VerbArt 4. Cockney Rhyming Slang
... ► Replacers are expressions whose meanings are not unfamiliar – rather on the contrary, they often are names of celebrities, hence can be assumed to be culturally salient. However, given the meanings of the replacees, they are typically rather unexpected: usually there are no semantic connections b ...
... ► Replacers are expressions whose meanings are not unfamiliar – rather on the contrary, they often are names of celebrities, hence can be assumed to be culturally salient. However, given the meanings of the replacees, they are typically rather unexpected: usually there are no semantic connections b ...
ADJECTIVES
... Origin: An origin adjective describes where something comes from. Examples: French, lunar, American, eastern, Greek Material: A material adjective describes what something is made from. Examples: wooden, metal, cotton, paper Purpose: A purpose adjective describes what something is used for. These ad ...
... Origin: An origin adjective describes where something comes from. Examples: French, lunar, American, eastern, Greek Material: A material adjective describes what something is made from. Examples: wooden, metal, cotton, paper Purpose: A purpose adjective describes what something is used for. These ad ...
Temporal Properties of Persian and English
... present perfect tense is being used instead. Inherent aspect and tense are syntactically instantiated in both English and Persian. The model that has been followed is based on Arad's (1996) and Borer's (1994) views that the interface between the lexicon (i.e. meaning) and syntax is aspectually deter ...
... present perfect tense is being used instead. Inherent aspect and tense are syntactically instantiated in both English and Persian. The model that has been followed is based on Arad's (1996) and Borer's (1994) views that the interface between the lexicon (i.e. meaning) and syntax is aspectually deter ...
LARYNGEAL TIMING AND CORRESPONDENCE IN HUPA
... In contrast to the glottalized non-nasal sonorants which are, with a couple of exceptions, limited to final position of nouns, glottalized nasals are relatively common in final position of both nouns and verbs. For purposes of the discussion of laryngeal timing, morphemes may broadly be broken down ...
... In contrast to the glottalized non-nasal sonorants which are, with a couple of exceptions, limited to final position of nouns, glottalized nasals are relatively common in final position of both nouns and verbs. For purposes of the discussion of laryngeal timing, morphemes may broadly be broken down ...
EAGLES Recommendations for the Morphosyntactic Annotation of
... defined, but common to a number of languages (e.g. the distinction between countable and mass nouns); (b) Extensions to deal with phenomena which are specific to particular EU languages. A few words may be added regarding each of these points: 1. At a descriptive level, morphosyntactic tags are ther ...
... defined, but common to a number of languages (e.g. the distinction between countable and mass nouns); (b) Extensions to deal with phenomena which are specific to particular EU languages. A few words may be added regarding each of these points: 1. At a descriptive level, morphosyntactic tags are ther ...
This page is about word formation patterns and prefixes
... 56. I don’t want to ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) all of your dreams and hopes but that is a terrible idea. 57. My favourite ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) of all time is James Dyson, because his vacuum cleaners do not lose suction. 58. Companies in the UK would no ...
... 56. I don’t want to ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) all of your dreams and hopes but that is a terrible idea. 57. My favourite ____________ (verb / noun / adjective / adverb) of all time is James Dyson, because his vacuum cleaners do not lose suction. 58. Companies in the UK would no ...
Grammatical Relations Author Contact Information Corresponding
... or postpositions), which combine with NPs to give rise to analytical elements that indicate grammatical relations (e.g., in English, the combination of preposition to and NP, such as to Mary in (1), encodes the indirect object). In some languages, overt morphological marking may be indicated not on ...
... or postpositions), which combine with NPs to give rise to analytical elements that indicate grammatical relations (e.g., in English, the combination of preposition to and NP, such as to Mary in (1), encodes the indirect object). In some languages, overt morphological marking may be indicated not on ...
TAGARAB: A Fast, Accurate Arabic Name Recognizer Using High
... make no effort to distinguish I and II forms of verbs, as these are not usually distinguished orthographically in AI-Hayat. In general, if there is no visible orthographic distinction in normal Arabic prose, we do not make a distinction in the lexical data. We also entered forms both with and withou ...
... make no effort to distinguish I and II forms of verbs, as these are not usually distinguished orthographically in AI-Hayat. In general, if there is no visible orthographic distinction in normal Arabic prose, we do not make a distinction in the lexical data. We also entered forms both with and withou ...
From Discourse to “Odd Coordinations” –
... see (6) below— with the interpretation of elided indefinites in structures like (4) and (5) above. Whereas in the case of Gapping the interpretation of the indefinite etwas (‘something’) remains constant irrespective of whether etwas is realized overtly or covertly —in both cases, etwas in the secon ...
