Prametric variation in number
... Catalan. We will also show that the values of the parameter studied here are active in other Romance languages. That is to say, some dialects of Catalan are similar in this respect to certain dialects of Spanish and Portuguese, whereas others may be grouped with Occitan and French. The theoretical a ...
... Catalan. We will also show that the values of the parameter studied here are active in other Romance languages. That is to say, some dialects of Catalan are similar in this respect to certain dialects of Spanish and Portuguese, whereas others may be grouped with Occitan and French. The theoretical a ...
General Semantics - Division of Social Sciences
... be objects. Second, there is nothing to prevent inappropriate iteration of Third, the word order is sometimes odd. We will see later how these peculiarities may be overcome. The employed rules in this example are the eight phrase-structure rules to the eight employed derived categories. correspondin ...
... be objects. Second, there is nothing to prevent inappropriate iteration of Third, the word order is sometimes odd. We will see later how these peculiarities may be overcome. The employed rules in this example are the eight phrase-structure rules to the eight employed derived categories. correspondin ...
Document
... Look at the photograph and newspaper headline above. We can see that the boy is in the gorilla’s living area, but how did he get there? How do you know? Fallen clearly conveys that he accidentally tumbled in. Although we often use fallen as part of a verb, it works here as an adjective, describing t ...
... Look at the photograph and newspaper headline above. We can see that the boy is in the gorilla’s living area, but how did he get there? How do you know? Fallen clearly conveys that he accidentally tumbled in. Although we often use fallen as part of a verb, it works here as an adjective, describing t ...
Comments on Abusch`s theory of tense
... under believe, because it has the wrong type of meaning ( instead of ).
Adapting Chierchia's treatment of de se readings for pronouns, I assume that
complement sentences contain an operator (perhaps in the Comp node) that performs
functional abstraction of a variable of type i.9 An LF for ...
... under believe, because it has the wrong type of meaning (
Linking syntactic and semantic arguments in a dependency
... roles under the CONTENT feature of his HPSG architecture (Pollard and Sag, 1994), and syntactic characterizations of the arguments under CATEGORY | ARG - ST and CATEGORY |SUBCAT. He has separate hierarchies of syntactic patterns (intrans, trans, ditrans, 5:32) and semantic classes (subtypes of RELAT ...
... roles under the CONTENT feature of his HPSG architecture (Pollard and Sag, 1994), and syntactic characterizations of the arguments under CATEGORY | ARG - ST and CATEGORY |SUBCAT. He has separate hierarchies of syntactic patterns (intrans, trans, ditrans, 5:32) and semantic classes (subtypes of RELAT ...
Using the South Tyneside Assessment of Syntactic Structures
... What does the assessment consist of? All the materials for STASS are contained in a spiral bound book, available from the authors for £72. The pictures were updated in 2008. The materials are aimed at children in the 3-5 age group so could not realistically be used with deaf children beyond the age ...
... What does the assessment consist of? All the materials for STASS are contained in a spiral bound book, available from the authors for £72. The pictures were updated in 2008. The materials are aimed at children in the 3-5 age group so could not realistically be used with deaf children beyond the age ...
Verbs in spoken sentence processing Goede, Dieuwke de
... associations between the extracted element (argument) and its subcategorizer (verb). Thus, it involves identifying a verb and associating the filler directly with an unsaturated position in the argument structure of the verb. So in example (10) the DAH predicts activation of the boy after the verb a ...
... associations between the extracted element (argument) and its subcategorizer (verb). Thus, it involves identifying a verb and associating the filler directly with an unsaturated position in the argument structure of the verb. So in example (10) the DAH predicts activation of the boy after the verb a ...
Test 1 (19) Writing Answ
... because of its unusual structure” and does not coordinate with the phrase “called it” (“called it . . . its melodious final movement makes it”). Choice (B) results in a lack of parallelism. The phrase “by having its melodious final movement” is not parallel with the phrase that precedes it (“because ...
... because of its unusual structure” and does not coordinate with the phrase “called it” (“called it . . . its melodious final movement makes it”). Choice (B) results in a lack of parallelism. The phrase “by having its melodious final movement” is not parallel with the phrase that precedes it (“because ...
A Grammar for Finnish Discourse Patterns
... like part-of-speech and dependency relations, and also encode the basic semantic information of their phrasal projections. The representation of lexical items, like that of the projected phrases is a uniform feature structure called the sign. A sign consists of attributes and their values, encoding ...
