The Pieces of Morphology
... It’s somehow intuitive to think that knowing a language involves knowing the words of the language. Linguists that start with this notion quickly get into trouble by not being clear about what a “word” is such that a speaker might know it or what “know” is such that a speaker might “know” a word. Wh ...
... It’s somehow intuitive to think that knowing a language involves knowing the words of the language. Linguists that start with this notion quickly get into trouble by not being clear about what a “word” is such that a speaker might know it or what “know” is such that a speaker might “know” a word. Wh ...
bhotia group (bhotia, tibetan and sherpa)
... According to Sir George Abraham Grierson’s Linguistic Survey of India (LSI) the language-group classified and attested as ‘Bhotia’ comprises the distinguished subdialects namely Bhotia of Tibet or Tibetan , Bhotia of Sikkim or Danjong-ka, Bhotia of Sherpa or Sharpa Bhotia, Bhotia of Bhutan or Drukpa ...
... According to Sir George Abraham Grierson’s Linguistic Survey of India (LSI) the language-group classified and attested as ‘Bhotia’ comprises the distinguished subdialects namely Bhotia of Tibet or Tibetan , Bhotia of Sikkim or Danjong-ka, Bhotia of Sherpa or Sharpa Bhotia, Bhotia of Bhutan or Drukpa ...
Yao`an Lolo Grammar Sketch
... Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics has been read and approved by the undersigned members of the faculty of the Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics ...
... Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics has been read and approved by the undersigned members of the faculty of the Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics ...
Derivational morphology in Distributed Morphology
... round in the bout to get a Ph.D., I owe very special thanks. Both, despite the enormous demands on their time, have always been willing to reply to my e-mails and offer sensible encouragement at the times when it was most needed. Both are very kind human beings and as linguists, their body of work s ...
... round in the bout to get a Ph.D., I owe very special thanks. Both, despite the enormous demands on their time, have always been willing to reply to my e-mails and offer sensible encouragement at the times when it was most needed. Both are very kind human beings and as linguists, their body of work s ...
1844
... was requisite, I had the assistance of an Interpreter; but the absolute necessity of understanding and being understood by those among whom I was to Jive, made me diligent in endeavouring to learn their language; and some knowledge of Latin, French, and Italian, acquired before I left England, enabl ...
... was requisite, I had the assistance of an Interpreter; but the absolute necessity of understanding and being understood by those among whom I was to Jive, made me diligent in endeavouring to learn their language; and some knowledge of Latin, French, and Italian, acquired before I left England, enabl ...
foreword - Universitatea din Craiova
... crystal display; 2 lowest common denominator), LCM (=lowest common multiple), L-plate (=a sign bearing the letter L, attached to the front and rear of a motor vehicle to indicate that it is being driven by a learner) etc. However, if these terms consisting of more than one word are pronounced extens ...
... crystal display; 2 lowest common denominator), LCM (=lowest common multiple), L-plate (=a sign bearing the letter L, attached to the front and rear of a motor vehicle to indicate that it is being driven by a learner) etc. However, if these terms consisting of more than one word are pronounced extens ...
S3 Sem 2, repaso
... or knowledge (some clues: ser + verdad / cierto / claro / obvio, no hay / había duda, saber, creer, pensar, decir [as a statement]), choose the indicative. If there is no que (or other word, such as cuando, that starts a new clause) and only one subject, choose the infinitive. Ojalá: sentences with ...
... or knowledge (some clues: ser + verdad / cierto / claro / obvio, no hay / había duda, saber, creer, pensar, decir [as a statement]), choose the indicative. If there is no que (or other word, such as cuando, that starts a new clause) and only one subject, choose the infinitive. Ojalá: sentences with ...
Lexical aspect in English
... Once you start using terracotta tiles or even thin marble tiles, you can make the profile of the roof less sharp (s2a-924 76) I hope she’s coming down ... because I start work on Thursday (1a-030 312) They chose to start their daunting trek from the Canadian Arctic (s2b-024 042) The two most importa ...
