English for Academic Research: Grammar, Usage and Style
... I have been able to be more detailed in my explanations; for example, there is much more space dedicated to the use of articles (a, the, zero article) and the genitive than in other books. I have also been able to explain – I hope – the subtle differences between the present simple and past simple w ...
... I have been able to be more detailed in my explanations; for example, there is much more space dedicated to the use of articles (a, the, zero article) and the genitive than in other books. I have also been able to explain – I hope – the subtle differences between the present simple and past simple w ...
Contents - South Dakota State University
... A and an are called indefinite articles because they refer to any one of several or many similar objects. If, for instance, a person says, "Please hand me a pen," he doesn't care whether you give him the one on the table or the one on the desk or whether you give him the blue one, the red one, or th ...
... A and an are called indefinite articles because they refer to any one of several or many similar objects. If, for instance, a person says, "Please hand me a pen," he doesn't care whether you give him the one on the table or the one on the desk or whether you give him the blue one, the red one, or th ...
Roots, stems and word classes
... comparable to such processes as the transitivization of a verbal base, which further specifies a relatively rough categorization. Languages differ both in the extent to which they structure the material by purely grammatical criteria and in the level at which they do this. The root and the stem are ...
... comparable to such processes as the transitivization of a verbal base, which further specifies a relatively rough categorization. Languages differ both in the extent to which they structure the material by purely grammatical criteria and in the level at which they do this. The root and the stem are ...
“Adjectives” in Tundra Nenets: Properties of Property Words (JSFOu
... have word classes for verbs and nouns. He suggests that adjective classes should be distinguished from nouns and verbs of a given language by language-internal criteria. Recently, adjective classes have indeed also been discovered or defined in languages where the occurrence of adjectives has earlie ...
... have word classes for verbs and nouns. He suggests that adjective classes should be distinguished from nouns and verbs of a given language by language-internal criteria. Recently, adjective classes have indeed also been discovered or defined in languages where the occurrence of adjectives has earlie ...
Study Guide for Latin 2 National Latin Exam
... -ablative of means -no Latin preposition= by means of, with, by- we just learned this in 28! gladiō vulneratum- wounded by a sword via, plaustrō clausa- the street, blocked by a cart -ablative of time - no Latin preposition; e.g. in the summer, at dawn tertiō diē- on the third day mediā nocte- in th ...
... -ablative of means -no Latin preposition= by means of, with, by- we just learned this in 28! gladiō vulneratum- wounded by a sword via, plaustrō clausa- the street, blocked by a cart -ablative of time - no Latin preposition; e.g. in the summer, at dawn tertiō diē- on the third day mediā nocte- in th ...
Analysis and Synthesis of the Semantic Functions of Reduplication
... productivity varies from type to type. The R - R[+infix] type is quite limited because all kinds of infixies are no longer productive in Malay. According to the statistical data provided in Asmah Haji Omar (1973), berR - R, meNR - R(kan/i)4, and terR - R are found to be rather highly productive. As ...
... productivity varies from type to type. The R - R[+infix] type is quite limited because all kinds of infixies are no longer productive in Malay. According to the statistical data provided in Asmah Haji Omar (1973), berR - R, meNR - R(kan/i)4, and terR - R are found to be rather highly productive. As ...
Remarks on the History of the Indo-European Infinitive
... syntactic development development involving involving not not only only an an expanexpanis sion in in the the number of clause clause types types that that use use infinitive infinitive as äs embedded embedded sion number of predicate but also change in the structure of of the the infinitive infinit ...
... syntactic development development involving involving not not only only an an expanexpanis sion in in the the number of clause clause types types that that use use infinitive infinitive as äs embedded embedded sion number of predicate but also change in the structure of of the the infinitive infinit ...
Explaining similarities between main clauses and nominalized
... clauses. In particular, it is often the case that a single series of personmarkers occurs on inalienable nouns to indicate the possessor; this same series of person-markers also occurs on both nominalized and main clause verbs to indicate one of the core arguments of the verb. Constituency often par ...
... clauses. In particular, it is often the case that a single series of personmarkers occurs on inalienable nouns to indicate the possessor; this same series of person-markers also occurs on both nominalized and main clause verbs to indicate one of the core arguments of the verb. Constituency often par ...
quirky subjects in old french
... I take it thus that dative elements preceding experiencer verbs in French of the type in (15) are I-nominals in the sense of Moore & Perlmutter (2000). At this stage, we have enough relevant background information to begin the series of tests that I announced at the ouset of the present section. As ...
