Gerund or Infinitive?
... 20. In addition to simple gerund and infinitive forms, there are progressive gerund and infinitive forms, passive gerund and infinitive forms and perfect gerund and infinitive forms as well as combinations of these forms. Progressive forms are used to emphasize that an action is taking place now. P ...
... 20. In addition to simple gerund and infinitive forms, there are progressive gerund and infinitive forms, passive gerund and infinitive forms and perfect gerund and infinitive forms as well as combinations of these forms. Progressive forms are used to emphasize that an action is taking place now. P ...
The Passé Composé with Etre
... MOST verbs use part of Avoir to form the passé composé. BUT one group of 14 verbs use the present tense of Etre instead. Here is that list ...
... MOST verbs use part of Avoir to form the passé composé. BUT one group of 14 verbs use the present tense of Etre instead. Here is that list ...
Topics in Corpus-Based Dutch Syntax Beek, Leonoor Johanneke
... double object constructions, but clashes with canonical word order in dative PP constructions. The Inherence Principle is related to the “natural constituent structure” (Vennemann, 1973). This principle, attributed to Renate Bartsch, states among other things that the closeness of constituents in th ...
... double object constructions, but clashes with canonical word order in dative PP constructions. The Inherence Principle is related to the “natural constituent structure” (Vennemann, 1973). This principle, attributed to Renate Bartsch, states among other things that the closeness of constituents in th ...
UNIVERSITY OF PARDUBICE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES ASPECT IN ENGLISH AND CZECH
... the way in which the verb action is regarded or experienced with respect to time." (Quirk, Greenbaum and others 1996, 188) Huddleston adds that the terminological distinction between tense and time has no well-established analogue in the domain of aspect and that the one term 'aspect' is widely used ...
... the way in which the verb action is regarded or experienced with respect to time." (Quirk, Greenbaum and others 1996, 188) Huddleston adds that the terminological distinction between tense and time has no well-established analogue in the domain of aspect and that the one term 'aspect' is widely used ...
Turkish: A Comprehensive Grammar
... origin, such as perde ‘curtain’, kitap ‘book’, namaz ‘ritual prayer’, cami ‘mosque’, had become fully integrated into the general lexicon. The only significant foreign grammatical influence to be seen in the popular language was the Indo-European type of subordinate clause (introduced by a subordina ...
... origin, such as perde ‘curtain’, kitap ‘book’, namaz ‘ritual prayer’, cami ‘mosque’, had become fully integrated into the general lexicon. The only significant foreign grammatical influence to be seen in the popular language was the Indo-European type of subordinate clause (introduced by a subordina ...
Parsing algorithms, sentence complexity
... of the dog fell over. • People have no difficulty with arbitrary-depth rightbranching. Therefore, a a fully bottom-up strategy may not be psychologically viable. ...
... of the dog fell over. • People have no difficulty with arbitrary-depth rightbranching. Therefore, a a fully bottom-up strategy may not be psychologically viable. ...
The Printable KISS Grammar Workbooks
... 9. "That's the jury-box," thought Alice; "and those twelve creatures (some were animals and some were birds) I suppose they are the jurors." ...
... 9. "That's the jury-box," thought Alice; "and those twelve creatures (some were animals and some were birds) I suppose they are the jurors." ...
Menu - LtoJ Consulting
... These words replace nouns without specifying which noun they replace. Ex: He has one job during the school year and another during the summer. Indefinite Pronouns ...
... These words replace nouns without specifying which noun they replace. Ex: He has one job during the school year and another during the summer. Indefinite Pronouns ...
Basic Croatian (ver 0.24) - ALVSMITH
... Next, we see that "John's" translates to Johnov and Johnova. This is so-called possessive adjective. And it has a different form (as every adjective has) depending whether is describes a male noun (sin "son"), female (kuća "house" is female in Croatian), or neuter! Even more, it can also change case ...
... Next, we see that "John's" translates to Johnov and Johnova. This is so-called possessive adjective. And it has a different form (as every adjective has) depending whether is describes a male noun (sin "son"), female (kuća "house" is female in Croatian), or neuter! Even more, it can also change case ...
