Core Syntax: A Minimalist Approach
... interactions between theory, analysis and data, and how developments in any one of these areas affects the others. The second way in which the material of the book could be considered ‘core’ is that I have tried to cover a broad range of phenomena which form a (somewhat nebulous) area of empirical i ...
... interactions between theory, analysis and data, and how developments in any one of these areas affects the others. The second way in which the material of the book could be considered ‘core’ is that I have tried to cover a broad range of phenomena which form a (somewhat nebulous) area of empirical i ...
FLOATING QUANTIFIERS, PARTITIVES AND DISTRIBUTIVITY
... Some of the problems raised above for the traditional movement account of floating quantifiers are countered in the alternative transformational theory of Sportiche (1988). According to Sportiche, the so-called floating quantifier is syntactically inert. What moves is its host. This entails that the ...
... Some of the problems raised above for the traditional movement account of floating quantifiers are countered in the alternative transformational theory of Sportiche (1988). According to Sportiche, the so-called floating quantifier is syntactically inert. What moves is its host. This entails that the ...
lexical and structural ambiguity in humorous headlines
... structural forms, has attracted the interest of many researchers, especially in the field of psycholinguistics, computational linguistics, cognitive psychology, and other disciplines concerned with aspects of sentence processing (e.g., Hirst, 1987; Clifton et aI., 1994; Franz, 1996; van Gompel, et a ...
... structural forms, has attracted the interest of many researchers, especially in the field of psycholinguistics, computational linguistics, cognitive psychology, and other disciplines concerned with aspects of sentence processing (e.g., Hirst, 1987; Clifton et aI., 1994; Franz, 1996; van Gompel, et a ...
The secret life of focus exponents, and what it tells us about fronted
... and the interaction of syntax and information structure it exemplifies: the occurrence of subjects as part of a fronted non-finite constituent and particularly the so-called definiteness effect excluding (many) definite subjects from this position. We explore the connection between focus projection ...
... and the interaction of syntax and information structure it exemplifies: the occurrence of subjects as part of a fronted non-finite constituent and particularly the so-called definiteness effect excluding (many) definite subjects from this position. We explore the connection between focus projection ...
How weak and how definite are Weak Definites?
... A reviewer points out that speaker’s usually have their local hospital etc. in mind when using Weak Definites. But my main point is that this is not necessarily so, as can be seen rather clearly from quantified examples like (1), where there may be no one local hospital in that sense. ...
... A reviewer points out that speaker’s usually have their local hospital etc. in mind when using Weak Definites. But my main point is that this is not necessarily so, as can be seen rather clearly from quantified examples like (1), where there may be no one local hospital in that sense. ...
Theories and uses of context in knowledge representation and
... two different types of theories of context that have been proposed in KRR: • the first sees a context as a way of partitioning (and giving a more articulated internal structure to) a global theory of the world; • the second sees a context as a local theory, namely a (partial, approximate) representa ...
... two different types of theories of context that have been proposed in KRR: • the first sees a context as a way of partitioning (and giving a more articulated internal structure to) a global theory of the world; • the second sees a context as a local theory, namely a (partial, approximate) representa ...
Verb Meaning and the Lexicon: A First Phase Syntax
... processes,I will still seek to encode some notion of selectional information that constrains the way lexical items can be associated with syntactic structure (so in this sense I will consider myself responsible for at least some of the data cited by the lexicalist camp e.g. Levin and Rappaport 1998, ...
... processes,I will still seek to encode some notion of selectional information that constrains the way lexical items can be associated with syntactic structure (so in this sense I will consider myself responsible for at least some of the data cited by the lexicalist camp e.g. Levin and Rappaport 1998, ...
FreDist : Automatic construction of distributional thesauri for
... between words, we extracted context relations. Although the base lexical term used in distributional lexical methods is often the inflected form or the lemma, we chose to use a base lexical term consisting of lemma+POS to distinguish between homonyms (as in dîner+noun vs. dîner+verb) within contexts ...