... like part-of-speech and dependency relations, and also encode the basic semantic information of their phrasal projections. The representation of lexical items, like that of the projected phrases is a uniform feature structure called the sign. A sign consists of attributes and their values, encoding ...
Syntactic Relations - Cornell University
... are no labels associated with constituents, as there are in the standard minimalist framework. In the present framework, of course, this follows from the more fundamental fact that there are simply no constituents in syntax with which labels could be associated. For the moment, I will distinguish th ...
... are no labels associated with constituents, as there are in the standard minimalist framework. In the present framework, of course, this follows from the more fundamental fact that there are simply no constituents in syntax with which labels could be associated. For the moment, I will distinguish th ...
LESSON 26: DEPENDENT CLAUSES (ADVERB)
... At daybreak is an adverbial prepositional phrase telling us more about the verb ran. It’s telling us WHEN he ran. You know all about prepositional phrases. Jim ran before he ate breakfast. Before he ate breakfast is telling us more about the verb ran. It’s still telling us WHEN he ran, but this time ...
... At daybreak is an adverbial prepositional phrase telling us more about the verb ran. It’s telling us WHEN he ran. You know all about prepositional phrases. Jim ran before he ate breakfast. Before he ate breakfast is telling us more about the verb ran. It’s still telling us WHEN he ran, but this time ...
The Grammar of Karipúna Creole
... following maps.) The Karipunas today speak a dialect of the Guianese Creole, but appear to have retained some words of their original language (particularly in names of fauna and flora), as well as incorporating some Portuguese words. There is a considerable degree of integration with the Brazilian ...
... following maps.) The Karipunas today speak a dialect of the Guianese Creole, but appear to have retained some words of their original language (particularly in names of fauna and flora), as well as incorporating some Portuguese words. There is a considerable degree of integration with the Brazilian ...
SITUATION SEMANTICS AND MACHINE TRANSLATION
... assumed in this paper differs slightly from that used in B&P, which was concerned primarily with determining the reference of certain clearly referential phrases, such as proper names and definite descriptions. In this paper it is assumed that most words are in some sense referential although their ...
... assumed in this paper differs slightly from that used in B&P, which was concerned primarily with determining the reference of certain clearly referential phrases, such as proper names and definite descriptions. In this paper it is assumed that most words are in some sense referential although their ...
The Phrase - Haiku Learning
... Since stores usually do not allow customers to bring food or drinks inside, Gina and I gulped down our orange juice before [13] going into our favorite dress shop. We looked [14] through most of the sale racks, but none of the dresses, [15] all of them formal or evening gowns, appealed to us. A sale ...
... Since stores usually do not allow customers to bring food or drinks inside, Gina and I gulped down our orange juice before [13] going into our favorite dress shop. We looked [14] through most of the sale racks, but none of the dresses, [15] all of them formal or evening gowns, appealed to us. A sale ...
Complex Feature Values
... of the COMPS list of the head. The 1 ... n notation allows this rule to account for phrases with a variable number of non-head daughters. n stands for any integer greater than or equal to 1. Thus, if a word is specified lexically as [COMPS h AP i], it must co-occur with exactly one AP complement; if ...
... of the COMPS list of the head. The 1 ... n notation allows this rule to account for phrases with a variable number of non-head daughters. n stands for any integer greater than or equal to 1. Thus, if a word is specified lexically as [COMPS h AP i], it must co-occur with exactly one AP complement; if ...
a syntactic analysis of the functions of to
... One of English grammatical aspect which is difficult to learn is toinfinitive as one of non-finite parts of verb. To-infinitive construction is widely found in English writing and also frequently occurs in speaking. There are various ways of using to-infinitive depending on what a person wants to co ...
... One of English grammatical aspect which is difficult to learn is toinfinitive as one of non-finite parts of verb. To-infinitive construction is widely found in English writing and also frequently occurs in speaking. There are various ways of using to-infinitive depending on what a person wants to co ...
Simple Sentence
... Just over eight years ago, a new term was introduced into linguistics. In 1883 the French philologist M. Breal published an article on what he called the “intellectual laws” of language. In this he argued that, alongside of phonetics and morphology, the study og the formal elements of human speech, ...
... Just over eight years ago, a new term was introduced into linguistics. In 1883 the French philologist M. Breal published an article on what he called the “intellectual laws” of language. In this he argued that, alongside of phonetics and morphology, the study og the formal elements of human speech, ...
