Locative and locatum verbs revisited
... However, despite its initial plausibility, I will show that Hale & Keyser’s analysis of the semantic value of the P in 8 is partly based on a misleading intuition, since it does not tally with the linguistically relevant semantic and/or aspectual facts to be presented in section 3.1. Although I agre ...
... However, despite its initial plausibility, I will show that Hale & Keyser’s analysis of the semantic value of the P in 8 is partly based on a misleading intuition, since it does not tally with the linguistically relevant semantic and/or aspectual facts to be presented in section 3.1. Although I agre ...
Chapter 4 Nominals and noun phrases
... plural forms exist: maneri and rei. Only maneri may occur independently as a numerically unspecified pronoun. Rei can only occur in association with a cardinal numeral. Numerically specified groups up to one hundred may be expressed by either, thus 'they four' can be maneri fnotou or rei fnotou. How ...
... plural forms exist: maneri and rei. Only maneri may occur independently as a numerically unspecified pronoun. Rei can only occur in association with a cardinal numeral. Numerically specified groups up to one hundred may be expressed by either, thus 'they four' can be maneri fnotou or rei fnotou. How ...
Chunking/POS tagging
... words are more like nouns, as is evident from 5.2.1 above they can be tagged as nouns in all there occurrences. The same would apply to 'bAhAra' (outside) in examples examples (h4), (h5) and (h8). However, if we follow any of the above approaches we miss out on the fact that this class of words is s ...
... words are more like nouns, as is evident from 5.2.1 above they can be tagged as nouns in all there occurrences. The same would apply to 'bAhAra' (outside) in examples examples (h4), (h5) and (h8). However, if we follow any of the above approaches we miss out on the fact that this class of words is s ...
May 15: Issues in tense and aspect, telicity and quantification
... Intersectivity: For every (intersective) adjective A and every simple or complex noun N there is a corresponding adjective meaning Ap of type such that
A(N)(x) iff (Ap N)(x) .
Alternatively, still viewing the original A as a function of type <,>, we can
represent its meaning as fol ...
... Intersectivity: For every (intersective) adjective A and every simple or complex noun N there is a corresponding adjective meaning Ap of type
An outstanding property of the Gbe languages is that they manifest
... Asiba Imperf 'Asiba is ABOUT TO SEND THE RICE TO REMI' c. *[lªs ...
... Asiba Imperf 'Asiba is ABOUT TO SEND THE RICE TO REMI' c. *[lªs ...
Douglas L. Rideout: Auxiliary Selection in 16th Century French
... spoken between the Seine and the Loire. At the same time, given his position as the tutor of Mary, the sister of Henry VIII of England, accompanying both her as well as Henry VIII on several sojourns at the Parisian Court, Palsgrave would have needed “to acquire a command of French that was not only ...
... spoken between the Seine and the Loire. At the same time, given his position as the tutor of Mary, the sister of Henry VIII of England, accompanying both her as well as Henry VIII on several sojourns at the Parisian Court, Palsgrave would have needed “to acquire a command of French that was not only ...
Auxiliary Selection in 16th Century French: Imposing Norms
... spoken between the Seine and the Loire. At the same time, given his position as the tutor of Mary, the sister of Henry VIII of England, accompanying both her as well as Henry VIII on several sojourns at the Parisian Court, Palsgrave would have needed “to acquire a command of French that was not only ...
... spoken between the Seine and the Loire. At the same time, given his position as the tutor of Mary, the sister of Henry VIII of England, accompanying both her as well as Henry VIII on several sojourns at the Parisian Court, Palsgrave would have needed “to acquire a command of French that was not only ...
Abstract Aglab Khazad: The Secret Language ofTolkien`s Dwarves
... symbol, 'I'. An apostrophe, as seen in sentences (6) and (11) below, I have chosen to interpret as an indicator of coalescence or elision - the apostrophe is only seen in Salo' s N eo-Khuzdul, and he never explains what it represents. I have chosen this interpretation over its other conventional use ...
... symbol, 'I'. An apostrophe, as seen in sentences (6) and (11) below, I have chosen to interpret as an indicator of coalescence or elision - the apostrophe is only seen in Salo' s N eo-Khuzdul, and he never explains what it represents. I have chosen this interpretation over its other conventional use ...