... see (6) below— with the interpretation of elided indefinites in structures like (4) and (5) above. Whereas in the case of Gapping the interpretation of the indefinite etwas (‘something’) remains constant irrespective of whether etwas is realized overtly or covertly —in both cases, etwas in the secon ...
Function of the Imperfect Tense in Mark`s Gospel
... My analysis did not begin with a proposed list (such as the tentative listing in Campbell which was cited above), attempting to categorize each use. Rather an inductive approach through the first eight chapters of Mark proceeded statement-by-statement, with recursive revisions as similarities appear ...
... My analysis did not begin with a proposed list (such as the tentative listing in Campbell which was cited above), attempting to categorize each use. Rather an inductive approach through the first eight chapters of Mark proceeded statement-by-statement, with recursive revisions as similarities appear ...
the three relative constructions in swahili (kisanifu)
... Swahili », Steere (1906 : 121f) confïrms that type C is « not used in Zanzibar ». Likewise, Sacleux (1909a, b) does not treat type C in his two Swahili grammars, though the construction is documented in his dictionary (1939). Outside Zanzibar, type C constructions probably have existed for centuries ...
... Swahili », Steere (1906 : 121f) confïrms that type C is « not used in Zanzibar ». Likewise, Sacleux (1909a, b) does not treat type C in his two Swahili grammars, though the construction is documented in his dictionary (1939). Outside Zanzibar, type C constructions probably have existed for centuries ...
Frequent Frames, Flexible Frames and the Noun-Verb Asymmetry Gary Jones Fernand Gobet
... of the 12 children in the Manchester corpus (Theakston et al., 2001). The child-directed speech in the Manchester corpus is typically in the range of 25,000 to 30,000 utterances per child. Corpora were cleaned up minimally, and only multi-word utterances were analysed. For all corpora the following ...
... of the 12 children in the Manchester corpus (Theakston et al., 2001). The child-directed speech in the Manchester corpus is typically in the range of 25,000 to 30,000 utterances per child. Corpora were cleaned up minimally, and only multi-word utterances were analysed. For all corpora the following ...
Constructing grammatical meaning
... iconic correlations between relative bulk and predictability/familiarity as they have been applied in the semantically based accounts of Russian (Haiman 1983, Kemmer 1993), and it also speaks to Kemmer’s typology of reflexives and middles. On the surface Czech would seem to fall into Kemmer’s (1993: ...
... iconic correlations between relative bulk and predictability/familiarity as they have been applied in the semantically based accounts of Russian (Haiman 1983, Kemmer 1993), and it also speaks to Kemmer’s typology of reflexives and middles. On the surface Czech would seem to fall into Kemmer’s (1993: ...
6.3 Resource - Prepositions
... A preposition describes a relationship between other words in a sentence. In itself, a word like "in" or "after" is rather meaningless and hard to define in mere words. For instance, when you do try to define a preposition like "in" or "between" or "on," you invariably use your hands to show how som ...
... A preposition describes a relationship between other words in a sentence. In itself, a word like "in" or "after" is rather meaningless and hard to define in mere words. For instance, when you do try to define a preposition like "in" or "between" or "on," you invariably use your hands to show how som ...
Verb Nominalization of Manggarai Language: The Case of Central
... such as ‘act’ become actor in English or ‘makan’ (eat) becomes makanan (food) in Indonesian or adjectives such ‘happy’ in English becomes happiness, ‘kind’ becomes kindness. As shown by the examples morphological affixes are used to nominalize the words. Nominalization as such plays very important r ...
... such as ‘act’ become actor in English or ‘makan’ (eat) becomes makanan (food) in Indonesian or adjectives such ‘happy’ in English becomes happiness, ‘kind’ becomes kindness. As shown by the examples morphological affixes are used to nominalize the words. Nominalization as such plays very important r ...
Accusative Case-Assignment in Double Object Constructions in
... relativization of the direct object relative clauses in Jordanian Arabic. Assiri (2011) accounted for the agreement (a) symmetries between nouns and adjectives in Modern Standard Arabic with the application of agre-based approach. Despite the fact that the studies surveyed above dealt with different ...
... relativization of the direct object relative clauses in Jordanian Arabic. Assiri (2011) accounted for the agreement (a) symmetries between nouns and adjectives in Modern Standard Arabic with the application of agre-based approach. Despite the fact that the studies surveyed above dealt with different ...
1 MOOD Mood is a grammatical category which indicates the
... If only I had told heк the truth! - Если бы я только сказал ей правду! In complex sentences: 1) in subordinate clauses of unreal condition which are usually introduced by the conjunction "if (the use of tenses is absolute in this case: when reference is made to the present or future the Present Subj ...