... I take it thus that dative elements preceding experiencer verbs in French of the type in (15) are I-nominals in the sense of Moore & Perlmutter (2000). At this stage, we have enough relevant background information to begin the series of tests that I announced at the ouset of the present section. As ...
Syntax 2
... We discuss five types of phrases: the noun phrase (NP), the verb phrase (VP), the adjective phrase (AdjP), the adverb phrase (AdvP) and the prepositional phrase (PP). For each phrase we describe the elements of which it can consist (its structure) as well as the functions it can have at sentence and ...
... We discuss five types of phrases: the noun phrase (NP), the verb phrase (VP), the adjective phrase (AdjP), the adverb phrase (AdvP) and the prepositional phrase (PP). For each phrase we describe the elements of which it can consist (its structure) as well as the functions it can have at sentence and ...
Constraints on the formal structure of Russian verb clusters
... while’ > щипнутьp ‘pinch/pluck once’ • дутьi ‘blow’ + подутьp ‘blow a while’ > дунутьp ‘blow once’ • скрипетьi ‘squeak’ + поскрипетьp ‘squeak a while’ > скрипнутьp ‘squeak once’ • работатьi ‘work’ + поработатьp ‘work a while’ > *работнутьp ‘work once’ [NB: Some are formed ...
... while’ > щипнутьp ‘pinch/pluck once’ • дутьi ‘blow’ + подутьp ‘blow a while’ > дунутьp ‘blow once’ • скрипетьi ‘squeak’ + поскрипетьp ‘squeak a while’ > скрипнутьp ‘squeak once’ • работатьi ‘work’ + поработатьp ‘work a while’ > *работнутьp ‘work once’ [NB: Some are formed ...
Questionnaire for property verbs in African languages
... identical to object markers (Allaoua 1992). 1.3.5. Is it possible for a verb form defined under A.1 to occur in all tense/aspect/mood forms? 1.3.6. If not, what restrictions are there? (This question corresponds to question B.1.4-1.8 with respect to semantics) 1.3.7. Are there conjugations or combin ...
... identical to object markers (Allaoua 1992). 1.3.5. Is it possible for a verb form defined under A.1 to occur in all tense/aspect/mood forms? 1.3.6. If not, what restrictions are there? (This question corresponds to question B.1.4-1.8 with respect to semantics) 1.3.7. Are there conjugations or combin ...
NLPA-Syntax
... WHOLE NP the angry men with their black banners, whereas if I say They banged the van with their black banners and you reply Yes, they banged it really hard, the pronoun it refers only to the van. The final kind of phrase I want to consider is less obvious (to me anyway). Consider the sentence Caref ...
... WHOLE NP the angry men with their black banners, whereas if I say They banged the van with their black banners and you reply Yes, they banged it really hard, the pronoun it refers only to the van. The final kind of phrase I want to consider is less obvious (to me anyway). Consider the sentence Caref ...
Morphological Typology and First Language Acquisition: Some
... This project studies in more than a dozen languages the acquisition of morphology up to the age of three years and collects, transcribes, codes (in CHILDES format, cf. MacWhinney 2000) and analyses longitudinal corpora in strictly parallel ways. I have to thank all researchers of this project, whose ...
... This project studies in more than a dozen languages the acquisition of morphology up to the age of three years and collects, transcribes, codes (in CHILDES format, cf. MacWhinney 2000) and analyses longitudinal corpora in strictly parallel ways. I have to thank all researchers of this project, whose ...
Behavioral and neuroimaging studies on language processing in
... “sequencing engine” that can reiterate motor patterns generators as well as cognitive pattern generators. Applied to syntax, the BG can thus generate an infinite number of possible sentences by combining a finite set of words using a finite set of rules (Lieberman, 2006, 2 ...
... “sequencing engine” that can reiterate motor patterns generators as well as cognitive pattern generators. Applied to syntax, the BG can thus generate an infinite number of possible sentences by combining a finite set of words using a finite set of rules (Lieberman, 2006, 2 ...
Do INSTRUCTION AND EXPOSURE MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON
... differences in the progress of the treatment groups and the control group. The authors noted that control group was significantly stronger to begin with, and argued that the weaker students might not have progressed without intervention. One of the areas that was most problematic and which showed th ...
... differences in the progress of the treatment groups and the control group. The authors noted that control group was significantly stronger to begin with, and argued that the weaker students might not have progressed without intervention. One of the areas that was most problematic and which showed th ...
adnuntiatio mariae et nativitas christi secundum lucum
... into Latin do not decline unless it has been thoroughly Latinized such as the name Maria from the Hebrew Miriam. ...