Brain responses to nouns, verbs and class
... ERP investigations of word class Maratsos, 1990). Perhaps because of these semantic and syntactic differences, nouns are acquired earlier during language development (e.g. Nelson, 1973) and are remembered more easily than verbs (e.g. Wearing, 1973; Thios, 1975; Reynolds and Flagg, 1976); nouns are ...
... ERP investigations of word class Maratsos, 1990). Perhaps because of these semantic and syntactic differences, nouns are acquired earlier during language development (e.g. Nelson, 1973) and are remembered more easily than verbs (e.g. Wearing, 1973; Thios, 1975; Reynolds and Flagg, 1976); nouns are ...
The Emphatic Form
... LEVEL 6 - THE EMPHATIC FORM In spoken English, words can be emphasized by being pronounced with a heavier stress than usual. This type of emphasis is usually indicated in written English by means of italics or underlining. In the following examples, emphasized words are indicated by means of underli ...
... LEVEL 6 - THE EMPHATIC FORM In spoken English, words can be emphasized by being pronounced with a heavier stress than usual. This type of emphasis is usually indicated in written English by means of italics or underlining. In the following examples, emphasized words are indicated by means of underli ...
Gerunds
... A verbal is a word that is formed from a verb and that acts as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. There are three kinds of verbals: gerunds. participles, and ...
... A verbal is a word that is formed from a verb and that acts as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. There are three kinds of verbals: gerunds. participles, and ...
Bare singular nominals and incorporating verbs in Spanish and
... The point of departure for our paper is Dobrovie-Sorin et al.’s (2006) claim that BSNs should be analyzed in terms of Dayal’s (2003) semantics for pseudoincorporation, originally proposed to account for certain BSNs in Hindi. As we will show, however, Dayal’s and Dobrovie-Sorin et al.’s implementati ...
... The point of departure for our paper is Dobrovie-Sorin et al.’s (2006) claim that BSNs should be analyzed in terms of Dayal’s (2003) semantics for pseudoincorporation, originally proposed to account for certain BSNs in Hindi. As we will show, however, Dayal’s and Dobrovie-Sorin et al.’s implementati ...
Literature Review
... same form as the participle of a verb (that is, a verb ending in –ing or –ed/-en) and that usually exhibits the ordinary properties of an adjective. It is also called a verbal adjective or an adjectival adjective. Both present and past participle are used with the verbs to be and to have to create c ...
... same form as the participle of a verb (that is, a verb ending in –ing or –ed/-en) and that usually exhibits the ordinary properties of an adjective. It is also called a verbal adjective or an adjectival adjective. Both present and past participle are used with the verbs to be and to have to create c ...
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... “more pregnant” or “less pregnant.” She is either “pregnant” or “not pregnant.” There are more words like this than you might imagine. Here are a few more: “absolute,” “impossible,” “chief,” “unanimous,” “irrevocable,” “entire,” “final,” and “unique.” Logically speaking, these words should not be us ...
... “more pregnant” or “less pregnant.” She is either “pregnant” or “not pregnant.” There are more words like this than you might imagine. Here are a few more: “absolute,” “impossible,” “chief,” “unanimous,” “irrevocable,” “entire,” “final,” and “unique.” Logically speaking, these words should not be us ...
The Spanish Language Speed Learning Course - Figure B
... Spanish is one of the most spoken languages in the world. It belongs to the Italic subfamily of the Indo- European language family, and is primarily spoken at the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America of about 250 million people. It is also called Castilian, which was derived from the dialect it came ...
... Spanish is one of the most spoken languages in the world. It belongs to the Italic subfamily of the Indo- European language family, and is primarily spoken at the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America of about 250 million people. It is also called Castilian, which was derived from the dialect it came ...
Cheyenne Pronouns and Pronominal Functions
... including a more detailed examination of the independent pronouns, followed by a focus upon demonstratives which can function like anaphoric pronouns. ...
... including a more detailed examination of the independent pronouns, followed by a focus upon demonstratives which can function like anaphoric pronouns. ...
DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTANCY
... Unlike conversations, memos leave a "paper trail," so the company can use directives, inquiries, instructions, requests, recommendations, policies and other reports for future reference. Depending on their purpose, memos can range from a few lines to four or five pages. Shorter memos do not require ...
... Unlike conversations, memos leave a "paper trail," so the company can use directives, inquiries, instructions, requests, recommendations, policies and other reports for future reference. Depending on their purpose, memos can range from a few lines to four or five pages. Shorter memos do not require ...
Pronouncing the Consonants
... It’s always a good time to learn a new language! Perhaps you want to know German for business purposes, or you want to travel in the German-speaking countries. Maybe you have a keen interest in German literature and no longer want to read translations. Or maybe you’re interested in Germany itself be ...
... It’s always a good time to learn a new language! Perhaps you want to know German for business purposes, or you want to travel in the German-speaking countries. Maybe you have a keen interest in German literature and no longer want to read translations. Or maybe you’re interested in Germany itself be ...
TOEFL EXAMPLANTIONS
... • A preposition is followed by a noun, pronoun, gerund or noun clause that is called an object of the preposition. If a word is an object of a preposition, it is not the subjct. An object of a preposition is a noun, pronoun, gerund or noun clause that comes after a preposition, such as in, at, of, t ...
... • A preposition is followed by a noun, pronoun, gerund or noun clause that is called an object of the preposition. If a word is an object of a preposition, it is not the subjct. An object of a preposition is a noun, pronoun, gerund or noun clause that comes after a preposition, such as in, at, of, t ...
Contrastive Analysis of German and Malay Modal Verbs
... could also provide a systematical contrastive method. This is done by preparing a model which can be used to contrast languages and make prediction of language problems. Whitman creates a CA model which has four stages of procedures. The stages are description, selection, contrast and prediction mak ...
... could also provide a systematical contrastive method. This is done by preparing a model which can be used to contrast languages and make prediction of language problems. Whitman creates a CA model which has four stages of procedures. The stages are description, selection, contrast and prediction mak ...
Generatlon of Simple Turkish Sentences with Systemic
... the NP. The general grammatical functions that expand the head noun can be: determiner which indicates whether a subset of the head noun is specific or not, and expresses the numerical features of the head noun; describer which indicates the subjective and objective properties of the head noun; clas ...
... the NP. The general grammatical functions that expand the head noun can be: determiner which indicates whether a subset of the head noun is specific or not, and expresses the numerical features of the head noun; describer which indicates the subjective and objective properties of the head noun; clas ...
Language Change
... language and culture. Since they took over the court, French soon became the language of the aristocracy. Furthermore, many key positions in government, administration and the church – fields where English and Latin were used – were given to the Normans. Hence, French became the official language f ...
... language and culture. Since they took over the court, French soon became the language of the aristocracy. Furthermore, many key positions in government, administration and the church – fields where English and Latin were used – were given to the Normans. Hence, French became the official language f ...
Events, Processes, and States
... Finally, STATES, which may endure or persist over stretches of time, differ from accomplishments and activities in that they "cannot be qualified as actions at all [po 106]." Verbs expressing states do not have progressive forms: we cannot say-at any rate not in good English-I am knowing or I am IOl ...
... Finally, STATES, which may endure or persist over stretches of time, differ from accomplishments and activities in that they "cannot be qualified as actions at all [po 106]." Verbs expressing states do not have progressive forms: we cannot say-at any rate not in good English-I am knowing or I am IOl ...
Untitled - RIC Publications
... The Ring of Fire which basically borders the Pacific Ocean indicates regions known for high incidences of earthquakes and volcanic activity. ...
... The Ring of Fire which basically borders the Pacific Ocean indicates regions known for high incidences of earthquakes and volcanic activity. ...
chapter i
... However, if we look at a sentence like the one in (1), we will notice that it is structured into larger constituents, into higher-level groupings of words. A look at (1) shows that this “combines with” or “goes with” lecture, extremely with interesting a.s.o., i.e. that the words of a sentence merge ...
... However, if we look at a sentence like the one in (1), we will notice that it is structured into larger constituents, into higher-level groupings of words. A look at (1) shows that this “combines with” or “goes with” lecture, extremely with interesting a.s.o., i.e. that the words of a sentence merge ...