This is the author`s final draft, 15 August 2014. The
... meaning arise from this source? What are the motivations and mechanisms involved in this semantic change? Research investigating the stages after the initial emergence of the perfect meaning is much scarcer. Bybee & Dahl (1989: 69) and Bybee et al. (1994: 66) suggest that both perfect constructions ...
... meaning arise from this source? What are the motivations and mechanisms involved in this semantic change? Research investigating the stages after the initial emergence of the perfect meaning is much scarcer. Bybee & Dahl (1989: 69) and Bybee et al. (1994: 66) suggest that both perfect constructions ...
Chapter 2: Linguistic Background
... they are realized in English. Two forms of nouns - the singular and plural forms - have already been mentioned. Pronouns take forms based on person (first, second, and third) and gender (masculine, feminine, and neuter). Each of these distinctions reflects a systematic analysis that is almost wholly ...
... they are realized in English. Two forms of nouns - the singular and plural forms - have already been mentioned. Pronouns take forms based on person (first, second, and third) and gender (masculine, feminine, and neuter). Each of these distinctions reflects a systematic analysis that is almost wholly ...
Prosody, priming and particular constructions: The patterning of
... produced by the same speaker) occurring with a finite verb (modeled on the method of extraction followed by Harvie 1998; Leroux and Jarmasz 2005). In cases of sequences of two or more unexpressed, we went back to the next closest previous eligible token; in a few cases where there was no preceding i ...
... produced by the same speaker) occurring with a finite verb (modeled on the method of extraction followed by Harvie 1998; Leroux and Jarmasz 2005). In cases of sequences of two or more unexpressed, we went back to the next closest previous eligible token; in a few cases where there was no preceding i ...
Päike sulatas suure jääpurika ära.
... tests for telicity. Second, the relations between delimitedness, object cases and verbs with particles present a wider array of data than Tenny’s theory can capture. This article will demonstrate that some problems in Van Hout (2000) are solved by clarifying the partial overlaps in the terminology u ...
... tests for telicity. Second, the relations between delimitedness, object cases and verbs with particles present a wider array of data than Tenny’s theory can capture. This article will demonstrate that some problems in Van Hout (2000) are solved by clarifying the partial overlaps in the terminology u ...
resultative predicative adjunct constructions in the gothic bible
... haben, hafa, in Romance habeo, and in Slavic ima or mieć), the predicative adjunct construction functioning as a resultative proper may employ other bivalent verbs.6 In fact, non-possessive introductory verbs can even be found at later developmental stages of the resultative, i.e. when it functions ...
... haben, hafa, in Romance habeo, and in Slavic ima or mieć), the predicative adjunct construction functioning as a resultative proper may employ other bivalent verbs.6 In fact, non-possessive introductory verbs can even be found at later developmental stages of the resultative, i.e. when it functions ...
Chapter 3 Distributed Morphology and the Pieces of Inflection Morris
... mar, but rather is distributed among several different components.2 For example, "word formation"—the creation of complex syntactic heads— may take place at any level of grammar through such processes as head movement and adjunction and/or merger of structurally or linearly adjacent heads. The theor ...
... mar, but rather is distributed among several different components.2 For example, "word formation"—the creation of complex syntactic heads— may take place at any level of grammar through such processes as head movement and adjunction and/or merger of structurally or linearly adjacent heads. The theor ...
hierarchical lexical structure and interpretive mapping in machine
... be classified as a change-of-state verb, and the same pattern is observed in the causative use of other change-of-state verbs, such as crack and melt. Moreover, it is important to note that this pattern also holds for other classes of verbs (e.g., change-of-possession verbs like give). It is also th ...
... be classified as a change-of-state verb, and the same pattern is observed in the causative use of other change-of-state verbs, such as crack and melt. Moreover, it is important to note that this pattern also holds for other classes of verbs (e.g., change-of-possession verbs like give). It is also th ...
resulttv3f
... complement structure of its VP. We think this price is worth the benefit. Classical generative grammar does not recognize constructions in this sense; phenomena that have more standardly been termed “constructions,” such as the passive, are taken to be epiphenomenal outcomes of more general processe ...