Elena Mihas - Italian Journal of Linguistics
... clause combinations. By definition, clause combining involves serialization (which is the tightest form of ‘grammatical integration’ when serialized verbs are fused into a monopredicative unit; Payne 1997: 307), subordination, where one clause shows some sort of dependency on another clause, and coo ...
... clause combinations. By definition, clause combining involves serialization (which is the tightest form of ‘grammatical integration’ when serialized verbs are fused into a monopredicative unit; Payne 1997: 307), subordination, where one clause shows some sort of dependency on another clause, and coo ...
A Crosslinguistic Perspective on n
... are semantically non-negative and must be licensed by a (possibly abstract) negation. It is proposed that n-words cross-linguistically are of essentially the same nature and that differences between languages regarding their behaviour are due to parametric variation. ...
... are semantically non-negative and must be licensed by a (possibly abstract) negation. It is proposed that n-words cross-linguistically are of essentially the same nature and that differences between languages regarding their behaviour are due to parametric variation. ...
The English relative clause - Machine Translation Archive
... † Now at University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ...
... † Now at University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ...
Language Structure and Reading Skills
... Sometimes the introductory word may be omitted from the adjective clause. Omitted: Most of the things we worry about never happen. Included: Most of the things that we worry about never happen. The best way to recognize these “no signal” clauses within a sentence is to look for a subject-verb combin ...
... Sometimes the introductory word may be omitted from the adjective clause. Omitted: Most of the things we worry about never happen. Included: Most of the things that we worry about never happen. The best way to recognize these “no signal” clauses within a sentence is to look for a subject-verb combin ...
What Is a Clause?
... In all but three of the following items, the two simple sentences can be combined into one compound sentence. If the sentences are close in thought, combine them, using a semicolon alone, or a comma with a coordinating conjunction: and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet. If the sentences are not close in t ...
... In all but three of the following items, the two simple sentences can be combined into one compound sentence. If the sentences are close in thought, combine them, using a semicolon alone, or a comma with a coordinating conjunction: and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet. If the sentences are not close in t ...
//. 3y Université de Monfréal Parsing Impoverished Syntax Andrew
... grammar must be respected. As such, apparent oddities of language, such as wh-islands, rather than being stipulations of the grammar, can be considered legibility conditions or anti-reconstruction effects. Thus wh-islands are points in the sentential string that impede ‘movement’ ofwh-words or phras ...
... grammar must be respected. As such, apparent oddities of language, such as wh-islands, rather than being stipulations of the grammar, can be considered legibility conditions or anti-reconstruction effects. Thus wh-islands are points in the sentential string that impede ‘movement’ ofwh-words or phras ...
From Discourse to “Odd Coordinations” –
... no “across the board (ATB) movement” (Williams, 1978) analysis available. There is one alternative, though, that we have to take into consideration here. If we suppose that examples like (3) are not the result of C’-coordination followed by ATB-movement, but that they are the result of CP-coordinati ...
... no “across the board (ATB) movement” (Williams, 1978) analysis available. There is one alternative, though, that we have to take into consideration here. If we suppose that examples like (3) are not the result of C’-coordination followed by ATB-movement, but that they are the result of CP-coordinati ...
Weighing semantic distinctions
... focal ones in Christian Lehmann’s work in the previous sections. They are organized according to the two fundamental viewpoints of language description, the onomasiological and the semasiological perspective. Onomasiological contributions start from the function(s) of an utterance and look at their ...
... focal ones in Christian Lehmann’s work in the previous sections. They are organized according to the two fundamental viewpoints of language description, the onomasiological and the semasiological perspective. Onomasiological contributions start from the function(s) of an utterance and look at their ...
Antisymmetry
In linguistics, antisymmetry is a theory of syntactic linearization presented in Richard Kayne's 1994 monograph The Antisymmetry of Syntax. The crux of this theory is that hierarchical structure in natural language maps universally onto a particular surface linearization, namely specifier-head-complement branching order. The theory derives a version of X-bar theory. Kayne hypothesizes that all phrases whose surface order is not specifier-head-complement have undergone movements that disrupt this underlying order. Subsequently, there have also been attempts at deriving specifier-complement-head as the basic word order.Antisymmetry as a principle of word order is reliant on assumptions that many theories of syntax dispute, e.g. constituency structure (as opposed to dependency structure), X-bar notions such as specifier and complement, and the existence of ordering altering mechanisms such as movement and/or copying.