... Once you start using terracotta tiles or even thin marble tiles, you can make the profile of the roof less sharp (s2a-924 76) I hope she’s coming down ... because I start work on Thursday (1a-030 312) They chose to start their daunting trek from the Canadian Arctic (s2b-024 042) The two most importa ...
workbook
... included in this edition,a nd more will gradually be added. Because this is a pedagogical grammar, certain grammatical features are initially explained otherwise than they might be in a reference grammar. For example, in relation to verbs, we begin by talking about "stem shortening" when the verbs h ...
... included in this edition,a nd more will gradually be added. Because this is a pedagogical grammar, certain grammatical features are initially explained otherwise than they might be in a reference grammar. For example, in relation to verbs, we begin by talking about "stem shortening" when the verbs h ...
1. Introduction
... at least in languages like English or Italian. The reason is that Dative is assigned to an NP in English or Italian only if this NP receives the semantic role of Goal7. Similarly, the Genitive is assigned to an NP only if this NP receives the semantic role of Possessor. We will now switch to the pro ...
... at least in languages like English or Italian. The reason is that Dative is assigned to an NP in English or Italian only if this NP receives the semantic role of Goal7. Similarly, the Genitive is assigned to an NP only if this NP receives the semantic role of Possessor. We will now switch to the pro ...
The Relevance of Syncretisms in the Context of Null Subject Licensing
... In German, the particular syncretic (1st/3rd person) forms are not in competition, because they are associated with different phenomena (out of the blue drop vs topic drop) As a consequence, syncretisms between the 1st and the 3rd person do not matter in German; however they crucially prohibit n ...
... In German, the particular syncretic (1st/3rd person) forms are not in competition, because they are associated with different phenomena (out of the blue drop vs topic drop) As a consequence, syncretisms between the 1st and the 3rd person do not matter in German; however they crucially prohibit n ...
On the superficiality of Welsh agreement
... Agreement is a complex phenomenon, which has been discussed quite extensively; see e.g. Corbett (2006). Among the questions that arise about it is: What level of representation is relevant? It is widely assumed that agreement normally involves abstract levels. For Minimalism, it is one manifestation ...
... Agreement is a complex phenomenon, which has been discussed quite extensively; see e.g. Corbett (2006). Among the questions that arise about it is: What level of representation is relevant? It is widely assumed that agreement normally involves abstract levels. For Minimalism, it is one manifestation ...
The dative alternation - Ghent University Library
... In the latter case, a clause where Lauren is preceded by the preposition to would perhaps sound more natural. In other words, some syntactic contexts seem to make the prepositional construction more appropriate than the DOC. I will of course take a closer look at the interaction between these two cl ...
... In the latter case, a clause where Lauren is preceded by the preposition to would perhaps sound more natural. In other words, some syntactic contexts seem to make the prepositional construction more appropriate than the DOC. I will of course take a closer look at the interaction between these two cl ...
The ergative features of Papuan and Austronesian languages
... Hence, Drehu shows a mixture of semantically based marking2 and morphological based marking: in the past tense, nominal NPs are marked "according to their actual role in a given instance of use of a verb" ; with the perfective aspect, the argument marking is strictly ergative, whereas with the imper ...
... Hence, Drehu shows a mixture of semantically based marking2 and morphological based marking: in the past tense, nominal NPs are marked "according to their actual role in a given instance of use of a verb" ; with the perfective aspect, the argument marking is strictly ergative, whereas with the imper ...
445 prefixes and suffixes
... related to related to rather (like) inhabitant of, language of can do, does without like with the quality of having protected/- ing against towards like, characterised by ...
... related to related to rather (like) inhabitant of, language of can do, does without like with the quality of having protected/- ing against towards like, characterised by ...
Report of group II of the GU project in MT research
... several singular fulcra or varied combinations of both; (2) having an intransitive predicate, the occurrence of a subject block containing, in its fulcrum, and class of nouns or noun substitutes, is possible either preceding the predicate block or following the predicate block, in the latter case re ...
... several singular fulcra or varied combinations of both; (2) having an intransitive predicate, the occurrence of a subject block containing, in its fulcrum, and class of nouns or noun substitutes, is possible either preceding the predicate block or following the predicate block, in the latter case re ...
www.englishbd.com evsjv‡`‡k me©cÖ_g Bs‡iwR wel‡qi c~Y©v½ I‡qemvBU
... Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle in the milky way. They stretched in never- ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand say I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. The waves beside them danced; but they Outdid the sparkling w ...
... Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle in the milky way. They stretched in never- ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand say I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. The waves beside them danced; but they Outdid the sparkling w ...
Raymond Hickey, A Promise is a Promise: On speech acts of
... When looking at acts of commitment one sees that the consent of the hearer, which is an integral part of them, is important so that the speaker may achieve his purpose. One might imagine that the speaker can best achieve his purpose if he is independent of the hearer but this is not necessarily so. ...
... When looking at acts of commitment one sees that the consent of the hearer, which is an integral part of them, is important so that the speaker may achieve his purpose. One might imagine that the speaker can best achieve his purpose if he is independent of the hearer but this is not necessarily so. ...
foreword - Universitatea din Craiova
... a very common structure, e.g. under the table, on the wall, in the street, in the sky, in the field, after the lesson, behind the door, beyond the river, near the village, for the children, through the gates, at the museum, from the park, on the floor, into the drawer, on the way, by the way etc. 4) ...
... a very common structure, e.g. under the table, on the wall, in the street, in the sky, in the field, after the lesson, behind the door, beyond the river, near the village, for the children, through the gates, at the museum, from the park, on the floor, into the drawer, on the way, by the way etc. 4) ...
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... stylistic values as well. Even those who have recourse to the common term ieeg-form or ing cannot help admitting that there are many cases where each of the two categories is used with the function very distinct from that of the other. Beside these ordinary cases, those where the distinction seems d ...
... stylistic values as well. Even those who have recourse to the common term ieeg-form or ing cannot help admitting that there are many cases where each of the two categories is used with the function very distinct from that of the other. Beside these ordinary cases, those where the distinction seems d ...
Imperfect Subjunctive
... plural of the preterit, drop the –ron, and add the imperfect subjunctive endings listed on the previous page. However, there are lots of irregulars and stem-changing verbs in the preterit, such as the following: fueron supieron durmieron pidieron ...
... plural of the preterit, drop the –ron, and add the imperfect subjunctive endings listed on the previous page. However, there are lots of irregulars and stem-changing verbs in the preterit, such as the following: fueron supieron durmieron pidieron ...
Relativization strategies in Thulung Rai Aimée Lahaussois Histoire
... bear-GEN head flat become-3SG.PST HS '(It is said that) the bear's head became flat.' ...
... bear-GEN head flat become-3SG.PST HS '(It is said that) the bear's head became flat.' ...
“Indeed, it takes only a single system of grammar to provide
... Chol’s five ejective consonants are contrastive with their non-ejective counterparts in all positions. Compare for example, Chol ty’añ ‘word’ and tyañ ‘lime’, or buts’ ‘smoke’ and buts ‘sprout’. In Chol and other Mayan languages there are no truly vowel-initial roots; all have a glottal onset (cf. ...
... Chol’s five ejective consonants are contrastive with their non-ejective counterparts in all positions. Compare for example, Chol ty’añ ‘word’ and tyañ ‘lime’, or buts’ ‘smoke’ and buts ‘sprout’. In Chol and other Mayan languages there are no truly vowel-initial roots; all have a glottal onset (cf. ...
ASPECTS OF THE SEMANTICS OF THE AKAN
... It is these considerations and others which constitute the object of this paper. It focuses primarily on the semanticity of the Akan phrasal verb and especially how it responds to the questions of idiomaticity and transparency or relativity. It examines the issue of sense relations as far as the ph ...
... It is these considerations and others which constitute the object of this paper. It focuses primarily on the semanticity of the Akan phrasal verb and especially how it responds to the questions of idiomaticity and transparency or relativity. It examines the issue of sense relations as far as the ph ...
Prosody Drives the Syntax: O`odham Rhythm *1
... utterance begins with a monosyllabic content word, the auxiliary provides the unstressed syllable necessary to complete the trochaic foot, as in (9a,c). For longer words, the trochee will be completed word-internally, as in (9b), and the unstressed syllable provided by the second position auxiliary ...
... utterance begins with a monosyllabic content word, the auxiliary provides the unstressed syllable necessary to complete the trochaic foot, as in (9a,c). For longer words, the trochee will be completed word-internally, as in (9b), and the unstressed syllable provided by the second position auxiliary ...