... complement structure of its VP. We think this price is worth the benefit. Classical generative grammar does not recognize constructions in this sense; phenomena that have more standardly been termed “constructions,” such as the passive, are taken to be epiphenomenal outcomes of more general processe ...
Grammar and Language Workbook, Part 1
... 30. Does that seem like a lot of money to you ? 31. When did Americans begin going to Alaska ? 32. Americans began going to Alaska during the 1890s and 1900s . 33. They went there to look for gold . 34. Large amounts of “black gold” were discovered in Alaska in 1968 . 35. What is “black gold” ? 36. ...
... 30. Does that seem like a lot of money to you ? 31. When did Americans begin going to Alaska ? 32. Americans began going to Alaska during the 1890s and 1900s . 33. They went there to look for gold . 34. Large amounts of “black gold” were discovered in Alaska in 1968 . 35. What is “black gold” ? 36. ...
How many theta roles in a reflexive verb?
... verb. If so, what happens to the other argument, and what happens to its theta role? From a syntactic perspective one can say simply that one argument is reduced (dropped). But which argument? If the external argument of a reflexive verb is dropped, the result will be an unaccusative verb. If an int ...
... verb. If so, what happens to the other argument, and what happens to its theta role? From a syntactic perspective one can say simply that one argument is reduced (dropped). But which argument? If the external argument of a reflexive verb is dropped, the result will be an unaccusative verb. If an int ...
Semantic Features in Argument Selection
... The theory proposed in the following sections is more parsimonious than theories based on thematic hierarchies, and accordingly the difficulty of learning the basic linking rules of the native language is diminished, as shown in the last section. It might be argued that the foregoing four features a ...
... The theory proposed in the following sections is more parsimonious than theories based on thematic hierarchies, and accordingly the difficulty of learning the basic linking rules of the native language is diminished, as shown in the last section. It might be argued that the foregoing four features a ...
to the entire required Student Handout for this class in MS
... Gummidge explained that we were seeing the shadow of a real island thirty miles away, beyond the bend of the horizon. 4. He said that sometimes the sun's rays will cast a reflection into the air, and this shadow island may float several hundred feet above the real one, just high enough it can be see ...
... Gummidge explained that we were seeing the shadow of a real island thirty miles away, beyond the bend of the horizon. 4. He said that sometimes the sun's rays will cast a reflection into the air, and this shadow island may float several hundred feet above the real one, just high enough it can be see ...
1 The cycle without containment: Latin perfect stems Donca Steriade
... (3) illustrates the fact that the three verb stems are frequently distinct, because the affixes forming them are. Infectum forms are produced by suffixing a theme vowel (3.a-b), an –esc, –isc or –sc formative that is frequently stative or inchoative (3.f), an –n that appears as an infix when the pho ...
... (3) illustrates the fact that the three verb stems are frequently distinct, because the affixes forming them are. Infectum forms are produced by suffixing a theme vowel (3.a-b), an –esc, –isc or –sc formative that is frequently stative or inchoative (3.f), an –n that appears as an infix when the pho ...
The Origin and Development of Nonconcatenative Morphology by
... 4.2. The role of semantics and the fate of derived forms .........................................................145 4.2.1. The T- and N-stems: Semitic reflexive forms ........................................................... 146 4.2.1.1. Competition and loss...................................... ...
... 4.2. The role of semantics and the fate of derived forms .........................................................145 4.2.1. The T- and N-stems: Semitic reflexive forms ........................................................... 146 4.2.1.1. Competition and loss...................................... ...
Modal Auxiliary Verbs - KSU Faculty Member websites
... as a semi-modal requiring do (you don't need to come).Had better shows the formal characteristics of modal verbs (no –s, no non-finite form and no chaining with other modals), but the presence of better makes treating it as a modal verb problematic, to say the least (Perkins,1983) . It appeared that ...
... as a semi-modal requiring do (you don't need to come).Had better shows the formal characteristics of modal verbs (no –s, no non-finite form and no chaining with other modals), but the presence of better makes treating it as a modal verb problematic, to say the least (Perkins,1983) . It appeared that ...