... between words, we extracted context relations. Although the base lexical term used in distributional lexical methods is often the inflected form or the lemma, we chose to use a base lexical term consisting of lemma+POS to distinguish between homonyms (as in dîner+noun vs. dîner+verb) within contexts ...
Filling Gaps: Decision principles and structure in sentence
... some grammatical frameworks, these dependencies are represented in terms of conditions on the permissible indexing of structures (or alternative struc ture evaluation conditions) which a representation must adhere to in order to be well-formed. In other frameworks, constraints on permissible filler ...
... some grammatical frameworks, these dependencies are represented in terms of conditions on the permissible indexing of structures (or alternative struc ture evaluation conditions) which a representation must adhere to in order to be well-formed. In other frameworks, constraints on permissible filler ...
Presentation sentences in fiction and academic prose: a syntactico
... realisation of the dynamic semantic function of Specification. The textual aspects concern the correlation between the type of presentation sentence, its location within a paragraph and its textual function. All the above-mentioned aspects are examined in sentences excerpted from texts of two differ ...
... realisation of the dynamic semantic function of Specification. The textual aspects concern the correlation between the type of presentation sentence, its location within a paragraph and its textual function. All the above-mentioned aspects are examined in sentences excerpted from texts of two differ ...
IndefInIte and defInIte tenses In HIndI: MorpHo
... simple tenses cannot be explained, unless the semantics of all the marked members of the classification are defined. 1. Firstly the nature of the participles, which make the nucleus of whole tense system in Hindi, will be explained here. 1.1. The Imperfective Participle i.e: likhtā (verb likhnā ‛wri ...
... simple tenses cannot be explained, unless the semantics of all the marked members of the classification are defined. 1. Firstly the nature of the participles, which make the nucleus of whole tense system in Hindi, will be explained here. 1.1. The Imperfective Participle i.e: likhtā (verb likhnā ‛wri ...
Text Linguistics Course - KSU Faculty Member websites
... understanding and explication of a number of textual issues such as cohesion and coherence and their relevance to such problems as text typology. It has also made it possible to shed better light on a number of problems that have suffered certain shortcomings in treatment when based on analyses at t ...
... understanding and explication of a number of textual issues such as cohesion and coherence and their relevance to such problems as text typology. It has also made it possible to shed better light on a number of problems that have suffered certain shortcomings in treatment when based on analyses at t ...
The -ing dynasty: Rebuilding the semantics of nominalizations
... processes that produce -ing words, such as deverbal adjectives (charming, fascinating) or denominal nouns of material (planking, roofing), while Pullum & Zwicky (1999) list twenty-five distinct syntactic constructions that use an -ing-inflected verb. A full account of -ing forms in their syntax, mor ...
... processes that produce -ing words, such as deverbal adjectives (charming, fascinating) or denominal nouns of material (planking, roofing), while Pullum & Zwicky (1999) list twenty-five distinct syntactic constructions that use an -ing-inflected verb. A full account of -ing forms in their syntax, mor ...
CLIPP Christiani Lehmanni inedita, publicanda
... demarking. Now, as is well known, the marking terminology has not always been used with strict definitional implications. It should therefore cause no wonderment that terms that have been on the linguistic market for a long time are used to express the relatively novel ideas that are behind grammati ...
... demarking. Now, as is well known, the marking terminology has not always been used with strict definitional implications. It should therefore cause no wonderment that terms that have been on the linguistic market for a long time are used to express the relatively novel ideas that are behind grammati ...
METAPHORS IN LEIBNIZ`S PHILOSOPHY
... from my belief that, given its cognitive and creative resonance, it is much more than an episodic linguistic phenomenon. The consideration of the use of language requires taking into account a set of contexts wherein the use of metaphor belongs. In a sense, one might say that, however rich, the lexi ...
... from my belief that, given its cognitive and creative resonance, it is much more than an episodic linguistic phenomenon. The consideration of the use of language requires taking into account a set of contexts wherein the use of metaphor belongs. In a sense, one might say that, however rich, the lexi ...