... If only I had told heк the truth! - Если бы я только сказал ей правду! In complex sentences: 1) in subordinate clauses of unreal condition which are usually introduced by the conjunction "if (the use of tenses is absolute in this case: when reference is made to the present or future the Present Subj ...
Document
... with the hope of waking Duane. (4) She also began whipping his face with her scaly tail. Eventually, Duane began to breathe again. (5) Who would believe that an iguana would come around rescuing a man? ...
... with the hope of waking Duane. (4) She also began whipping his face with her scaly tail. Eventually, Duane began to breathe again. (5) Who would believe that an iguana would come around rescuing a man? ...
Adverb Notes
... • Adverbs of relative time: recently, soon, already • Adverbs of degree: extremely, very, rather • Adverbs of quantity: few, a lot, much • Adverbs of attitude: fortunately, apparently, clearly Placement of Adverbs: • Adverbs are usually found after the verb. • If there is a Direct Object, it will co ...
... • Adverbs of relative time: recently, soon, already • Adverbs of degree: extremely, very, rather • Adverbs of quantity: few, a lot, much • Adverbs of attitude: fortunately, apparently, clearly Placement of Adverbs: • Adverbs are usually found after the verb. • If there is a Direct Object, it will co ...
Canto - Classical Academic Press
... will go,” and “I did go.” We add other words such as “I,” “you,” “will,” and “did” to tell us more about who is doing the action in the sentence and when that action happens. In Spanish, instead of adding extra words, you show who is doing the action and when the action happens by changing the last ...
... will go,” and “I did go.” We add other words such as “I,” “you,” “will,” and “did” to tell us more about who is doing the action in the sentence and when that action happens. In Spanish, instead of adding extra words, you show who is doing the action and when the action happens by changing the last ...
The Finnish Accusative: Long Distance Case Assignment by ϕ
... they do not differ in their objecthood. In the second part, we show that the various accusatives are also treated similarly in terms of certain syntactic operations, such as clefting and raising. First of all, given the completely uncontroversial status of accusative marking ...
... they do not differ in their objecthood. In the second part, we show that the various accusatives are also treated similarly in terms of certain syntactic operations, such as clefting and raising. First of all, given the completely uncontroversial status of accusative marking ...
Brain Potentials Elicited by Garden-Path Sentences
... 1987), who used a self-paced reading task in which phrasesized segments were sequentially presented. Large increases in reading times for sentences similar to Sentence 1 were observed when readers encountered a clausal complement, Continuation b, but only when the main verb was biased toward a trans ...
... 1987), who used a self-paced reading task in which phrasesized segments were sequentially presented. Large increases in reading times for sentences similar to Sentence 1 were observed when readers encountered a clausal complement, Continuation b, but only when the main verb was biased toward a trans ...
Polysemous agent nominals in Kambaata (Cushitic) - Hal-SHS
... So far, I have been speaking about agent nominals, but, admittedly, this term is not appropriate if the polysemy of -aan derivates is taken into account. SHELEME (1989: 33) is the first to state that the Kambaata -aan morpheme is multifunctional and a derivational device for both agents and instrume ...
... So far, I have been speaking about agent nominals, but, admittedly, this term is not appropriate if the polysemy of -aan derivates is taken into account. SHELEME (1989: 33) is the first to state that the Kambaata -aan morpheme is multifunctional and a derivational device for both agents and instrume ...
Handling of Prepositions in English to Bengali Machine Translation
... However, there are some words that act as prepositions and fall into other POS categories as well. For example, the word before can be used as an adverb (e.g., I could not come before), preposition (e.g., He came before me) or a conjunction (e.g., He came before I came). Similarly, the word round ca ...
... However, there are some words that act as prepositions and fall into other POS categories as well. For example, the word before can be used as an adverb (e.g., I could not come before), preposition (e.g., He came before me) or a conjunction (e.g., He came before I came). Similarly, the word round ca ...
Case checking vs. case assignment and the case of adverbial NPs
... instrumental in (4) because the verb assigns its inherent instrumental Case at D-Structure before the Caseassigning ability of the Q is activated. On the other hand, Boškoviƒ (to appear), who adopts the gist of Chomsky’s (1986) theory of inherent Case (but does not require assuming D-Structure and S ...
... instrumental in (4) because the verb assigns its inherent instrumental Case at D-Structure before the Caseassigning ability of the Q is activated. On the other hand, Boškoviƒ (to appear), who adopts the gist of Chomsky’s (1986) theory of inherent Case (but does not require assuming D-Structure and S ...