... into Latin do not decline unless it has been thoroughly Latinized such as the name Maria from the Hebrew Miriam. ...
lesson six
... Namárië as part of the verb undulávë "down-licked", that is, "covered"). Likewise, the past tense of the negative verb um- "not do" or "not be" is said to be úmë (Etym, entry UGU/UMU; we will return to this peculiar verb in Lesson Nine). This past tense formation is quite common in the early Qenya L ...
... Namárië as part of the verb undulávë "down-licked", that is, "covered"). Likewise, the past tense of the negative verb um- "not do" or "not be" is said to be úmë (Etym, entry UGU/UMU; we will return to this peculiar verb in Lesson Nine). This past tense formation is quite common in the early Qenya L ...
Active/agentive Case Marking and Its Motivations
... 1. INTRODUCTION.It has been known for some time that languages can differ substantially in their marking of case. For centuries, descriptions have been available of languages whose core (direct) case categories differ fundamentally from the subjects and direct objects of more familiar European langu ...
... 1. INTRODUCTION.It has been known for some time that languages can differ substantially in their marking of case. For centuries, descriptions have been available of languages whose core (direct) case categories differ fundamentally from the subjects and direct objects of more familiar European langu ...
The polysemy of -ize derivatives and the ModGreek
... her analysis, Lieber does admit that there are no fixed LCSs for -ize derived verbs within her own framework analysis of -ize as an N to V conversion. “Semantically determinate affixes have lexical conceptual structures which are entirely fixed […]. In contrast, semantically indeterminate methods of ...
... her analysis, Lieber does admit that there are no fixed LCSs for -ize derived verbs within her own framework analysis of -ize as an N to V conversion. “Semantically determinate affixes have lexical conceptual structures which are entirely fixed […]. In contrast, semantically indeterminate methods of ...
Case Assignment in Basque - University of the Basque Country
... Levin, who examines Warlpiri, Dyirbal and Basque at length, concludes that Basque is an accusative language as defined by 'the Ergativity Hypothesis 2. (1) Bossong (1984) explains certain irregularities in the morphology of the auxiliary for some combinations of ,absolutive and ergative marking in t ...
... Levin, who examines Warlpiri, Dyirbal and Basque at length, concludes that Basque is an accusative language as defined by 'the Ergativity Hypothesis 2. (1) Bossong (1984) explains certain irregularities in the morphology of the auxiliary for some combinations of ,absolutive and ergative marking in t ...
The Passive and the Notion of Transitivity
... just one object permit passivization») should be qualified, as it rests on syntactic grounds only. 2.1.2 Indirect transitive verbs or prepositional verbs Prepositional verbs can often occur in the passive, but not so freely as in the active. They consist of a lexical verb followed by a preposition : ...
... just one object permit passivization») should be qualified, as it rests on syntactic grounds only. 2.1.2 Indirect transitive verbs or prepositional verbs Prepositional verbs can often occur in the passive, but not so freely as in the active. They consist of a lexical verb followed by a preposition : ...
Students` Workbook
... 6. Then they told Mrs. Ducks secret to all their friends. 7. One little duck wriggled out from under her mothers wing. 8. At last they reached Whities house. 9. The rabbits could hear Bobbys feet. 10. Bunny put the acorn in front of Sammys door. ...
... 6. Then they told Mrs. Ducks secret to all their friends. 7. One little duck wriggled out from under her mothers wing. 8. At last they reached Whities house. 9. The rabbits could hear Bobbys feet. 10. Bunny put the acorn in front of Sammys door. ...
Grammar Practice Workbook
... Underline the linking verbs in the sentences below. 1. The great frigate bird is the most widespread of the five species of frigate birds on earth. 2. Warm islands located in the Pacific and Indian oceans are the nesting spots of these birds. 3. High, rocky cliffs are the homes of frigate birds. 4. ...
... Underline the linking verbs in the sentences below. 1. The great frigate bird is the most widespread of the five species of frigate birds on earth. 2. Warm islands located in the Pacific and Indian oceans are the nesting spots of these birds. 3. High, rocky cliffs are the homes of frigate birds. 4. ...
Comparative study of compound words in English and Indonesian
... are fractured, or the wrong categories are selected for fracturing, noise will be produced at unacceptable levels on retrieval. Various prior suggestions for handling compound terms are examined which include those for precoordinated or rotated, indexes.The syntactic origins are also explored and it ...
... are fractured, or the wrong categories are selected for fracturing, noise will be produced at unacceptable levels on retrieval. Various prior suggestions for handling compound terms are examined which include those for precoordinated or rotated, indexes.The syntactic origins are also explored and it ...