An On-Line Computational Model of Human Sentence Interpretation
... This dissertation presents a model of the human sentence interpretation process, which attempts to meet criteria of adequacy imposed by the different paradigms of sentence interpretation. These include the need to produce a high-level interpretation, to embed a linguistically motivated grammar, and ...
... This dissertation presents a model of the human sentence interpretation process, which attempts to meet criteria of adequacy imposed by the different paradigms of sentence interpretation. These include the need to produce a high-level interpretation, to embed a linguistically motivated grammar, and ...
An On-line Computational Model of Human Sentence Interpretation
... of a sentence. Finally, the psychological paradigm, expressed here by Frazier, concerns itself with psychological modeling of the temporal processes which accompany human interpretation of language, and the expression of general principles which determine this processing. The goals and the domain of ...
... of a sentence. Finally, the psychological paradigm, expressed here by Frazier, concerns itself with psychological modeling of the temporal processes which accompany human interpretation of language, and the expression of general principles which determine this processing. The goals and the domain of ...
The get-unit in Corpora of Spontaneous and Non
... be complete. Specifically, there are two cases in which verbs may be said to have copular or linking complementation: when they are followed by a subject/object complement in types which belong to the SVC pattern, and when they are followed by a predication adjunct in types which are of the SVA patt ...
... be complete. Specifically, there are two cases in which verbs may be said to have copular or linking complementation: when they are followed by a subject/object complement in types which belong to the SVC pattern, and when they are followed by a predication adjunct in types which are of the SVA patt ...
Bounded rationality, biases and superstitions
... o But the same problem for dual process H. Simon Models of Bounded Rationality 1982/1997 G. Gigerenzer “I think, therefore I err” Social Research 2005 ...
... o But the same problem for dual process H. Simon Models of Bounded Rationality 1982/1997 G. Gigerenzer “I think, therefore I err” Social Research 2005 ...
Descriptions which have grown capital letters
... the Renaissance the South Pole the Bridge to Nowhere the Space Needle ...
... the Renaissance the South Pole the Bridge to Nowhere the Space Needle ...
1 How To: Outlining a Research Paper Note for students: This
... not be paragraphs themselves. If supporting paragraphs are needed, an additional level of subheadings can be used, as demonstrated in the Discussion section above. As a general rule, each paragraph should include supporting statements from at least two reference sources. In that way, you can help en ...
... not be paragraphs themselves. If supporting paragraphs are needed, an additional level of subheadings can be used, as demonstrated in the Discussion section above. As a general rule, each paragraph should include supporting statements from at least two reference sources. In that way, you can help en ...
The Quick Guide to Commas
... and the independent clause, a reader can initially mistake attendant for the direct object of gas up instead of recognizing it as the subject of the independent clause. The inclusion of the comma between an introductory dependent clause and the independent clause will never require a defense, but it ...
... and the independent clause, a reader can initially mistake attendant for the direct object of gas up instead of recognizing it as the subject of the independent clause. The inclusion of the comma between an introductory dependent clause and the independent clause will never require a defense, but it ...
tennessee grade 8 tcap achievement test practice exercises
... you need to review the complete book, please call 800-328-1452. The instruction and questions in this book correlate directly to the Tennessee State Performance Indicators as they are organized into the seven CRT Reporting Categories: Content; Grammar and Conventions; Meaning; Techniques and Skills; ...
... you need to review the complete book, please call 800-328-1452. The instruction and questions in this book correlate directly to the Tennessee State Performance Indicators as they are organized into the seven CRT Reporting Categories: Content; Grammar and Conventions; Meaning; Techniques and Skills; ...
the present perfect: an exercise in the study of events
... bypassing linguistic assumptions. Two main perspectives are discerned with respect to approaches to plurals and events. There is the singularist view that defends that plurals can be treated as objects similarly to singular objects using a mereological framework to model the two. Moreover, they assu ...
... bypassing linguistic assumptions. Two main perspectives are discerned with respect to approaches to plurals and events. There is the singularist view that defends that plurals can be treated as objects similarly to singular objects using a mereological framework to model the two. Moreover, they assu ...