinators from Combinatorial Grammar. In this work and within an OT approach, I suggest that coordination must be restricted to adjunction structures too. This proposal predicts that if coordination is adjunction and subordination ...
Passive Voice Constructions in Modern Irish
... Irish supports three variants of the personal passive construction (i.e. perfective, progressive, prospective) each of which involves the substantive verb in a periphrastic form. The agent can optionally be represented obliquely. The active verb takes a non-finite form as a verbal adjective or verba ...
... Irish supports three variants of the personal passive construction (i.e. perfective, progressive, prospective) each of which involves the substantive verb in a periphrastic form. The agent can optionally be represented obliquely. The active verb takes a non-finite form as a verbal adjective or verba ...
UAS Writing Style Guide - University of Alaska Southeast
... Capitalize the first word after a colon only if it is a proper noun or the start of a complete sentence. (He promised this: The team will win first place in the competition.) Be especially careful not to use a colon between a verb and its complement or object, between a preposition and its object, o ...
... Capitalize the first word after a colon only if it is a proper noun or the start of a complete sentence. (He promised this: The team will win first place in the competition.) Be especially careful not to use a colon between a verb and its complement or object, between a preposition and its object, o ...
A multivariate analysis of the Old English ACC+DAT double object
... PDE, because the OE object alternation merely involves a change in the position of the objects rather than an alternation between two different constructions. The present study is based on a corpus sample of N = 2409 instances of the ACC+DAT construction, taken from the York-Toronto-Helsinki Parsed ...
... PDE, because the OE object alternation merely involves a change in the position of the objects rather than an alternation between two different constructions. The present study is based on a corpus sample of N = 2409 instances of the ACC+DAT construction, taken from the York-Toronto-Helsinki Parsed ...
6 Adverb Phrase - E
... Sometimes only a past participle acts as a temporal adverb. In such a case, a time indicating phrase or clause occurs immediately after the past participle. This ‘time indicator’ measures the duration from the time the action of the past participle took place. That is, the past participle expresses ...
... Sometimes only a past participle acts as a temporal adverb. In such a case, a time indicating phrase or clause occurs immediately after the past participle. This ‘time indicator’ measures the duration from the time the action of the past participle took place. That is, the past participle expresses ...
MeN
... perjalanan 'journey'. A base cannot be broken down into smaller units. Words are listed under their base in a dictionary, basic clause An independent clause which is described without reference to any other clause type, beneficiary The person for whose benefit an action is performed. It is usually p ...
... perjalanan 'journey'. A base cannot be broken down into smaller units. Words are listed under their base in a dictionary, basic clause An independent clause which is described without reference to any other clause type, beneficiary The person for whose benefit an action is performed. It is usually p ...
Quantificational Pronouns in Uyghur By Jonathan Jasper Coffee
... second is that it improves our understanding of the semantic properties of indefinites crosslinguistically. According to Haspelmath, the term ‘indefinite pronouns’ has been used as a kind of ‘waste-basket category in many traditional grammars’ (1997:11). An in-depth study of this type seeks to expan ...
... second is that it improves our understanding of the semantic properties of indefinites crosslinguistically. According to Haspelmath, the term ‘indefinite pronouns’ has been used as a kind of ‘waste-basket category in many traditional grammars’ (1997:11). An in-depth study of this type seeks to expan ...
Grammar Book - Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
... • A sentence is a group of words that express a complete thought. • A sentence fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought. • A statement is a sentence that tells something. • A question is a sentence that asks something. • All sentences begin with a capital letter and end ...
... • A sentence is a group of words that express a complete thought. • A sentence fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought. • A statement is a sentence that tells something. • A question is a sentence that asks something. • All sentences begin with a capital letter and end ...
The Oxford Guide to English Usage CONTENTS Table of Contents
... grammatical terms used will be found in FRONT_2. Technical symbols and abbreviations, and the phonetic alphabet, are not used at all. 3. Exemplification. Throughout Vocabulary and Grammar and where appropriate elsewhere, example sentences are given to illustrate the point being discussed. The majori ...
... grammatical terms used will be found in FRONT_2. Technical symbols and abbreviations, and the phonetic alphabet, are not used at all. 3. Exemplification. Throughout Vocabulary and Grammar and where appropriate elsewhere, example sentences are given to illustrate the point being discussed. The majori ...
word classes and part-of-speech tagging
... transparency of their role in human language. More recent lists of parts-of-speech (or tagsets) have many more word classes; 45 for the Penn Treebank (Marcus et al., 1993), 87 for the Brown corpus (Francis, 1979; Francis and Kučera, 1982), and 146 for the C7 tagset (Garside et al., 1997). The signi ...
... transparency of their role in human language. More recent lists of parts-of-speech (or tagsets) have many more word classes; 45 for the Penn Treebank (Marcus et al., 1993), 87 for the Brown corpus (Francis, 1979; Francis and Kučera, 1982), and 146 for the C7 tagset (Garside et al., 1997). The signi ...